Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1190D

National Express Group PLC

10 May 2012

 

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC ("the Company")

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - VOTING RESULTS

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 10 May 2012 all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting were passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.  The votes cast were as follows:

	Resolution	For/Discretionary	Against	Withheld	Total
1.	To receive the reports of the Directors and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011.	440,422,220	125,690	54,284	440,547,910
2.	To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2011.	434,590,033	3,379,761	2,633,703	437,969,794
3.	To declare a final dividend of 6.5 pence per ordinary share.	440,524,797	51,259	27,127	440,576,056
4.	To re-elect John Devaney as a director.	326,072,483	3,884,273	110,638,754	329,956,756
5.	To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director.	438,747,379	1,755,261	93,625	440,502,640
6.	To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director.	429,484,973	9,285,391	1,824,813	438,770,364
7.	. To re-elect Sir Andrew Foster as a   Director.	438,170,810	2,299,454	126,353	440,470,264
8.	To re-elect Jez Maiden as a Director.	438,665,490	1,788,797	142,948	440,454,287
9.	To re-elect Tim Score as a Director.	437,250,828	3,241,734	102,282	440,492,562
10.	To elect Joaquin Ayuso as a Director.	437,585,861	2,158,666	849,661	439,744,527
11.	To elect Lee Sander as a Director.	436,622,857	3,065,609	905,722	439,688,466
12.	To elect Chris Muntwyler as a   Director.	438,635,914	1,827,451	131,749	440,463,365
13.	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor of the Company.	430,105,480	470,417	10,021,357	430,575,897
14.	To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration.	430,437,880	95,022	10,028,352	430,568,902
15.	To confer on the Directors a general authority to allot shares.	437,655,605	1,091,722	1,849,927	438,747,327
16.*	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights relating to ordinary shares allotted under the authority granted by resolution 15.	440,220,214	200,359	176,880	440,420,573
17.*	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.	439,323,044	415,283	862,745	439,738,327
18.	To authorise political donations under the Companies Act 2006.	438,263,470	2,203,504	134,288	440,466,974
19.*	To renew authority to hold general meetings other than AGMs on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	432,640,025	7,890,450	73,107	440,530,475

*     Special Resolution

The number of shares in issue at the date of this announcement was 511,732,603.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting is also available on the National Express Group website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com/investors/agm.

The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Meeting which is also available on the National Express Group website (www.nationalexpressgroup.com/investors/agm).

Chairmanship of Remuneration Committee

As announced on 13 March 2012, following Miranda Curtis's decision to stand down from the Board at the conclusion of today's Annual General Meeting, non-executive Director, Sir Andrew Foster, has agreed to replace Miranda as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee with immediate effect.

Michael Hampson

Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

10 May 2012

 

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