LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC
16 JULY 2014
RESULT OF AGM
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 16 July 2014 were passed by shareholders.
London Stock Exchange Group plc Annual General Meeting Poll Results
|
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes |
% of Issued Share Capital Voted |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
To receive the annual report and accounts |
218,141,682 |
99.98 |
54,328 |
0.02 |
218,196,010 |
80.04% |
134,557 |
2 |
To declare a dividend |
218,175,290 |
99.98 |
35,663 |
0.02 |
218,210,953 |
80.05% |
119,614 |
3 |
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration and the annual statement of the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee |
190,423,053 |
96.93 |
6,028,230 |
3.07 |
196,451,283 |
72.06% |
21,879,284 |
4 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
207,082,981 |
94.94 |
11,040,635 |
5.06 |
218,123,616 |
80.01% |
206,951 |
5 |
To re-elect Jacques Aigrain as a Director |
213,426,505 |
98.29 |
3,716,478 |
1.71 |
217,142,983 |
79.65% |
1,152,584 |
6 |
To re-elect Chris Gibson-Smith as a Director |
215,032,204 |
98.64 |
2,956,281 |
1.36 |
217,988,485 |
79.96% |
342,082 |
7 |
To re-elect Paul Heiden as a Director |
216,964,914 |
99.46 |
1,181,162 |
0.54 |
218,146,076 |
80.02% |
131,491 |
8 |
To re-elect Raffaele Jerusalmi as a Director |
217,321,757 |
99.62 |
829,846 |
0.38 |
218,151,603 |
80.02% |
125,964 |
9 |
To re-elect Stuart Lewis as a Director |
202,436,447 |
93.23 |
14,688,536 |
6.77 |
217,124,983 |
79.65% |
1,152,584 |
10 |
To re-elect Andrea Munari as a Director |
217,213,261 |
99.58 |
906,480 |
0.42 |
218,119,741 |
80.01% |
157,826 |
11 |
To re-elect Stephen O'Connor as a Director |
217,391,129 |
99.67 |
728,612 |
0.33 |
218,119,741 |
80.01% |
157,826 |
12 |
To re-elect Xavier Rolet as a Director |
217,423,122 |
99.67 |
728,481 |
0.33 |
218,151,603 |
80.02% |
125,964 |
13 |
To re-elect Paolo Scaroni as a Director - WITHDRAWN |
RESOLUTION |
|
WITHDRAWN |
|
|
|
|
14 |
To re-elect Massimo Tononi as a Director |
215,662,697 |
99.32 |
1,467,563 |
0.68 |
217,130,260 |
79.65% |
1,147,307 |
15 |
To re-elect David Warren as a Director |
216,416,559 |
99.21 |
1,727,267 |
0.79 |
218,143,826 |
80.02% |
133,741 |
16 |
To re-elect Robert Webb as a Director |
215,670,482 |
99.42 |
1,265,262 |
0.58 |
216,935,744 |
79.58% |
1,341,823 |
17 |
To elect Sherry Coutu CBE as a Director |
216,733,273 |
99.82 |
396,300 |
0.18 |
217,129,573 |
79.65% |
1,147,994 |
18 |
To elect Joanna Shields OBE as a Director |
210,557,791 |
96.53 |
7,569,490 |
3.47 |
218,127,281 |
80.01% |
150,286 |
19 |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors |
217,627,701 |
99.76 |
518,333 |
0.24 |
218,146,034 |
80.02% |
184,533 |
20 |
To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration |
217,662,492 |
99.75 |
548,456 |
0.25 |
218,210,948 |
80.05% |
119,619 |
21 |
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares |
214,122,152 |
98.71 |
2,804,593 |
1.29 |
216,926,745 |
79.57% |
1,403,822 |
22 |
To make political donations and incur political expenditure |
115,005,863 |
99.12 |
1,017,172 |
0.88 |
116,023,035 |
42.56% |
102,307,532 |
23 |
To approve the London Stock Exchange Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2014 |
205,623,217 |
94.26 |
12,533,029 |
5.74 |
218,156,246 |
80.03% |
174,321 |
24 |
To disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an allotment of equity securities for cash |
217,867,640 |
99.88 |
261,917 |
0.12 |
218,129,557 |
80.02% |
148,010 |
25 |
To grant the Directors authority to purchase the Company's own shares |
218,084,956 |
99.94 |
123,397 |
0.06 |
218,208,353 |
80.04% |
122,214 |
26 |
That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on 14 clear days' notice |
210,071,580 |
96.27 |
8,135,289 |
3.73 |
218,206,869 |
80.04% |
123,698 |
Notes
1. Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
2. Shares in issue: 272,408,651.
3. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
Results of the poll will also be available shortly on the Company's website: http://www.lseg.com/investor-relations/shareholder-services/agm-information
Further information is available from:
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