Result of AGM

United Utilities Group PLC

19 July 2024

 

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT

At the annual general meeting held on 19 July 2024 in The Conference Centre, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP all the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed and the result of the poll is set out below. At the record date for the meeting the total number of voting rights in the company stood at 681,888,418 and the total ordinary shares in issue were 681,888,418.

Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.1 and 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the meeting, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, located at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

	Resolution	Votes For	%	Votes against	%	% of Issued Share capital voted	Votes withheld
1.	Annual report and financial statements	506,286,599	99.81	949,671	0.19	74.39	1,554,791
2.	Declaration of dividend	505,576,450	99.37	3,191,715	0.63	74.61	22,896
3.	Approve the directors' remuneration report	475,939,168	93.58	32,677,647	6.42	74.59	172,048
4.	Reappointment of Sir David Higgins	445,933,531	87.67	62,712,812	12.33	74.59	142,518
5.	Reappointment of Louise Beardmore	508,421,464	99.96	227,701	0.04	74.59	139,698
6.	Reappointment of Phil Aspin	507,920,034	99.86	727,781	0.14	74.59	141,048
7.	Reappointment of Alison Goligher	492,462,144	96.82	16,190,536	3.18	74.59	136,181
8.	Reappointment of Liam Butterworth	474,851,186	96.70	16,217,975	3.30	72.02	17,717,677
9.	Reappointment of Kath Cates	492,491,421	96.82	16,165,327	3.18	74.60	132,113
10.	Election of Clare Hayward	508,444,641	99.96	198,100	0.04	74.59	132,811
11.	Reappointment of Michael Lewis	492,536,401	96.83	16,117,013	3.17	74.59	128,645
12.	Reappointment of Doug Webb	491,242,488	96.82	16,144,234	3.18	74.41	1,397,275
13.	Reappointment of auditor	500,844,808	98.46	7,838,353	1.54	74.60	100,923
14.	Remuneration of auditor	505,834,097	99.44	2,853,383	0.56	74.60	82,993
15.	Authorising the directors to allot shares	493,778,694	97.07	14,906,720	2.93	74.60	98,370
16.	General power to disapply statutory pre-emption rights	495,837,805	97.49	12,772,848	2.51	74.59	173,046
17.	Specific power to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment	469,981,675	92.68	37,105,456	7.32	74.37	1,696,653
18.	Authorising the Company to make market purchases of its own shares	506,600,304	99.66	1,719,131	0.34	74.55	461,316
19.	Notice of general meeting	487,949,654	95.91	20,782,958	4.09	74.61	51,172
20.	Authorising political donations and political expenditure	504,117,541	99.51	2,506,690	0.49	74.30	2,161,858

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Classification - Result of AGM

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 07717 702375

 

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