Result of Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 9767S

QinetiQ Group plc

14 July 2020

 

QINETIQ GROUP PLC

14 July 2020

QINETIQ GROUP PLC

(i)  Results of Annual General Meeting held on 14 July 2020; and

(ii)  Change of Chair of the Audit Committee

Poll Results of Annual General Meeting

QinetiQ Group plc ('QinetiQ') announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 14 July 2020 were duly passed with the requisite majorities and the results of the poll are as follows:

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST	% OF SHARE CAPITAL WITH VOTING RIGHTS	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Report and Accounts	466,759,027	99.97	121,145	0.03	466,880,172	82.20	5,099,250
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	419,208,158	89.31	50,195,251	10.69	469,403,409	82.64	2,576,013
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	393,564,005	86.96	59,006,721	13.04	452,570,726	79.68	19,408,696
4	To re-elect Lynn Brubaker	469,948,125	99.60	1,894,650	0.40	471,842,775	83.07	136,648
5	To re-elect James Burnell-Nugent	465,773,041	98.71	6,071,032	1.29	471,844,073	83.07	135,350
6	To re-elect Michael Harper	469,392,010	99.48	2,444,211	0.52	471,836,221	83.07	143,202
7	To elect Shonaid Jemmett-Page	471,318,508	99.89	517,820	0.11	471,836,328	83.07	143,094
8	To re-elect Neil Johnson	447,831,588	94.91	24,004,044	5.09	471,835,632	83.07	143,790
9	To re-elect Ian Mason	469,939,253	99.60	1,896,830	0.40	471,836,083	83.07	143,340
10	To re-elect Susan Searle	418,750,114	89.24	50,481,585	10.76	469,231,699	82.61	2,747,723
11	To re-elect David Smith	469,585,458	99.52	2,257,317	0.48	471,842,775	83.07	136,648
12	To re-elect Steve Wadey	471,735,062	99.96	210,050	0.04	471,945,112	83.09	34,311
13	To re-appoint Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP as auditor	460,273,806	97.55	11,567,975	2.45	471,841,781	83.07	137,641
14	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	471,716,294	99.97	133,947	0.03	471,850,241	83.07	129,200
15	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations	423,422,540	89.74	48,417,053	10.26	471,839,593	83.07	139,830
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	464,203,389	98.38	7,649,822	1.62	471,853,211	83.07	126,212
17	To disapply pre-emption rights (standard)*	471,552,047	99.94	285,012	0.06	471,837,059	83.07	142,029
18	To disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions)*	468,965,592	99.39	2,884,566	0.61	471,850,158	83.07	128,929
19	To purchase own shares*	466,445,582	99.23	3,616,539	0.77	470,062,121	82.76	1,917,301
20	To call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice*	461,408,556	97.79	10,450,143	2.21	471,858,699	83.07	120,724

*Special Resolution

Change of the Chair of the Board of the Audit Committee

The Board is pleased to announce that with effect from the conclusion of the AGM held on 14 July 2020, Shonaid Jemmett - Page has commenced her role as Chair of the Audit Committee.

As announced on 19 May 2020, Paul Murray retired as a Director of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee at the conclusion of today's AGM.  

Notes:

1.  The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.

2.  Votes "for" include discretionary votes.

3.  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.

4.  The number of ordinary shares in issue at 11.00 am on 10 July 2020 was 571,757,121 of which 3,755,574 are held in treasury. Therefore the number of ordinary shares with voting rights at 11:00am on 14 July 2020 was 568,001,547.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 14 July 2020, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries:

Company Secretary:	Jon Messent, QinetiQ	[phone]
Investor Relations:	David Smith, QinetiQ	[phone]
	John Haworth, QinetiQ	[phone]

QinetiQ press office:                                                                           [phone]

 

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