Result of AGM

Result of AGM

Centrica PLC

11 May 2012

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CENTRICA PLC – 2012 POLL RESULTS

The Centrica plc Annual General Meeting was held at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre at 2.00 pm on Friday, 11 May 2012. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting. Each resolution was passed and the results of the poll on each resolution are set out below:

Resolution			Â	For*	Â	%	Â	Against	Â	%	Â	Total votes cast	Â	% Issued Capital	Â	Withheld**
1	Â	To receive the Report and Accounts	Â	3,203,930,310	Â	99.98	Â	624,488	Â	0.02	Â	3,204,554,798	Â	61.82	Â	2,706,342
2	Â	To approve the Remuneration Report	Â	2,687,947,000	Â	88.09	Â	363,374,799	Â	11.91	Â	3,051,321,799	Â	58.86	Â	155,878,917
3	Â	To declare a final dividend	Â	3,204,385,395	Â	99.96	Â	1,351,926	Â	0.04	Â	3,205,737,321	Â	61.84	Â	1,606,275
4	Â	To re-appoint Sir Roger Carr	Â	3,174,604,659	Â	99.08	Â	29,486,201	Â	0.92	Â	3,204,090,860	Â	61.81	Â	3,110,460
5	Â	To re-appoint Sam Laidlaw	Â	3,063,977,049	Â	95.69	Â	138,111,988	Â	4.31	Â	3,202,089,037	Â	61.77	Â	5,119,288
6	Â	To re-appoint Phil Bentley	Â	3,187,671,087	Â	99.48	Â	16,740,476	Â	0.52	Â	3,204,411,563	Â	61.81	Â	2,806,760
7	Â	To re-appoint Margherita Della Valle	Â	3,191,236,573	Â	99.59	Â	13,018,942	Â	0.41	Â	3,204,255,515	Â	61.81	Â	2,935,683
8	Â	To re-appoint Mary Francis	Â	3,191,457,537	Â	99.60	Â	12,901,030	Â	0.40	Â	3,204,358,567	Â	61.81	Â	2,852,532
9	Â	To re-appoint Mark Hanafin	Â	3,187,755,292	Â	99.49	Â	16,453,865	Â	0.51	Â	3,204,209,157	Â	61.81	Â	2,981,130
10	Â	To re-appoint Lesley Knox	Â	3,178,341,458	Â	99.19	Â	25,850,582	Â	0.81	Â	3,204,192,040	Â	61.81	Â	3,001,809
11	Â	To re-appoint Nick Luff	Â	3,188,089,439	Â	99.49	Â	16,192,150	Â	0.51	Â	3,204,281,589	Â	61.81	Â	2,908,365
12	Â	To re-appoint Andrew Mackenzie	Â	3,191,850,279	Â	99.62	Â	12,281,342	Â	0.38	Â	3,204,131,621	Â	61.81	Â	3,043,823
13	Â	To re-appoint Ian Meakins	Â	3,112,397,259	Â	97.57	Â	77,633,091	Â	2.43	Â	3,190,030,350	Â	61.53	Â	17,136,963
14	Â	To re-appoint Paul Rayner	Â	3,182,602,584	Â	99.34	Â	21,207,763	Â	0.66	Â	3,203,810,347	Â	61.80	Â	3,270,215
15	Â	To re-appoint Chris Weston	Â	3,185,223,678	Â	99.41	Â	18,810,516	Â	0.59	Â	3,204,034,194	Â	61.80	Â	3,064,572
16	Â	To re-appoint the Auditors	Â	3,146,530,719	Â	99.13	Â	27,576,618	Â	0.87	Â	3,174,107,337	Â	61.23	Â	33,016,320
17	Â	To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors’ remuneration	Â	3,201,472,976	Â	99.91	Â	2,967,327	Â	0.09	Â	3,204,440,303	Â	61.81	Â	2,681,988
18	Â	Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union	Â	3,079,213,997	Â	96.28	Â	118,958,446	Â	3.72	Â	3,198,172,443	Â	61.69	Â	8,986,540
19	Â	Authority to allot shares	Â	3,001,115,827	Â	95.26	Â	149,301,868	Â	4.74	Â	3,150,417,695	Â	60.77	Â	56,675,540
20	Â	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights***	Â	3,178,161,331	Â	99.70	Â	9,643,955	Â	0.30	Â	3,187,805,286	Â	61.49	Â	19,206,459
21	Â	Authority to purchase own shares ***	Â	3,188,684,399	Â	99.55	Â	14,336,402	Â	0.45	Â	3,203,020,801	Â	61.79	Â	4,040,225
22	Â	To authorise the Directors to continue to operate the Centrica Share Incentive Plan	Â	3,191,657,085	Â	99.65	Â	11,151,885	Â	0.35	Â	3,202,808,970	Â	61.78	Â	4,353,845
23	Â	Notice of General Meetings***	Â	2,944,247,254	Â	91.88	Â	260,342,294	Â	8.12	Â	3,204,589,548	Â	61.82	Â	2,515,745
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Notes to the disclosure:

* Includes discretionary votes received

** A ‘Vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against‘ a resolution.

*** Indicates a special resolution

This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s website, www.centrica.com

Further enquiries:

Luke Thomas

Head of Governance, Centrica plc