Result of AGM
Source: RNS
Royal Mail plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Company Number: 8680755
LSE Share Code: RMG
ISIN: GB00BDVZYZ77
LEI: 213800TCZZU84G8Z2M70
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 18 July 2019
Royal Mail plc (the 'Company') (RMG.L) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the polls, on which Equiniti, the Company's registrar, acted as scrutineer, are as follows:
Poll results
The results of the polls, on which Equiniti, the Company's registrar, acted as scrutineer, are as follows:
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|
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
% |
AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL |
% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL |
WITHHELD |
|
|
ORDINARY RESOLUTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
To receive the Company's Accounts and the Report of the Directors and Auditor |
616,471,563 |
99.92 |
489,184 |
0.08 |
616,960,747 |
61.70% |
768,771 |
|
2. |
To approve Directors' Remuneration Report |
602,426,861 |
97.63 |
14,614,486 |
2.37 |
617,041,347 |
61.70% |
687,765 |
|
3. |
To approve Directors' Remuneration Policy |
580,068,473 |
99.64 |
2,124,419 |
0.36 |
582,192,892 |
58.22% |
35,526,464 |
|
4. |
To declare final dividend |
614,820,203 |
99.54 |
2,827,756 |
0.46 |
617,647,959 |
61.76% |
112,458 |
|
5. |
To re-appoint Keith Williams |
606,425,840 |
98.22 |
10,991,432 |
1.78 |
617,417,272 |
61.74% |
303,880 |
|
6. |
To re-appoint Rico Back |
612,487,189 |
99.19 |
4,995,265 |
0.81 |
617,482,454 |
61.75% |
263,359 |
|
7. |
To re-appoint Stuart Simpson |
610,671,338 |
98.91 |
6,748,523 |
1.09 |
617,419,861 |
61.74% |
302,561 |
|
8. |
To re-appoint Maria da Cunha |
614,054,947 |
99.46 |
3,363,283 |
0.54 |
617,418,230 |
61.74% |
313,798 |
|
9. |
To re-appoint Michael Findlay |
611,965,736 |
99.12 |
5,434,765 |
0.88 |
617,400,501 |
61.74% |
327,138 |
|
10. |
To re-appoint Rita Griffin |
610,596,462 |
98.90 |
6,811,085 |
1.10 |
617,407,547 |
61.74% |
315,330 |
|
11. |
To re-appoint Simon Thompson |
608,715,246 |
98.59 |
8,694,903 |
1.41 |
617,410,149 |
61.74% |
311,942 |
|
12. |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor of the Company |
616,615,312 |
99.86 |
889,230 |
0.14 |
617,504,542 |
61.75% |
223,678 |
|
13. |
To authorise the Company's Audit and Risk Committee to determine the Remuneration |
616,759,365 |
99.88 |
758,110 |
0.12 |
617,517,475 |
61.75% |
202,469 |
|
14. |
To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations |
608,359,322 |
98.51 |
9,196,884 |
1.49 |
617,556,206 |
61.76% |
183,583 |
|
15. |
To authorise allotment of shares |
584,378,571 |
94.64 |
33,121,808 |
5.36 |
617,500,379 |
61.75% |
231,404 |
|
|
SPRECIAL RESOLUTION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16. |
To authorise the Directors to dis-apply the statutory pre-emption rights |
616,174,595 |
99.81 |
1,186,869 |
0.19 |
617,361,464 |
61.74% |
355,400 |
|
17. |
To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights for purposes of acquisitions or capital investments |
577,184,217 |
93.49 |
40,172,852 |
6.51 |
617,357,069 |
61.74% |
357,016 |
|
18. |
To purchase of own shares |
580,414,574 |
94.05 |
36,725,947 |
5.95 |
617,140,521 |
61.71% |
589,434 |
|
19. |
To approve calling general meetings on 14 days' notice (other than annual general meetings) |
577,437,310 |
93.50 |
40,114,642 |
6.50 |
617,551,952 |
61.76% |
166,181 |
As at 6.30pm on Tuesday 16 July 2019, the number of issued shares in the Company was 1,000,000,000 ordinary shares. This was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's articles of association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.
There were no restrictions on shareholders casting votes on any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM. Votes withheld are not votes in law. Therefore, they have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for or against a resolution.
Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM today have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The AGM results are also available to view on the Company's website at http://www.royalmailgroup.com/investors/shareholder-communications/annual-general-meetings
Contacts
Company Secretary
Mark Amsden
Phone: 020 7449 8289
Email: cosec@royalmail.com
Media
Beth Longcroft
Phone: 07435 768 549
Email: beth.longcroft@royalmail.com
Mark Street
Phone: 07515 924 344
Email: mark.street@royalmail.com
Royal Mail press office out of hours: 020 3338 1007
Investor Relations
Catherine Nash
Phone: 020 7449 8183
Email: investorrelations@royalmail.com
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