10th May 2016 15:30
Worldpay Group plc (the 'Company')Results of the Annual General Meeting ('AGM')
At the Company's AGM held today at 14.00pm, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on a poll and were passed by the requisite majorities. The poll results of each resolution are set out in the table below.
RESOLUTION | FOR | % OF VOTES CAST | AGAINST | % OF VOTES CAST | VOTES TOTAL | VOTES CAST AS % OF ISC | VOTES WITHHELD | |
1. | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2015 | 1,539,196,815 | 99.54 | 7,171,531 | 0.46 | 1,546,368,346 | 77.32 | 8,833,117 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 1,523,400,601 | 99.18 | 12,648,642 | 0.82 | 1,536,049,243 | 76.80 | 19,152,220 |
3. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 1,533,289,978 | 99.74 | 4,020,939 | 0.26 | 1,537,310,917 | 76.87 | 17,890,546 |
4. | To re-appoint KPMG as Auditors | 1,532,231,222 | 99.03 | 14,964,602 | 0.97 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
5. | To give authority to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 1,529,920,317 | 98.88 | 17,275,507 | 1.12 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
6. | To re-elect John Allan
| 1,511,349,381 | 97.70 | 35,628,735 | 2.30 | 1,546,978,116 | 77.35 | 8,223,347 |
7. | To re-elect James Brocklebank | 1,496,805,706 | 96.74 | 50,390,118 | 3.26 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
8. | To re-elect Philip Jansen
| 1,513,369,571 | 97.81 | 33,826,253 | 2.19 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
9. | To re-elect Ron Kalifa
| 1,511,408,925 | 97.69 | 35,786,899 | 2.31 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
10. | To re-elect Robin Marshall
| 1,496,805,706 | 96.74 | 50,390,118 | 3.26 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
11. | To re-elect Rick Medlock
| 1,513,062,788 | 97.79 | 34,133,036 | 2.21 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
12. | To elect Deanna Oppenheimer | 1,538,187,539 | 99.42 | 9,008,285 | 0.58 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
13. | To re-elect Sir Michael Rake
| 1,527,226,633 | 98.71 | 19,969,191 | 1.29 | 1,547,195,824 | 77.36 | 8,005,639 |
14. | To re-elect Martin Scicluna
| 1,511,526,787 | 97.70 | 35,628,735 | 2.30 | 1,547,155,522 | 77.36 | 8,045,941 |
15. | To give authority to make political donations | 1,537,452,251 | 99.85 | 2,302,629 | 0.15 | 1,539,754,880 | 76.99 | 15,446,583 |
16. | To give authority to allot shares | 1,524,198,275 | 98.51 | 23,085,479 | 1.49 | 1,547,283,754 | 77.36 | 7,917,709 |
17. | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 1,527,533,335 | 98.84 | 17,893,329 | 1.16 | 1,545,426,664 | 77.27 | 9,774,799 |
18. | To give authority for a 14 day notice period for general meetings | 1,438,903,076 | 93.37 | 102,162,390 | 6.63 | 1,541,065,466 | 77.05 | 14,135,997 |
Notes:
1. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
2. Resolutions 1-16 were ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17-18 were special resolutions.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, a copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries: | |
Derek Woodward, Group Company Secretary | Tel: +44 (0) 7342 082 043 |
Media: | |
Claire Hardy, Head of External Communications | Tel: +44 (0) 203 664 4902 |
James Murgatroyd / James Fearnley / Andrew Hughes - Finsbury | Tel: +44 (0) 207 251 3801 |
Analysts and Investors: | |
Charles King, Investor Relations Director | Tel: +44 (0) 203 664 6171 |
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