Result of 2024 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)
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
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 .
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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.
