TIDMNEX
RNS Number : 7892E
National Express Group PLC
10 May 2017
NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Company is pleased to announce the voting results of its
Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") held earlier today at
the International Convention Centre, Broad Street, Birmingham B1
2EA.
All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were
passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions
1 to 18 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a
simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 19 to 22
were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75%
majority for them to be passed). The results of the poll on each
resolution are set out below.
RESOLUTION TOTAL VOTES % VOTES VOTES
VOTES FOR (1) FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
FOR (1) (1) (2)
AND AGAINST
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
To receive
and adopt
the accounts
of the Company
for the year
ended 31 December
2016 and the
Directors'
and Auditors'
Reports thereon 416,118,497 416,103,514 100.00 14,983 2,663,572
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
2. To approve
the Annual
Report on
Remuneration
(advisory
vote only) 418,694,200 356,199,761 85.07 62,494,439 87,867
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
3. To declare
a final dividend
of 8.41 pence
per ordinary
share 418,767,017 418,743,903 99.99 23,114 12,495
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
4. To re-elect
Sir John Armitt
as a Director 414,679,684 412,331,089 99.43 2,348,595 4,099,826
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5. To re-elect
Matthew Ashley
as a Director 418,751,714 417,721,696 99.75 1,030,018 30,355
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
6. To re-elect
Joaquin Ayuso
as a Director 418,742,270 416,476,127 99.46 2,266,143 39,299
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
7. To re-elect
Jorge Cosmen
as a Director 418,727,587 415,174,314 99.15 3,553,273 29,782
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
8. To re-elect
Matthew Crummack
as a Director 418,735,287 418,147,957 99.86 587,330 44,225
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
9. To re-elect
Dean Finch
as a Director 418,633,411 417,598,000 99.75 1,035,411 35,381
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
10. To re-elect
Jane Kingston
as a Director 418,726,152 417,835,110 99.79 891,042 42,179
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
11. To re-elect
Mike McKeon
as a Director 418,700,116 418,153,092 99.87 547,024 53,753
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
12. To re-elect
Chris Muntwyler
as a Director 418,703,546 418,079,514 99.85 624,032 49,844
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
13. To re-elect
Elliot (Lee)
Sander as
a Director 418,707,552 418,138,876 99.86 568,676 57,519
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
14. To re-elect
Dr Ashley
Steel as a
Director 418,729,585 418,189,965 99.87 539,620 35,486
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
15. To re-appoint
Deloitte LLP
as the Company's
auditor 411,427,923 411,339,211 99.98 88,712 7,351,588
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
16. To authorise
the Directors
to agree and
set the auditor's
remuneration 416,142,129 416,032,004 99.97 110,125 2,626,202
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
17. Authority
to allot shares 418,745,599 407,926,143 97.42 10,819,456 33,413
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
18. Authority
to make political
donations 418,687,950 416,723,473 99.53 1,964,477 86,866
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
19. Power
to disapply
pre-emption
rights (general)
(3) 409,999,716 409,672,164 99.92 327,552 8,779,780
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
20. Power
to disapply
pre-emption
rights (specific)
(3) 409,977,746 360,365,785 87.90 49,611,961 8,803,806
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
21. Authority
to purchase
own shares
(3) 418,514,037 413,171,122 98.72 5,342,915 257,217
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
22. Notice
of general
meetings (3) 418,747,247 407,375,597 97.28 11,371,650 21,467
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- -----------
(1) Includes discretionary votes
(2) A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of votes For or Against the resolutions
(3) Indicates Special Resolution
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. The total number of votes cast (i.e. For,
Against and Withheld) was 418,782,453 ordinary shares representing
a 81.84% turnout.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the
resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available
for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
The voting results shown above are also available on the
Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.
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Company contact:
Michael Arnaouti
Company Secretary
Telephone +44 (0)0207 805 3807
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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