REG - NCC Group PLC - Results of the 2019 Annual General Meeting
RNS Number : 6616NNCC Group PLC25 September 2019NCC GROUP PLC
RESULTS OF THE 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of NCC Group plc (the "Company") held at 9.30 am at XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3AQ on 25 September 2019, shareholders duly passed all of the resolutions proposed. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by way of a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 13 and resolutions 18 and 19 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 17 and resolution 20 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below (rounded to 2 decimal places).
Votes for
%
Votes against
%
Total votes cast
% of ISC voted
Votes withheld
1.
To receive the report and accounts
197,906,005
100.00
0
0.00
197,906,005
71.23%
155,397
2.
To approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 May 2019
192,916,766
100.00
8,003
0.00
192,924,769
69.44%
5,136,633
3.
To declare a final dividend of 3.15p per share
198,061,393
100.00
9
0.00
198,061,402
71.28%
0
4.
To re-appoint KPMG as auditor
192,926,347
100.00
9,056
0.00
192,935,403
69.44%
5,125,999
5.
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration
198,056,807
100.00
4,595
0.00
198,061,402
71.28%
0
6.
To re-elect Adam Palser as a Director
197,725,807
99.83
330,584
0.17
198,056,391
71.28%
5,011
7.
To re-elect Chris Stone as a Director
196,058,184
98.99
1,998,207
1.01
198,056,391
71.28%
5,011
8.
To re-elect Jonathan Brooks as a Director
197,194,508
99.56
861,883
0.44
198,056,391
71.28%
5,011
9.
To re-elect Chris Batterham as a Director
197,194,508
99.56
861,883
0.44
198,056,391
71.28%
5,011
10.
To re-elect Jennifer Duvalier as a Director
197,190,093
99.56
863,309
0.44
198,053,402
71.28%
8,000
11.
To re-elect Mike Ettling as a Director
197,725,807
99.83
331,584
0.17
198,057,391
71.28%
4,011
12.
To re-elect Tim Kowalski as a Director
197,298,022
99.62
759,369
0.38
198,057,391
71.28%
4,011
13.
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
194,490,447
98.20
3,565,276
1.80
198,055,723
71.28%
5,679
14.
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issue share capital
192,167,939
97.03
5,888,308
2.97
198,056,247
71.28%
5,155
15.
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for an additional 5% in relation to an acquisition or capital investment
177,833,908
89.79
20,222,339
10.21
198,056,247
71.28%
5,155
16.
To authorise the purchase of own shares pursuant to s.701 of the Companies Act 2006
192,877,621
97.41
5,134,354
2.59
198,011,975
71.27%
49,427
17.
To reduce the notice period required for General Meetings
192,450,591
97.17
5,609,332
2.83
198,059,923
71.28%
1,479
18.
To authorise the making of political donations and incurring political expenditure
179,649,870
90.71
18,393,422
9.29
198,043,292
71.28%
18,110
19.
To approve the adoption of the NCC Group Share Incentive Plan
198,008,402
99.98
48,989
0.02
198,057,391
71.28%
4,011
20.
To approve adoption of NCC Group plc new articles of association
198,045,930
99.99
10,128
0.01
198,056,058
71.28%
5,344
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the chairman of the meeting 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 votes "for" and "against" a resolution, nor in the calculation of "total votes cast" for any resolution.
3. The issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 277,846,440 ordinary shares.
4. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business of the meeting will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.
For enquiries please contact:
Jonathan Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
0161 209 5374
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