REG - Drax Group Plc - Result of AGM

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RNS Number : 0824M  Drax Group PLC  25 April 2024

25 April 2024

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

 

Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

 

Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions
put to its Annual General Meeting held today, Thursday 25 April 2024.

 

 

 No.     Brief Description                                                           Votes For    %      Votes Against  %     Votes Total  Votes Withheld

 1.      To receive the annual report and accounts of the Company                    287,791,065  99.66  968,639        0.34  288,759,704  1,158,236
 2.      To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chair of the         281,741,119  97.39  7,558,586      2.61  289,299,705  656,575
         Remuneration Committee and the annual report on remuneration
 3.      To approve the final dividend of 13.9 pence per share                       289,255,323  99.98  50,799         0.02  289,306,122  650,158
 4.      To elect Andrea Bertone as a Director of the Company                        279,587,073  96.64  9,707,628      3.36  289,294,701  660,279
 5.      To re-elect Will Gardiner as a Director of the Company                      288,311,212  99.66  983,557        0.34  289,294,769  660,211
 6.      To re-elect Andy Skelton as a Director of the Company                       286,188,802  98.93  3,105,707      1.07  289,294,509  660,471
 7.      To re-elect John Baxter as a Director of the Company                        286,477,230  99.03  2,818,835      0.97  289,296,065  658,915
 8.      To re-elect Nicola Hodson as a Director of the Company                      273,635,947  94.59  15,656,311     5.41  289,292,258  662,722
 9.      To re-elect Kim Keating as a Director of the Company                        278,410,674  96.24  10,882,389     3.76  289,293,063  661,917
 10.     To re-elect David Nussbaum as a Director of the Company                     289,202,574  99.97  92,193         0.03  289,294,767  660,213
 11.     To re-elect Erika Peterman as a Director of the Company                     289,285,897  99.99  9,158          0.01  289,295,055  659,925
 12.     To re-elect Vanessa Simms as a Director of the Company                      284,208,085  98.91  3,119,519      1.09  287,327,604  2,627,376
 13.     To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor                            288,236,219  99.65  1,020,912      0.35  289,257,131  697,849
 14.     Authority to determine auditor's remuneration                               289,284,153  99.99  16,368         0.01  289,300,521  655,759
 15.     Authority to make political donations to specified limits                   288,227,980  99.41  1,718,322      0.59  289,946,302  9,978
 16.     Authority to allot shares                                                   283,894,509  98.13  5,402,665      1.87  289,297,174  659,106
 17.     Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments                          274,883,558  95.02  14,414,645     4.98  289,298,203  658,077
 18.     Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights                             260,990,588  90.22  28,307,291     9.78  289,297,879  658,401
 19.     Authority to purchase own shares                                            288,120,159  99.65  1,009,779      0.35  289,129,938  826,342
 20.     To approve the rules and adoption of the 2024 Sharesave Plan                285,654,603  98.74  3,642,400      1.26  289,297,003  659,277
 21.     Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice  281,851,212  97.43  7,443,507      2.57  289,294,719  661,561

 

 

Resolutions 1 to 21 were carried.

 

The Company's issued share capital consisted of 426,926,113 ordinary shares of
11 (16)/(29) pence each, of which 40,225,037 ordinary shares are held in
treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights. Accordingly, the total
number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares is 386,701,076.

 

 

 

 

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

 

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