FirstGroup PLC Result of AGM

 
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FIRSTGROUP PLC 
 
                    RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) 
 
FirstGroup plc (the 'Company') announces that, at the AGM held earlier today, 
all resolutions were duly passed by the Company's shareholders on a poll.  The 
results of the poll are shown in the table below and will also be available on 
the Company's website. 
 
            Resolution                 FOR                AGAINST           TOTAL     WITHHELD 
 
                              No. of Votes   % of     No. of      % of     No. of      No. of 
                                             Vote      Votes      Vote      Votes       Votes 
 
 1.   To receive the Annual   987,154,703   99.98     206,262     0.02   987,360,965   646,371 
      Report and Financial 
      Statements for the year 
      ended 31 March 2017 
 
 2.   To approve the          902,019,470   91.32   85,771,076    8.68   987,790,546   222,240 
      Directors' Annual 
      Report on Remuneration 
 
 3.   To elect Richard Adam   763,414,845   77.28   224,406,688  22.72   987,821,533   191,254 
      as a Director 
 
 4.   To elect Jimmy          983,972,556   99.61    3,878,040    0.39   987,850,596   162,191 
      Groombridge as a 
      Director 
 
 5.   To elect Martha Poulter 987,121,479   99.93     686,502     0.07   987,807,981   204,806 
      as a Director 
 
 6.   To re-elect Warwick     984,440,017   99.66    3,385,647    0.34   987,825,664   187,123 
      Brady as a Director 
 
 7.   To re-elect Matthew     984,957,444   99.71    2,859,650    0.29   987,817,094   195,693 
      Gregory as a Director 
 
 8.   To re-elect Drummond    984,426,862   99.66    3,398,321    0.34   987,825,183   187,604 
      Hall as a Director 
 
 9.   To re-elect Wolfhart    976,972,453   98.90   10,853,079    1.10   987,825,532   187,254 
      Hauser as a Director 
 
 10.  To re-elect Tim O'Toole 985,235,158   99.74    2,597,084    0.26   987,832,242   179,270 
      as a Director 
 
 11.  To re-elect Imelda      986,095,046   99.82    1,743,804    0.18   987,838,850   173,937 
      Walsh as a Director 
 
 12.  To re-elect Jim         985,997,275   99.81    1,867,997    0.19   987,865,272   147,515 
      Winestock as a Director 
 
 13.  To re-appoint Deloitte  961,540,271   97.34   26,270,887    2.66   987,811,158   201,628 
      LLP as auditors 
 
 14.  To authorise the        985,600,099   99.77    2,265,936    0.23   987,866,035   146,751 
      Directors to determine 
      the remuneration of the 
      auditors 
 
 15.  To authorise the        977,057,480   98.99    9,952,889    1.01   987,010,369  1,002,418 
      Directors to allot 
      shares 
 
 16.  To authorise the        968,183,319   99.74    2,528,026    0.26   970,711,345 17,301,442 
      Directors to disapply 
      pre-emption rights 
 
 17.  To disapply pre-emption 942,316,762   97.08   28,357,073    2.92   970,673,835 17,338,951 
      rights for acquisitions 
      or other capital 
      investments 
 
 18.  To authorise the        976,708,197   99.04    9,440,472    0.96   986,148,669  1,864,117 
      Directors to make 
      market purchases of the 
      Company's shares 
 
 19.  To authorise the        872,334,956   88.31   115,458,657  11.69   987,793,613   222,035 
      Company to make 
      political donations and 
      incur political 
      expenditure 
 
 20.  To authorise the        961,865,830   97.38   25,912,820    2.62   987,778,650   234,137 
      calling of general 
      meetings on 14 clear 
      days' notice 
 
Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. A 
"Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of 
the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution. Votes were cast for a total of 
987,866,035 ordinary shares of 5 pence per share, representing 81.74% of the 
total number of votes capable of being cast at the AGM. The Company's issued 
share capital as at today's date is 1,208,614,263 ordinary shares and the 
number of votes per share is one. The Company held 157,229 shares in Treasury, 
which do not carry any voting rights. Resolutions 1 to 15 and 19 were proposed 
as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 as Special Resolutions. 
 
The Board is pleased that shareholders voted in favour of all of the 
resolutions put to today's meeting.  However, the Board notes the 77.28% vote 
in favour of Resolution 3 (election of Richard Adam as a Director). The Board 
takes seriously its responsibility to keep in touch with shareholder opinion 
and as part of this continued dialogue will seek to engage with relevant 
shareholders.  The Board is confident that Richard's commercial acumen and 
experience from senior roles in large and complex international companies is of 
benefit to the Company. 
 
Enquiries: 
 
Faisal Tabbah, Head of Investor Relations 
Stuart Butchers, Group Head of Media 
Silvana Glibota-Vigo, Deputy Company Secretary 
Tel: [phone] 
 
 
 
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