RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 4 August 2020 were duly passed by shareholders. Each resolution was put to a poll.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM .
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:
Resolution |
Total Votes For |
% |
Total Votes Against
|
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
|
1. |
Approval of Report and Accounts
|
360,119,388
|
99.97 |
94,733
|
0.03 |
376,862,315
|
16,648,194
|
2. |
Approval of Directors ' Remuneration Policy
|
358,523,814
|
99.48 |
1,866,823
|
0.52 |
376,862,315
|
16,471,678
|
3. |
Approval of Directors ' Remuneration Report
|
374,839,939
|
99.47 |
1,995,057
|
.053 |
376,862,316
|
27,320
|
4. |
Reappointment of Ruth Cairnie
|
358,367,104
|
99.44 |
2,021,583
|
0.56 |
376,862,315
|
16,473,628
|
5. |
Reappointment of Sir David Omand
|
375,910,761
|
99.76 |
915,268
|
0.24 |
376,862,316
|
36,287
|
6. |
Reappointment of Prof. Victoire de Margerie
|
376,333,943
|
99.87 |
489,659
|
0.13 |
376,862,316
|
38,714
|
7. |
Reappointment of Lucy Dimes
|
376,472,612
|
99.91 |
353,026
|
0.09 |
376,862,316
|
36,678
|
8. |
Reappointment of Myles Lee
|
376,468,520
|
99.91 |
356,145
|
0.09 |
376,862,316
|
37,651
|
9. |
Reappointment of Kjersti Wiklund
|
375,472,178
|
99.64 |
1,348,624
|
0.36 |
376,862,316
|
41,514
|
10. |
Reappointment of Archie Bethel
|
373,558,010
|
99.84 |
580,156
|
0.16 |
376,862,316
|
2,724,150
|
11. |
Reappointment of Franco Martinelli
|
345,551,447
|
92.36 |
28,571,012
|
7.64 |
376,862,316
|
2,739,857
|
12. |
Appointment of Russ Houlden
|
376,690,556
|
99.96 |
132,153
|
0.04 |
376,862,316
|
39,607
|
13. |
Appointment of Carl-Peter Forster
|
362,972,051
|
96.32 |
13,850,055
|
3.68 |
376,862,316
|
40,210
|
14. |
Reappointment of Auditor
|
354,996,144
|
94.24 |
21,698,278
|
5.76 |
376,862,315
|
167,893
|
15. |
Authority of Audit Committee to set Auditor ' s Remuneration
|
371,640,095
|
98.62 |
5,198,843
|
1.38 |
376,862,316
|
23,378
|
16. |
Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006
|
344,837,662
|
91.51 |
31,991,254
|
8.49 |
376,862,316
|
33,400
|
17. |
Authority to allot shares pursuant to s.551 of the Act
|
366,215,483
|
97.19 |
10,602,504
|
2.81 |
376,862,316
|
44,329
|
18. |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights pursuant to s.570 and s.573 of the Act
|
369,671,867
|
98.11 |
7,139,162
|
1.89 |
376,862,316
|
51,287
|
19. |
Renew authority to make market purchases of own shares
|
359,972,625
|
95.57 |
16,689,929
|
4.43 |
376,862,315
|
199,761
|
20. |
Reduce notice of general meeting other than an AGM
|
356,783,294
|
94.67 |
20,072,888
|
5.33 |
376,862,316
|
6,134
|
Further information:
|
Babcock's 2020 AGM |
Babcock's 2019 AGM |
Issued share capital |
505,596,597 |
505,596,597 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital |
74.54 |
71.59 |
Jack Borrett
Company Secretary
4 August 2020