REG-FirstGroup Plc: Result of AGM

FirstgroupAnnouncement

21/07/2023 16:30

FirstGroup plc

Result of 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) - 21 JULY 2023: Replacement

FirstGroup plc (the 'Company') announces that, at the AGM held earlier today,
all resolutions were passed by the Company's shareholders on a poll. The
results of the poll are shown in the table below and will also be available on
the Company's website.

 

                                                                                                       FOR                     AGAINST                     TOTAL            WITHHELD         
     Number of Votes                                                                                                % of Vote  Number of Votes  % of Vote  Number of Votes  Number of Votes  
 1   To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks ended 25 March 2023        533,161,692  99.99      45,579           0.01       533,207,271      705,007          
 2   To approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration                                           511,579,618  95.85      22,157,576       4.15       533,737,194      175,084          
 3   To declare a final dividend of 2.9 pence per ordinary share for the 52 weeks ended 25 March 2023  533,531,448  99.94      329,746          0.06       533,861,194      51,084           
 4   To re-elect Sally Cabrini as a Director                                                           524,642,543  98.32      8,956,307        1.68       533,598,850      313,428          
 5   To re-elect Myrtle Dawes as a Director                                                            524,642,961  98.32      8,962,367        1.68       533,605,328      306,950          
 6   To re-elect Anthony Green as a Director                                                           517,924,141  97.06      15,673,656       2.94       533,597,797      314,481          
 7   To re-elect Claire Hawkings as a Director                                                         524,662,879  98.32      8,965,018        1.68       533,627,897      284,381          
 8   To re- elect Jane Lodge as a Director                                                             522,266,288  97.88      11,337,145       2.12       533,603,433      308,845          
 9   To re- elect Peter Lynas as a Director                                                            524,665,395  98.32      8,959,897        1.68       533,625,292      286,986          
 10  To re-elect Ryan Mangold as a Director                                                            532,996,062  99.88      615,905          0.12       533,611,967      300,311          
 11  To re-elect David Martin as a Director                                                            521,701,151  97.77      11,906,498       2.23       533,607,649      304,629          
 12  To re-elect Graham Sutherland as a Director                                                       533,379,439  99.95      289,646          0.05       533,669,085      243,193          
 13  To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors                                                 533,570,553  99.97      165,203          0.03       533,735,756      176,522          
 14  To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors                          533,551,105  99.96      206,407          0.04       533,757,512      154,766          
 15  To authorise the Directors to allot shares                                                        528,860,604  99.08      4,915,116        0.92       533,775,720      136,558          
 16  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights                                         528,130,034  98.96      5,553,765        1.04       533,683,799      228,479          
 17  To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or other capital investments                      525,899,747  98.54      7,803,186        1.46       533,702,933      209,345          
 18  To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares                       524,412,417  98.27      9,209,100        1.73       533,621,517      290,761          
 19  To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure              532,445,928  99.75      1,309,442        0.25       533,755,370      156,908          
 20  To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice                             525,230,744  98.41      8,499,741        1.59       533,730,485      181,793          

 

Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received. A
'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of
the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution. Votes were cast for a total of
533,861,194 ordinary shares of 5 pence per share, representing 77.31% of the
total number of votes capable of being cast at the AGM. The Company's issued
share capital as at close of business on 19th July 2023 which was the voting
record date for the meeting was 750,684,148 ordinary shares and the number of
votes per share is one. On 19th July 2023 the Company held 60,837,882 shares
in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights. Resolutions 1 to 15, and 19
were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 as
Special Resolutions.

 
Contacts at FirstGroup:
Marianna Bowes Head of Investor Relations

Stuart Butchers, Group Head of Communications

David Blizzard, Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354

 
Contacts at Brunswick PR:
Andrew Porter / Simone Selzer, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

 

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93. Classification as per
DTR 6 Annex 1R: 3.1.



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