REG - easyJet PLC - Result of AGM

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07/02/2019 15:05

RNS Number : 4185P
easyJet PLC
07 February 2019
 


          easyJet plc
Poll results of 2019 Annual General Meeting
7 February 2019
easyJet plc is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held earlier today at Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, Luton, LU2 9PF.  
 
All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 17 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 18 to 20 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed).
 
1.   Poll Results: The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set out below:   
 




Resolution


Votes For


% of Votes Cast


Votes Against


% of Votes Cast


Total Votes


% of ISC
Voted*


Votes Witheld**




1.   To receive the Annual report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2018
 


176,146,631


99.83


305,032


0.17


176,451,663


44.42%


601,979




2.   To approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration
 


173,273,056


98.09


3,366,581


1.91


176,639,637


44.47%


413,182




3.   To declare an ordinary dividend 
 


176,735,207


99.99


14,727


0.01


176,749,934


44.50%


307,927




4.   To re-elect John Barton as a Director
 


172,818,922


97.80


3,885,959


2.20


176,704,881


44.49%


349,592




5.   To re-elect Johan Lundgren as a Director
 


176,548,741


99.91


163,589


0.09


176,712,330


44.49%


342,380




6.   To re-elect Andrew Findlay as a Director
 
 


176,305,500


99.77


402,947


0.23


176,708,447


44.49%


344,182




7.   To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director
 


174,312,487


99.64


632,552


0.36


174,945,039


44.04%


2,108,931




8.   To re‑elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director
 


172,972,927


99.91


152,728


0.09


173,125,655


43.59%


3,926,973




9.   To re-elect Moya Greene as a Director
 


176,264,026


99.75


436,996


0.25


176,701,022


44.49%


351,549




10.  To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director
 


176,173,045


99.70


531,679


0.30


176,704,724


44.49%


348,016




11.  To elect Julie Southern as a Director
 


148,393,169


83.98


28,305,380


16.02


176,698,549


44.49%


353,635




12.  To elect Anastassia Lauterbach as a Director
 


176,625,286


99.96


69,957


0.04


176,695,243


44.48%


357,043




13.  To elect Nick Leeder as a Director.
 


176,532,802


99.91


161,217


0.09


176,694,019


44.48%


356,903




14.  To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company
 


172,785,499


97.77


3,938,545


2.23


176,724,044


44.49%


329,816




15.  To authorise the Audit Committee, for and on behalf of the Directors, to determine the auditors' remuneration
 


175,520,311


99.32


1,197,004


0.68


176,717,315


44.49%


336,656




16.  To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure
 


174,010,946


98.77


2,171,646


1.23


176,182,592


44.36%


874,234




17.  To authorise the Directors to allot shares
 


176,491,529


99.86


239,544


0.14


176,731,073


44.49%


323,023




18.  To disapply statutory pre-emption rights ***
 


176,501,288


99.89


192,118


0.11


176,693,406


44.48%


350,489




19.  To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares ***
 


174,723,263


98.70


2,300,602


1.30


177,023,865


44.57%


31,906




20.  To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than annual general meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice ***


165,866,872


94.14


10,325,265


5.86


176,192,137


44.36%


860,697




 
*Based on total issued share capital of 397,208,133 Ordinary shares
**A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution
***Special Resolution requiring a 75% majority

 




Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors
 




Resolution


Votes For


% of Votes cast


Votes Against


% of votes cast


Total Votes


% of ISC voted****


Votes Withheld**




7.   To re-elect Charles Gurassa as a Director
 


174,312,487


99.64


632,552


0.36


174,945,039


66.07%


2,108,931




8.   To re‑elect Dr. Andreas Bierwirth as a Director
 


172,972,927


99.91


152,728


0.09


173,125,655


65.38%


3,926,973




9.   To re-elect Moya Greene as a Director
 


176,264,026


99.75


436,996


0.25


176,701,022


66.73%


351,549




10.  To re-elect Andy Martin as a Director
 


176,173,045


99.70


531,679


0.30


176,704,724


66.73%


348,016




11.  To elect Julie Southern as a Director
 


148,393,169


83.98


28,305,380


16.02


176,698,549


66.73%


353,635




12.  To elect Anastassia Lauterbach as a Director
 


176,625,286


99.96


69,957


0.04


176,695,243


66.73%


357,043




13.  To elect Nick Leeder as a Director
 
 


176,532,802


99.91


161,217


0.09


176,694,019


66.73%


356,903




 
**** Based on total issued share capital of 397,208,133 Ordinary shares but excluding (for these purposes) shares held by the controlling shareholders
2.   Notes
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, Resolutions 7-13 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 397,208,133.
 
3.   Board Changes
 
Adèle Anderson retired from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM.  For the purposes of section 430(2B) of the Companies Act, she will receive her pro-rata entitlement to Non-Executive Director fees for the month of February 2019 and will not be entitled to any payments for loss of office.
 
4.   Other
 
The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://corporate.easyjet.com/
 
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been forwarded to the FCA for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).
 
5.   Dividend
 
The timetable in relation to the ordinary dividend is as follows:
 




Shares marked ex-entitlement to the dividends


Thursday, 28 February 2019




Record date for entitlement to the dividends


5.00 p.m. on Friday, 1 March 2019




Payment of dividends


Friday, 22 March 2019




 
End
 
7 February 2019
For further details please contact easyJet plc:




Institutional investors and sell side analysts:
 


 




Stuart Morgan


+44 (0) 7989 665 484


 




Michael Barker
 


+44 (0) 7985 890 939


 




Media:
 
Flic Howard-Allen, Communications


 
 
+44 (0) 7860 794 444


 




Edward Simpkins, Finsbury


+44 (0) 7947 740 551


 



 
 
 
 



 
 




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