Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1490H

National Express Group PLC

14 May 2014

 



NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC("the Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 14 May 2014 all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 18 March 2014 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote with the exception of resolution 22.  The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

	FOR1		AGAINST
Resolution	Number of votes	% of votes cast	Number of votes	% of votes cast	Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)	% of issued share capital voted (excluding votes withheld)2	VOTES WITHHELD3
1. To receive and adopt the accounts and reports of the Directors and auditor	415,579,317	99.17	3,471,483	0.83	419,050,800	81.89%	9,904,773
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy report	336,786,129	88.50	43,775,411	11.50	380,561,540	74.37%	48,452,272
3. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration	271,319,309	64.04	152,348,719	35.96	423,668,028	82.79%	5,315,790
4. To declare a final dividend of 6.75 pence per ordinary share	428,669,886	99.99	28,507	0.01	428,698,393	83.77%	290,794
5. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a director	428,031,157	99.86	620,375	0.14	428,651,532	83.76%	332,041
6. To re-elect Joaquín Ayuso as a Director	427,499,123	99.73	1,144,995	0.27	428,644,118	83.76%	339,178
7. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director	422,326,905	98.53	6,295,344	1.47	428,622,249	83.76%	361,074
8. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director	427,702,698	99.85	621,378	0.15	428,324,076	83.70%	341,731
9. To re-elect Sir Andrew Foster as a Director	385,093,473	89.84	43,551,796	10.16	428,645,269	83.76%	338,053
10. To re-elect Jackie Hunt as a Director	406,800,892	95.09	21,022,914	4.91	427,823,806	83.60%	1,159,517
11. To elect Jane Kingston as a Director	428,441,713	99.97	146,360	0.03	428,588,073	83.75%	397,030
12. To re-elect Jez Maiden as a Director	428,075,724	99.88	519,829	0.12	428,595,553	83.75%	387,745
13. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director	426,967,229	99.62	1,618,003	0.38	428,585,232	83.75%	398,066
14. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director	415,417,865	96.92	13,204,367	3.08	428,622,232	83.76%	361,315
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor	428,555,241	99.97	111,441	0.03	428,666,682	83.77%	319,406
16. To authorise the Directors to agree and set the auditor's remuneration	428,472,097	99.96	187,975	0.04	428,660,072	83.77%	324,263
17. Authority to allot shares	423,117,260	98.71	5,536,944	1.29	428,654,204	83.76%	327,586
18. Authority to make political donations	418,223,172	97.57	10,401,088	2.43	428,624,260	83.76%	355,059
19. Power to disapply pre-emption rights4	428,122,631	99.88	526,933	0.12	428,649,564	83.76%	326,210
20. Authority to purchase own shares4	424,672,817	99.07	3,981,264	0.93	428,654,081	83.76%	325,279
21. Notice of general meetings4	411,136,497	95.91	17,543,357	4.09	428,679,854	83.77%	308,439
22.Requisitionists' resolution4	53,913,444	12.83	366,254,210	87.17	420,167,654	82.11%	8,886,666

¹ Includes discretionary votes except in respect of resolution 22.

² The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.

³ A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolutions.

⁴ Indicates Special Resolution

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do and on the company's website at www.nationalexpress.com.

Michael Hampson

Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

14 May 2014

 

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