Result of AGM

United Utilities Group PLC
19 July 2024
 

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT

 

At the annual general meeting held on 19 July 2024 in The Conference Centre, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP all the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed and the result of the poll is set out below. At the record date for the meeting the total number of voting rights in the company stood at 681,888,418 and the total ordinary shares in issue were 681,888,418.

 

Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.

 

In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.1 and 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the meeting, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, located at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 

Resolution 

Votes
For

%

Votes
against

%

% of Issued Share capital voted

Votes
withheld

1.

Annual report and financial statements

506,286,599

99.81

949,671

0.19

74.39

1,554,791

2.

Declaration of dividend

505,576,450

99.37

3,191,715

0.63

74.61

22,896

3.

Approve the directors' remuneration report

475,939,168

93.58

32,677,647

6.42

74.59

172,048

4.

Reappointment of Sir David Higgins

445,933,531

87.67

62,712,812

12.33

74.59

142,518

5.

Reappointment of Louise Beardmore

508,421,464

99.96

227,701

0.04

74.59

139,698

6.

Reappointment of Phil Aspin

507,920,034

99.86

727,781

0.14

74.59

141,048

7.

Reappointment of Alison Goligher

492,462,144

96.82

16,190,536

3.18

74.59

136,181

8.

Reappointment of Liam Butterworth

474,851,186

96.70

16,217,975

3.30

72.02

17,717,677

9.

Reappointment of Kath Cates

492,491,421

96.82

16,165,327

3.18

74.60

132,113

10.

Election of Clare Hayward

508,444,641

99.96

198,100

0.04

74.59

132,811

11.

Reappointment of Michael Lewis

492,536,401

96.83

16,117,013

3.17

74.59

128,645

12.

Reappointment of Doug Webb

491,242,488

96.82

16,144,234

3.18

74.41

1,397,275

13.

Reappointment of auditor

500,844,808

98.46

7,838,353

1.54

74.60

100,923

14.

Remuneration of auditor

505,834,097

99.44

2,853,383

0.56

74.60

82,993

15.

Authorising the directors to allot shares

493,778,694

97.07

14,906,720

2.93

74.60

98,370

16.

General power to disapply statutory pre-emption rights

495,837,805

97.49

12,772,848

2.51

74.59

173,046

17.

Specific power to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment

469,981,675

92.68

37,105,456

7.32

74.37

1,696,653

18.

Authorising the Company to make market purchases of its own shares

506,600,304

99.66

1,719,131

0.34

74.55

461,316

19.

Notice of general meeting

487,949,654

95.91

20,782,958

4.09

74.61

51,172

20.

Authorising political donations and political expenditure

504,117,541

99.51

2,506,690

0.49

74.30

2,161,858

 

 

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Classification - Result of AGM

 

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 07717 702375

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