Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5348W

easyJet PLC

09 February 2017

 

Result of AGM

easyJet plc Poll Results

Annual General Meeting 9 February 2017

easyJet announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today.  All the resolutions were decided by poll. 

All of the resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting.  The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:   

Resolution	Votes For	Votes Against	Total Votes	% of Issued Share Capital voted	Votes Withheld*
1.   To receive the Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2016	158,016,596	79,175	158,095,771	39.80%	15,150,276
2.   To approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration	144,374,816	12,444,182	156,818,998	39.48%	16,426,543
3.   To declare an ordinary dividend	158,119,981	83,809	158,203,790	39.83%	15,046,878
4.   To re-elect John Barton as a Director	154,794,358	17,474,554	172,268,912	43.37%	974,992
5.   To re-elect Carolyn McCall DBE as a Director	157,752,512	423,892	158,176,404	39.82%	15,075,479
6.   To re-elect Andrew Findlay as a Director	157,708,418	433,380	158,141,798	39.81%	15,104,055
7.   To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director	157,558,871	587,132	158,146,003	39.81%	15,099,850
8.   To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director	157,754,003	380,430	158,134,433	39.81%	15,111,420
9.   To re-elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director	157,843,800	295,865	158,139,665	39.81%	15,105,561
10.  To re-elect Keith Hamill OBE as a Director	157,692,315	446,893	158,139,208	39.81%	15,105,561
11.  To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director	157,695,666	444,250	158,139,916	39.81%	15,105,310
12.  To re-elect François Rubichon as a Director	157,548,968	586,798	158,135,766	39.81%	15,109,460
13.  To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company	156,396,778	1,675,101	158,071,879	39.80%	15,165,946
14.  To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	157,943,374	232,222	158,175,596	39.82%	15,069,865
15.  To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	156,673,243	656,705	157,329,948	39.61%	15,918,219
16.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares	157,915,081	249,402	158,164,483	39.82%	15,084,527
17.  To disapply statutory pre-emption rights**	157,828,519	252,694	158,081,213	39.80%	15,155,472
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares**	155,847,537	1,574,105	157,421,642	39.63%	15,824,457
19.  To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice**	146,988,834	10,452,953	157,441,787	39.64%	15,801,260

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors
Resolution	Votes For	Votes Against	Total Votes	% of Issued Share Capital voted	Votes Withheld*
7.     To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director	157,558,871	587,132	158,146,003	60.08%	99,850
8.     To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director	157,754,003	380,430	158,134,433	60.07%	111,420
9.     To re-elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director	157,843,800	295,865	158,139,665	60.08%	105,561
10.   To re-elect Keith Hamill OBE as a Director	157,692,315	446,893	158,139,208	60.08%	105,561
11.   To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director	157,695,666	444,250	158,139,916	60.08%	105,310
12.   To re-elect François Rubichon as a Director	157,548,968	586,798	158,135,766	60.08%	109,460

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7 to 12 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 397,208,133.

Speaking at the Company's Annual General Meeting in Luton today, John Barton, Chairman of easyJet plc, said:

"The Board would like to thank our shareholders for their continued support. The Board would also like to thank all of easyJet's people who are central to the delivery of the airline's success. They help create easyJet's unique and winning combination of Europe's best route network, great value fares and our famous friendly service.

"Through the continued delivery of easyJet's successful strategy and our relentless focus on cost the airline is on track to deliver further long term sustainable profitable growth for shareholders."

The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.easyjet.com/

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been forwarded to the FCA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM)

The timetable in relation to the ordinary dividend is as follows:

Shares marked ex-entitlement to the dividends	Thursday, 23 February 2017
Record date for entitlement to the dividends	5.00 p.m. on Friday, 24 February 2017
Payment of dividends	Friday, 17 March 2017

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9 February 2017

For further details please contact easyJet plc:

Institutional investors and sell side analysts:
Stuart Morgan	[phone]
Michael Barker	[phone]
Media: Paul Moore, Communications	[phone]
Edward Simpkins, Finsbury	[phone]

 

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