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Pennon Group PLC
31 July 2015
PENNON GROUP PLC
AGM STATEMENT
Summary of the Annual General Meeting held on 30 July 2015 at Exeter Golf and Country Club, Exeter, EX2 7AE
The Directors are pleased to announce that the shareholders of Pennon Group Plc at the Company's Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 30 July 2015 passed all the resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 22 June 2015.
The following table summarises the proxy votes received from shareholders prior to the meeting. The highest percentage of the issued share capital voted was approximately 72.32%. Votes withheld are not votes in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the votes.

Number of Votes




Resolution 1: To receive and adopt the Directors' Report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015, together with report of the auditor.

For
297,321,744

Against
21,930

Discretion
586,978

Withheld 
30,809




Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2015 of 21.82p for each ordinary share of nominal value 40.7p for payment on 2 October 2015. 


For
297,377,691

Against
8,874

Discretion
571,824

Withheld 
3,072




Resolution3:ToapprovetheAnnualreportonremuneration for the financial year 2014/15.


For
273,336,559

Against
4,855,400

Discretion
578,720

Withheld 
19,190,782




Resolution 4:To elect Sir John Parker as a Director.


For
273,379,043

Against
4,539,094

Discretion
585,278

Withheld 
19,458,045



Resolution 5:To re-elect Mr M D Angle as a Director.


For
296,360,808

Against
953,723

Discretion
585,041

Withheld
61,889




Resolution 6: To elect Mr N Cooper as a Director.

For
294,314,224

Against
1,280,707

Discretion
594,057

Withheld 
1,772,472




Resolution 7: To elect Mrs S J Davy as a Director.

For
296,305,668

Against
990,406

Discretion
587,846

Withheld 
77,541

Resolution 8: To re-elect Mr C Loughlin as a Director.


For
296,351,563

Against
970,152

Discretion
586,670

Withheld 
53,076




Resolution 9: To re-elect Mr I J McAulay as a Director. 


For
296,333,049

Against
977,669

Discretion
589,044

Withheld 
61,699




Resolution 10: To re-elect Ms G Rider as a Director.


For
296,336,460

Against
968,767

Discretion
599,911

Withheld
56,323




Resolution 11: To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company.


For
296,684,662

Against
631,068

Discretion
585,718

Withheld 
60,013




Resolution 12: To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor on behalf of the Board.


For
296,680,669

Against
92,131

Discretion
1,136,238

Withheld 
52,423




Resolution 13: To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations up to a specific limit.


For
294,037,977

Against
3,027,266

Discretion
636,237

Withheld 
259,981




Resolution14:TogranttoDirectorsauthoritytoallotshares.


For
272,654,175

Against
23,007,908

Discretion
642,814

Withheld 
1,656,564




Resolution 15: To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights.

For
268,237,948

Against
28,756,701

Discretion
650,336

Withheld
316,475




Resolution 16: To authorise the market purchase of the Company's own shares.


For
297,138,678

Against
139,341

Discretion
629,730

Withheld 
53,712




Resolution 17: To authorise a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting to be called on 14 clear days' notice.

For
282,925,299

Against
14,286,537

Discretion
644,637

Withheld 
99,737

Two copies of all the resolutions passed by the Company, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted and made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism at www.morningstar.co.uk
31 July 2015
www.pennon-group.co.uk
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