Results of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 3356O

National Express Group PLC

16 May 2018

 

National Express Group PLC

16 May 2018

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

("Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") held earlier today at the McDonald Burlington Hotel, 126 New Street, Birmingham B1 4JQ.

All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 29 March, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 20 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 21 to 24 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed). The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

RESOLUTION (NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION)	TOTAL VOTES FOR 1 AND AGAINST	VOTES FOR 1	% FOR 1	VOTES AGAINST	VOTES WITHHELD 2
1. To receive and adopt the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2017 and the Directors' and Auditors' Reports thereon	419,518,797	418,794,658	99.83	724,139	4,150,011
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration (advisory vote only)	422,280,282	399,888,007	94.70	22,392,275	1,401,575
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	423,582,600	405,533,546	95.74	18,049,054	86,207
4. To declare a final dividend of 9.25 pence per ordinary share	423,676,637	423,674,087	100.00	2,550	8,547
5. To elect Chris Davies as a Director	423,630,836	421,023,662	99.38	2,607,174	51,803
6. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a Director	421,579,061	410,518,518	97.38	11,060,543	2,106,121
7. To re-elect Matthew Ashley as a Director	423,617,641	422,317,279	99.69	1,300,362	49,577
8. To re-elect Joaquin Ayuso as a Director	423,633,029	420,084,863	99.16	3,548,166	52,155
9. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director	423,623,622	419,491,739	99.02	4,131,883	49,366
10. To re-elect Matthew Crummack as a Director	423,621,650	422,386,451	99.71	1,235,199	79,308
11. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director	423,480,040	422,177,152	99.69	1,302,888	38,635
12. To re-elect Jane Kingston as a Director	423,650,755	419,392,206	98.99	4,258,549	34,429
13. To re-elect Mike McKeon as a Director	423,619,680	422,354,121	99.70	1,265,559	81,278
14. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director	423,604,614	421,988,711	99.62	1,615,903	96,344
15. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director	423,624,267	421,999,249	99.62	1,625,018	76,691
16. To re-elect Dr Ashley Steel as a Director	423,649,720	422,406,269	99.71	1,243,451	35,464
17. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor	412,267,379	412,215,283	99.99	52,096	11,433,557
18. To authorise the Directors to agree and set the auditor's remuneration	423,655,173	423,583,015	99.98	72,158	29,388
19. To authorise political donations and expenditure	423,630,819	421,770,297	99.56	1,860,522	54,697
20. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	423,661,327	411,462,511	97.12	12,198,816	39,631
21. To disapply pre-emption rights - general 3	414,918,611	414,639,129	99.93	279,482	8,751,152
22. To disapply pre-emption rights - specific 3	414,905,960	354,173,032	85.36	60,732,928	8,763,802
23. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3	423,362,220	410,106,264	96.87	13,255,956	306,566
24. To call General Meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 clear days' notice 3	423,673,394	411,031,261	97.02	12,642,133	8,643

^¹ Includes discretionary votes

² A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes For or Against the resolutions

³ Indicates Special Resolution

The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held. The total number of votes cast (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 423,700,958 ordinary shares representing an 82.80% turnout.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. 

The voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

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Company contact:

Michael Arnaouti, Group Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DTR6 Annex 1R)

 

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