Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0067X

Kier Group PLC

13 November 2014

 



Results of Annual General Meeting

Kier Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 13 November 2014 were voted on, and passed, by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution are shown below:

	Votes for & chairman's discretion	% voted (1)	Votes against	% voted (1)	Total Votes (Exc Withheld)	% voted (2)	Votes withheld (3)
Receive accounts	32,091,793	99.91	29,639	0.09	32,121,432	57.97	43,103
Approve remuneration policy	31,687,997	98.87	361,173	1.13	32,049,170	57.84	115,415
Approve remuneration report	28,194,444	88.52	3,658,274	11.48	31,852,718	57.49	311,867
Declare final dividend	32,124,287	99.99	4,148	0.01	32,128,435	57.99	36,150
Elect A K Bashforth	31,994,500	99.63	118,849	0.37	32,113,349	57.96	47,486
Re-elect R C Bailey	31,849,845	99.15	273,270	0.85	32,123,115	57.98	37,720
Re-elect S Bowcott	31,940,138	99.42	186,739	0.58	32,126,877	57.98	37,708
Re-elect A J Mellor	28,476,462	88.66	3,641,543	11.34	32,118,005	57.97	42,830
Re-elect H J Mursell	32,001,113	99.61	125,733	0.39	32,126,846	57.98	37,739
Re-elect P M White	29,729,280	92.65	2,359,374	7.35	32,088,654	57.91	75,931
Re-elect N P Winser	31,850,434	99.17	267,571	0.83	32,118,005	57.97	42,830
Appoint PwC LLP as auditor	31,659,448	98.61	446,715	1.39	32,106,163	57.95	54,672
Authority to determine  auditor's remuneration	29,798,832	92.79	2,313,899	7.21	32,112,731	57.96	48,104
Authority to allot shares	31,805,080	99.18	264,238	0.82	32,069,318	57.88	95,267
Dis-apply pre-emption rights	32,000,386	99.77	73,046	0.23	32,073,432	57.89	91,153
Meetings on 14 days' notice	30,818,077	95.93	1,307,408	4.07	32,125,485	57.98	39,100

Notes:

1)  Expressed as a percentage of all votes cast (and does not include votes withheld).

2)  Expressed as a percentage of the total issued share capital of the Company at the date of the Annual General Meeting.

3)  A vote withheld is not a vote at law.

Issued share capital as at the Annual General Meeting: 55,407,763 shares.

Number of votes per share: one.

Copies of all resolutions will today be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2. These resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The poll results will also be available shortly on the Company's website at www.kier.co.uk .

For enquiries, please contact:

          Matt Armitage

          Deputy Company Secretary

          Kier Group plc

          Tempsford Hall

          Sandy

          Bedfordshire

          SG19 2BD

Tel: [phone]

 

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