Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9912X

National Express Group PLC

11 May 2016

 

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC ("the Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 11 May 2016 all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 8 April 2016 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.  The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

	FOR1		AGAINST				VOTES WITHHELD3
Resolution	Number of votes	% of votes cast	Number of votes	% of votes cast	Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)	% of issued share capital voted (excluding votes withheld)2
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the Directors and auditor	420,405,596	98.11%	8,118,451	1.89%	428,524,047	83.74%	3,613,223
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	424,626,401	98.30%	7,361,131	1.70%	431,987,532	84.42%	151,376
3. To declare a final dividend of 7.645 pence per ordinary share	432,069,069	99.99%	28,906	0.01%	432,097,975	84.44%	40,481
4. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a Director	422,805,031	98.29%	7,364,464	1.71%	430,169,495	84.06%	1,969,726
5. To re-elect Matthew Ashley as a Director	430,670,304	99.67%	1,429,009	0.33%	432,099,313	84.44%	39,596
6. To re-elect Joaquin Ayuso as a Director	431,271,880	99.81%	828,975	0.19%	432,100,855	84.44%	38,054
7. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director	420,093,543	97.22%	11,996,813	2.78%	432,090,356	84.44%	48,090
8. To elect Matthew Crummack as a Director	431,416,308	99.84%	671,876	0.16%	432,088,184	84.44%	51,038
9. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director	430,379,501	99.67%	1,429,539	0.33%	431,809,040	84.38%	35,584
10. To re-elect Jane Kingston as a Director	431,411,110	99.85%	658,038	0.15%	432,069,148	84.43%	70,074
11. To elect Mike McKeon as a Director	431,422,863	99.85%	642,278	0.15%	432,065,141	84.43%	74,081
12. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director	431,406,002	99.85%	652,290	0.15%	432,058,292	84.43%	80,930
13. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director	431,394,208	99.84%	681,696	0.16%	432,075,904	84.43%	63,318
14. To elect Dr Ashley Steel as a Director	431,820,053	99.94%	268,598	0.06%	432,088,651	84.44%	50,237
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor	429,174,377	99.98%	69,448	0.02%	429,243,825	83.88%	2,895,057
16. To authorise the Directors to agree and set the auditor's remuneration	431,980,670	99.97%	112,390	0.03%	432,093,060	84.44%	47,824
17. Authority to allot shares	421,722,894	97.60%	10,367,253	2.40%	432,090,147	84.44%	51,620
18. Authority to make political donations and expenditure	427,685,036	99.01%	4,282,760	0.99%	431,967,796	84.41%	134,427
19. Power to disapply pre-emption rights4	419,367,038	98.99%	4,288,262	1.01%	423,655,300	82.79%	8,483,898
20. Authority to purchase own shares4	429,033,838	99.30%	3,011,447	0.70%	432,045,285	84.43%	84,615
21. Notice of general meetings4	410,991,557	95.12%	21,067,677	4.88%	432,059,234	84.43%	79,987

¹ Includes discretionary votes.

² 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, was entitled to one vote per share held.

³ A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolutions.

⁴ Indicates Special Resolution

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

Joy Baldry

Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

11 May 2016

 

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