Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7892E

National Express Group PLC

10 May 2017

 

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

(the "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 International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA.

All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 18 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	TOTAL VOTES FOR 1 AND AGAINST	VOTES FOR 1	% FOR 1	VOTES AGAINST	VOTES WITHHELD 2
To receive and adopt the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2016 and the Directors' and Auditors' Reports thereon	416,118,497	416,103,514	100.00	14,983	2,663,572
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration (advisory vote only)	418,694,200	356,199,761	85.07	62,494,439	87,867
3. To declare a final dividend of 8.41 pence per ordinary share	418,767,017	418,743,903	99.99	23,114	12,495
4. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a Director	414,679,684	412,331,089	99.43	2,348,595	4,099,826
5. To re-elect Matthew Ashley as a Director	418,751,714	417,721,696	99.75	1,030,018	30,355
6. To re-elect Joaquin Ayuso as a Director	418,742,270	416,476,127	99.46	2,266,143	39,299
7. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director	418,727,587	415,174,314	99.15	3,553,273	29,782
8. To re-elect Matthew Crummack as a Director	418,735,287	418,147,957	99.86	587,330	44,225
9. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director	418,633,411	417,598,000	99.75	1,035,411	35,381
10. To re-elect Jane Kingston as a Director	418,726,152	417,835,110	99.79	891,042	42,179
11. To re-elect Mike McKeon as a Director	418,700,116	418,153,092	99.87	547,024	53,753
12. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director	418,703,546	418,079,514	99.85	624,032	49,844
13. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director	418,707,552	418,138,876	99.86	568,676	57,519
14. To re-elect Dr Ashley Steel as a Director	418,729,585	418,189,965	99.87	539,620	35,486
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor	411,427,923	411,339,211	99.98	88,712	7,351,588
16. To authorise the Directors to agree and set the auditor's remuneration	416,142,129	416,032,004	99.97	110,125	2,626,202
17. Authority to allot shares	418,745,599	407,926,143	97.42	10,819,456	33,413
18. Authority to make political donations	418,687,950	416,723,473	99.53	1,964,477	86,866
19. Power to disapply pre-emption rights (general) 3	409,999,716	409,672,164	99.92	327,552	8,779,780
20. Power to disapply pre-emption rights (specific) 3	409,977,746	360,365,785	87.90	49,611,961	8,803,806
21. Authority to purchase own shares 3	418,514,037	413,171,122	98.72	5,342,915	257,217
22. Notice of general meetings 3	418,747,247	407,375,597	97.28	11,371,650	21,467

^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, was entitled to one vote per share held. The total number of votes cast (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 418,782,453 ordinary shares representing a 81.84% 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:

Michael Arnaouti

Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

 

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