TIDMNEX

RNS Number : 4180M

National Express Group PLC

06 May 2015

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC("the Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 6 May 2015 all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 17 March 2015 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote with the exception of resolution 22. The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

 
 
                                FOR(1)                AGAINST                                         VOTES 
                                                                                                      WITHHELD(3) 
---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Resolution             Number        %        Number        % of     Total         % of 
                         of votes      of       of votes      votes    votes         issued 
                                       votes                  cast     cast          share 
                                       cast                            (excluding    capital 
                                                                       votes         voted 
                                                                       withheld)     (excluding 
                                                                                     votes 
                                                                                     withheld)(2) 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 1. To receive 
  and adopt 
  the accounts 
  and reports 
  of the 
  Directors 
  and auditor           422,011,672    99.93       292,866     0.07   422,304,538          82.52%       6,378,146 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 2. To approve 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Policy 
  report                408,174,050    98.91     4,491,155     1.09   412,665,205          80.64%      16,293,308 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 3. To approve 
  the Annual 
  Report 
  on Remuneration       413,984,166    99.10     3,757,165     0.90   417,741,331          81.63%      11,201,974 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 4. To declare 
  a final 
  dividend 
  of 6.95 
  pence per 
  ordinary 
  share                 423,567,596   100.00        14,226     0.00   423,581,822          82.77%       5,409,128 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 5. To re-elect 
  Sir John 
  Armitt 
  as a director         421,203,357    99.45     2,324,561     0.55   423,527,918          82.76%       5,427,717 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 6. To elect 
  Matthew 
  Ashley 
  as a Director         422,776,169    99.82       779,122     0.18   423,555,291          82.77%       5,433,288 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 7. To re-elect 
  Joaquin 
  Ayuso as 
  a Director            404,716,049    96.77    13,500,903     3.23   418,216,952          81.72%      10,739,635 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 8. To re-elect 
  Jorge Cosmen 
  as a Director         410,352,705    96.88    13,217,930     3.12   423,570,635          82.77%       5,418,545 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  Dean Finch 
  as a Director         422,455,703    99.81       792,146     0.19   423,247,849          82.71%       5,415,001 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 10. To 
  re-elect 
  Jane Kingston 
  as a Director         423,109,799    99.90       432,319     0.10   423,542,118          82.77%       5,415,471 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 11. To 
  re-elect 
  Chris Muntwyler 
  as a Director         422,573,836    99.84       669,980     0.16   423,243,816          82.71%       5,713,772 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 12. To 
  re-elect 
  Elliot 
  (Lee) Sander 
  as a Director         423,022,648    99.88       498,890     0.12   423,521,538          82.76%       5,434,551 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 13. To 
  re-appoint 
  Deloitte 
  LLP as 
  the Company's 
  auditor               423,448,721    99.99        62,786     0.01   423,511,507          82.76%       5,442,857 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 14. To 
  authorise 
  the Directors 
  to agree 
  and set 
  the auditor's 
  remuneration          423,404,927    99.97       122,124     0.03   423,527,051          82.76%       5,417,012 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 15. To 
  approve 
  and adopt 
  a new LTIP            421,636,153    99.57     1,816,115     0.43   423,452,268          82.75%       5,537,610 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 16. Authority 
  to allot 
  shares                421,663,425    99.55     1,886,742     0.45   423,550,167          82.77%       5,438,712 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 17. Authority 
  to make 
  political 
  donations 
  and expenditure       416,729,978    98.40     6,765,729     1.60   423,495,707          82.76%       5,494,325 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 18. To 
  increase 
  the maximum 
  aggregate 
  amount 
  of Directors' 
  fees                  421,737,610    99.58     1,765,478     0.42   423,503,088          82.76%       5,487,897 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 19. Power 
  to disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights(4)             423,195,112    99.94       257,062     0.06   423,452,174          82.75%       5,505,415 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 20. Authority 
  to purchase 
  own shares(4)         423,401,493    99.95       211,773     0.05   423,613,266          82.78%       5,471,885 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 21. Notice 
  of general 
  meetings(4)           408,098,044    96.36    15,400,782     3.64   423,498,826          82.76%       5,456,874 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 22.Requisitionists' 
  resolution(4)          63,151,324    15.38   347,356,168    84.62   410,507,492          80.22%      18,577,206 
---------------------  ------------  -------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

(1) Includes discretionary votes except in respect of resolution 22.

(2) The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.

(3) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolutions.

(4) Indicates Special Resolution

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

Sandra Forbes

Company Secretary

Telephone 0207 805 3807

6 May 2015

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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