KCOM Group PLC Result of AGM (7704U)

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RNS Number : 7704U

KCOM Group PLC

31 July 2015

KCOM Group PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting on 31 July 2015

KCOM Group PLC (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 11.00am today, 31 July 2015, at KC Stadium, Hull, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of AGM were passed on a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 13 were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 16 were proposed as special resolutions.

Copies of the resolutions concerning items of special business (being resolutions 12 to 16) are being sent to the National Storage Mechanism at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and will shortly be available for inspection.

The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 31 July 2015 was 516,603,910.

 
          Resolution             No. of votes   No. of votes      Total no.      Withheld* 
                                  'In favour'     'Against'        of votes 
                                      (%)            (%)             cast 
                                                                 (% of issued 
                                                                share capital) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
       1. To receive and 
     approve the Company's 
      report and accounts.       350,122,404       20,149        350,142,553      12,277 
                                   (99.99%)        (0.01%)         (67.78%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
     2. To declare a final 
        dividend of 3.58 
       pence per ordinary 
             share.              350,026,442      125,280        350,151,722       1,108 
                                   (99.96%)        (0.04%)         (67.78%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
       3. To approve the 
    Directors' remuneration 
            report.              323,502,285     26,135,659      349,637,944      516,686 
                                   (92.52%)        (7.48%)         (67.68%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
       4. To re-appoint 
     PricewaterhouseCoopers 
    as independent auditors.     347,808,845     1,394,159       349,203,004      951,826 
                                   (99.60%)        (0.40%)         (67.60%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
      5. To authorise the 
        Directors to fix 
  the auditors' remuneration.    349,941,647      148,229        350,089,876      64,976 
                                   (99.96%)        (0.04%)         (67.77%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
     6. To re-elect Graham 
      Holden as a Director 
        of the Company.          348,680,660     1,311,510       349,992,170      160,594 
                                   (99.63%)        (0.37%)         (67.75%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
    7. To elect Liz Barber 
        as a Director of 
          the Company.           349,810,731      161,869        349,972,600      177,230 
                                   (99.95%)        (0.05%)         (67.74%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
      8. To re-elect Bill 
     Halbert as a Director 
        of the Company.          348,087,017     2,001,335       350,088,352      66,390 
                                   (99.43%)        (0.57%)         (67.77%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
      9. To re-elect Tony 
     Illsley as a Director 
        of the Company.          349,164,902      817,715        349,982,617      170,525 
                                   (99.77%)        (0.23%)         (67.75%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
     10. To re-elect Paul 
     Simpson as a Director 
        of the Company.          348,150,918     1,934,162       350,085,080      69,884 
                                   (99.45%)        (0.55%)         (67.77%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
      11. To elect Peter 
      Smith as a Director 
        of the Company.          349,753,187      205,420        349,958,607      196,135 
                                   (99.94%)        (0.06%)         (67.74%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
      12. To approve the 
      rules and trust deed 
       of the KCOM Group 
    PLC 2015 Share Incentive 
             Plan.               349,522,025      335,377        349,857,402      297,428 
                                   (99.90%)        (0.10%)         (67.72%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
       13. To authorise 
        the Directors to 
    allot shares as outlined 
        in the Notice of 
            Meeting.             348,966,511     1,028,101       349,994,612      160,240 
                                   (99.71%)        (0.29%)         (67.75%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
        14. To disapply          348,915,390     1,035,382       349,950,772      203,858 
       pre-emption rights 
       as outlined in the 
       Notice of Meeting.          (99.70%)        (0.30%)         (67.74%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
       15. To authorise 
        the Directors to 
     make market purchases 
        of the Company's 
          own shares.            348,508,495     1,454,930       349,963,425      189,805 
                                   (99.58%)        (0.42%)         (67.74%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
    16. To approve general 
      meetings, other than 
       AGMs, being called 
      on at least 14 clear 
         days' notice.           333,035,856     16,991,765      350,027,621      126,911 
                                   (95.15%)        (4.85%)         (67.76%) 
------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------------  ---------- 
 

*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" the resolution.

In the event of any queries, please contact Kathy Smith on [phone].

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