REG - DP World PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 0795XDP World PLC25 April 2019DP World PLC - Annual General Meeting Voting Results
At the DP World PLC Annual General Meeting held at 11:00 a.m. (UAE time), Thursday 25 April 2019, the shareholders passed all the resolutions.
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
APPROVAL OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
Resolution 1
It was proposed that the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 together with the auditors' report on those accounts be approved.
774,644,683 of the votes cast were in favour and 0 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 608,428.
APPROVAL OF DIVIDEND
Resolution 2
It was proposed that a final dividend be declared of 43.0 US cents per share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2018 payable to shareholders on the register at 5.00 pm (UAE time) on 26 March 2019.
775,252,716 of the votes cast were in favour and 0 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 395.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF SULTAN AHMED BIN SULAYEM
Resolution 3
It was proposed that Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
765,482,648 of the votes cast were in favour and 7,286,665 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,403,888.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF YUVRAJ NARAYAN
Resolution 4
It was proposed that Yuvraj Narayan be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
771,608,978 of the votes cast were in favour and 1,240,245 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,403,888.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF DEEPAK PAREKH
Resolution 5
It was proposed that Deepak Parekh be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
756,545,329 of the votes cast were in favour and 14,196,543 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,403,696.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT WOODS
Resolution 6
It was proposed that Robert Woods be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
772,062,938 of the votes cast were in favour and 786,093 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,404,080.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF MARK RUSSELL
Resolution 7
It was proposed that Mark Russell be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
772,206,263 of the votes cast were in favour and 642,768 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,404,080.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF ABDULLA GHOBASH
Resolution 8
It was proposed that Abdulla Ghobash be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
772,063,130 of the votes cast were in favour and 785,901 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,404,080.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF NADYA KAMALI
Resolution 9
It was proposed that Nadya Kamali be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
769,638,696 of the votes cast were in favour and 3,130,617 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,403,888.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF MOHAMED AL SUWAIDI
Resolution 10
It was proposed that Mohamed Al Suwaidi be re-appointed as a director of the Company.
751,906,545 of the votes cast were in favour and 18,602,926 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,403,888.
RE - APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
Resolution 11It was proposed that KPMG LLP be re-appointed as independent auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid.
773,307,708 of the votes cast were in favour and 1,337,167 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 608,236.
REMUNERATION OF AUDITORSResolution 12
It was proposed to authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of KPMG LLP.
750,636,179 of the votes cast were in favour and 3,249,755 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 21,130,246.
AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARESResolution 13
It was proposed to renew the existing authority allowing the Company to allot (or issue) up to a limited number of ordinary shares in the Company.
774,318,982 of the votes cast were in favour and 854,016 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 203.
AUTHORITY TO BUY BACK SHARES
Resolution 14
It was proposed to authorise the Company to buy back a limited number of shares.
774,882,485 of the votes cast were in favour and 340,529 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 30,097.
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
AUTHORITY TO DIS-APPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTSResolution 15
In line with common international practice, DP World requested the renewal of an existing authority allowing the Company to allot (or issue) up to a limited number of shares (5% of the nominal value of the issued and unconditionally allotted share capital of the Company) free of pre-emption rights.
774,848,980 of the votes cast were in favour and 401,881 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 2,250.
AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SHARE CAPITALResolution 16
It was proposed that the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to reduce its share capital by cancelling any or all of the ordinary shares purchased by the Company pursuant to Resolution 14.
775,238,140 of the votes cast were in favour and 384 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 1,587.
AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
Resolution 17
It was proposed that the amended articles of association produced to the meeting be adopted in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the existing Articles.
703,776,648 of the votes cast were in favour and 70,233,963 of the votes cast were against. The number of votes abstained was 1,674.
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority, copies of resolutions 15, 16 and 17 will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
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For further information:
Mohammad Al Hashimy
Company Secretary
DP World PLC
+9714 8811110
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