TIDMNEX

RNS Number : 9912X

National Express Group PLC

11 May 2016

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC ("the Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 11 May 2016 all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 8 April 2016 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote. The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

 
 
                             FOR(1)                AGAINST                                        VOTES 
                                                                                                  WITHHELD(3) 
------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Resolution          Number        % of     Number       % of     Total         % of 
                      of votes      votes    of votes     votes    votes         issued 
                                    cast                  cast     cast          share 
                                                                   (excluding    capital 
                                                                   votes         voted 
                                                                   withheld)     (excluding 
                                                                                 votes 
                                                                                 withheld)(2) 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 1. To receive 
  and adopt 
  the accounts 
  and reports 
  of the 
  Directors 
  and auditor        420,405,596   98.11%    8,118,451    1.89%   428,524,047          83.74%       3,613,223 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 2. To approve 
  the Annual 
  Report 
  on Remuneration    424,626,401   98.30%    7,361,131    1.70%   431,987,532          84.42%         151,376 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 3. To declare 
  a final 
  dividend 
  of 7.645 
  pence per 
  ordinary 
  share              432,069,069   99.99%       28,906    0.01%   432,097,975          84.44%          40,481 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 4. To re-elect 
  Sir John 
  Armitt 
  as a Director      422,805,031   98.29%    7,364,464    1.71%   430,169,495          84.06%       1,969,726 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 5. To re-elect 
  Matthew 
  Ashley 
  as a Director      430,670,304   99.67%    1,429,009    0.33%   432,099,313          84.44%          39,596 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 6. To re-elect 
  Joaquin 
  Ayuso as 
  a Director         431,271,880   99.81%      828,975    0.19%   432,100,855          84.44%          38,054 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 7. To re-elect 
  Jorge Cosmen 
  as a Director      420,093,543   97.22%   11,996,813    2.78%   432,090,356          84.44%          48,090 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 8. To elect 
  Matthew 
  Crummack 
  as a Director      431,416,308   99.84%      671,876    0.16%   432,088,184          84.44%          51,038 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  Dean Finch 
  as a Director      430,379,501   99.67%    1,429,539    0.33%   431,809,040          84.38%          35,584 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 10. To 
  re-elect 
  Jane Kingston 
  as a Director      431,411,110   99.85%      658,038    0.15%   432,069,148          84.43%          70,074 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 11. To 
  elect Mike 
  McKeon 
  as a Director      431,422,863   99.85%      642,278    0.15%   432,065,141          84.43%          74,081 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 12. To 
  re-elect 
  Chris Muntwyler 
  as a Director      431,406,002   99.85%      652,290    0.15%   432,058,292          84.43%          80,930 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 13. To 
  re-elect 
  Elliot 
  (Lee) Sander 
  as a Director      431,394,208   99.84%      681,696    0.16%   432,075,904          84.43%          63,318 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 14. To 
  elect Dr 
  Ashley 
  Steel as 
  a Director         431,820,053   99.94%      268,598    0.06%   432,088,651          84.44%          50,237 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 15. To 
  re-appoint 
  Deloitte 
  LLP as 
  the Company's 
  auditor            429,174,377   99.98%       69,448    0.02%   429,243,825          83.88%       2,895,057 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 16. To 
  authorise 
  the Directors 
  to agree 
  and set 
  the auditor's 
  remuneration       431,980,670   99.97%      112,390    0.03%   432,093,060          84.44%          47,824 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 17. Authority 
  to allot 
  shares             421,722,894   97.60%   10,367,253    2.40%   432,090,147          84.44%          51,620 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 18. Authority 
  to make 
  political 
  donations 
  and expenditure    427,685,036   99.01%    4,282,760    0.99%   431,967,796          84.41%         134,427 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 19. Power 
  to disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights(4)          419,367,038   98.99%    4,288,262    1.01%   423,655,300          82.79%       8,483,898 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 20. Authority 
  to purchase 
  own shares(4)      429,033,838   99.30%    3,011,447    0.70%   432,045,285          84.43%          84,615 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 21. Notice 
  of general 
  meetings(4)        410,991,557   95.12%   21,067,677    4.88%   432,059,234          84.43%          79,987 
------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

(1) Includes discretionary votes.

(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.

Joy Baldry

Company Secretary

Telephone 0207 805 3801

11 May 2016

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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