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RNS Number : 8986I  Costain Group PLC  15 May 2025

Costain Group PLC (the Company)

15 May 2025

 

 

 

RESULTS OF 2025 AGM

 

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 15 May 2025 (the "AGM"), the
resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, circulated to shareholders on 8
April 2025, were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 15 were
passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special
resolutions.

 

As at 6.30pm on 13 May 2025, the number of issued shares in the Company was
272,566,087 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 EQ, the Company's registrar, acted as scrutineer
are as follows:

 

 RESOLUTION                                                                    NUMBER OF VOTES  % of Votes Cast  NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST  % of Votes Cast  TOTAL VOTES CAST  % of Issued Share Capital Voted  NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD

                                                                               FOR

 Resolution 1                                                                  136,946,541      100.00           917                      0.00             136,947,458       50.24%                           371,514

 Receive the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts
 Resolution 2                                                                  122,038,548      89.03            15,034,382               10.97            137,072,930       50.29%                           246,042

 Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 Resolution 3                                                                  137,260,549      100.00           1,383                    0.00             137,261,932       50.36%                           57,040

 Declare a final dividend
 Resolution 4                                                                  124,942,765      91.05            12,279,743               8.95             137,222,508       50.34%                           96,464

 Re-elect Kate Rock
 Resolution 5                                                                  136,994,523      99.93            99,269                   0.07             137,093,792       50.30%                           225,180

 Re-elect Alex Vaughan
 Resolution 6                                                                  136,829,561      99.71            392,196                  0.29             137,221,757       50.34%                           97,215

 Re-elect Helen Willis
 Resolution 7                                                                  135,111,544      98.47            2,103,294                1.53             137,214,838       50.34%                           104,134

 Re-elect Amanda Fisher
 Resolution 8                                                                  121,306,403      97.76            2,774,387                2.24             124,080,790       45.52%                           13,238,182

 Re-elect Fiona MacAulay
 Resolution 9                                                                  135,084,117      98.45            2,131,196                1.55             137,215,313       50.34%                           103,659

 Re-elect Steve Mogford
 Resolution 10                                                                 135,125,294      98.47            2,103,491                1.53             137,228,785       50.35%                           90,187

 Re-elect Tony Quinlan
 Resolution 11                                                                 136,922,567      99.88            167,322                  0.12             137,089,889       50.30%                           229,083

 Re-appoint PwC as auditor
 Resolution 12                                                                 137,191,725      99.98            27,353                   0.02             137,219,078       50.34%                           99,894

 Authorise the auditor's remuneration
 Resolution 13                                                                 110,277,659      80.40            26,883,189               19.60            137,160,848       50.32%                           158,124

 Authorise political donations
 Resolution 14                                                                 136,684,412      99.58            581,728                  0.42             137,266,140       50.36%                           52,832

 Authorise the allotment of shares
 Resolution 15                                                                 137,173,167      99.98            28,246                   0.02             137,201,413       50.34%                           117,559

 Authorise the renewal of the scrip dividend scheme
 Resolution 16                                                                 133,956,619      97.63            3,248,409                2.37             137,205,028       50.34%                           113,944

 Approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights (general)
 Resolution 17                                                                 128,105,902      93.36            9,112,790                6.64             137,218,692       50.34%                           100,280

 Approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights (acquisition or capital
 investment)
 Resolution 18                                                                 137,058,732      99.93            92,989                   0.07             137,151,721       50.32%                           167,251

 Authorise the purchase of own ordinary shares
 Resolution 19                                                                 136,595,047      99.50            684,001                  0.50             137,279,048       50.37%                           39,924

 Approve the holding of General Meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 clear days'
 notice

 

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 Chair 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
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) . Copies of these
resolutions will also be filed with Companies House.

The results of the 2025 AGM will be available to view on the Company's website
at www.costain.com (http://www.costain.com) .

 

 

 

Enquiries

 

 Investors and analysts
 Matthew Jones, Costain      +44 (0) 7860 922 341

 Financial media - Headland  costain@headlandconsultancy.com (mailto:costain@headlandconsultancy.com)
 Andy Rivett-Carnac          +44 (0) 7968 997 365
 Charlie Twigg               +44 (0) 7946 494 568

 

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