13 May 2019
Centrica plc ('the Company')
2019 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results
Centrica plc's 2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') was held at the QEII Centre, Westminster, London on Monday 13 May 2019 at 11.00 am. All resolutions proposed at the AGM were decided on a poll and were passed. The results are set out below:
Resolution | For* | % | Against | % | Total votes | % Issued | Withheld*** | |
cast | Capital** | |||||||
To receive the | ||||||||
1 | Report and | |||||||
Accounts | 3,386,425,622 | 94.05 | 214,302,990 | 5.95 | 3,600,728,612 | 63.01% | 5,954,003 | |
To approve the | ||||||||
2 | Directors' Annual | |||||||
Remuneration | ||||||||
Report | 3,048,524,287 | 85.27 | 526,724,546 | 14.73 | 3,575,248,833 | 62.56% | 31,937,839 | |
3 | To declare a final | |||||||
dividend | 3,587,539,767 | 99.54 | 16,628,392 | 0.46 | 3,604,168,159 | 63.07% | 2,556,904 | |
4 | To elect Charles | |||||||
Berry | 3,405,525,095 | 94.53 | 196,898,319 | 5.47 | 3,602,423,414 | 63.04% | 4,183,791 | |
5 | To elect Richard | |||||||
Hookway | 3,571,839,127 | 99.15 | 30,788,996 | 0.85 | 3,602,628,123 | 63.04% | 4,033,557 | |
6 | To elect Pam | |||||||
Kaur | 3,598,869,850 | 99.90 | 3,730,419 | 0.10 | 3,602,600,269 | 63.04% | 4,066,343 | |
7 | To elect Kevin | |||||||
O'Byrne | 3,578,662,531 | 99.34 | 23,769,367 | 0.66 | 3,602,431,898 | 63.04% | 4,222,975 | |
8 | To elect Chris | |||||||
O'Shea | 3,569,387,441 | 99.08 | 33,274,042 | 0.92 | 3,602,661,483 | 63.04% | 4,007,254 | |
9 | To elect Sarwjit | |||||||
Sambhi | 3,571,270,778 | 99.13 | 31,306,804 | 0.87 | 3,602,577,582 | 63.04% | 4,098,737 | |
10 | To re-elect Iain | |||||||
Conn | 3,582,461,397 | 99.41 | 21,145,954 | 0.59 | 3,603,607,351 | 63.06% | 3,470,166 | |
11 | To re-elect Joan | |||||||
Gillman | 3,573,866,038 | 99.20 | 28,724,084 | 0.80 | 3,602,590,122 | 63.04% | 4,089,224 | |
12 | To re-elect | |||||||
Stephen Hester | 3,564,772,677 | 98.95 | 37,917,888 | 1.05 | 3,602,690,565 | 63.04% | 3,973,743 | |
13 | To re-elect | |||||||
Carlos Pascual | 3,473,080,092 | 96.41 | 129,499,967 | 3.59 | 3,602,580,059 | 63.04% | 4,091,440 | |
14 | To re-elect Steve | |||||||
Pusey | 3,561,700,966 | 98.87 | 40,843,114 | 1.13 | 3,602,544,080 | 63.04% | 4,109,552 | |
15 | To re-elect Scott | |||||||
Wheway | 3,359,164,644 | 93.24 | 243,395,468 | 6.76 | 3,602,560,112 | 63.04% | 4,023,529 | |
To re-appoint | ||||||||
16 | Deloitte LLP as | |||||||
Auditors of the | ||||||||
Company | 3,591,514,147 | 99.68 | 11,621,997 | 0.32 | 3,603,136,144 | 63.05% | 3,532,917 | |
To authorise the | ||||||||
Directors to | ||||||||
17 | determine the | |||||||
Auditors' | ||||||||
remuneration | 3,600,051,224 | 99.91 | 3,310,092 | 0.09 | 3,603,361,316 | 63.06% | 3,379,490 | |
Authority for | ||||||||
political | ||||||||
donations and | ||||||||
18 | political | |||||||
expenditure in | ||||||||
the European | ||||||||
Union | 3,248,442,209 | 90.63 | 335,910,318 | 9.37 | 3,584,352,527 | 62.72% | 22,428,401 | |
19 | Authority to allot | |||||||
shares | 3,345,017,674 | 92.84 | 258,119,608 | 7.16 | 3,603,137,282 | 63.05% | 3,564,255 | |
20 | Authority to | 3,597,805,456 | 99.86 | 4,989,236 | 0.14 | 3,602,794,692 | 63.05% | 3,871,180 |
disapply pre- | ||||||||
emption rights**** | ||||||||
Additional | ||||||||
21 | authority to | |||||||
disapply pre- | ||||||||
emption rights**** | 3,421,510,328 | 94.97 | 181,184,317 | 5.03 | 3,602,694,645 | 63.04% | 3,965,743 | |
Authority to | ||||||||
22 | purchase own | |||||||
shares**** | 3,507,956,488 | 97.40 | 93,592,849 | 2.60 | 3,601,549,337 | 63.02% | 5,152,988 | |
Adoption of new | ||||||||
23 | Articles of | |||||||
Association**** | 3,579,790,518 | 99.89 | 4,064,382 | 0.11 | 3,583,854,900 | 62.71% | 22,742,274 | |
24 | Notice of general | |||||||
meetings**** | 3,302,764,871 | 92.15 | 281,503,826 | 7.85 | 3,584,268,697 | 62.72% | 22,372,298 | |
Notes to the disclosure:
*Includes discretionary votes received
**The total number of ordinary shares of of 614/81pence in issue, excluding shares held in treasury, was 5,714,606,194 Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share
***A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution
****Special resolutions
Copies of our announcements are available on our website: centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Adam Westley
Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc 01753 494000
Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)
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