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RNS Number : 5059T  United Utilities Group PLC  22 July 2022

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT

 

At the annual general meeting held on 22 July 2022 at The Edwardian Manchester
Radisson Hotel, all the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly
passed and the result of the poll is set out below. At the record date for the
meeting the total number of voting rights in the company stood at 681,888,418
and the total ordinary shares in issue were 681,888,418.

 

Resolutions 1 to 17, 21 and 23 were passed as ordinary resolutions and
resolutions 18 to 20 and 22 were passed as special resolutions.

 

In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.1 and 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions
passed at the meeting, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business,
will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available
for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, located at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 Resolution                                                               Votes        %      Votes       %      % of Issued Share capital voted  Votes

For
against
withheld
 1. Annual report and financial statements                                503,434,320  99.97  146,141     0.03   73.85                            217,771
 2. Declaration of dividend                                               482,953,694  95.87  20,807,357  4.13   73.88                            37,115
 3. Approve the directors' remuneration report                            465,131,664  93.94  30,016,180  6.06   72.61                            8,649,736
 4. Approve the directors' remuneration policy                            498,652,274  99.02  4,941,551   0.98   73.85                            203,755
 5. Reappointment of Sir David Higgins                                    494,292,553  98.14  9,372,622   1.86   73.86                            131,827
 6. Reappointment of Steve Mogford                                        503,302,975  99.93  362,440     0.07   73.86                            131,587
 7. Reappointment of Phil Aspin                                           503,247,335  99.92  407,306     0.08   73.86                            142,361
 8. Election of Louise Beardmore                                          503,380,201  99.95  256,517     0.05   73.86                            160,284
 9. Election of Liam Butterworth                                          503,454,592  99.97  174,294     0.03   73.86                            168,116
 10.Reappointment of Kath Cates                                           494,515,964  98.19  9,115,906   1.81   73.86                            165,132
 11.Reappointment of Alison Goligher                                      494,542,716  98.19  9,092,087   1.81   73.86                            162,199
 12.Reappointment of Paulette Rowe                                        494,534,521  98.19  9,095,320   1.81   73.86                            167,161
 13.Reappointment of Doug Webb                                            494,586,150  98.20  9,047,655   1.80   73.86                            163,197
 14. Reappointment of auditor                                             499,105,529  99.09  4,561,499   0.91   73.86                            130,749
 15. Remuneration of auditor                                              501,817,162  99.63  1,870,093   0.37   73.87                            110,520
 16.Climate related financial disclosures                                 401,393,979  80.62  96,487,375  19.38  73.02                            5,916,421
 17.Authorising the directors to allot shares                             488,490,321  97.01  15,079,337  2.99   73.85                            228,117
 18. Disapplying statutory pre-emption rights                             494,658,401  98.84  5,801,188   1.16   73.39                            3,338,186
 19. Authorising specific power to disapply statutory pre-emption rights  486,027,273  97.11  14,458,722  2.89   73.40                            3,311,780
 20. Authorising the Company to make market purchases of its own shares   501,265,608  99.57  2,149,713   0.43   73.83                            382,456
 21. United Utilities Group PLC Long Term Plan 2022                       499,868,794  99.28  3,636,753   0.72   73.84                            292,228
 22.Notice of general meeting                                             481,623,277  95.63  21,996,547  4.37   73.86                            177,951
 23. Authorising political donations and political expenditure            489,689,839  98.26  8,690,794   1.74   73.09                            5,417,192

 

 

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Classification - Result of AGM

 

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 07717 702375

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