Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0608U

United Utilities Group PLC

24 July 2015

 

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT

At the annual general meeting held on 24 July 2015 at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, the following resolutions

were duly passed and the result of the poll is shown below. At the record date for the meeting the total number

of voting rights in the company stood at 681,888,418 and the total ordinary shares in issue were 681,888,418.

No.	Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	% of Issued share capital voted	Votes withheld
1	Receiving the report and accounts	396,232,763	99.98	70,417	0.02	58.12	913,692
2	Declaring a final dividend	396,143,352	99.99	34,762	0.01	58.10	1,037,200
3	Approving the directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the abridged directors' remuneration policy)	391,311,284	99.50	1,958,225	0.50	57.67	3,946,108
4	Reappointing Dr John McAdam	355,096,911	92.26	29,786,912	7.74	56.44	12,331,793
5	Reappointing Steve Mogford	394,815,942	99.60	1,587,439	0.40	58.13	813,861
6	Reappointing Dr Catherine Bell	394,634,860	99.56	1,762,858	0.44	58.13	817,899
7	Electing Stephen Carter	394,744,005	99.59	1,629,149	0.41	58.13	842,463
8	Reappointing Mark Clare	394,816,071	99.61	1,560,161	0.39	58.13	838,058
9	Reappointing Russ Houlden	394,434,861	99.51	1,952,347	0.49	58.13	828,409
10	Reappointing Brian May	394,608,878	99.55	1,774,794	0.45	58.13	831,945
11	Reappointing Sara Weller	394,743,770	99.59	1,642,549	0.41	58.13	829,298
12	Reappointing the auditor	381,877,720	96.34	14,511,891	3.66	58.13	826,006
13	Remunerating the auditor	386,314,722	97.46	10,083,398	2.54	58.13	817,497
14	Authorising the directors to allot shares	380,819,330	96.32	14,553,773	3.68	57.98	1,842,513
15	Disapplying statutory pre-emption rights	395,173,908	99.71	1,144,083	0.29	58.12	897,626
16	Authorising market purchases of its own shares by the company	394,914,970	99.63	1,470,431	0.37	58.13	830,216
17	Notice period for general meetings	363,461,466	91.68	33,004,419	8.32	58.14	749,731
18	Authorising political donations	391,296,701	98.78	4,841,572	1.22	58.09	1,077,041

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Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 01925 237052

United Utilities Group's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the Trading Symbol "UUGRY".

 

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