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RNS Number : 5348W
easyJet PLC
09 February 2017
Result of AGM
easyJet plc Poll Results
Annual General Meeting 9 February 2017
easyJet announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company
was held earlier today. All the resolutions were decided by
poll.
All of the resolutions were passed at the Annual General
Meeting. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged
in advance of the meeting are set out below:
Resolution Votes For Votes Against Total % of Issued Votes Withheld*
Votes Share Capital
voted
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1. To receive the Annual
report and accounts for
the year ended 30 September
2016 158,016,596 79,175 158,095,771 39.80% 15,150,276
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2. To approve the Annual
Statement by the Chairman
of the Remuneration Committee
and the Annual Report on
Remuneration 144,374,816 12,444,182 156,818,998 39.48% 16,426,543
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3. To declare an ordinary
dividend 158,119,981 83,809 158,203,790 39.83% 15,046,878
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4. To re-elect John Barton
as a Director 154,794,358 17,474,554 172,268,912 43.37% 974,992
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5. To re-elect Carolyn McCall
DBE as a Director 157,752,512 423,892 158,176,404 39.82% 15,075,479
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6. To re-elect Andrew Findlay
as a Director 157,708,418 433,380 158,141,798 39.81% 15,104,055
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7. To re-elect Charles Gurassa
as a Director 157,558,871 587,132 158,146,003 39.81% 15,099,850
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8. To re-elect Adèle
Anderson as a Director 157,754,003 380,430 158,134,433 39.81% 15,111,420
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9. To re-elect Dr. Andreas
Bierwirth as a Director 157,843,800 295,865 158,139,665 39.81% 15,105,561
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10. To re-elect Keith Hamill
OBE as a Director 157,692,315 446,893 158,139,208 39.81% 15,105,561
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11. To re-elect Andy Martin
as a Director 157,695,666 444,250 158,139,916 39.81% 15,105,310
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12. To re-elect François
Rubichon as a Director 157,548,968 586,798 158,135,766 39.81% 15,109,460
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13. To re-appoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditors of the Company 156,396,778 1,675,101 158,071,879 39.80% 15,165,946
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14. To authorise the Directors
to determine the auditors'
remuneration 157,943,374 232,222 158,175,596 39.82% 15,069,865
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15. To authorise the Company
and its subsidiaries to
make political donations
and incur political expenditure 156,673,243 656,705 157,329,948 39.61% 15,918,219
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16. To authorise the Directors
to allot shares 157,915,081 249,402 158,164,483 39.82% 15,084,527
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17. To disapply statutory
pre-emption rights** 157,828,519 252,694 158,081,213 39.80% 15,155,472
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18. To authorise the Company
to purchase its own shares** 155,847,537 1,574,105 157,421,642 39.63% 15,824,457
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19. To authorise the Company
to call general meetings,
other than annual general
meetings, on not less than
14 clear days' notice** 146,988,834 10,452,953 157,441,787 39.64% 15,801,260
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*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards
votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning
the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors
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Resolution Votes For Votes Against Total % of Issued Votes Withheld*
Votes Share Capital
voted
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7. To re-elect Charles Gurassa
as a Director 157,558,871 587,132 158,146,003 60.08% 99,850
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8. To re-elect Adèle
Anderson as a Director 157,754,003 380,430 158,134,433 60.07% 111,420
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9. To re-elect Dr. Andreas
Bierwirth as a Director 157,843,800 295,865 158,139,665 60.08% 105,561
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10. To re-elect Keith Hamill
OBE as a Director 157,692,315 446,893 158,139,208 60.08% 105,561
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11. To re-elect Andy Martin
as a Director 157,695,666 444,250 158,139,916 60.08% 105,310
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12. To re-elect François
Rubichon as a Director 157,548,968 586,798 158,135,766 60.08% 109,460
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In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7 to 12
inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company;
and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which
shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to
vote was 397,208,133.
Speaking at the Company's Annual General Meeting in Luton today,
John Barton, Chairman of easyJet plc, said:
"The Board would like to thank our shareholders for their
continued support. The Board would also like to thank all of
easyJet's people who are central to the delivery of the airline's
success. They help create easyJet's unique and winning combination
of Europe's best route network, great value fares and our famous
friendly service.
"Through the continued delivery of easyJet's successful strategy
and our relentless focus on cost the airline is on track to deliver
further long term sustainable profitable growth for
shareholders."
The results will also be made available on the Company's
website: http://corporate.easyjet.com/
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as
special business have been forwarded to the FCA for publication
through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via
the National Storage Mechanism website
(http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM)
The timetable in relation to the ordinary dividend is as
follows:
Shares marked ex-entitlement Thursday, 23 February
to the dividends 2017
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Record date for entitlement 5.00 p.m. on Friday,
to the dividends 24 February 2017
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Payment of dividends Friday, 17 March 2017
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End
9 February 2017
For further details please contact easyJet plc:
Institutional investors
and sell side analysts:
Stuart Morgan +44 (0) 7989 665 484
Michael Barker +44 (0) 7985 890 939
Media:
Paul Moore, Communications +44 (0) 7860 794 444
Edward Simpkins, Finsbury +44 (0) 7947 740 551
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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