Result of AGM

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Informa PLC

25 May 2018

 

Informa LEI: 5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20

Press Release

25 May 2018

Informa PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting

London: Informa PLC (the "Company"), the international Exhibitions, Events, Business Intelligence and Academic Publishing Group, announces that at today's Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"), all resolutions were passed on a poll.

The full results are set out in the table below. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

	RESOLUTION	FOR1		AGAINST		TOTAL	WITHHELD2
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	Votes
1	Receive the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2017	668,459,284	99.93	476,691	0.07	668,935,975	5,962,925
2	To declare a final dividend of 13.8 pence per ordinary share	674,131,678	100.00	946	0.00	674,132,624	766,277
3	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	426,506,481	64.19	237,979,957	35.81	664,486,438	10,412,463
4	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	628,334,895	93.21	45,796,471	6.79	674,131,366	767,534
5	Re-elect Derek Mapp as a Director	518,572,682	85.38	88,782,174	14.62	607,354,856	67,544,043
6	Re-elect Stephen A Carter as a Director	674,129,982	100.00	1,965	0.00	674,131,947	766,954
7	Re-elect Gareth Wright as a Director	674,006,156	99.98	111,298	0.02	674,117,454	781,447
8	Re-elect Gareth Bullock as a Director	663,710,408	98.45	10,421,539	1.55	674,131,947	766,954
9	Re-elect Cindy Rose as a Director	667,434,912	99.01	6,697,034	0.99	674,131,946	766,954
10	Re-elect Helen Owers as a Director	659,747,210	97.87	14,384,736	2.13	674,131,946	766,954
11	Re-elect Stephen Davidson as a Director	592,828,822	90.66	61,085,346	9.34	653,914,168	20,984,731
12	Re-elect David Flaschen as a Director	674,126,786	100.00	5,161	0.00	674,131,947	766,954
13	Re-elect John Rishton as a Director	673,258,195	99.87	873,752	0.13	674,131,947	766,954
14	Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	660,888,020	98.04	13,241,634	1.96	674,129,654	769,246
15	Authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Directors) to determine the remuneration of the auditor	670,240,861	99.42	3,891,142	0.58	674,132,003	766,898
16	Authorise the Company to make political donations and expenditure	670,080,487	99.40	4,032,567	0.60	674,113,054	785,847
17	Authorise the Directors to allot shares	644,645,254	95.53	30,188,138	4.47	674,833,392	65,509
18	Approve amendments to the Informa 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan	466,662,510	69.45	205,278,687	30.55	671,941,197	2,957,704
19	Approve the Informa 2017 U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan	674,673,470	99.97	183,475	0.03	674,856,945	41,956
20	To approve an increase in the aggregate sum that may be paid as Non-Executive Director's fees from £1,000 000 to £1,500,000	667,656,049	99.04	6,451,207	0.96	674,107,256	791,644
21	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital	661,430,599	99.70	1,971,593	0.30	663,402,192	11,496,709
22	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital	634,737,491	95.68	28,664,846	4.32	663,402,337	11,496,563
23	Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	666,975,135	99.06	6,332,382	0.94	673,307,517	1,591,383
24	Authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	657,239,895	97.49	16,892,131	2.51	674,132,026	766,875

Notes:

1.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total

2.   A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

Following the strong support received by shareholders at the recent General Meeting to approve the Offer for UBM plc, the Board is pleased that shareholders also voted in support of all resolutions at today's Annual General Meeting. As part of this, we note that shareholders approved our new Remuneration Policy, which was updated following an extensive and detailed round of shareholder consultation and engagement. We also recognise that a minority of shareholders voted against Resolution 3, albeit for a variety of different reasons. The Board and the Remuneration Committee believes that the updated Policy is closely aligned with shareholders' interests and key to supporting the Company's strategy following the combination with UBM plc. Notwithstanding this, the Remuneration Committee notes the various issues raised by some shareholders and will reflect on the feedback received.

Enquiries
Informa PLC
Rupert Hopley, Group Company Secretary	[phone]
Richard Menzies-Gow, Director of Investor Relations	[phone]

Notes to editors

About Informa PLC

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With more than 7,500 colleagues globally, it has a presence in all major geographies, including North America, South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

To learn more, please visit www.informa.com 

 

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