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National Express Group PLC
09 May 2019
National Express Group PLC
9 May 2019
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 Burlington Hotel, 126 New Street, Birmingham B2 4JQ.
All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 28
March 2019 and the additional resolution set out in the
Supplementary Chairman's Letter dated 18 April 2019, were passed
with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 18
and 23 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a
simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 19 to 22
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 % VOTES WITHHELD
(NUMBER AND FOR (1) FOR (1) FOR AGAINST AGAINST (2)
DESCRIPTION) AND AGAINST (1)
1. To receive
and adopt
the accounts
of the Company
for the year
ended 31 December
2018 and the
Directors'
and auditor's
reports thereon 421,855,528 421,807,237 99.99 48,291 0.01 503,856
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2. To approve
the Annual
Report on
Remuneration
(advisory
vote only) 420,599,775 402,995,440 95.81 17,604,335 4.19 1,752,171
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3. To declare
a final dividend
of 10.17 pence
per ordinary
share 422,297,815 422,285,256 100.00 12,559 0.00 26,771
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4. To re-elect
Sir John Armitt
as a Director 418,618,890 392,090,932 93.66 26,527,958 6.34 3,724,562
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5. To re-elect
Matt Ashley
as a Director 422,303,378 419,938,774 99.44 2,364,604 0.56 45,637
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6. To re-elect
Joaquin Ayuso
as a Director 422,159,903 417,035,812 98.79 5,124,091 1.21 48,639
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7. To re-elect
Jorge Cosmen
as a Director 422,299,153 413,405,308 97.89 8,893,845 2.11 59,731
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8. To re-elect
Matthew Crummack
as a Director 422,309,239 419,738,864 99.39 2,570,375 0.61 50,145
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9. To re-elect
Chris Davies
as a Director 422,305,312 419,059,118 99.23 3,246,194 0.77 54,072
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10. To re-elect
Dean Finch
as a Director 422,305,805 420,024,999 99.46 2,280,806 0.54 53,579
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11. To re-elect
Mike McKeon
as a Director 422,302,998 420,051,028 99.47 2,251,970 0.53 56,386
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12. To re-elect
Chris Muntwyler
as a Director 422,286,116 418,643,644 99.14 3,642,472 0.86 73,268
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13. To re-elect
Elliot (Lee)
Sander as
a Director 422,302,436 410,541,273 97.21 11,761,163 2.79 55,797
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14. To re-elect
Dr Ashley
Steel as a
Director 422,309,931 420,081,228 99.47 2,228,703 0.53 49,453
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15. To re-appoint
Deloitte LLP
as the Company's
auditor 413,907,670 413,855,705 99.99 51,965 0.01 8,451,692
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16. To authorise
the Directors
determine
the auditor's
remuneration 422,302,153 422,164,714 99.97 137,439 0.03 28,761
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17. To authorise
political
donations
and expenditure 422,279,468 420,384,290 99.55 1,895,178 0.45 59,374
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18. To authorise
the Directors
to allot shares 422,254,099 405,153,646 95.95 17,100,453 4.05 77,315
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19. To disapply
pre-emption
rights - general
(3) 410,494,138 410,224,725 99.93 269,413 0.07 11,865,246
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20. To disapply
pre-emption
rights - specific
(3) 410,429,928 358,185,392 87.27 52,244,536 12.73 11,902,579
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21. To authorise
the Company
to purchase
its own shares
(3) 422,046,892 412,209,146 97.67 9,837,746 2.33 306,891
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22. To call
General Meetings
(other than
AGMs) on 14
clear days'
notice (3) 422,320,197 413,099,097 97.82 9,221,100 2.18 34,357
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23. To re-elect
Jane Kingston
as a Director 421,454,215 418,057,042 99.19 3,397,173 0.81 49,456
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(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 as by duly appointed
corporate representative, was entitled to one vote per share held.
The total number of votes cast (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was
422,359,384 ordinary shares representing a 82.53% 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.
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Company contact:
Jennifer Myram, Company Secretary
Telephone +44 (0)20 7805 3807
Notes
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34
Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DGTR6 Annex 1R)
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