REG - Centrica PLC - Result of AGM

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07/06/2022 13:45

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RNS Number : 0275O  Centrica PLC  07 June 2022

 

Centrica plc

(the Company)

 

2022 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

 

Centrica plc's 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Leicester
Marriott Hotel, Smith Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SW on
Tuesday, 7 June 2022 at 10.00am. All resolutions proposed at the AGM were
decided on a poll and were passed. The results are set out below:

 

 Resolution                                                                              For*           %      Against      %      Total votes cast  % Issued Capital**  Withheld***
 1       To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31       3,748,873,410  99.96  1,393,293    0.04   3,750,266,703     63.48%              3,224,475
         December 2021
 2       To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report for the year ended 31      3,628,823,825  96.71  123,420,614  3.29   3,752,244,439     63.52%              1,247,419
         December 2021
 3       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                                   3,132,342,144  83.48  619,903,528  16.52  3,752,245,672     63.52%              1,275,033
 4       To authorise the Directors to continue to operate the Centrica Share Incentive  3,733,854,529  99.50  18,741,666   0.50   3,752,596,195     63.52%              886,311
         Plan
 5       To renew the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) until the tenth anniversary of     3,518,297,025  93.76  234,045,914  6.24   3,752,342,939     63.52%              1,101,800
         the 2022 AGM
 6       To elect Nathan Bostock as a Director                                           3,749,828,536  99.93  2,520,631    0.07   3,752,349,167     63.52%              1,131,003
 7       To elect Rt Hon. Amber Rudd as a Director                                       3,747,707,860  99.87  5,001,627    0.13   3,752,709,487     63.52%              807,013
 8       To re-elect Carol Arrowsmith as a Director                                      3,504,924,474  93.41  247,439,397  6.59   3,752,363,871     63.52%              1,082,852
 9       To re-elect Heidi Mottram as a Director                                         3,639,217,060  96.98  113,144,047  3.02   3,752,361,107     63.52%              1,086,606
 10      To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director                                         3,639,392,012  96.99  112,958,976  3.01   3,752,350,988     63.52%              1,150,310
 11      To re-elect Chris O'Shea as a Director                                          3,737,480,476  99.60  15,085,353   0.40   3,752,565,829     63.52%              954,718
 12      To re-elect Kate Ringrose as a Director                                         3,695,971,007  98.49  56,625,668   1.51   3,752,596,675     63.52%              892,577
 13      To re-elect Scott Wheway as a Director                                          3,492,352,013  93.07  260,080,108  6.93   3,752,432,121     63.52%              1,059,627
 14      To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's Auditors                            3,736,483,998  99.93  2,489,075    0.07   3,738,973,073     63.29%              14,473,785
 15      To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors'                           3,750,354,113  99.93  2,494,796    0.07   3,752,848,909     63.53%              592,023

         remuneration
 16      Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the UK           3,639,562,890  97.35  99,023,977   2.65   3,738,586,867     63.28%              14,856,336
 17      To approve Centrica plc's Climate Transition Plan                               2,955,099,466  79.96  740,449,332  20.04  3,695,548,798     62.56%              57,872,166
 18      Authority to allot shares                                                       3,571,390,056  95.17  181,157,294  4.83   3,752,547,350     63.52%              866,487
 19      Authority to disapply pre-emption rights****                                    3,701,444,271  98.65  50,761,177   1.35   3,752,205,448     63.52%              1,203,282
 20      Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights****                         3,656,379,785  97.45  95,838,181   2.55   3,752,217,966     63.52%              1,231,774
 21      Authority to purchase own shares****                                            3,725,840,713  99.55  16,844,631   0.45   3,742,685,344     63.35%              10,778,430
 22      Notice of general meetings****                                                  3,577,472,208  95.33  175,333,135  4.67   3,752,805,343     63.53%              634,817

 

Notes to the disclosure:

*         Includes discretionary votes received

**       The total number of ordinary shares of of 6(14/81) pence in
issue was 5,907,541,623. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share

***      A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted
towards the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution

****     Special resolutions

 

We note that Resolution 17, on approving our Climate Transition Plan, was
supported by the overwhelming majority of shareholders (79.96%).  However, we
recognise that some shareholders (20.04%) chose not to support this
resolution.

 

Achieving Net Zero by 2045 and helping our customers achieve Net Zero by 2050
is vitally important to us and we will continue to engage with shareholders on
our Climate Transition Plan so as to ensure their views are fully understood.
We will publish an update on this engagement in accordance with the UK
Corporate Governance Code.

 

Copies of our announcements are available on our website:
centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements
(https://www.centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements)

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as
special business have been submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available
for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

James Dickinson

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

01753 494000

 

 

 

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654

Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

ISIN number: GB00B033F229

 

 

 

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