Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0371F

United Utilities Group PLC

22 July 2016

 

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT

At the annual general meeting held on 22 July 2016 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	420,226,419	99.95	209,640	0.05	61.66	316,013
2	Declaring a final dividend	420,003,301	99.99	35,324	0.01	61.60	713,576
3	Approving the directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the abridged directors' remuneration policy)	415,175,128	99.47	2,194,497	0.53	61.21	3,381,948
4	Reappointing Dr John McAdam	410,001,032	97.49	10,572,961	2.51	61.68	181,080
5	Reappointing Steve Mogford	419,731,674	99.80	832,357	0.20	61.68	191,042
6	Reappointing Stephen Carter	418,943,009	99.62	1,599,792	0.38	61.67	211,815
7	Reappointing Mark Clare	419,016,351	99.63	1,548,665	0.37	61.68	188,359
8	Reappointing Russ Houlden	418,295,996	99.46	2,253,729	0.54	61.67	205,348
9	Reappointing Brian May	418,662,720	99.55	1,889,980	0.45	61.67	198,128
10	Reappointing Sara Weller	418,962,382	99.62	1,603,593	0.38	61.68	184,853
11	Reappointing the auditor	408,994,191	97.27	11,494,338	2.73	61.67	258,617
12	Remunerating the auditor	412,840,565	98.17	7,707,572	1.83	61.67	194,242
13	Authorising the directors to allot shares	397,972,400	94.93	21,256,285	5.07	61.48	1,519,271
14	Disapplying statutory pre-emption rights	419,769,399	99.83	708,997	0.17	61.66	269,179
15	Authorising market purchases of its own shares by the company	413,084,855	98.95	4,377,511	1.05	61.22	3,285,590
16	Notice period for general meetings	375,397,795	89.92	42,086,490	10.08	61.22	3,282,670
17	Authorising political donations	412,572,316	98.89	4,637,706	1.11	61.18	3,537,719

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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