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 16 November 2011 were passed on a show of hands. A summary of the proxy votes cast prior to the meeting is shown below.
Resolution |
Votes |
Discretionary Votes |
Votes |
Votes |
|
1. |
To consider and receive accounts |
23,316,343 |
178,097 |
6,951 |
155 |
2. |
Approve directors' remuneration report |
18,360,630 |
179,618 |
4,869,068 |
92,230 |
3. |
Declare final dividend |
23,317,472 |
178,097 |
5,977 |
0 |
4. |
Re-elect Mr R C Bailey |
21,832,625 |
177,072 |
1,489,514 |
2,335 |
5. |
Re-elect Mr S Bowcott |
21,616,131 |
177,066 |
1,707,239 |
1,110 |
6. |
Re-elect Mr C V Geoghegan |
20,798,914 |
177,367 |
2,405,051 |
120,214 |
7. |
Re-elect Mr I M Lawson |
22,591,125 |
177,066 |
731,754 |
1,601 |
8. |
Re-elect Mr H J Mursell |
22,594,537 |
177,066 |
728,237 |
1,706 |
9. |
Re-elect Mr M P Sheffield |
22,594,180 |
177,066 |
728,699 |
1,601 |
10. |
Re-elect Mr P M White |
21,306,673 |
177,066 |
1,927,574 |
90,233 |
11. |
Re-elect Mr N P Winser |
21,684,300 |
177,498 |
1,514,976 |
124,772 |
12. |
Re-appoint auditors |
23,213,821 |
177,498 |
109,276 |
951 |
13. |
Directors to agree auditors remuneration |
23,213,620 |
180,741 |
104,032 |
3,153 |
14. |
Authority to allot shares |
22,671,023 |
179,891 |
151,127 |
499,505 |
15. |
Disapply pre-emption rights |
22,874,022 |
264,697 |
359,653 |
3,174 |
16. |
Allow meetings to be held on 14 days' notice |
21,631,893 |
265,129 |
1,603,039 |
1,485 |
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
For enquiries please contact:
Deborah Hamilton
Deputy Company Secretary
Kier Group plc
Tempsford Hall
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2BD
(01767) 640-111