REG - Informa PLC - Result of AGM

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25/05/2018 13:55

RNS Number : 3717P
Informa PLC
25 May 2018
 


Informa LEI: 5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
Press Release
25 May 2018
Informa PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting
London: Informa PLC (the "Company"), the international Exhibitions, Events, Business Intelligence and Academic Publishing Group, announces that at today's Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"), all resolutions were passed on a poll.
The full results are set out in the table below. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
 




 


RESOLUTION


FOR1


AGAINST


TOTAL


WITHHELD2




 


 


Votes


%


Votes


%


Votes


Votes




1


Receive the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2017


668,459,284


99.93


476,691


0.07


668,935,975


5,962,925




2


To declare a final dividend of 13.8 pence per ordinary share


674,131,678


100.00


946


0.00


674,132,624


766,277




3


Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy


426,506,481


64.19


237,979,957


35.81


664,486,438


10,412,463




4


Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


628,334,895


93.21


45,796,471


6.79


674,131,366


767,534




5


Re-elect Derek Mapp as a Director


518,572,682


85.38


88,782,174


14.62


607,354,856


67,544,043




6


Re-elect Stephen A Carter as a Director


674,129,982


100.00


1,965


0.00


674,131,947


766,954




7


Re-elect Gareth Wright as a Director


674,006,156


99.98


111,298


0.02


674,117,454


781,447




8


Re-elect Gareth Bullock as a Director


663,710,408


98.45


10,421,539


1.55


674,131,947


766,954




9


Re-elect Cindy Rose as a Director


667,434,912


99.01


6,697,034


0.99


674,131,946


766,954




10


Re-elect Helen Owers as a Director


659,747,210


97.87


14,384,736


2.13


674,131,946


766,954




11


Re-elect Stephen Davidson as a Director


592,828,822


90.66


61,085,346


9.34


653,914,168


20,984,731




12


Re-elect David Flaschen as a Director


674,126,786


100.00


5,161


0.00


674,131,947


766,954




13


Re-elect John Rishton as a Director


673,258,195


99.87


873,752


0.13


674,131,947


766,954




14


Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company


660,888,020


98.04


13,241,634


1.96


674,129,654


769,246




15


Authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Directors) to determine the remuneration of the auditor


670,240,861


99.42


3,891,142


0.58


674,132,003


766,898




16


Authorise the Company to make political donations and expenditure


670,080,487


99.40


4,032,567


0.60


674,113,054


785,847




17


Authorise the Directors to allot shares


644,645,254


95.53


30,188,138


4.47


674,833,392


65,509




18


Approve amendments to the Informa 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan


466,662,510


69.45


205,278,687


30.55


671,941,197


2,957,704




19


Approve the Informa 2017 U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan


674,673,470


99.97


183,475


0.03


674,856,945


41,956




20


To approve an increase in the aggregate sum that may be paid as Non-Executive Director's fees from £1,000 000 to £1,500,000


667,656,049


99.04


6,451,207


0.96


674,107,256


791,644




21


To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital


661,430,599


99.70


1,971,593


0.30


663,402,192


11,496,709




22


To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital


634,737,491


95.68


28,664,846


4.32


663,402,337


11,496,563




23


Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares


666,975,135


99.06


6,332,382


0.94


673,307,517


1,591,383




24


Authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clear days' notice


657,239,895


97.49


16,892,131


2.51


674,132,026


766,875




 
Notes:
1.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total
2.   A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
Following the strong support received by shareholders at the recent General Meeting to approve the Offer for UBM plc, the Board is pleased that shareholders also voted in support of all resolutions at today's Annual General Meeting. As part of this, we note that shareholders approved our new Remuneration Policy, which was updated following an extensive and detailed round of shareholder consultation and engagement. We also recognise that a minority of shareholders voted against Resolution 3, albeit for a variety of different reasons. The Board and the Remuneration Committee believes that the updated Policy is closely aligned with shareholders' interests and key to supporting the Company's strategy following the combination with UBM plc. Notwithstanding this, the Remuneration Committee notes the various issues raised by some shareholders and will reflect on the feedback received.




Enquiries


 




Informa PLC


 




Rupert Hopley, Group Company Secretary


+44 (0) 20 7017 5000




Richard Menzies-Gow, Director of Investor Relations


+44 (0) 20 3377 3445




Notes to editors
About Informa PLC
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