Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8134T

MITIE Group PLC

26 July 2022

 

26 July 2022

Mitie Group plc

LEI number: 213800MTCLTKEHWZMJ03

Result of AGM

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Mitie Group plc ("Mitie"), held on 26 July 2022, all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed.  The details of the votes cast are shown in a table below.  The full text of each of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of the AGM, which is available on our website at www.mitie.com .  The total number of votes cast was 1,150,991,693 representing 80.94% of Mitie's issued share capital.

Copies of all special resolutions have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be made available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

AGM - Poll results

	Resolution	Votes in favour (as % of votes cast)		Votes against (as % of votes cast)		Votes cast	Votes withheld
1	Annual report & accounts	1,148,281,977	99.99%	164,069	0.01%	1,148,446,046	2,574,420
2	Remuneration report	943,451,082	81.97%	207,537,756	18.03%	1,150,988,838	31,628
3	Declaration of dividend	1,150,832,439	99.99%	60,023	0.01%	1,150,892,462	128,004
4	Re-election of Derek Mapp	1,143,286,783	99.34%	7,616,662	0.66%	1,150,903,445	117,021
5	Re-election of Phil Bentley	1,150,594,476	99.97%	321,246	0.03%	1,150,915,722	104,744
6	Re-election of Simon Kirkpatrick	1,149,374,290	99.86%	1,608,539	0.14%	1,150,982,829	37,637
7	Re-election Baroness Couttie	1,149,811,828	99.91%	1,091,592	0.09%	1,150,903,420	117,046
8	Re-election of Jennifer Duvalier	1,138,110,927	98.89%	12,792,741	1.11%	1,150,903,668	116,798
9	Re-election of Mary Reilly	1,149,216,135	99.85%	1,689,278	0.15%	1,150,905,413	115,053
10	Re-election of Roger Yates	915,195,735	79.52%	235,707,085	20.48%	1,150,902,820	117,646
11	Election of Chet Patel	1,149,830,395	99.91%	1,072,925	0.09%	1,150,903,320	117,146
12	Election of Salma Shah	1,149,829,565	99.91%	1,074,145	0.09%	1,150,903,710	116,756
13	Appointment of auditors	1,149,912,196	99.91%	1,067,602	0.09%	1,150,979,798	40,668
14	Auditors remuneration authority	1,149,869,708	99.90%	1,118,649	0.10%	1,150,988,357	32,109
15	Political donations	1,144,723,118	99.46%	6,266,822	0.54%	1,150,989,940	30,526
16	Authority to allot shares	1,135,999,964	98.70%	14,991,729	1.30%	1,150,991,693	28,773
17	Disapplication of pre-emption rights (General)	950,660,397	82.60%	200,328,384	17.40%	1,150,988,781	31,685
18	Disapply pre-emption rights (Additional)	899,987,983	78.19%	250,998,209	21.81%	1,150,986,192	34,274
19	Market purchase of own shares	1,150,730,798	99.98%	208,250	0.02%	1,150,939,048	81,418
20	Short notice of meetings	1,020,973,265	88.70%	130,015,228	11.30%	1,150,988,493	31,973

Mitie acknowledges that, whilst the resolutions to approve the re-appointment of Roger Yates as a director and the additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions and capital investments were passed, votes against of 20.48% and 21.81% respectively were received.

A process of shareholder consultation has commenced and Mitie will continue to engage with those shareholders who either withheld their vote, or voted against these resolutions, to allay any such concerns for the future.

Note:

The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 1,421,943,267 of which 889,720 are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,421,053,547.

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Notes for editors

About Mitie

Founded in 1987, Mitie's job is to look after places where Britain works and is the leading facilities management company in the UK. We offer a range of services to the Public Sectors in Central Government and Defence and Communities (Healthcare, Education and Campus & Critical).  Our Technical Services (Engineering Services, Energy, Water and Real Estate Services) and Business Services (Security, Cleaning and Office Services) divisions serve private sector customers in Telecoms, Financial & Professional Services, Transport and Industrials and increasingly to the public sector. Finally, our Specialist Services (Care & Custody, Landscapes, Waste Management and Spain) division serves both the public and private sectors in these niche businesses.

Mitie acquired Interserve's facilities management business on 30 November 2020 and now employs 72,000 people. We are the champion of the 'Frontline Heroes' who have kept Britain working during the COVID pandemic. We take care of our customers' people and buildings, through the 'Science of Service', delivering essential services and deploying industry-leading technology to create safe and effective workspaces.

The business continues to execute its technology-led strategy and in the past twelve months has received multiple awards. Find out more at www.mitie.com .

 

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