REG - Costain Group PLC - Result of AGM

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07/05/2019 16:55

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Costain Group PLC
07 May 2019
 


Costain Group PLC
(the "Company")
 
Results of 2019 AGM
 
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 7 May 2019 (the "AGM"), the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, circulated to shareholders on 22 March 2019, were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 15 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.
 
As at 6.30pm on 3 May 2019, the number of issued shares in the Company was 107,701,598 ordinary shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, the resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll in which every member present in person or by proxy had one vote for every share held.
 
The poll results, on which Equiniti, the Company's registrar, acted as scrutineer, are as follows:
 
 




RESOLUTION
 
 
 


NUMBER OF VOTES
FOR


% of Votes Cast


NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST


% of Votes Cast


TOTAL VOTES
CAST


% of
Voting Capital


NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD




Resolution 1
Receive the 2018 Annual Report and Accounts
 


76,529,551


100.00


3,170


0.00


76,532,721


71.06%


391,404




Resolution 2
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 


73,020,938


99.73


201,243


0.27


73,222,181


67.99%


3,701,942




Resolution 3
Declare the 2018 final dividend
 


76,918,553


100.00


3,167


0.00


76,921,720


71.42%


2,405




Resolution 4
Re-elect
Dr Paul Golby
 


76,548,780


99.53


358,280


0.47


76,907,060


71.41%


17,064




Resolution 5
Re-elect
Mr Anthony Bickerstaff
 


76,734,850


99.77


173,339


0.23


76,908,189


71.41%


15,936




Resolution 6
Re-elect
Ms Jane Lodge
 


69,336,742


94.25


4,230,273


5.75


73,567,015


68.31%


3,357,109




Resolution 7
Re-elect
Ms Alison Wood
 


73,348,281


99.70


218,562


0.30


73,566,843


68.31%


3,357,281




Resolution 8
Re-elect
Mr David McManus
 


76,324,746


99.24


585,989


0.76


76,910,735


71.41%


13,390




Resolution 9
Re-elect
Ms Jacqueline de Rojas
 


76,697,748


99.72


212,672


0.28


76,910,420


71.41%


13,705




Resolution 10
Re-appoint PwC
as auditor
 


76,772,468


99.93


57,224


0.07


76,829,692


71.34%


94,433




Resolution 11
Authorise the auditor's remuneration
 


76,870,496


99.96


32,004


0.04


76,902,500


71.40%


21,625




Resolution 12
Authorise political donations
 


73,645,578


95.78


3,245,379


4.22


76,890,957


71.39%


33,168




Resolution 13
Authorise the allotment of shares
 


76,442,492


99.39


469,593


0.61


76,912,085


71.41%


12,040




Resolution 14
Approve the renewal of Scrip Dividend Scheme
 


76,890,879


99.97


23,977


0.03


76,914,856


71.41%


9,269




Resolution 15
Approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights (general)
 


76,736,561


99.81


144,645


0.19


76,881,206


71.38%


42,899




Resolution 16
Approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights (acquisition or capital investment)
 


75,538,427


98.25


1,343,554


1.75


76,881,981


71.38%


42,123




Resolution 17
Authorise the purchase of own shares
 


76,373,812


99.46


413,029


0.54


76,786,841


71.30%


137,283




Resolution 18
Adopt new Articles of Association
 


76,446,654


99.95


35,659


0.05


76,482,313


71.01%


441,790




Resolution 19
Approve the holding of General Meetings (not AGMs) on 14 clear days' notice
 


75,882,472


98.66


1,031,107


1.34


76,913,579


71.41%


10,546




 
Notes:
1.   There were no restrictions on shareholders to cast votes on any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM.
2.   Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast (which does not include votes withheld).
3.   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.
4.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' totals.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions passed at the AGM today, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will shortly 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.
The results of the 2019 AGM will be available to view on the Company's website at www.Costain.com.
 
                                                                                                                                          7 May 2019
 
 
 
 
 
ENQUIRIES:




Costain Group PLC


Tel: 01628 842 444




Tracey Wood
Company Secretary


 




 


 




Instinctif Partners


Tel: 020 7457 2020




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James Gray


 




 




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