Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0388S
National Grid PLC
11 July 2022
 

11 July 2022

 

National Grid plc ('National Grid' or 'the Company')

 

Publication of AGM Results

 

The Company announces that the following resolutions were duly passed at the Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') which was held today at 10.00am at Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY.

 

Resolutions 1 to 23 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 24 to 27 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 

Resolution

Votes For

For (% of shares voted)

Votes against

Against (% of shares voted)

Votes Withheld**

1

 

 

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts

2,414,142,271

99.94

1,495,933

0.06

3,449,696

2

 

To declare a final dividend

2,416,680,460

99.95

1,274,921

0.05

1,072,866

3

 

To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds

2,388,882,538

98.82

28,424,338

1.18

1,774,780

4

 

To re-elect John Pettigrew

2,415,759,080

99.93

1,768,203

0.07

1,503,781

5

 

To re-elect Andy Agg

2,413,736,546

99.85

3,591,142

0.15

1,762,582

6

 

To re-elect Thérèse Esperdy

2,390,590,755

98.89

26,881,692

1.11

1,558,131

7

 

To re-elect Liz Hewitt

2,415,192,698

99.91

2,108,038

0.09

1,788,871

8

 

To elect Ian Livingston

2,338,516,365

97.67

55,805,395

2.33

24,706,790

9

 

To elect Iain Mackay

2,414,569,562

99.89

2,668,807

0.11

1,850,183

10

 

To elect Anne Robinson

2,415,625,954

99.93

1,796,854

0.07

1,606,052

11

 

To re-elect Earl Shipp

2,390,177,787

98.88

27,117,023

1.12

1,795,742

12

 

To re-elect Jonathan Silver

2,390,747,459

98.89

26,719,585

1.11

1,562,942

13

To elect Tony Wood

2,414,585,546

99.89

2,644,990

0.11

1,853,600

14

To elect Martha Wyrsch

2,415,569,678

99.92

1,843,513

0.08

1,609,615

15

 

To re-appoint the auditors

Deloitte LLP

2,414,700,695

99.92

2,036,377

0.08

2,348,277

16

 

 

 

To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to set the auditor's remuneration

2,415,906,224

99.93

1,774,132

0.07

1,340,316

17

 

 

 

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

2,212,775,649

93.11

163,668,095

6.89

42,647,128

18

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

2,282,332,960

94.52

132,428,406

5.48

4,257,839

19

To approve the Climate Transition Plan

2,334,041,512

98.43

37,262,877

1.57

47,783,363

20

 

 

To authorise the Company to make political donations

2,371,463,445

98.43

37,815,515

1.57

9,275,923

21

 

 

To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares

2,325,763,640

96.21

91,726,591

3.79

1,591,011

22

To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme

2,416,384,190

99.95

1,326,282

0.05

1,315,976

23

To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme

2,415,535,285

99.92

1,932,655

0.08

1,618,734

24*

 

To disapply pre-emption rights

2,395,299,439

99.20

19,308,362

0.80

4,411,318

25*

 

 

To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions

2,354,925,954

97.53

59,729,889

2.47

4,366,550

26*

 

 

 

To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares

2,393,375,063

99.08

22,127,657

0.92

3,467,892

27*

 

 

 

To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice

2,231,718,442

92.31

185,861,406

7.69

1,443,454

 

* Special resolution

** A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

 

As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 24-27 (inclusive) have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company's website https://www.nationalgrid.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm

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