15 May 2024
Keller
Group plc (the “Company")
Result
of 2024 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)
Keller
Group plc announces that all resolutions were passed at the
Company’s AGM held at the offices of DLA Piper UK LLP, 160
Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HT
at 10:00am today.
In line
with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution
at the meeting and the total number of votes received on each
resolution is as follows:
|
Resolution
|
Votes
For
|
%
|
Votes
Against
|
%
|
Total
Votes
|
Votes
Withheld
|
|
1 - To
receive the Annual Report and Accounts
|
53,878,370
|
100.00%
|
2,550
|
0.00%
|
53,880,920
|
196,494
|
|
2 - To
approve the
Directors’
Remuneration Policy
|
51,360,080
|
95.11%
|
2,639,884
|
4.89%
|
53,999,964
|
77,450
|
|
3 - To
approve the Directors’ remuneration report
|
52,568,778
|
97.35%
|
1,431,265
|
2.65%
|
54,000,043
|
77,371
|
|
4 – To
declare a final dividend of 31.3p per Ordinary
Share
|
54,016,129
|
100.00%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
54,016,129
|
61,285
|
|
5 – To
re-appoint
Ernst
& Young LLP as Auditors
|
53,277,451
|
98.64%
|
732,164
|
1.36%
|
54,009,615
|
67,799
|
|
6 - To
authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the remuneration of
the Auditors
|
53,835,838
|
99.67%
|
179,130
|
0.33%
|
54,014,968
|
62,446
|
|
7 - To
elect Annette Kelleher as a Director
|
53,298,124
|
99.70%
|
162,718
|
0.30%
|
53,460,842
|
616,572
|
|
8 - To
re-elect Paula Bell as a Director
|
52,696,815
|
98.57%
|
764,675
|
1.43%
|
53,461,490
|
615,924
|
|
9 - To
re-elect David Burke as a Director
|
53,939,601
|
99.89%
|
61,143
|
0.11%
|
54,000,744
|
76,670
|
|
10 - To
re-elect Juan G. Hernández Abrams as a Director
|
53,244,313
|
98.59%
|
760,429
|
1.41%
|
54,004,742
|
72,672
|
|
11 - To
re-elect Peter Hill CBE as a Director
|
52,198,312
|
96.67%
|
1,796,325
|
3.33%
|
53,994,637
|
82,777
|
|
12 - To
re-elect Baroness Kate Rock as a Director
|
53,240,067
|
98.58%
|
764,675
|
1.42%
|
54,004,742
|
72,672
|
|
13 - To
re-elect Michael Speakman as a Director
|
53,816,218
|
99.65%
|
188,526
|
0.35%
|
54,004,744
|
72,670
|
|
14 – To
authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to section 551
of the Companies Act 2006
|
51,747,469
|
95.82%
|
2,257,274
|
4.18%
|
54,004,743
|
72,671
|
|
15 -
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
|
52,921,326
|
97.99%
|
1,083,418
|
2.01%
|
54,004,744
|
72,670
|
|
16 -
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in limited
circumstances
|
46,900,012
|
86.84%
|
7,104,730
|
13.16%
|
54,004,742
|
72,672
|
|
17 – To
authorise market purchases of the Company’s shares
|
53,436,922
|
98.99%
|
546,832
|
1.01%
|
53,983,754
|
93,660
|
|
18 – To
authorise the payment of political donations and political
expenditure
|
52,902,069
|
98.42%
|
851,235
|
1.58%
|
53,753,304
|
324,110
|
|
19 -
Authority to call a general meeting on 14 days’ notice
|
53,145,268
|
98.40%
|
866,857
|
1.60%
|
54,012,125
|
65,289
|
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 54,016,129 ordinary shares of
10 pence per share, representing
74.02% of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the
AGM. The Company's issued share capital as at 15 May 2024 was 73,099,735 ordinary shares and
the number of votes per share is one. The Company held 123,153
shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights.
Resolutions 1 to 14, and 18 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions
and resolutions 15 to 17, and 19 as Special Resolutions.
This
announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s
website,
www.keller.com, as soon
as practicable. The full text of all the resolutions passed at the
meeting can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available for
inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
and
on the Company's website at
www.keller.com.
Enquiries:
Keller
Group plc
Silvana Glibota-Vigo, Group Head of Secretariat
Tel: 020
7616 7575
LEI
number:
549300QO4MBL43UHSN10
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Notes to
editors:
Keller is
the world's largest geotechnical specialist contractor providing a
wide portfolio of advanced foundation and ground improvement
techniques used across the entire construction sector. With around
9,500 staff and operations across five continents, Keller tackles
an unrivalled 5,500 projects every year, generating annual revenue
of c.£3bn.