Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6790H
Kier Group PLC
16 November 2018
 

KIER GROUP PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Kier Group plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 16 November 2018 were voted on, and passed, by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

Resolution

Total votes validly cast1

% voted2

Votes for

% votes

for3

Votes

against

% votes against3

Votes withheld1

1

To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2018

52,825,631

54.09%

52,608,093

99.99%

2,861

0.01%

214,677

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2018

52,825,630

54.09%

51,472,277

99.01%

512,853

0.99%

840,500

3

To declare a final dividend of 46.0p per share for the year ended 30 June 2018

52,825,631

54.09%

52,773,527

99.91%

49,826

0.09%

2,278

4

To re-elect Mr J R Atkinson as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,721,728

99.85%

78,535

0.15%

25,368

5

To re-elect Mrs C F Baroudel as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,594,038

99.66%

180,067

0.34%

51,526

6

To re-elect Mrs A K Bashforth as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,709,793

99.88%

65,028

0.12%

50,810

7

To re-elect Mr P G Cox as a director

52,825,630

54.09%

52,333,199

99.13%

461,877

0.87%

30,554

8

To re-elect Mr B E J Dew as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,633,168

99.68%

167,740

0.32%

24,723

9

To re-elect Mr H J Mursell as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,651,498

99.71%

152,269

0.29%

21,864

10

To re-elect Mr C Veritiero as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,663,286

99.75%

133,526

0.25%

28,819

11

To re-elect Mr A C Walker as a director

52,825,631

54.09%

52,736,588

99.88%

63,677

0.12%

25,366

12

To re-appoint PwC LLP as auditor

52,825,631

54.09%

52,746,294

99.87%

66,403

0.13%

12,934

13

To authorise the directors to agree the remuneration of the auditor

52,825,631

54.09%

52,789,312

99.94%

29,798

0.06%

6,521

14

To authorise the directors to allot shares

52,825,631

54.09%

52,304,006

99.05%

502,951

0.95%

18,674

15

To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (general)

52,825,631

54.09%

51,979,921

98.46%

810,607

1.54%

35,103

16

To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisition or specified capital investment)

52,825,630

54.09%

50,041,584

94.77%

2,761,476

5.23%

22,570

17

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

52,825,631

54.09%

51,692,981

97.87%

1,127,099

2.13%

5,551

 

 

Notes:

 

1.      A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

2.      Expressed as a percentage of the total issued share capital on 14 November 2018. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 14 November 2018 was 97,660,163.

3.      Expressed as a percentage of all votes validly cast (and does not include votes withheld). 

 

Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. 

 

A copy of all resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, will today be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2. These resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

 

The Kier Group plc Legal Entity Identifier is 2138002RKCU2OM4Y7O48.

 

For enquiries please contact:

Beth Melges

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44(0)1767 640 111


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