Results of Annual General Meeting
Kier Group plc are pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting on 7 November 2009 were passed unanimously on a show of hands. The proxy votes cast prior to the meeting are shown below:
Resolution
|
Votes
In Favour |
Chairman's
Discretion |
Votes
Against |
Votes
Withheld |
|
1
|
Receive accounts
|
21,705,506
|
178,897
|
75,054
|
502
|
2
|
Approve remuneration report
|
18,222,195
|
178,908
|
2,342,669
|
1,216,187
|
3
|
Declare dividend
|
21,768,328
|
175,096
|
16,033
|
502
|
4
|
Elect N P Winser
|
21,455,726
|
178,596
|
316,929
|
8,708
|
5
|
Re-elect D E Mattar
|
21,279,754
|
178,492
|
469,444
|
32,269
|
6
|
Re-elect M P Sheffield
|
20,534,411
|
178,492
|
1,246,858
|
198
|
7
|
Re-elect P M White
|
21,135,992
|
178,897
|
636,362
|
8,708
|
8
|
Re-appoint auditors
|
21,712,625
|
177,044
|
69,818
|
472
|
9
|
Authority to allot shares
|
20,094,345
|
178,897
|
1,114,039
|
572,678
|
10
|
Disapply pre-emption rights
|
21,754,288
|
197,993
|
5,631
|
2,047
|
11
|
Adopt new Articles
|
21,481,329
|
179,008
|
71,916
|
227,706
|
12
|
Meetings on 14 days notice
|
20,756,692
|
178,897
|
1,023,628
|
742
|
Two signed copies of the resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility:
Document Disclosure Department
UK Listing Authority
25 North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel No (020) 7066 1000
The total number of ordinary shares of 1p in issue as at the date of this notice, and therefore the total number of voting shares, is 37,221,869 shares. There are no shares held in Treasury. The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.