Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1802T

Royal Mail PLC

20 July 2022

 

Royal Mail plc

(Incorporated in England and Wales)

Company Number: 8680755

LSE Share Code: RMG

ISIN:  GB00BDVZYZ77

LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 20 July 2022

Royal Mail plc (the 'Company') announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 19 to 23 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the polls, on which Equiniti, the Company's registrar, acted as scrutineer, are as follows:

	RESOLUTION	FOR	%	AGAINST	%	TOTAL	% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL	WITHHELD
	ORDINARY RESOLUTION
1.	To receive the Company's audited accounts, together with the Strategic Report, Directors' Report and Auditors Reports on those accounts	696,690,783	99.95	348,295	0.05	697,039,078	72.90%	1,407,017
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	674,645,605	99.44	3,827,683	0.56	678,473,288	70.96%	19,970,089
3.	To approve a final dividend of 13.3 pence per share	697,825,800	99.92	542,376	0.08	698,368,176	73.04%	95,247
4.	To re-appoint Keith Williams	628,994,560	92.70	49,510,845	7.30	678,505,405	70.96%	19,946,163
5.	To re-appoint Simon Thompson	696,114,772	99.69	2,185,510	0.31	698,300,282	73.03%	160,753
6.	To re-appoint Martin Seidenberg	694,873,288	99.52	3,382,318	0.48	698,255,606	73.02%	194,062
7.	To re-appoint Mick Jeavons	694,810,555	99.51	3,444,902	0.49	698,255,457	73.02%	193,934
8.	To re-appoint Baroness Hogg	620,025,275	88.80	78,235,463	11.20	698,260,738	73.03%	195,201
9.	To re-appoint Maria da Cunha	669,110,518	98.62	9,383,616	1.38	678,494,134	70.96%	19,959,799
10.	To re-appoint Michael Findlay	687,495,251	98.46	10,753,460	1.54	698,248,711	73.02%	204,436
11.	To re-appoint Lynne Peacock	688,911,674	98.66	9,339,083	1.34	698,250,757	73.02%	201,181
12.	To re-appoint Shashi Verma	694,859,773	99.51	3,389,564	0.49	698,249,337	73.02%	203,494
13.	To re-appoint Jourik Hooghe	694,860,487	99.52	3,383,170	0.48	698,243,657	73.02%	204,112
14.	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	695,634,192	99.62	2,620,838	0.38	698,255,030	73.02%	189,940
15.	To authorise the Company's Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor	697,648,445	99.92	582,119	0.08	698,230,564	73.02%	213,097
16.	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	687,353,248	98.43	10,937,612	1.57	698,290,860	73.03%	171,075
17.	To authorise the Company's Share Incentive Plan to continue to operate for a further 10-year period	697,618,328	99.90	719,043	0.10	698,337,371	73.03%	117,118
18.	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	683,705,898	97.91	14,591,851	2.09	698,297,749	73.03%	150,112
	SPECIAL RESOLUTION
19.	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	697,175,082	99.86	1,002,615	0.14	698,177,697	73.02%	258,860
20.	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments	689,034,284	98.69	9,148,437	1.31	698,182,721	73.02%	253,106
21.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	695,130,466	99.62	2,673,081	0.38	697,803,547	72.98%	651,481
22.	To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice (other than annual general meetings)	679,239,105	97.27	19,083,957	2.73	698,323,062	73.03%	123,586
23.	To authorise the Company to adopt new articles of association	697,694,109	99.93	466,718	0.07	698,160,827	73.01%	264,923

As at 6.30pm on Monday 18 July 2022, the number of issued shares in the Company was 956,193,475 ordinary shares. This was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

There were no restrictions on shareholders casting votes on any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM. Votes withheld are not votes in law. Therefore, they have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM today have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The AGM results are also available to view on the Company's website at www.royalmailgroup.com/en/investors/annual-general-meetings/

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

John Crosse

Email:  [e-mail]

Royal Mail investor relations line: 020 7449 8183

Media Relations 

Greg Sage

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Royal Mail press office: [e-mail]

Jenny Hall

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Company Secretary

Mark Amsden

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