17th Apr 2008 12:15
Drax Group PLC17 April 2008 17 April 2008 DRAX GROUP PLC ("DRAX") (Symbol: DRX) POLL RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutionsput to its Annual General Meeting held today, Thursday 17 April 2008 No. Brief Description For Against Votes Withheld 1 To receive and adopt the 284,022,161 164,701 192 Directors' report, auditor's report and annual accounts 2 To approve the Directors' 281,366,966 247,764 2,572,323 remuneration report 3 To approve the final dividend of 284,011,630 1,408 174,016 9.9 pence per share 4 To re-elect Tim Barker as a 283,688,731 322,369 175,954 director of the Company 5 To re-elect Gordon Boyd as a 283,638,423 546,693 1,938 director of the Company 6 To re-elect Peter Emery as a 283,634,561 550,555 1,938 director of the Company 7 To re-appoint Deloitte & Touche 281,476,879 995,119 1,715,055 LLP as auditors 8 Authority to determine auditors' 277,616,276 6,569,909 869 remuneration 9 Authority to allot unissued 283,632,981 551,662 2,411 shares 10 Authority to make EU political 279,138,221 4,844,892 203,941 donations up to a specified limit by a subsidiary 11 Authority to make non pre-emptive 284,153,143 24,904 9,007 share allotments 12 Authority to purchase own shares 284,051,527 135,204 323 13 Approve changes to Article 168 of 283,847,917 132,771 206,366 the Articles of Association 14 Approve changes to the Articles 283,812,926 190,644 183,484 of Association (effective 1 October 2008) Resolutions 1 to 14 were carried The number of shares in issue is 339,397,000 P HudsonCompany SecretaryDrax Group plc 17 April 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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