Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6046B

Drax Group PLC

18 April 2012

 



18 April 2012

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today, Wednesday 18 April 2012.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the  Directors' report, auditor's report and annual accounts	290,258,289	99.94%	178,259	0.06%	290,436,548	5,380
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	287,195,757	99.55%	1,302,299	0.45%	288,498,056	1,943,872
3	To approve the final dividend of 11.8 pence per share	290,439,070	100.00%	0	0.00%	290,439,070	2,858
4	To elect Paul Taylor as a director	284,468,062	97.95%	5,951,214	2.05%	290,419,276	22,652
5	To re-elect Tim Barker as a director	287,816,770	99.10%	2,602,752	0.90%	290,419,522	22,406
6	To re-elect Charles Berry as a director	288,748,782	99.42%	1,670,080	0.58%	290,418,862	23,066
7	To re-elect Tim Cobbold as a director	287,811,586	99.10%	2,604,360	0.90%	290,415,946	25,982
8	To re-elect Peter Emery as a director	284,452,825	97.94%	5,972,193	2.06%	290,425,018	16,910
9	To re-elect David Lindsell as a director	287,113,190	98.86%	3,300,076	1.14%	290,413,266	28,662
10	To re-elect Tony Quinlan as a director	284,451,112	97.94%	5,971,690	2.06%	290,422,802	19,126
11	To re-elect Dorothy Thompson as a director	284,467,840	97.95%	5,957,078	2.05%	290,424,918	17,010
12	To re-elect Tony Thorne as a director	287,813,252	99.10%	2,608,950	0.90%	290,422,202	19,726
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP	283,086,341	97.47%	7,343,020	2.53%	290,429,361	12,567
14	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	282,457,328	97.25%	7,975,365	2.75%	290,432,693	9,235
15	Authority to allot shares	279,398,218	96.64%	9,708,816	3.36%	289,107,034	1,334,894
16	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	289,569,032	99.70%	861,896	0.30%	290,430,928	11,000
17	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	290,330,373	99.97%	93,590	0.03%	290,423,963	17,965
18	Authority to purchase own shares	289,758,610	99.99%	38,210	0.01%	289,796,820	645,108
19	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	269,178,139	92.68%	21,256,287	7.32%	290,434,426	7,502

Resolutions 1 to 19 were carried

The number of shares in issue is 364,864,494

Philip Hudson

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

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