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easyJet PLC
08 February 2018
easyJet plc
Results of Annual General Meeting 8 February 2018
easyJet plc is pleased to announce the voting results of its
Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today at Hangar 89,
London Luton Airport, Luton, LU2 9PF.
All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were
passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions
1 to 16 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a
simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 17 to 20
were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75%
majority for them to be passed). The results of the poll,
incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set
out below:
Resolution Votes For Votes Against Total Votes % of Issued Share Votes Withheld*
Capital voted
1. To receive the
Annual report and
accounts for the year
ended 30 September
2017 302,347,812 58,685 302,406,497 76.13% 124,392
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2. To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration Policy
report set out in the
Annual report and
accounts 299,660,093 2,831,491 302,491,584 76.15% 40,212
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3. To approve the
Annual Statement by
the Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee
and the Annual
Report on Remuneration 301,234,869 1,257,785 302,492,654 76.15% 36,636
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4. To declare an
ordinary dividend 302,503,105 15,598 302,518,703 76.16% 16,731
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5. To re-elect John
Barton as a Director 299,751,831 2,743,905 302,495,736 76.16% 35,152
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6. To elect Johan
Lundgren as a Director 302,107,584 389,049 302,496,633 76.16% 34,256
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7. To re-elect Andrew
Findlay as a Director 301,937,959 551,642 302,489,601 76.15% 39,064
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8. To re-elect Charles
Gurassa as a Director 301,659,327 821,999 302,481,326 76.15% 48,573
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9. To re-elect
Adèle Anderson as
a Director 302,046,086 438,390 302,484,476 76.15% 45,365
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10. To re--elect Dr.
Andreas Bierwirth as a
Director 302,086,231 393,997 302,480,228 76.15% 49,047
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11. To elect Moya
Greene as a Director 301,903,065 575,381 302,478,446 76.15% 49,492
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12. To re-elect Andy
Martin as a Director 301,630,837 846,837 302,477,674 76.15% 52,225
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13. To re-appoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditors of the
Company 300,146,164 2,345,665 302,491,829 76.15% 39,638
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14. To authorise the
Directors to determine
the auditors'
remuneration 302,369,300 124,056 302,493,356 76.15% 35,615
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15. To authorise the
Company and its
subsidiaries to make
political donations
and incur political
expenditure 302,052,549 446,094 302,498,643 76.16% 37,580
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16. To authorise the
Directors to allot
shares 302,168,774 318,075 302,486,849 76.15% 45,378
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17. To disapply
statutory pre-emption
rights* 302,160,051 289,860 302,449,911 76.14% 74,188
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18. To authorise the
Company to purchase
its own shares* 300,722,840 1,700,605 302,423,445 76.14% 109,053
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19. To adopt new
Articles of
Association* 302,356,621 122,830 302,479,451 76.15% 45,267
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20. To authorise the
Company to call
general meetings,
other than annual
general meetings,
on not less than 14
clear days' notice* 292,654,900 9,842,270 302,497,170 76.16% 32,156
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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
Resolution Votes For Votes Against Total Votes % of Issued Share Capital Votes Withheld*
voted
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8. To re-elect
Charles
Gurassa as a
Director 170,137,828 821,999 170,959,827 64.35% 48,573
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9. To re-elect
Adèle
Anderson as a
Director 170,524,587 438,390 170,962,977 64.35% 45,365
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10. To
re--elect Dr.
Andreas
Bierwirth as a
Director 170,564,732 393,997 170,958,729 64.35% 49,047
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11. To elect
Moya Greene as
a Director 170,381,566 575,381 170,956,947 64.35% 49,492
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12. To re-elect
Andy Martin as
a Director 170,109,338 846,837 170,956,175 64.35% 52,225
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In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 8-12
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:
"As you all know Brexit is one of the biggest issues facing the
European airline industry.
"I would like to thank our shareholders for supporting the
changes to our Articles of Association which will enable the Board
to ensure that easyJet remains EU owned and controlled at all times
after the UK has left the EU thus allowing easyJet to continue to
fly between and within EU countries post Brexit.
"We have no immediate intention of using these powers but they
are an important element in ensuring that easyJet plc has the
ability to maintain EU ownership and control at all times should we
need to do so. As our shareholders know, we begin from a position
of strength with close to 50% of our shares already held in the
hands of EEA (non-UK) nationals and Andrew Findlay and his team
have already begun a more active investor relations programme
across Europe with the intention of increasing EEA (non-UK)
ownership above 50% prior to the UK's exit from the EU.
"In addition, as part of establishing easyJet's post Brexit
structure we are putting in place a stand-alone UK AOC, easyJet UK,
which will operate our UK based aircraft. We are making good
progress and expect the UK CAA to grant the AOC in the coming
weeks. As part of this process the Department for Transport has
this week informed the CAA that easyJet UK can be granted this AOC
as a British airline. This status will be maintained after the UK
leaves the EU and easyJet plc is majority EU owned.
"Finally, to ensure that we can use this new structure to
continue to operate all of our flights after Brexit easyJet is
working with the UK government, EU institutions and EU Member
States to ensure that flying rights between the UK and the EU are
maintained. Given that consumers, airlines and politicians across
the UK and Europe all want flights between the UK and EU to
continue after Brexit we are confident there will be an
agreement."
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 to the dividends Thursday, 1 March 2018
Record date for entitlement to the dividends 5.00 p.m. on Friday, 2 March 2018
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Payment of dividends Friday, 23 March 2018
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End
8 February 2018
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 +44 (0) 7860 794 444
Anna Knowles +44 (0) 7985 873 313
This information is provided by RNS
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