Result of AGM

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Balfour Beatty PLC
16 May 2019
 

Balfour Beatty plc (the 'Company')

AGM Results

16 May 2019

 

Balfour Beatty plc announces that, at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 16 May 2019, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 4 April 2019 were passed following a poll on each resolution.

 

Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 16 to 18 were passed as Special Resolutions. The table below details votes cast on each resolution.

 

 

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Total

% of ISC Voted

Votes Withheld

Resolution 1:

To adopt the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018

 

517,500,503

100

15,703

0

517,516,206

75.03

10,181,685

Resolution 2:

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2018

488,810,486

92.85

37,630,213

7.15

526,440,699

76.32

1,257,192

Resolution 3:

To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares of the Company

527,681,693

100

3,340

0.00

527,685,033

76.50

12,858

Resolution 4:

To re-elect Mr P S Aiken AM as a Director

444,196,634

90.90

44,449,140

9.10

488,645,774

70.84

39,049,975

Resolution 5:

To re-elect Dr S R Billingham as a Director

496,016,984

94.00

31,638,820

6.00

527,655,804

76.50

39,945

Resolution 6:

To re-elect Mr S J Doughty CMG as a Director

522,851,092

99.09

4,799,207

0.91

527,650,299

76.50

45,450

Resolution 7:

To re-elect Mr P J Harrison as a Director

525,299,014

99.55

2,362,773

0.45

527,661,787

76.50

33,962

Resolution 8:

To re-elect Mr M A Lucki as a Director

 

525,628,248

99.62

2,022,904

0.38

527,651,152

76.50

44,597

Resolution 9:

To elect Ms B J Moorhouse as a Director

 

525,655,197

99.62

2,000,607

0.38

527,655,804

76.50

39,945

Resolution 10:

To elect Mr L M Quinn as a Director

 

516,007,796

97.80

11,633,814

2.20

527,641,610

76.50

56,281

Resolution 11:

To elect Miss Anne Drinkwater as a Director

 

525,640,859

99.62

2,012,372

0.38

527,653,231

76.50

42,518

Resolution 12:

To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor

 

527,588,374

99.99

77,644

0.01

527,666,018

76.50

31,873

Resolution 13:

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor

527,625,780

99.99

44,590

0.01

527,670,370

76.50

27,521

Resolution 14:

To authorise the Company and its UK subsidiaries to incur political expenditure

518,185,628

98.20

9,482,057

1.80

527,667,685

76.50

30,206

Resolution 15:

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

509,718,650

96.60

17,952,097

3.40

527,670,747

76.50

27,144

Resolution 16*:

To authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis

515,199,226

97.64

12,441,680

2.36

527,640,906

76.50

56,985

Resolution 17*:

To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own ordinary and preference shares

495,990,660

94.59

28,363,883

5.41

524,354,543

76.02

3,343,348

Resolution 18*:

To authorise the Company to hold meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on 14 clear days' notice

508,217,021

96.32

19,432,354

3.68

527,649,375

76.50

48,516

 

* Special Resolution

 

Notes:

1.    The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

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

3.    The total number of Ordinary Shares of 50p each in the Company in issue at close of business on 14 May 2019 was 689,739,619, each carrying one vote.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of each of Resolutions 14 to 18 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

 

Balfour Beatty plc's Legal Entity Identifier is CT4UIJ3TUKGYYHMENQ17.


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