Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5348W
easyJet PLC
09 February 2017
 

Result of AGM

easyJet plc Poll Results

Annual General Meeting 9 February 2017

easyJet announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today.  All the resolutions were decided by poll. 

 

All of the resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting.  The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:   

 

Resolution

Votes For

Votes Against

Total Votes

% of Issued Share Capital voted

Votes Withheld*

1.   To receive the Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2016

158,016,596

79,175

158,095,771

39.80%

15,150,276

2.   To approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration

144,374,816

12,444,182

156,818,998

39.48%

16,426,543

3.   To declare an ordinary dividend 

158,119,981

83,809

158,203,790

39.83%

15,046,878

4.   To re-elect John Barton as a Director

154,794,358

17,474,554

172,268,912

43.37%

974,992

5.   To re-elect Carolyn McCall DBE as a Director

157,752,512

423,892

158,176,404

39.82%

15,075,479

6.   To re-elect Andrew Findlay as a Director

157,708,418

433,380

158,141,798

39.81%

15,104,055

7.   To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director

157,558,871

587,132

158,146,003

39.81%

15,099,850

8.   To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director

157,754,003

380,430

158,134,433

39.81%

15,111,420

9.   To re-elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director

157,843,800

295,865

158,139,665

39.81%

15,105,561

10.  To re-elect Keith Hamill OBE as a Director

157,692,315

446,893

158,139,208

39.81%

15,105,561

11.  To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director

157,695,666

444,250

158,139,916

39.81%

15,105,310

12.  To re-elect François Rubichon as a Director

157,548,968

586,798

158,135,766

39.81%

15,109,460

13.  To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company

156,396,778

1,675,101

158,071,879

39.80%

15,165,946

14.  To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

157,943,374

232,222

158,175,596

39.82%

15,069,865

15.  To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure

156,673,243

656,705

157,329,948

39.61%

15,918,219

16.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares

157,915,081

249,402

158,164,483

39.82%

15,084,527

17.  To disapply statutory pre-emption rights**

157,828,519

252,694

158,081,213

39.80%

15,155,472

18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares**

155,847,537

1,574,105

157,421,642

39.63%

15,824,457

19.  To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice**

146,988,834

10,452,953

157,441,787

39.64%

15,801,260

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.

** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

 

Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors

 

Resolution

Votes For

Votes Against

Total Votes

% of Issued Share Capital voted

Votes Withheld*

7.     To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director

157,558,871

587,132

158,146,003

60.08%

99,850

8.     To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director

157,754,003

380,430

158,134,433

60.07%

111,420

9.     To re-elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director

157,843,800

295,865

158,139,665

60.08%

105,561

10.   To re-elect Keith Hamill OBE as a Director

157,692,315

446,893

158,139,208

60.08%

105,561

11.   To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director

157,695,666

444,250

158,139,916

60.08%

105,310

12.   To re-elect François Rubichon as a Director

157,548,968

586,798

158,135,766

60.08%

109,460

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7 to 12 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.

The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 397,208,133.

 

Speaking at the Company's Annual General Meeting in Luton today, John Barton, Chairman of easyJet plc, said:

 

"The Board would like to thank our shareholders for their continued support. The Board would also like to thank all of easyJet's people who are central to the delivery of the airline's success. They help create easyJet's unique and winning combination of Europe's best route network, great value fares and our famous friendly service.

 

"Through the continued delivery of easyJet's successful strategy and our relentless focus on cost the airline is on track to deliver further long term sustainable profitable growth for shareholders."

 

 

The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.easyjet.com/

 

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been forwarded to the FCA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM)

 

The timetable in relation to the ordinary dividend is as follows:

 

Shares marked ex-entitlement to the dividends

Thursday, 23 February 2017

Record date for entitlement to the dividends

5.00 p.m. on Friday, 24 February 2017

Payment of dividends

Friday, 17 March 2017

 

End

 

9 February 2017

 

For further details please contact easyJet plc:

Institutional investors and sell side analysts:

 


Stuart Morgan

+44 (0) 7989 665 484

 

Michael Barker

 

 

+44 (0) 7985 890 939

 

Media:

 

Paul Moore, Communications

 

 

+44 (0) 7860 794 444

 

Edward Simpkins, Finsbury

+44 (0) 7947 740 551

 

 

 


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