REG - National Grid PLC - Publication of AGM Results

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29/07/2019 15:40

RNS Number : 0885H
National Grid PLC
29 July 2019
 


                                                                                  

29 July 2019
 
National Grid plc ('the Company')
AGM poll results
 
Today, 29 July 2019, the Company held its 2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM').
 
The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below:
 
 




Resolution


Votes For


For (% of shares voted)


Votes against


Against (% of shares voted)


Votes Withheld**




1


To receive the Annual Report and Accounts


2,202,355,804


99.89


2,319,520


0.11


4,776,492




2


To declare a final dividend


2,199,896,392


99.70


6,642,862


0.30


2,918,777




3


To re-elect Sir Peter Gershon


2,162,270,850


98.14


40,950,076


1.86


6,233,713




4


To re-elect John Pettigrew


2,183,893,959


99.05


21,040,833


0.95


4,517,304




5


To elect Andy Agg


2,133,737,103


96.83


69,963,672


3.17


5,755,003




6


To re-elect Dean Seavers


2,178,356,535


98.86


25,109,100


1.14


5,990,253




7


To re-elect Nicola Shaw


2,183,357,274


99.07


20,444,203


0.93


5,651,882




8


To re-elect Jonathan Dawson


2,151,915,631


97.66


51,524,442


2.34


6,011,660




9


To re-elect Therese Esperdy


2,177,252,880


98.81


26,291,235


1.19


5,905,534




10


To re-elect Paul Golby


2,179,360,832


98.90


24,173,494


1.10


5,916,383




11


To re-elect Amanda Mesler


2,185,911,454


99.20


17,725,766


0.80


5,813,835




12


To elect Earl Shipp


2,188,442,880


99.32


15,069,501


0.68


5,938,784




13


To elect Jonathan Silver


2,189,160,091


99.35


14,244,998


0.65


6,044,715




14


To re-elect Mark Williamson


2,127,733,064


96.57


75,484,646


3.43


6,231,994




15


To re-appoint the auditors
Deloitte LLP


2,189,520,007


99.28


15,832,239


0.72


4,098,987




16


To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration


2,186,842,621


99.19


17,848,872


0.81


4,763,143




17


To approve the new Directors' remuneration policy


2,116,131,831


97.03


64,718,198


2.97


28,591,345




18


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


2,100,158,370


96.53


75,482,807


3.47


33,809,123




19


To authorise the Company to make political donations


2,140,378,789


97.90


45,916,396


2.10


23,155,921




20


To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares


2,171,462,637


98.47


33,804,804


1.53


4,183,856




21


To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme


2,190,846,125


99.48


11,403,092


0.52


7,204,265




22


To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme


2,189,981,566


99.45


12,048,064


0.55


7,424,082




23*


To disapply pre-emption rights


2,174,378,207


98.75


27,561,114


1.25


7,512,347




24*


To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions


2,128,791,462


96.67


73,234,773


3.33


7,426,408




25*


To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares


2,181,927,344


98.94


23,447,378


1.06


4,078,025




26*


To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice


2,028,800,633


92.46


165,354,867


7.54


15,298,273




 
* Special resolution
** A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
 
As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 23-26 will be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
 
The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company's website https://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-information/agm/2019 




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