21st Nov 2014 16:24
BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC
(the 'Company')
Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE at 2pm, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The polling results for each resolution are set out below:
Resolutions | FOR | % | AGAINST | % | WITHHELD | |
1. | To receive the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2014 | 1,422,000,620 | 99.80 | 2,788,307 | 0.20 | 1,881,502 |
2. | To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2014 | 1,424,967,165 | 99.99 | 206,341 | 0.01 | 1,496,923 |
3. | To approve the Directors' remuneration policy contained in the Directors' remuneration report | 1,313,682,688 | 92.97 | 99,341,288 | 7.03 | 13,646,452 |
4. | To approve the Directors' remuneration report (excluding the Directors' remuneration policy) | 996,564,957 | 86.23 | 159,084,662 | 13.77 | 271,020,809 |
5. | To reappoint Nick Ferguson as a Director | 1,411,278,975 | 99.05 | 13,591,250 | 0.95 | 1,800,204 |
6. | To reappoint Jeremy Darroch as a Director | 1,421,783,138 | 99.76 | 3,361,092 | 0.24 | 1,526,199 |
7. | To reappoint Andrew Griffith as a Director | 1,419,934,710 | 99.63 | 5,206,813 | 0.37 | 1,528,906 |
8. | To reappoint Tracy Clarke as a Director | 1,411,546,226 | 99.05 | 13,593,829 | 0.95 | 1,530,374 |
9. | To reappoint Martin Gilbert as a Director | 1,410,348,565 | 98.96 | 14,791,741 | 1.04 | 1,530,123 |
10. | To reappoint Adine Grate as a Director | 1,421,335,619 | 99.73 | 3,802,962 | 0.27 | 1,531,848 |
11. | To reappoint Dave Lewis as a Director | 1,421,982,111 | 99.78 | 3,160,024 | 0.22 | 1,528,294 |
12. | To reappoint Matthieu Pigasse as a Director | 1,412,317,545 | 99.56 | 6,187,708 | 0.44 | 8,165,174 |
13. | To reappoint Danny Rimer as a Director | 1,415,484,679 | 99.73 | 3,765,129 | 0.27 | 7,420,619 |
14. | To reappoint Andy Sukawaty as a Director | 1,415,334,409 | 99.72 | 3,915,494 | 0.28 | 7,420,524 |
15. | To reappoint Chase Carey as a Director | 1,420,242,161 | 99.66 | 4,900,147 | 0.34 | 1,528,121 |
16. | To reappoint David F. DeVoe as a Director | 1,402,454,803 | 98.41 | 22,685,351 | 1.59 | 1,530,275 |
17. | To reappoint James Murdoch as a Director | 1,363,089,007 | 95.65 | 62,054,551 | 4.35 | 1,526,870 |
18. | To reappoint Arthur Siskind as a Director | 1,348,752,607 | 94.64 | 76,388,646 | 5.36 | 1,529,176 |
19. | To reappoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company | 1,406,186,084 | 99.17 | 11,809,222 | 0.83 | 8,675,122 |
20. | To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 1,400,186,362 | 98.69 | 18,609,790 | 1.31 | 7,874,275 |
21. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 1,405,815,370 | 98.69 | 18,702,722 | 1.31 | 2,152,337 |
22. | To disapply statutory pre-emption rights* | 1,409,777,023 | 98.92 | 15,351,453 | 1.08 | 1,541,953 |
23. | To approve the change of the Company name to Sky plc* | 1,425,104,406 | 100.00 | 42,588 | 0.00 | 1,523,435 |
24. | To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 days' notice* | 1,297,030,064 | 91.01 | 128,121,425 | 8.99 | 1,518,939 |
*Special Resolution
VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS | ||||||
Resolutions | FOR | % | AGAINST | % | WITHHELD | |
8. | To reappoint Tracy Clarke as a Director | 772,243,719 | 98.27 | 13,593,829 | 1.73 | 1,530,374 |
9. | To reappoint Martin Gilbert as a Director | 771,046,058 | 98.12 | 14,791,741 | 1.88 | 1,530,123 |
10. | To reappoint Adine Grate as a Director | 782,033,112 | 99.52 | 3,802,962 | 0.48 | 1,531,848 |
11. | To reappoint Dave Lewis as a Director | 782,679,604 | 99.60 | 3,160,024 | 0.40 | 1,528,294 |
12. | To reappoint Matthieu Pigasse as a Director | 773,015,038 | 99.21 | 6,187,708 | 0.79 | 8,165,174 |
13. | To reappoint Danny Rimer as a Director | 776,182,172 | 99.52 | 3,765,129 | 0.48 | 7,420,619 |
14. | To reappoint Andy Sukawaty as a Director | 776,031,902 | 99.50 | 3,915,494 | 0.50 | 7,420,524 |
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, copies of the special resolutions passed at the meeting have been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available to view at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Notes:
(a) The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(b) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.
(c) The total number of shares in issue on 21 November 2014 was 1,719,017,230; 82.90% of the voting capital was instructed.
As indicated in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, the Company confirms that Andy Higginson has stepped down today after ten years as a Director of the Company, the last two of which he was the Company's Senior Independent Director. The Board is pleased to announce that Martin Gilbert will succeed Mr Higginson as the Company's Senior Independent Director with immediate effect.
Chris Taylor
Company Secretary
21 November 2014
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