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National Express Group PLC
16 May 2018
National Express Group PLC
16 May 2018
NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
("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 McDonald Burlington Hotel, 126 New Street, Birmingham B1
4JQ.
All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 29
March, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 20 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution
(requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions
21 to 24 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 WITHHELD
(NUMBER VOTES FOR (1) FOR AGAINST (2)
AND DESCRIPTION) FOR (1) (1)
AND AGAINST
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
1. To receive
and adopt
the accounts
of the Company
for the
year ended
31 December
2017 and
the Directors'
and Auditors'
Reports
thereon 419,518,797 418,794,658 99.83 724,139 4,150,011
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
2. To approve
the Annual
Report on
Remuneration
(advisory
vote only) 422,280,282 399,888,007 94.70 22,392,275 1,401,575
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
3. To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Policy 423,582,600 405,533,546 95.74 18,049,054 86,207
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
4. To declare
a final
dividend
of 9.25
pence per
ordinary
share 423,676,637 423,674,087 100.00 2,550 8,547
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
5. To elect
Chris Davies
as a Director 423,630,836 421,023,662 99.38 2,607,174 51,803
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
6. To re-elect
Sir John
Armitt as
a Director 421,579,061 410,518,518 97.38 11,060,543 2,106,121
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
7. To re-elect
Matthew
Ashley as
a Director 423,617,641 422,317,279 99.69 1,300,362 49,577
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
8. To re-elect
Joaquin
Ayuso as
a Director 423,633,029 420,084,863 99.16 3,548,166 52,155
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
9. To re-elect
Jorge Cosmen
as a Director 423,623,622 419,491,739 99.02 4,131,883 49,366
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
10. To re-elect
Matthew
Crummack
as a Director 423,621,650 422,386,451 99.71 1,235,199 79,308
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
11. To re-elect
Dean Finch
as a Director 423,480,040 422,177,152 99.69 1,302,888 38,635
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
12. To re-elect
Jane Kingston
as a Director 423,650,755 419,392,206 98.99 4,258,549 34,429
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
13. To re-elect
Mike McKeon
as a Director 423,619,680 422,354,121 99.70 1,265,559 81,278
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
14. To re-elect
Chris Muntwyler
as a Director 423,604,614 421,988,711 99.62 1,615,903 96,344
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
15. To re-elect
Elliot (Lee)
Sander as
a Director 423,624,267 421,999,249 99.62 1,625,018 76,691
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
16. To re-elect
Dr Ashley
Steel as
a Director 423,649,720 422,406,269 99.71 1,243,451 35,464
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
17. To re-appoint
Deloitte
LLP as the
Company's
auditor 412,267,379 412,215,283 99.99 52,096 11,433,557
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
18. To authorise
the Directors
to agree
and set
the auditor's
remuneration 423,655,173 423,583,015 99.98 72,158 29,388
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
19. To authorise
political
donations
and expenditure 423,630,819 421,770,297 99.56 1,860,522 54,697
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
20. To authorise
the Directors
to allot
shares 423,661,327 411,462,511 97.12 12,198,816 39,631
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
21. To disapply
pre-emption
rights -
general
(3) 414,918,611 414,639,129 99.93 279,482 8,751,152
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
22. To disapply
pre-emption
rights -
specific
(3) 414,905,960 354,173,032 85.36 60,732,928 8,763,802
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
23. To authorise
the Company
to purchase
its own
shares (3) 423,362,220 410,106,264 96.87 13,255,956 306,566
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
24. To call
General
Meetings
(other than
AGMs) on
14 clear
days' notice
(3) 423,673,394 411,031,261 97.02 12,642,133 8,643
-------------------- -------------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------------
(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 423,700,958 ordinary shares representing
an 82.80% 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.
- END -
Company contact:
Michael Arnaouti, Group Company Secretary
Telephone +44 (0)20 7805 3807
Notes
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34
Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DTR6 Annex 1R)
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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