Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0275O
Centrica PLC
07 June 2022
 

           

Centrica plc

(the Company)

 

2022 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

 

Centrica plc's 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Leicester Marriott Hotel, Smith Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SW on Tuesday, 7 June 2022 at 10.00am. All resolutions proposed at the AGM were decided on a poll and were passed. The results are set out below:

 

Resolution

For*

%

Against

%

Total votes cast

% Issued Capital**

Withheld***

1

To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021

3,748,873,410

99.96

1,393,293

0.04

3,750,266,703

63.48%

3,224,475

2

To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2021

3,628,823,825

96.71

123,420,614

3.29

3,752,244,439

63.52%

1,247,419

3

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

3,132,342,144

83.48

619,903,528

16.52

3,752,245,672

63.52%

1,275,033

4

To authorise the Directors to continue to operate the Centrica Share Incentive Plan

3,733,854,529

99.50

18,741,666

0.50

3,752,596,195

63.52%

886,311

5

To renew the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) until the tenth anniversary of the 2022 AGM

3,518,297,025

93.76

234,045,914

6.24

3,752,342,939

63.52%

1,101,800

6

To elect Nathan Bostock as a Director

3,749,828,536

99.93

2,520,631

0.07

3,752,349,167

63.52%

1,131,003

7

To elect Rt Hon. Amber Rudd as a Director

3,747,707,860

99.87

5,001,627

0.13

3,752,709,487

63.52%

807,013

8

To re-elect Carol Arrowsmith as a Director

3,504,924,474

93.41

247,439,397

6.59

3,752,363,871

63.52%

1,082,852

9

To re-elect Heidi Mottram as a Director

3,639,217,060

96.98

113,144,047

3.02

3,752,361,107

63.52%

1,086,606

10

To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director

3,639,392,012

96.99

112,958,976

3.01

3,752,350,988

63.52%

1,150,310

11

To re-elect Chris O'Shea as a Director

3,737,480,476

99.60

15,085,353

0.40

3,752,565,829

63.52%

954,718

12

To re-elect Kate Ringrose as a Director

3,695,971,007

98.49

56,625,668

1.51

3,752,596,675

63.52%

892,577

13

To re-elect Scott Wheway as a Director

3,492,352,013

93.07

260,080,108

6.93

3,752,432,121

63.52%

1,059,627

14

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's Auditors

3,736,483,998

99.93

2,489,075

0.07

3,738,973,073

63.29%

14,473,785

15

To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors'

remuneration

3,750,354,113

99.93

2,494,796

0.07

3,752,848,909

63.53%

592,023

16

Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the UK

3,639,562,890

97.35

99,023,977

2.65

3,738,586,867

63.28%

14,856,336

17

To approve Centrica plc's Climate Transition Plan

2,955,099,466

79.96

740,449,332

20.04

3,695,548,798

62.56%

57,872,166

18

Authority to allot shares

3,571,390,056

95.17

181,157,294

4.83

3,752,547,350

63.52%

866,487

19

Authority to disapply pre-emption rights****

3,701,444,271

98.65

50,761,177

1.35

3,752,205,448

63.52%

1,203,282

20

Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights****

3,656,379,785

97.45

95,838,181

2.55

3,752,217,966

63.52%

1,231,774

21

Authority to purchase own shares****

3,725,840,713

99.55

16,844,631

0.45

3,742,685,344

63.35%

10,778,430

22

Notice of general meetings****

3,577,472,208

95.33

175,333,135

4.67

3,752,805,343

63.53%

634,817

 

Notes to the disclosure:

*  Includes discretionary votes received

**  The total number of ordinary shares of of 614/81 pence in issue was 5,907,541,623 . Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share

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

****  Special resolutions

 

We note that Resolution 17, on approving our Climate Transition Plan, was supported by the overwhelming majority of shareholders (79.96%).  However, we recognise that some shareholders (20.04%) chose not to support this resolution.

 

Achieving Net Zero by 2045 and helping our customers achieve Net Zero by 2050 is vitally important to us and we will continue to engage with shareholders on our Climate Transition Plan so as to ensure their views are fully understood. We will publish an update on this engagement in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 

Copies of our announcements are available on our website: centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 

James Dickinson

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

01753 494000

 

 

 

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

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