Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3574F

Drax Group PLC

23 April 2014

 



23 April 2014

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 23 April 2014.

No.	Brief Description	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1	To receive and adopt the  Annual report and the audited accounts	332,016,455	100.00%	3,287	0.00%	332,019,742	89,531
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	272,348,741	94.09%	17,116,591	5.91%	289,465,332	42,643,941
3	To approve the Annual statement to shareholders by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee  and the Annual report on remuneration	271,115,051	82.67%	56,830,190	17.33%	327,945,241	4,164,032
4	To approve the final dividend of 8.9 pence per share	332,024,017	100.00%	2,600	0.00%	332,026,617	82,656
5	To re-elect Charles Berry as a director of the Company	319,904,499	96.69%	10,964,844	3.31%	330,869,343	1,239,930
6	To re-elect Tim Cobbold as a director of the Company	323,011,840	97.28%	9,016,382	2.72%	332,028,222	81,051
7	To re-elect Peter Emery as a director of the Company	326,384,701	98.30%	5,643,521	1.70%	332,028,222	81,051
8	To re-elect Melanie Gee as a director of the Company	323,020,786	97.29%	8,998,536	2.71%	332,019,322	89,951
9	To re-elect David Lindsell as a director of the Company	322,568,183	97.15%	9,460,039	2.85%	332,028,222	81,051
10	To re-elect Tony Quinlan as a director of the Company	326,393,770	98.30%	5,634,452	1.70%	332,028,222	81,051
11	To re-elect Paul Taylor as a director of the Company	326,393,280	98.30%	5,634,842	1.70%	332,028,122	81,151
12	To re-elect Dorothy Thompson as a director of the Company	326,403,757	98.31%	5,623,465	1.69%	332,027,222	82,051
13	To re-elect Tony Thorne as a director of the Company	322,819,821	97.23%	9,206,401	2.77%	332,026,222	83,051
14	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	330,677,838	99.90%	315,080	0.10%	330,992,918	1,116,355
15	Authority to determine auditor's remuneration	332,014,933	99.99%	18,403	0.01%	332,033,336	75,937
16	Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit	330,964,240	99.68%	1,063,284	0.32%	332,027,524	81,749
17	Authority to allot shares	328,380,306	98.90%	3,655,535	1.10%	332,035,841	73,432
18	Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments	325,592,105	98.09%	6,352,724	1.91%	331,944,829	164,444
19	Authority to purchase own shares	331,667,142	99.93%	231,799	0.07%	331,898,941	210,332
20	Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice	311,951,814	93.95%	20,082,892	6.05%	332,034,706	74,566

Resolutions 1 to 20 were carried

The number of shares in issue is 404,697,592

Philip Hudson

Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

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