2019 AGM Results

RNS Number : 5754Y

National Express Group PLC

09 May 2019

 

National Express Group PLC

9 May 2019

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

("Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") held earlier today at the Burlington Hotel, 126 New Street, Birmingham B2 4JQ.

All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 28 March 2019 and the additional resolution set out in the Supplementary Chairman's Letter dated 18 April 2019, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 18 and 23 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 19 to 22 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed). The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

RESOLUTION (NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION)	TOTAL VOTES FOR 1 AND AGAINST	VOTES FOR 1	% FOR 1	VOTES AGAINST	% AGAINST	VOTES WITHHELD 2
1. To receive and adopt the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2018 and the Directors' and auditor's reports thereon	421,855,528	421,807,237	99.99	48,291	0.01	503,856
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration (advisory vote only)	420,599,775	402,995,440	95.81	17,604,335	4.19	1,752,171
3. To declare a final dividend of 10.17 pence per ordinary share	422,297,815	422,285,256	100.00	12,559	0.00	26,771
4. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a Director	418,618,890	392,090,932	93.66	26,527,958	6.34	3,724,562
5. To re-elect Matt Ashley as a Director	422,303,378	419,938,774	99.44	2,364,604	0.56	45,637
6. To re-elect Joaquin Ayuso as a Director	422,159,903	417,035,812	98.79	5,124,091	1.21	48,639
7. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director	422,299,153	413,405,308	97.89	8,893,845	2.11	59,731
8. To re-elect Matthew Crummack as a Director	422,309,239	419,738,864	99.39	2,570,375	0.61	50,145
9. To re-elect Chris Davies as a Director	422,305,312	419,059,118	99.23	3,246,194	0.77	54,072
10. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director	422,305,805	420,024,999	99.46	2,280,806	0.54	53,579
11. To re-elect Mike McKeon as a Director	422,302,998	420,051,028	99.47	2,251,970	0.53	56,386
12. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director	422,286,116	418,643,644	99.14	3,642,472	0.86	73,268
13. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director	422,302,436	410,541,273	97.21	11,761,163	2.79	55,797
14. To re-elect Dr Ashley Steel as a Director	422,309,931	420,081,228	99.47	2,228,703	0.53	49,453
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor	413,907,670	413,855,705	99.99	51,965	0.01	8,451,692
16. To authorise the Directors determine the auditor's remuneration	422,302,153	422,164,714	99.97	137,439	0.03	28,761
17. To authorise political donations and expenditure	422,279,468	420,384,290	99.55	1,895,178	0.45	59,374
18. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	422,254,099	405,153,646	95.95	17,100,453	4.05	77,315
19. To disapply pre-emption rights - general 3	410,494,138	410,224,725	99.93	269,413	0.07	11,865,246
20. To disapply pre-emption rights - specific 3	410,429,928	358,185,392	87.27	52,244,536	12.73	11,902,579
21. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3	422,046,892	412,209,146	97.67	9,837,746	2.33	306,891
22. To call General Meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 clear days' notice 3	422,320,197	413,099,097	97.82	9,221,100	2.18	34,357
23. To re-elect Jane Kingston as a Director	421,454,215	418,057,042	99.19	3,397,173	0.81	49,456

^¹ Includes discretionary votes

² A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes For or Against the resolutions

³ Indicates Special Resolution

The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy as by duly appointed corporate representative, was entitled to one vote per share held. The total number of votes cast (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 422,359,384 ordinary shares representing a 82.53% turnout.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. 

The voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

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Company contact:

Jennifer Myram, Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DGTR6 Annex 1R)

 

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