QINETIQ GROUP PLC
13 May 2014
QINETIQ GROUP PLC - Results of General Meeting held on 13 May 2014
QinetiQ Group plc announces that all resolutions proposed at the General Meeting held on 13 May 2014 were duly passed with the requisite majorities and the results of the poll are as follows:
|
|
VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST |
% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED |
VOTES WITHHELD |
1 |
Ordinary Resolution: To approve the disposal of QinetiQ North America, Inc. |
513,949,635 |
99.97 |
154,069 |
0.03 |
514,103,704 |
77.84 |
2,142,714 |
2 |
Special Resolution: To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
490,588,890 |
95.05 |
25,566,337 |
4.95 |
516,155,227 |
78.15 |
85,742 |
Notes:
1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
2. Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
4. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 10.00 am on 9 May 2014 was 660,476,373.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions passed by the Company at the General Meeting held on 13 May 2014 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Jon Messent
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1252 392000