Result of AGM

Drax Group PLC

25 April 2024

 

25 April 2024

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today, Thursday 25 April 2024.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive the annual report and accounts of the Company	287,791,065	99.66	968,639	0.34	288,759,704	1,158,236
2.	To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the annual report on remuneration	281,741,119	97.39	7,558,586	2.61	289,299,705	656,575
3.	To approve the final dividend of 13.9 pence per share	289,255,323	99.98	50,799	0.02	289,306,122	650,158
4.	To elect Andrea Bertone as a Director of the Company	279,587,073	96.64	9,707,628	3.36	289,294,701	660,279
5.	To re-elect Will Gardiner as a Director of the Company	288,311,212	99.66	983,557	0.34	289,294,769	660,211
6.	To re-elect Andy Skelton as a Director of the Company	286,188,802	98.93	3,105,707	1.07	289,294,509	660,471
7.	To re-elect John Baxter as a Director of the Company	286,477,230	99.03	2,818,835	0.97	289,296,065	658,915
8.	To re-elect Nicola Hodson as a Director of the Company	273,635,947	94.59	15,656,311	5.41	289,292,258	662,722
9.	To re-elect Kim Keating as a Director of the Company	278,410,674	96.24	10,882,389	3.76	289,293,063	661,917
10.	To re-elect David Nussbaum as a Director of the Company	289,202,574	99.97	92,193	0.03	289,294,767	660,213
11.	To re-elect Erika Peterman as a Director of the Company	289,285,897	99.99	9,158	0.01	289,295,055	659,925
12.	To re-elect Vanessa Simms as a Director of the Company	284,208,085	98.91	3,119,519	1.09	287,327,604	2,627,376
13.	To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	288,236,219	99.65	1,020,912	0.35	289,257,131	697,849
14.	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	289,284,153	99.99	16,368	0.01	289,300,521	655,759
15.	Authority to make political donations to specified limits	288,227,980	99.41	1,718,322	0.59	289,946,302	9,978
16.	Authority to allot shares	283,894,509	98.13	5,402,665	1.87	289,297,174	659,106
17.	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	274,883,558	95.02	14,414,645	4.98	289,298,203	658,077
18.	Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	260,990,588	90.22	28,307,291	9.78	289,297,879	658,401
19.	Authority to purchase own shares	288,120,159	99.65	1,009,779	0.35	289,129,938	826,342
20.	To approve the rules and adoption of the 2024 Sharesave Plan	285,654,603	98.74	3,642,400	1.26	289,297,003	659,277
21.	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	281,851,212	97.43	7,443,507	2.57	289,294,719	661,561

Resolutions 1 to 21 were carried.

The Company's issued share capital consisted of 426,926,113 ordinary shares of 11 ¹⁶/₂₉ pence each, of which 40,225,037 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares is 386,701,076.

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

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