AGM Statement

RNS Number : 1859Q

Northumbrian Water Group PLC

29 July 2010

 



29 July 2010

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

29 July 2010

The Company's AGM was held earlier today and was attended by 21 shareholders. Each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting was passed on a show of hands. A summary of the proxy votes registered prior to the AGM is outlined below and will shortly be available on the Company's website at http://www.nwg.co.uk/AGM.aspx

The total issued share capital of the Company at today's date is 518,623,845 ordinary shares and the total number of shares eligible to vote at the AGM was 517,724,973.

Resolution	Shares For	Shares Discretionary	Shares Against	Shares Marked As Votes Withheld / Abstentions	Poll Yes/No
1 To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the year ended 31 March 2010	394,001,841	487,103	26,561	296,081	No
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2010	393,774,825	485,703	415,698	135,360	No
3 To declare a final dividend of 8.85 pence per ordinary 10 pence share	394,284,906	1,116,634	19,128	7,997	No
4 To elect Heidi Mottram OBE as a director	393,251,313	1,128,894	949,007	99,451	No
5 To elect Margaret Fay CBE as a director	393,845,904	1,127,894	369,291	85,576	No
6 To re-elect Sir Patrick Brown as a director	393,865,707	1,126,304	358,249	78,355	No
7 To re-elect Chris Green as a director	393,853,690	1,128,894	374,805	71,276	No
8 To re-elect Claude Lamoureux as a director	387,853,910	1,136,954	4,704,022	1,733,778	No
9 To re-elect Martin Nègre as a director	391,410,159	1,136,344	2,804,985	77,176	No
10 To re-elect Alex Scott-Barrett as a director	393,888,214	520,041	343,047	60,722	No
11 To re-elect Sir Derek Wanless as Chairman	393,631,890	514,256	593,183	71,062	No
12 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors	394,138,986	512,531	135,892	24,777	No
13 To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	394,118,260	508,306	113,680	70,740	No
14 To authorise political donations	392,293,288	504,999	1,865,914	147,385	No
15 To authorise the directors to allot shares	390,914,201	501,917	529,367	2,866,641	No
16 To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights	393,611,299	524,644	570,540	105,103	No
17 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	394,009,114	495,800	256,386	50,286	No
18 To authorise notice period for general meetings	389,163,794	498,675	5,071,931	77,186	No
19 To adopt new Articles of Association	393,819,358	513,385	374,819	104,024	No

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, two copies of shareholder resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items of special business have today been sent to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS and will shortly be available for inspection. 

Further Enquiries:

Martin Parker

Company Secretary

0191 301 6701

 

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