Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4342V

Babcock International Group PLC

09 July 2009

 



RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 9 July 2009 were duly passed by shareholders. Each resolution was put to a poll.

Two copies of the resolutions passed at today's Annual General Meeting, which are required to be made available for inspection, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel. no. [phone]).

The AGM Voting Results are as follows:-

Number of Shareholders at meeting: 21

Number of votes per share: 1

Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form)		Total Votes For*	%	Total Votes Against	%	Total Votes Cast	Votes  withheld**
1.	Receipt of directors' and auditors' reports	159,786,706	99.80	326,348	0.20	160,113,054	3,325,217
2.	Approval of final dividend	163,346,711	99.999	1,737	0.001	163,348,448	89,824
3.	Reappointment of Sir Nigel Essenhigh	162,827,487	99.85	247,119	0.15	163,074,606	363,666
4.	Reappointment of Justin Crookenden	162,171,695	99.45	889,049	0.55	163,060,744	377,528
5.	Reappointment of Lord Hesketh	161,600,457	98.95	1,721,484	1.05	163,321,941	116,331
6.	Reappointment of Sir David Omand	162,823,994	99.85	251,374	0.15	163,075,368	362,904
7.	Approval of the Remuneration Report	154,360,535	97.61	3,783,727	2.39	158,144,262	5,294,009
8.	Reappointment of Auditors	161,212,814	98.86	1,867,147	1.14	163,079,961	358,311
9.	Authority for Directors to set Auditors' remuneration	161,179,023	98.83	1,908,419	1.17	163,087,442	350,830
10.	Adoption of Performance Share Plan 2009	154,254,920	96.41	5,741,027	3.59	159,995,947	3,442,324
11.	Adoption of Company Share Option Plan 2009	162,087,428	99.41	969,049	0.59	163,056,477	381,795
12.	Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by Companies Act 2006	162,433,554	99.54	744,947	0.46	163,178,501	259,771
13.	Authority to allot shares	157,922,412	97.85	3,465,415	2.15	161,387,827	2,050,445
14.	Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights***	162,210,466	99.47	860,687	0.53	163,071,153	367,119
15.	Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares***	163,264,077	99.96	65,252	0.04	163,329,329	108,943
16.	Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM***	161,055,532	98.60	2,278,796	1.40	163,334,328	103,944

Notes:

*    Includes discretionary votes.

**   A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

***  Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

Further information:

	Babcock's 2009 AGM	Babcock's 2008 AGM
Issued share capital	229,586,563	229,437,701
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital	71.19%	71.21%

Valerie Teller

Group Deputy Company Secretary

9 July 2009

 

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