Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1942W
Kier Group PLC
15 November 2010
 



Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Kier Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting on 12 November 2010 were passed on a show of hands.The proxy votes cast prior to the meeting are shown below.

 

 

Resolution

Votes
In Favour

Discretion

Votes

Votes
Against

Votes
Withheld

1

To receive accounts

22,755,384

233,640

2,927

92,826

2

Approve remuneration report

22,278,454

235,858

12,926

557,539

3

Declare final dividend

22,757,130

231,330

3,646

92,671

4

Elect S Bowcott

21,314,868

232,098

1,444,404

93,407

5

Elect H J Mursell

22,165,660

233,926

591,553

93,638

6

Elect R C Bailey

22,402,812

233,926

354,589

93,450

7

Re-elect C V Geoghegan

22,189,910

233,926

567,491

93,450

8

Re-elect I M Lawson

22,166,698

233,926

590,804

93,349

9

Re-elect R W Simkin

22,169,901

233,926

586,995

93,955

10

Re-appoint auditors

22,750,555

234,552

6,323

93,347

11

Authority to allot shares

22,348,915

233,476

36,516

465,870

12

Disapply pre-emption rights

22,741,160

238,537

11,400

93,680

13

Adopt new Articles

22,393,745

239,014

9,820

442,198

14

Allow meetings to be held on 14 days notice

21,294,307

234,695

1,449,164

106,611

15

Ratify 2009 interim dividend

22,453,401

234,122

2,532

92,671

16

Approve Long Term Incentive Plan

21,958,918

238,508

389,560

497,791

17

Authorise Employee Benefit Trust to hold up to 10% of shares

22,716,916

235,702

36,788

95,371

 

A copy of the resolutions passed will be forwarded electronically to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

As announced previously, Miss Deena Mattar stood down as Group Finance Director at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, and has been succeeded in that role by Mr Haydn Mursell.

 

Also as announced previously, Mr Mr Simon Leathes stood down as a non-executive director of the Company at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.  Mr Leathes has been succeeded by Mr Richard Bailey as a non-executive director of the Company.

 

Mr Steve Bowcott, who had previously been appointed as a director of the Company by the Board, was elected as a director by the Company's shareholders.

 


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