Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1204F
NCC Group PLC
02 November 2022
 

NCC GROUP PLC

RESULTS OF THE 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of NCC Group plc (the "Company") held at 1.00 pm at XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3AQ on 2 November 2022, shareholders duly passed all of the resolutions proposed. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by way of a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 14 and resolutions 19 to 23 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below (rounded to 2 decimal places).



Votes for

%

Votes against

%

Total votes cast

% of ISC voted

Votes withheld

1. 

To receive the report and accounts

262,092,187

100.00

3,664

0.00

262,095,851

84.15%

3,212,606

2. 

To approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 May 2022

236,586,615

92.68

18,685,025

7.32

255,271,640

81.96%

10,036,817

3. 

To declare a final dividend of 3.15p per share

265,285,171

99.99

23,286

0.01

265,308,457

85.18%

0

4. 

To re-appoint KPMG as auditor

262,224,608

98.85

3,045,501

1.15

265,270,109

85.17%

38,348

5. 

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration

265,230,700

99.97

71,029

0.03

265,301,729

85.18%

6,728

6. 

To elect Mike Maddison as a Director

265,161,146

99.95

139,901

0.05

265,301,047

85.18%

7,410

7. 

To re-elect Chris Stone as a Director

249,499,950

94.05

15,794,519

5.95

265,294,469

85.18%

13,988

8. 

To re-elect Chris Batterham as a Director

263,162,792

99.20

2,131,677

0.80

265,294,469

85.18%

13,988

9. 

To elect Julie Chakraverty as a Director

265,141,893

99.94

159,154

0.06

265,301,047

85.18%

7,410

10. 

To re-elect Jennifer Duvalier as a Director

249,910,264

94.20

15,384,205

5.80

265,294,469

85.18%

13,988

11. 

To re-elect Mike Ettling as a Director

265,165,584

99.95

128,885

0.05

265,294,469

85.18%

13,988

12. 

To re-elect Tim Kowalski as a Director

260,696,122

99.40

1,583,440

0.60

262,279,562

84.21%

3,028,895

13. 

To elect Lynn Fordham as a Director

265,121,691

99.93

172,778

0.07

265,294,469

85.18%

13,988

14. 

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

249,064,937

93.88

16,242,892

6.12

265,307,829

85.18%

628

15. 

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issue share capital

243,119,596

91.64

22,168,233

8.36

265,287,829

85.18%

20,628

16. 

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for an additional 5% in relation to an acquisition or capital investment

230,873,918

87.03

34,402,604

12.97

265,276,522

85.17%

31,935

17. 

To authorise the purchase of own shares pursuant to s.701 of the Companies Act 2006

261,630,881

98.85

3,034,871

1.15

264,665,752

84.98%

642,705

18. 

To reduce the notice period required for General Meetings

246,802,513

93.03

18,499,216

6.97

265,301,729

85.18%

6,728

19. 

To authorise the making of political donations and incurring political expenditure

220,579,421

84.30

41,066,279

15.70

261,645,700

84.01%

3,662,757

20. 

To adopt a new UK Sharesave Plan

265,275,449

99.99

25,508

0.01

265,300,957

85.18%

7,500

21. 

To adopt a new International Sharesave Plan

265,265,484

99.99

28,808

0.01

265,294,292

85.18%

14,165

22. 

To adopt a new US Incentive Stock Option Plan

262,245,664

98.85

3,050,293

1.15

265,295,957

85.18%

12,500

23. 

To adopt a new US Employee Stock Purchase Plan

265,254,183

99.99

35,068

0.01

265,289,251

85.18%

19,206

 

Notes:

1.  Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the chairman of the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.

 

2.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution, nor in the calculation of "total votes cast" for any resolution.

 

3.  The issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 311,460,384 ordinary shares.

 

4.  The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism National Storage Mechanism | FCA   and on the Company's website.   

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business of the meeting will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at National Storage Mechanism | FCA

 

 

For enquiries please contact:

Jonathan Williams

Deputy Company Secretary

+44 7917 634 643

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