Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3522M

Costain Group PLC

06 May 2015

 

Costain Group PLC

("Costain" or "the Group")

Results of AGM

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held today, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 20 March 2015 was passed on a show of hands. The number of shares in issue at the voting record date was 101,209,927 ordinary shares.

The proxy figures for the resolutions were as follows:

	TOTAL VOTES CAST	VOTES FOR	% of Votes Cast	VOTES AGAINST	% of Votes Cast	VOTES WITHHELD
Resolution 1	60,461,305	60,438,638	99.96%	22,667	0.04%	29,595
Resolution 2	58,386,045	57,952,973	99.26%	433,072	0.74%	2,104,855
Resolution 3	60,463,931	60,458,594	99.99%	5,337	0.01%	26,969
Resolution 4	60,456,168	60,436,165	99.97%	20,003	0.03%	34,732
Resolution 5	60,444,242	60,257,647	99.69%	186,595	0.31%	46,658
Resolution 6	56,831,303	56,747,538	99.85%	83,765	0.15%	3,659,597
Resolution 7	60,379,561	58,917,632	97.58%	1,461,929	2.42%	111,339
Resolution 8	60,442,746	60,356,520	99.86%	86,226	0.14%	48,154
Resolution 9	60,451,719	60,287,903	99.73%	163,816	0.27%	39,181
Resolution 10	60,464,312	59,329,146	98.12%	1,135,166	1.88%	26,588

Notes:

1.   Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast (which does not include votes withheld).

2.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' the Resolutions, nor the total votes cast.

3.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' totals.

A copy of this announcement confirming the proxy figures will be available on the Company's website.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of Resolutions 9 and 10 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.aspx.  In addition, copies of these Resolutions will also be filed with Companies House.

     06 May 2015

ENQUIRIES:

Costain Group PLC	Tel: [phone]
Tracey Wood Company Secretary
Instinctif Partners	Tel: [phone]
Mark Garraway
Helen Tarbet

 

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