Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2789H

Balfour Beatty PLC

15 May 2014

 



AGM Results

 

Balfour Beatty plc (the "Company") announces that, at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 25 March 2014 were passed following a poll on each resolution, with the exception of Resolution 10, which was withdrawn.

The results of the polls were as follows:

	For	Against	Votes Withheld
Resolution 1: To adopt the Directors' report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2013	438,859,325 (99.96%)	194,645 (0.04%)	7,708,991
Resolution 2: To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2013	402,287,275 (92.24%)	33,836,389 (7.76%)	10,640,145
Resolution 3: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	428,310,747 (97.22%)	12,241,834 (2.78%)	6,211,232
Resolution 4: To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares of the Company	442,630,249 (99.88%)	531,203 (0.12%)	3,603,509
Resolution 5: To re-elect Mr S Marshall as a Director	422,512,645 (95.36%)	20,548,372 (4.64%)	3,695,449
Resolution 6: To re-elect Mr R M Amen as a Director	441,882,003 (99.74%)	1,153,169 (0.26%)	3,721,295
Resolution 7: To re-elect Mr I G T Ferguson CBE as a Director	416,191,590 (95.23%)	20,852,318 (4.77%)	9,711,406
Resolution 8: To re-elect Mrs V M Kempston Darkes as a Director	434,748,553 (99.46%)	2,349,354 (0.54%)	9,658,559
Resolution 9: To re-elect Mr D J Magrath as a Director	441,537,717 (99.65%)	1,551,158 (0.35%)	3,674,229
Resolution 10: To re-elect Mr A J McNaughton as a Director (Note 1)	-	-	-
Resolution 11: To elect Ms B J Richards as a Director	441,910,283 (99.74%)	1,142,579 (0.26%)	3,701,605
Resolution 12: To re-elect Mr G C Roberts as a Director	441,047,075 (99.55%)	2,006,055 (0.45%)	3,701,337
Resolution 13: To elect Mr W G Thomas as a Director	441,905,487 (99.74%)	1,135,620 (0.26%)	3,713,360
Resolution 14: To re-elect Mr P J L Zinkin as a Director	441,924,971 (99.74%)	1,139,782 (0.26%)	3,696,351
Resolution 15: To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	421,111,264 (99.16%)	3,547,045 (0.84%)	22,106,618
Resolution 16: To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	426,482,684 (99.03%)	4,194,235 (0.97%)	16,086,042
Resolution 17: To authorise the Company and its UK subsidiaries to incur political expenditure	438,274,732 (98.93%)	4,735,466 (1.07%)	3,752,763
Resolution 18: To authorise the Directors to allot shares	429,315,982 (96.89%)	13,764,639 (3.11%)	3,675,703
Resolution 19: To authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash	427,341,404 (96.45%)	15,724,539 (3.55%)	3,692,381
Resolution 20: To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own ordinary and preference shares	440,580,908 (99.76%)	1,076,211 (0.24%)	5,107,842
Resolution 21: To authorise the Company to hold general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on 14 clear days' notice	412,475,155 (93.08%)	30,657,159 (6.92%)	3,638,842

Notes:

1          Resolution 10 regarding the re-election of Mr A J McNaughton as a Director was withdrawn following the Company's announcement on 6 May 2014 that he had resigned as Director of the Company with immediate effect.

2          The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

3          A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

4          The total number of Ordinary Shares of 50p each in the Company in issue at 6.00 pm on 13 May 2014 was 689,476,933, each carrying one vote. 

5          Resolutions 19 to 21 were each passed as Special Resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of each of Resolutions 17 to 21 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

15 May 2014

 

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