AGM Statement

RNS Number : 8551K

Pennon Group PLC

02 August 2013

 

PENNON GROUP PLC

AGM STATEMENT

Summary of the Annual General Meeting held on 1 August 2013 at Sandy Park Conference Centre, Sandy Park, Exeter Devon

The Directors are pleased to announce that the shareholders of Pennon Group Plc at the Company's Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 1 August 2013 passed all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25 June 2013.

The following table summarises the proxy votes received from shareholders prior to the meeting. The highest percentage of the issued share capital voted was approximately 63.79%. Votes withheld are not votes in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the votes.

	Number of Votes
Resolution 1: To receive and adopt for the year ended                         31 March 2013 the financial statements, the Directors' Report and the report of the independent auditors on the financial statements.
For	229,433,275
Against	3,461,851
Discretion	620,708
Withheld	77,957
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2013 of 19.70p for each ordinary share of nominal value 40.7p for payment on 4 October 2013.
For	232,338,228
Against	573,455
Discretion	611,975
Withheld	70,133
Resolution 3:             To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2013.
For	227,613,968
Against	3,732,980
Discretion	624,118
Withheld	1,622,724
Resolution 4:             To re-elect Mr K G Harvey as a Director.
For	229,129,273
Against	3,559,206
Discretion	631,587
Withheld	273,724
Resolution 5:                         To re-elect Mr M D Angle as a Director.
For	220,645,517
Against	12,181,291
Discretion	638,190
Withheld	128,799
Resolution 6: To re-elect Mr G D Connell as a Director.
For	208,554,326
Against	21,904,762
Discretion	638,945
Withheld	2,495,757
Resolution 7: To re-elect Mr C I J H Drummond as a Director.
For	230,759,288
Against	1,923,375
Discretion	640,408
Withheld	270,720
Resolution 8: To re-elect Mr D J Dupont as a Director.
For	231,262,427
Against	1,570,983
Discretion	638,205
Withheld	122,176
Resolution 9: To re-elect Mr C Loughlin as a Director.
For	231,324,046
Against	1,358,726
Discretion	640,230
Withheld	270,789
Resolution 10: To elect Ms G A Rider as a Director.
For	227,881,676
Against	4,913,238
Discretion	671,344
Withheld	127,532
Resolution 11: To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company.
For	197,747,463
Against	30,793,311
Discretion	647,194
Withheld	4,405,822
Resolution 12: To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.
For	118,320,504
Against	92,693,978
Discretion	655,655
Withheld	21,923,653
Resolution 13: To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations (precautionary authority).
For	230,756,581
Against	1,831,337
Discretion	628,878
Withheld	376,995
Resolution 14:           To grant to Directors authority to allot shares.
For	228,111,844
Against	2,665,122
Discretion	648,900
Withheld	2,167,924
Resolution 15:           To authorise the partial exclusion of the                           statutory pre-emption rights.
For	232,225,286
Against	405,052
Discretion	650,364
Withheld	313,089
Resolution 16:  To authorise the market purchase of the Company's shares.
For	231,840,931
Against	1,010,644
Discretion	639,138
Withheld	103,078
Resolution 17: To authorise a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting to be called on 14 days' notice.
For	223,280,797
Against	9,569,791
Discretion	652,344
Withheld	90,859

Two copies of all the resolutions passed by the Company, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted and made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

2 August 2013

www.pennon-group.co.uk

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