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RNS Number : 7603UPennon Group PLC31 July 2015PENNON 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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