Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3118L

Northumbrian Water Group PLC

28 July 2011

 



28 July 2011

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

28 July 2011

The Company's AGM was held earlier today and was attended by 35 shareholders. Each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting was passed on a show of hands. A summary of the proxy votes registered prior to the AGM is outlined below and will shortly be available on the Company's website at http://www.nwg.co.uk/AGM.aspx

The total issued share capital of the Company at today's date is 518,623,845 ordinary shares and the total number of shares eligible to vote at the AGM was 517,869,701.

Resolution	Shares For	Shares Discretionary	Shares Against	Shares Marked As Votes Withheld / Abstentions	Poll Yes/No
1 To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the year ended 31 March 2011	329,737,023	312,960	1,494,568	18,781	No
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2011	329,300,252	332,113	469,869	1,461,098	No
3 To declare a final dividend of 9.57 pence per ordinary 10 pence share	331,242,641	311,435	1,961	7,296	No
4 To elect Paul Rew as a director	330,894,912	324,367	237,669	106,385	No
5 To elect Simon Lyster as a director	330,877,165	326,332	235,856	105,980	No
6 To re-elect Sir Patrick Brown as a director	330,854,933	323,822	285,854	98,724	No
7 To re-elect Margaret Fay as a director	330,865,782	330,872	264,849	101,830	No
8 To re-elect Chris Green as a director	330,876,572	346,986	244,529	94,193	No
9 To re-elect Heidi Mottram as a director	328,393,087	344,626	2,736,203	90,017	No
10 To re-elect Martin Nègre as a director	315,484,423	344,672	777,555	14,956,682	No
11 To re-elect Alex Scott-Barrett	330,860,186	345,086	261,390	96,671	No
12 To re-elect Sir Derek Wanless	330,682,836	345,176	445,237	90,084	No
13 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	331,086,925	341,490	84,939	49,979	No
14 To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	331,022,454	370,093	136,613	34,213	No
15 To authorise political donations	329,384,147	333,976	1,690,212	154,998	No
16 To authorise the directors to allot shares	325,425,703	342,270	2,038,122	3,757,238	No
17 To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	330,189,520	358,200	829,997	185,616	No
18 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	330,689,856	332,925	507,309	33,243	No
19 To authorise notice period for general meetings	322,089,967	335,114	9,100,177	38,075	No
20 To ratify historic interim dividend payments	330,829,123	368,664	96,873	268,673	No

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, a copy of the shareholder resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items of special business has been sent to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do 

Further Enquiries:

Martin Parker

Company Secretary

0191 301 6701

 

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