REG - Costain Group PLC - Results of 2021 AGM

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06/05/2021 15:50

RNS Number : 8304X
  
Costain Group PLC
  
06 May 2021
  
 

Costain Group PLC 
(the "Company")
 
Results of 2021 AGM
 
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 6 May 2021 (the "AGM"), the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, circulated to shareholders on 1 April 2021, were passed by the requisite majorities. The meeting was convened with the minimum necessary quorum of two shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 14 to 17 were passed as special resolutions. 
 
As at 6.30pm on 4 May 2021, the number of issued shares in the Company was 274,949,741 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
Issued Share Capital Voted
 


NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD




Resolution 1
Receive the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts
 


173,981,616


99.95%


86,549


0.05%


174,068,165


63.31%


17,070




Resolution 2
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 
 


170,444,719


98.18%


3,160,283


1.82%


173,605,002


63.14%


480,233




Resolution 3
Re-elect 
Dr Paul Golby
 


173,721,793


99.81%


333,022


0.19%


174,054,815


63.30%


30,420




Resolution 4
Re-elect 
Mr Alex Vaughan
 


173,721,668


99.80%


340,334


0.20%


174,062,002


63.31%


23,233




Resolution 5
Elect 
Ms Helen Willis
 


173,747,541


99.82%


305,363


0.18%


174,052,904


63.30%


32,331




Resolution 6
Elect
Mr Bishoy Azmy
 


173,573,256


99.88%


211,484


0.12%


173,784,740


63.21%


300,495




Resolution 7
Re-elect 
Ms Jacqueline de Rojas 
 


173,739,303


99.82%


319,940


0.18%


174,059,243


63.31%


25,992




Resolution 8
Elect
Mr Tony Quinlan
 


173,530,526


99.84%


269,887


0.16%


173,800,413


63.21%


284,822




Resolution 9
Re-elect 
Ms Alison Wood
 


173,735,545


99.82%


318,006


0.18%


174,053,551


63.30%


31,684




Resolution 10
Re-appoint PwC 
as auditor
 


173,452,413


99.82%


313,010


0.18%


173,765,423


63.20%


319,812







 



RESOLUTION
 
 
 


NUMBER OF VOTES
FOR


% of Votes Cast


NUMBER OF VOTES AGAINST


% of Votes Cast


TOTAL VOTES
CAST


% of
Issued Share Capital Voted


NUMBER OF VOTES WITHHELD




Resolution 11
Authorise the auditor's remuneration
 


173,897,259


99.93%


116,028


0.07%


174,013,287


63.29%


71,948




Resolution 12
Authorise political donations
 


154,662,936


88.86%


19,386,047


11.14%


174,048,983


63.30%


36,252




Resolution 13
Authorise the allotment of shares
 


173,239,394


99.54%


805,068


0.46%


174,044,462


63.30%


40,773




Resolution 14
Approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights (general)
 


173,310,261


99.59%


717,415


0.41%


174,027,676


63.29%


57,559




Resolution 15
Approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights (acquisition or capital investment)
 


173,356,530


99.61%


676,418


0.39%


174,032,948


63.30%


52,287




Resolution 16
Authorise the purchase of own shares
 


173,779,878


99.83%


290,699


0.17%


174,070,577


63.31%


14,658




Resolution 17
Approve the holding of General Meetings (not AGMs) on 14 clear days' notice
 


173,630,658


99.75%


435,085


0.25%


174,065,743


63.31%


19,492



 
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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. In addition, copies of these resolutions will also be filed with Companies House.
The results of the 2021 AGM will be available to view on the Company's website at www.costain.com.
                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                6 May 2021
Enquiries:
 



Costain


Tel: 01628 842 444




Alex Vaughan, Chief Executive Officer








Helen Willis, Chief Financial Officer








Sara Lipscombe, Group Communications Director
 
 








MHP Communications


Tel: 020 3128 8658




Tim Rowntree
Peter Hewer


Costain@mhpc.com



 

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