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RNS Number : 0937H  Drax Group PLC  01 May 2025

1 May 2025

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 1 May 2025.

 

 

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

 1.      To receive the annual report and accounts of the Company                    251,207,606  99.72   710,207        0.28   251,917,813  325,032
 2.      To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chair of the         242,773,772  96.25   9,450,240      3.75   252,224,012  18,829
         Remuneration Committee and the annual report on remuneration
 3.      To approve the final dividend of 15.6 pence per share                       252,228,632  100.00  2,552          0.00   252,231,184  11,657
 4.      To elect Rob Shuter as a Director of the Company                            252,222,286  99.99   4,991          0.01   252,227,277  15,072
 5.      To re-elect Andrea Bertone as a Director of the Company                     235,018,988  97.24   6,661,474      2.76   241,680,462  10,562,377
 6.      To re-elect Will Gardiner as a Director of the Company                      249,070,740  98.75   3,151,881      1.25   252,222,621  19,503
 7.      To re-elect Andy Skelton as a Director of the Company                       249,725,822  99.01   2,502,024      0.99   252,227,846  14,503
 8.      To re-elect John Baxter as a Director of the Company                        252,218,989  99.99   5,762          0.01   252,224,751  17,598
 9.      To re-elect Nicola Hodson as a Director of the Company                      240,436,163  95.33   11,791,173     4.67   252,227,336  15,503
 10.     To re-elect Kim Keating as a Director of the Company                        252,079,336  99.94   146,817        0.06   252,226,153  16,680
 11.     To re-elect David Nussbaum as a Director of the Company                     252,218,998  99.99   6,598          0.01   252,225,596  16,753
 12.     To re-elect Erika Peterman as a Director of the Company                     252,220,051  99.99   6,029          0.01   252,226,080  16,753
 13.     To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor                         252,157,787  99.97   65,919         0.03   252,223,706  19,135
 14.     Authority to determine auditor's remuneration                               251,984,378  99.91   238,412        0.09   252,222,790  20,051
 15.     Authority to make political donations to specified limits                   250,610,991  99.36   1,614,845      0.64   252,225,836  17,005
 16.     Authority to allot shares                                                   243,871,823  96.69   8,356,809      3.31   252,228,632  14,209
 17.     Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments                          241,492,968  95.74   10,736,542     4.26   252,229,510  13,331
 18.     Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights                             225,625,267  89.46   26,595,682     10.54  252,220,949  21,892
 19.     Authority to purchase own shares                                            246,187,338  97.67   5,864,348      2.33   252,051,686  191,155
 20.     Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice  242,975,826  96.33   9,253,566      3.67   252,229,392  13,449

 

 

Resolutions 1 to 20 were carried.

 

As at 1 May 2025, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 429,592,911
ordinary shares of 11 (16)/(29) pence each, of which 73,190,127 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 356,402,784.

 

 

 

 

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

 

 

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