REG - National Grid PLC - Publication of AGM Results

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26/07/2021 14:20

RNS Number : 4906G
  
National Grid PLC
  
26 July 2021
  
 

26 July 2021
 
National Grid plc ('National Grid' or 'the Company')
 
Publication of AGM Results
 
The Company announces that the following resolutions were duly passed at the Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') which was held today at 11.30am at Royal Lancaster London, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY. 
 
Resolutions 1 to 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 21 to 25 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
 



Resolution


Votes For


For (% of shares voted)


Votes against


Against (% of shares voted)


Votes Withheld**




1
 
 


To receive the Annual Report and Accounts


2,364,198,006


99.72


6,646,121


0.28


1,951,721




2
 


To declare a final dividend


2,360,172,238


99.50


11,795,988


0.50


830,942




3
 


To elect Paula Rosput Reynolds


2,343,746,412


98.96


24,518,601


1.04


4,528,486




4
 


To re-elect John Pettigrew


2,362,459,770


99.74


6,166,422


0.26


4,169,927




5
 


To re-elect Andy Agg


2,360,984,633


99.70


7,193,895


0.30


4,618,284




6
 


To re-elect Mark Williamson


2,360,189,055


99.66


7,971,091


0.34


4,633,836




7
 


To re-elect Jonathan Dawson


2,359,457,477


99.63


8,645,891


0.37


4,689,921




8
 


To re-elect Therese Esperdy


2,362,060,954


99.74


6,070,151


0.26


4,662,184




9
 


To re-elect Liz Hewitt


2,361,278,865


99.71


6,932,778


0.29


4,582,339




10
 


To re-elect Amanda Mesler


2,361,400,360


99.71


6,816,720


0.29


4,576,902




11
 


To re-elect Earl Shipp


2,361,063,797


99.70


7,023,843


0.30


4,705,649




12
 


To re-elect Jonathan Silver


2,360,233,170


99.67


7,916,531


0.33


4,643,527




13
 


To re-appoint the auditors
Deloitte LLP


2,366,892,281


99.86


3,331,151


0.14


2,565,797




14
 
 
 


To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration


2,365,381,281


99.76


5,677,227


0.24


1,735,012




15
 
 
 


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report


2,282,856,361


96.79


75,653,431


3.21


14,283,931




16
 
 


To authorise the Company to make political donations


2,314,305,362


98.06


45,675,733


1.94


12,815,469




17
 
 


To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares


2,314,230,626


97.72


54,111,752


2.28


4,449,877




18
 
 


To reapprove the National Grid plc Long Term Performance Plan


2,331,964,412


98.57


33,749,984


1.43


7,078,509




19
 
 


To reapprove the National Grid plc US Employee Stock Purchase Plan


2,361,350,064


99.69


7,306,394


0.31


4,134,440




20
 
 


To approve the Company's climate change related net zero commitments and associated targets


2,228,410,181


99.00


22,529,078


1.00


121,854,197




21*
 


To disapply pre-emption rights


2,334,513,539


98.62


32,606,409


1.38


5,673,650




22*
 
 


To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions


2,305,137,305


97.33


63,312,740


2.67


4,343,553




23*
 
 
 


To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares


2,327,650,760


98.91


25,752,334


1.09


19,390,828




24*
 
 
 


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


2,126,607,556


89.69


244,436,900


10.31


1,749,436




25*


To adopt the New Articles of Association


2,363,647,908


99.77


5,435,967


0.23


3,707,537



 
* 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 17 and 21-25 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
 
The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company's website https://www.nationalgrid.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm 

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