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RNS Number : 4235XCostain Group PLC05 May 2016Costain Group PLC
("Costain" or "the Group")
Results of AGM
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 05 May 2016, the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting circulated to shareholders on 31 March 2016 and put to the meeting were passed on a show of hands. The number of shares in issue at the voting record date was 102,100,417 ordinary shares.
The proxy figures for the resolutions were as follows:
TOTAL VOTES
CAST
VOTES
FOR
% of Votes Cast
VOTES AGAINST
% of Votes Cast
VOTES WITHHELD
Resolution 1
65,559,270
65,553,813
99.99%
5,457
0.01%
1,107,347
Resolution 2
65,552,916
65,340,074
99.68%
212,842
0.32%
1,113,701
Resolution 3
65,580,587
65,577,144
99.99%
3,443
0.01%
1,086,030
Resolution 4
65,573,176
65,545,690
99.96%
27,486
0.04%
1,093,441
Resolution 5
(see note 4 below)
Resolution 6
65,572,261
65,548,740
99.96%
23,521
0.04%
1,094,356
Resolution 7
65,171,473
63,995,607
98.20%
1,175,866
1.80%
1,495,144
Resolution 8
65,557,787
65,528,580
99.96%
29,207
0.04%
1,108,830
Resolution 9
65,568,435
65,423,444
99.78%
144,991
0.22%
1,098,182
Resolution 10
65,513,201
65,479,603
99.95%
33,598
0.05%
1,153,416
Resolution 11
65,543,601
64,533,935
98.46%
1,009,666
1.54%
1,123,016
Notes:
1. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast (which does not include votes withheld).
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' the Resolutions, nor the total votes cast.
3. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' totals.
4. Resolution number 5 was not put to the meeting as it was no longer required, as announced on 06 April 2016.
A copy of this announcement confirming the proxy figures will be available on the Company's website.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of Resolutions 9, 10 and 11 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.aspx. In addition, copies of these Resolutions will also be filed with Companies House.
05 May 2016
ENQUIRIES:
Costain Group PLC
Tel: 01628 842 444
Tracey Wood
Company Secretary
Instinctif Partners
Tel: 020 7457 2020
Mark Garraway
Helen Tarbet
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