Company Announcements

Keller Group Plc - Result of AGM

15 May 2024

Keller Group plc (the “Company")
  Result of 2024 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)

 

Keller Group plc announces that all resolutions were passed at the Company’s AGM held at the offices of DLA Piper UK LLP, 160 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HT at 10:00am today.

 

In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting and the total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:  

 

 __________________________________________________________________________
|             |Votes     |       |             |      |           |Votes   |
|Resolution   |          |%      |Votes Against|%     |Total Votes|Withheld|
|             |For       |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|1 - To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|receive the  |53,878,370|100.00%|2,550        |0.00% |53,880,920 |196,494 |
|Annual Report|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|and Accounts |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|2 - To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|approve the  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|             |51,360,080|95.11% |2,639,884    |4.89% |53,999,964 |77,450  |
|Directors’   |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Remuneration |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Policy       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|3 - To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|approve the  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Directors’   |52,568,778|97.35% |1,431,265    |2.65% |54,000,043 |77,371  |
|remuneration |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|report       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|4 – To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|declare a    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|final        |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|dividend of  |54,016,129|100.00%|0            |0.00% |54,016,129 |61,285  |
|31.3p per    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Ordinary     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Share        |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|5 – To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-appoint   |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|             |53,277,451|98.64% |732,164      |1.36% |54,009,615 |67,799  |
|Ernst & Young|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|LLP as       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Auditors     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|6 - To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|authorise the|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Audit and    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Risk         |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Committee to |53,835,838|99.67% |179,130      |0.33% |54,014,968 |62,446  |
|agree the    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|remuneration |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|of the       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Auditors     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|7 - To elect |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Annette      |53,298,124|99.70% |162,718      |0.30% |53,460,842 |616,572 |
|Kelleher as a|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Director     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|8 - To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-elect     |52,696,815|98.57% |764,675      |1.43% |53,461,490 |615,924 |
|Paula Bell as|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|a Director   |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|9 - To       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-elect     |53,939,601|99.89% |61,143       |0.11% |54,000,744 |76,670  |
|David Burke  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|as a Director|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|10 - To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-elect Juan|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|G. Hernández |53,244,313|98.59% |760,429      |1.41% |54,004,742 |72,672  |
|Abrams as a  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Director     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|11 - To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-elect     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Peter Hill   |52,198,312|96.67% |1,796,325    |3.33% |53,994,637 |82,777  |
|CBE as a     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Director     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|12 - To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-elect     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Baroness Kate|53,240,067|98.58% |764,675      |1.42% |54,004,742 |72,672  |
|Rock as a    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Director     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|13 - To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|re-elect     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Michael      |53,816,218|99.65% |188,526      |0.35% |54,004,744 |72,670  |
|Speakman as a|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Director     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|14 – To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|authorise the|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Directors to |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|allot        |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|securities   |51,747,469|95.82% |2,257,274    |4.18% |54,004,743 |72,671  |
|pursuant to  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|section 551  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|of the       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Companies Act|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|2006         |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|15 -         |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Authority to |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|disapply     |52,921,326|97.99% |1,083,418    |2.01% |54,004,744 |72,670  |
|pre-emption  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|rights       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|16 -         |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Authority to |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|disapply     |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|pre-emption  |46,900,012|86.84% |7,104,730    |13.16%|54,004,742 |72,672  |
|rights in    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|limited      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|circumstances|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|17 – To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|authorise    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|market       |53,436,922|98.99% |546,832      |1.01% |53,983,754 |93,660  |
|purchases of |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|the Company’s|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|shares       |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|18 – To      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|authorise the|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|payment of   |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|political    |52,902,069|98.42% |851,235      |1.58% |53,753,304 |324,110 |
|donations and|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|political    |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|expenditure  |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|
|19 -         |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|Authority to |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|call a       |53,145,268|98.40% |866,857      |1.60% |54,012,125 |65,289  |
|general      |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|meeting on 14|          |       |             |      |           |        |
|days’ notice |          |       |             |      |           |        |
|_____________|__________|_______|_____________|______|___________|________|


Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received. A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution. Votes were cast for a total of 54,016,129 ordinary shares of 10 pence per share, representing 74.02% of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the AGM. The Company's issued share capital as at 15 May 2024 was 73,099,735 ordinary shares and the number of votes per share is one. The Company held 123,153 shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights. Resolutions 1 to 14, and 18 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17, and 19 as Special Resolutions.

This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s website, www.keller.com , as soon as practicable. The full text of all the resolutions passed at the meeting can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism   and on the Company's website at www.keller.com .

 

Enquiries:

Keller Group plc
Silvana Glibota-Vigo, Group Head of Secretariat
Tel: 020 7616 7575

 

LEI number:         549300QO4MBL43UHSN10

Classification:      3.1 Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of a Member State

 

Notes to editors:

Keller is the world's largest geotechnical specialist contractor providing a wide portfolio of advanced foundation and ground improvement techniques used across the entire construction sector. With around 9,500 staff and operations across five continents, Keller tackles an unrivalled 5,500 projects every year, generating annual revenue of c.£3bn.