Result of AGM
Stagecoach Group PLC: Result of AGM
At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Stagecoach Group plc (the "Company") held earlier today, 25 August 2016, shareholders duly passed all of the resolutions proposed. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM was voted on by way of a poll.
Resolution | Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against | Total votes | Total votes as % of total voting rights | Votes Withheld |
1. To receive the 2016 Annual Report and the reports of the Directors and auditors thereon | 434,418,204 | 99.96% | 189,190 | 0.04% | 434,607,394 | 75.76% | 2,309,153 |
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the summary of the Directors' remuneration policy) | 428,184,515 | 98.03% | 8,586,918 | 1.97% | 436,771,433 | 76.14% | 146,129 |
3. To declare a final dividend | 436,873,075 | 99.99% | 27,117 | 0.01% | 436,900,192 | 76.16% | 17,370 |
4. To elect James Bilefield as a Director | 435,625,936 | 99.74% | 1,116,116 | 0.26% | 436,742,052 | 76.14% | 174,495 |
5. To elect Karen Thomson as a Director | 436,579,897 | 99.96% | 165,396 | 0.04% | 436,745,293 | 76.14% | 171,254 |
6. To elect Ray O'Toole as a Director with effect from 1 September 2016 | 435,756,299 | 99.78% | 976,378 | 0.22% | 436,732,677 | 76.13% | 183,870 |
7. To re-elect Gregor Alexander as a Director | 435,162,809 | 99.91% | 406,685 | 0.09% | 435,569,494 | 75.93% | 1,347,053 |
8. To re-elect Sir Ewan Brown as a Director | 428,935,917 | 98.20% | 7,846,834 | 1.80% | 436,782,751 | 76.14% | 134,811 |
9. To re-elect Ann Gloag as a Director | 430,946,170 | 98.65% | 5,907,806 | 1.35% | 436,853,976 | 76.16% | 63,586 |
10. To re-elect Martin Griffiths as a Director | 435,010,438 | 99.59% | 1,776,178 | 0.41% | 436,786,616 | 76.14% | 129,931 |
11. To re-elect Ross Paterson as a Director | 434,929,128 | 99.57% | 1,858,393 | 0.43% | 436,787,521 | 76.14% | 129,026 |
12. To re-elect Sir Brian Souter as a Director | 414,072,415 | 94.78% | 22,795,887 | 5.22% | 436,868,302 | 76.16% | 49,260 |
13. To re-elect Will Whitehorn as a Director | 436,453,822 | 99.91% | 381,314 | 0.09% | 436,835,136 | 76.15% | 81,411 |
14. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 434,538,395 | 99.47% | 2,311,444 | 0.53% | 436,849,839 | 76.15% | 66,708 |
15. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine auditors' remuneration | 435,774,197 | 99.75% | 1,089,357 | 0.25% | 436,863,554 | 76.16% | 50,320 |
16. To authorise political donations | 432,383,548 | 99.01% | 4,324,951 | 0.99% | 436,708,499 | 76.13% | 209,063 |
17. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 433,620,290 | 99.26% | 3,234,326 | 0.74% | 436,854,616 | 76.16% | 61,931 |
18. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 436,378,568 | 99.91% | 389,031 | 0.09% | 436,767,599 | 76.14% | 148,948 |
19. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment | 421,593,653 | 96.53% | 15,158,863 | 3.47% | 436,752,516 | 76.14% | 164,031 |
20. To authorise the Company to purchase its ordinary shares | 433,157,905 | 99.16% | 3,683,906 | 0.84% | 436,841,811 | 76.15% | 75,751 |
21. To approve the notice period for calling general meetings |
424,702,251 | 97.22% | 12,124,342 | 2.78% | 436,826,593 | 76.15% | 90,969 |
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authorities Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted today to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM's website at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
For further information, please contact:
Stagecoach Group plc www.stagecoach.com
Mike Vaux, Company Secretary 01738 442111
25 August 2016The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Stagecoach Group PLC via Globenewswire
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