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FirstGroup plc
Result of 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
FirstGroup plc (the 'Company') announces that, at the AGM held earlier today,
all resolutions were duly passed by the Company's shareholders on a poll. The
results of the poll are shown in the table below and will also be available on
the Company's website.
FOR AGAINST TOTAL WITHHELD
Number of % of Number of % of Number of Number of
Votes Vote Votes Vote Votes Votes
1 To receive the Annual Report 908,588,828 99.97 239,253 0.03 908,828,081 28,447,184
and Financial Statements for
the year ended 31 March 2018
2 To approve the Directors' 787,510,512 84.52 144,272,299 15.48 931,782,811 5,492,503
Remuneration Policy
3 To approve the Directors' 870,429,586 96.37 32,771,050 3.63 903,200,636 34,074,629
Annual Report on Remuneration
for the year ended 31 March
2018
4 To elect David Robbie as a 851,284,959 91.31 81,031,994 8.69 932,316,953 4,958,313
Director
5 To re-elect Warwick Brady as a 928,399,632 99.58 3,920,843 0.42 932,320,475 4,954,791
Director
6 To re-elect Matthew Gregory as 928,888,979 99.63 3,449,399 0.37 932,338,378 4,936,888
a Director
7 To re-elect Jimmy Groombridge 928,507,173 99.59 3,848,396 0.41 932,355,569 4,919,697
as a Director
8 To re-elect Drummond Hall as a 930,248,512 99.78 2,087,000 0.22 932,335,512 4,939,754
Director
9 To re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as 791,673,395 84.92 140,633,807 15.08 932,307,202 4,967,347
a Director
10 To re-elect Martha Poulter as 930,334,330 99.79 1,973,491 0.21 932,307,821 4,964,945
a Director
11 To re-elect Imelda Walsh as a 908,208,634 97.41 24,119,449 2.59 932,328,083 4,947,183
Director
12 To re-elect Jim Winestock as a 928,402,322 99.58 3,954,716 0.42 932,357,038 4,917,512
Director
13 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as 880,883,586 94.48 51,436,907 5.52 932,320,493 4,954,772
auditors
14 To authorise the Directors to 929,767,153 99.73 2,544,236 0.27 932,311,389 4,963,877
determine the remuneration of
the auditors
15 To authorise the Directors to 916,661,275 98.32 15,698,433 1.68 932,359,708 4,915,558
allot shares
16 To authorise the Directors to 931,109,950 99.87 1,195,261 0.13 932,305,211 4,970,055
disapply pre?emption rights
17 To disapply pre-emption rights 880,158,589 94.41 52,137,822 5.59 932,296,411 4,978,854
for acquisitions or other
capital investments
18 To authorise the Directors to 906,933,422 97.41 24,097,551 2.59 931,030,973 6,244,292
make market purchases of the
Company's shares
19 To authorise the Company to 814,098,150 87.32 118,230,398 12.68 932,328,548 4,946,718
make political donations and
incur political expenditure
20 To authorise the calling of 897,042,287 96.20 35,434,897 3.80 932,477,184 4,798,082
general meetings on 14 clear
days' notice
21 To approve the renewal of the 812,273,276 87.17 119,543,995 12.83 931,817,271 5,457,995
Long-Term Incentive Plan Rules
Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received. A
'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of
the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
Votes were cast for a total of 937,275,265 ordinary shares of 5 pence per
share, representing 77.36% of the total number of votes capable of being cast
at the AGM. The Company's issued share capital as at today's date is
1,211,542,996 ordinary shares and the number of votes per share is one. The
Company held 157,229 shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights.
Resolutions 1 to 15, 19 and 21 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and
resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 as Special Resolutions. Pursuant to Listing Rule
9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary
business, passed at the AGM on 17 July 2018, will shortly be available to view
via the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Enquiries:
Silvana Glibota-Vigo, Deputy Company Secretary
Faisal Tabbah, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93. Classification as per DTR
6 Annex 1R: 3.1
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