29 July 2019
National Grid plc ('the Company')
AGM poll results
Today, 29 July 2019, the Company held its 2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM').
The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below:
|
Resolution |
Votes For |
For (% of shares voted) |
Votes against |
Against (% of shares voted) |
Votes Withheld** |
|
|
1 |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
2,202,355,804 |
99.89 |
2,319,520 |
0.11 |
4,776,492 |
|
2 |
To declare a final dividend |
2,199,896,392 |
99.70 |
6,642,862 |
0.30 |
2,918,777 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Sir Peter Gershon |
2,162,270,850 |
98.14 |
40,950,076 |
1.86 |
6,233,713 |
|
4 |
To re-elect John Pettigrew |
2,183,893,959 |
99.05 |
21,040,833 |
0.95 |
4,517,304 |
|
5 |
To elect Andy Agg |
2,133,737,103 |
96.83 |
69,963,672 |
3.17 |
5,755,003 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Dean Seavers |
2,178,356,535 |
98.86 |
25,109,100 |
1.14 |
5,990,253 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Nicola Shaw |
2,183,357,274 |
99.07 |
20,444,203 |
0.93 |
5,651,882 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Jonathan Dawson |
2,151,915,631 |
97.66 |
51,524,442 |
2.34 |
6,011,660 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Therese Esperdy |
2,177,252,880 |
98.81 |
26,291,235 |
1.19 |
5,905,534 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Paul Golby |
2,179,360,832 |
98.90 |
24,173,494 |
1.10 |
5,916,383 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Amanda Mesler |
2,185,911,454 |
99.20 |
17,725,766 |
0.80 |
5,813,835 |
|
12 |
To elect Earl Shipp |
2,188,442,880 |
99.32 |
15,069,501 |
0.68 |
5,938,784 |
|
13 |
To elect Jonathan Silver |
2,189,160,091 |
99.35 |
14,244,998 |
0.65 |
6,044,715 |
|
14 |
To re-elect Mark Williamson |
2,127,733,064 |
96.57 |
75,484,646 |
3.43 |
6,231,994 |
|
15 |
To re-appoint the auditors Deloitte LLP |
2,189,520,007 |
99.28 |
15,832,239 |
0.72 |
4,098,987 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration |
2,186,842,621 |
99.19 |
17,848,872 |
0.81 |
4,763,143 |
|
17 |
To approve the new Directors' remuneration policy |
2,116,131,831 |
97.03 |
64,718,198 |
2.97 |
28,591,345 |
|
18 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
2,100,158,370 |
96.53 |
75,482,807 |
3.47 |
33,809,123 |
|
19 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations |
2,140,378,789 |
97.90 |
45,916,396 |
2.10 |
23,155,921 |
|
20 |
To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares |
2,171,462,637 |
98.47 |
33,804,804 |
1.53 |
4,183,856 |
|
21 |
To approve the Scrip Dividend Scheme |
2,190,846,125 |
99.48 |
11,403,092 |
0.52 |
7,204,265 |
|
22 |
To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme |
2,189,981,566 |
99.45 |
12,048,064 |
0.55 |
7,424,082 |
|
23* |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
2,174,378,207 |
98.75 |
27,561,114 |
1.25 |
7,512,347 |
|
24* |
To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions |
2,128,791,462 |
96.67 |
73,234,773 |
3.33 |
7,426,408 |
|
25* |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares |
2,181,927,344 |
98.94 |
23,447,378 |
1.06 |
4,078,025 |
|
26* |
To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice |
2,028,800,633 |
92.46 |
165,354,867 |
7.54 |
15,298,273 |
* Special resolution
** A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 23-26 will be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company's website https://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-information/agm/2019
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