7th Jul 2011 16:35
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Babcock International Group PLC confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 7 July 2011 were duly passed by shareholders. Each resolution was put to a poll.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
The AGM Voting Results are as follows:-
Number of Shareholders at meeting: 27
Number of votes per share: 1
Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Total Votes For* | % | Total Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | Votes withheld** | |
1. | Receipt of directors' and auditors' reports | 255,550,772 | 99.98% | 52,055 | 0.02% | 255,602,827 | 2,407,334 |
2. | Re-election of Mike Turner | 254,908,154 | 99.73% | 680,885 | 0.27% | 255,589,039 | 2,421,122 |
3. | Re-election of Peter Rogers | 249,694,727 | 97.70% | 5,886,884 | 2.30% | 255,581,611 | 2,428,550 |
4. | Re-election of Bill Tame | 249,694,311 | 97.70% | 5,886,366 | 2.30% | 255,580,677 | 2,429,484 |
5. | Re-election of Archie Bethel | 254,373,824 | 99.53% | 1,203,274 | 0.47% | 255,577,098 | 2,433,063 |
6. | Re-election of Kevin Thomas | 254,376,433 | 99.53% | 1,200,837 | 0.47% | 255,577,270 | 2,432,891 |
7. | Re-election of John Rennocks | 254,443,042 | 99.56% | 1,132,313 | 0.44% | 255,575,355 | 2,434,806 |
8. | Re-election of Sir Nigel Essenhigh | 253,912,163 | 99.35% | 1,661,766 | 0.65% | 255,573,929 | 2,436,232 |
9. | Re-election of Justin Crookenden | 254,896,576 | 99.74% | 659,541 | 0.26% | 255,556,117 | 2,454,044 |
10. | Re-election of Sir David Omand | 253,969,094 | 99.37% | 1,607,695 | 0.63% | 255,576,789 | 2,433,372 |
11. | Election of Ian Duncan | 255,220,219 | 99.86% | 359,426 | 0.14% | 255,579,645 | 2,430,516 |
12. | Election of Kate Swann | 255,135,751 | 99.84% | 420,999 | 0.16% | 255,556,750 | 2,453,411 |
13. | Approval of Remuneration report | 246,589,619 | 96.53% | 8,855,524 | 3.47% | 255,445,143 | 2,565,018 |
14. | Re-appointment of Auditors | 249,866,022 | 98.89% | 2,817,080 | 1.11% | 252,683,102 | 5,327,059 |
15. | Authority for Directors to set Auditors' remuneration | 253,118,798 | 99.09% | 2,325,589 | 0.91% | 255,444,387 | 2,565,774 |
16. | Declaration of final dividend | 255,593,211 | 100% | 5.619 | 0.00% | 255,598,830 | 2,411,331 |
17. | Authority for Directors to make political donations as defined by the Companies Act 2006 | 252,015,616 | 98.74% | 3,220,845 | 1.26% | 255,236,461 | 2,773,700 |
18. | Authority for Directors to allot relevant securities for the purposes of s.551 of the Act | 247,271,663 | 99.16% | 2,090,811 | 0.84% | 249,362,474 | 9,044,751 |
19. | Authority for Directors to allot securities for the purposes of s.560 of the Act*** | 254,923,466 | 99.60% | 1,015,620 | 0.40% | 255,939,086 | 2,468,139 |
20. | Authority for the Company, for the purposes of s.701 of the Act, to make market purchases of ordinary shares*** | 252,965,134 | 99.89% | 270,743 | 0.11% | 253,235,877 | 5,171,348 |
21. | Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM*** | 244,568,226 | 95.54% | 11,417,456 | 4.46 | 255,985,682 | 2,421,543 |
Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
*** Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.
Further information:
| Babcock's 2011 AGM | Babcock's 2010 AGM |
Issued share capital | 359,052,839 | 229,697,692 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital | 71.85% | 71.55% |
Valerie Teller
Group Deputy Company Secretary
7 July 2011
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