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Centrica PLC

13 May 2019

13 May 2019

Centrica plc ('the Company')

2019 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

Centrica plc's 2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') was held at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London on Monday 13 May 2019 at 11.00 am. All resolutions proposed at the AGM were decided on a poll and were passed. The results are set out below:

 
      Resolution            For*          %       Against       %     Total votes cast      % Issued       Withheld*** 
                                                                                            Capital** 
      To receive the 
      Report and 
 1    Accounts          3,386,425,622   94.05   214,302,990    5.95      3,600,728,612            63.01%     5,954,003 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To approve the 
      Directors' 
      Annual 
      Remuneration 
 2    Report            3,048,524,287   85.27   526,724,546   14.73      3,575,248,833            62.56%    31,937,839 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To declare a 
 3    final dividend    3,587,539,767   99.54    16,628,392    0.46      3,604,168,159            63.07%     2,556,904 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect 
 4    Charles Berry     3,405,525,095   94.53   196,898,319    5.47      3,602,423,414            63.04%     4,183,791 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect 
 5    Richard Hookway   3,571,839,127   99.15    30,788,996    0.85      3,602,628,123            63.04%     4,033,557 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect Pam 
 6    Kaur              3,598,869,850   99.90     3,730,419    0.10      3,602,600,269            63.04%     4,066,343 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect Kevin 
 7    O'Byrne           3,578,662,531   99.34    23,769,367    0.66      3,602,431,898            63.04%     4,222,975 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect Chris 
 8    O'Shea            3,569,387,441   99.08    33,274,042    0.92      3,602,661,483            63.04%     4,007,254 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect 
 9    Sarwjit Sambhi    3,571,270,778   99.13    31,306,804    0.87      3,602,577,582            63.04%     4,098,737 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
 10   Iain Conn         3,582,461,397   99.41    21,145,954    0.59      3,603,607,351            63.06%     3,470,166 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
 11   Joan Gillman      3,573,866,038   99.20    28,724,084    0.80      3,602,590,122            63.04%     4,089,224 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
 12   Stephen Hester    3,564,772,677   98.95    37,917,888    1.05      3,602,690,565            63.04%     3,973,743 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
 13   Carlos Pascual    3,473,080,092   96.41   129,499,967    3.59      3,602,580,059            63.04%     4,091,440 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
 14   Steve Pusey       3,561,700,966   98.87    40,843,114    1.13      3,602,544,080            63.04%     4,109,552 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
 15   Scott Wheway      3,359,164,644   93.24   243,395,468    6.76      3,602,560,112            63.04%     4,023,529 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 16   To re-appoint 
      Deloitte LLP as 
      Auditors of the 
      Company           3,591,514,147   99.68    11,621,997    0.32      3,603,136,144            63.05%     3,532,917 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 17   To authorise 
      the Directors 
      to determine 
      the Auditors' 
      remuneration      3,600,051,224   99.91     3,310,092    0.09      3,603,361,316            63.06%     3,379,490 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 18   Authority for 
      political 
      donations and 
      political 
      expenditure in 
      the European 
      Union             3,248,442,209   90.63   335,910,318    9.37      3,584,352,527            62.72%    22,428,401 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      Authority to 
 19   allot shares      3,345,017,674   92.84   258,119,608    7.16      3,603,137,282            63.05%     3,564,255 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 20   Authority to 
      disapply 
      pre-emption 
      rights****        3,597,805,456   99.86     4,989,236    0.14      3,602,794,692            63.05%     3,871,180 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 21   Additional 
      authority to 
      disapply 
      pre-emption 
      rights****        3,421,510,328   94.97   181,184,317    5.03      3,602,694,645            63.04%     3,965,743 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      Authority to 
      purchase own 
 22   shares****        3,507,956,488   97.40    93,592,849    2.60      3,601,549,337            63.02%     5,152,988 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 23   Adoption of new 
      Articles of 
      Association****   3,579,790,518   99.89     4,064,382    0.11      3,583,854,900            62.71%    22,742,274 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      Notice of 
      general 
 24   meetings****      3,302,764,871   92.15   281,503,826    7.85      3,584,268,697            62.72%    22,372,298 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the disclosure:

   *         Includes discretionary votes received 

** The total number of ordinary shares of of 6(14/81) pence in issue, excluding shares held in treasury, was 5,714,606,194 Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share

*** A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution

   ****     Special resolutions 

Copies of our announcements are available on our website: centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Adam Westley

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

01753 494000

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654

Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

ISIN number: GB00B033F229

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