Go-Ahead Group PLC Result of AGM (4321V)

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RNS Number : 4321V

Go-Ahead Group PLC

02 November 2017

02 November 2017

The Go-Ahead Group plc (the "Company")

VOTING RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at 11.00am, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:

 
                 Resolution                 For        % of     Against    % of      Votes      Withheld 
                                                       votes                vote      cast 
                                                       cast                 cast      as % 
                                                                                    of issued 
                                                                                      share 
                                                                                     capital 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To receive the 2016/17 Annual 
  1    Report and Accounts               30,496,760   100.00         402    0.00       70.72%    286,678 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To approve the directors' 
  2    remuneration report               30,623,427    99.50     153,168    0.50       71.37%      7,245 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To approve the final dividend 
  3    of 71.91p per share               30,782,600   100.00         426    0.00       71.38%        814 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To elect Harry Holt as a 
  4    non-executive director            30,704,138    99.75      76,239    0.25       71.37%      3,463 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To elect Leanne Wood as a 
  5    non-executive director            30,704,016    99.75      76,361    0.25       71.37%      3,463 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To re-elect Andrew Allner 
  6    as a non-executive director       25,586,207    83.47   5,065,822   16.53       71.08%    131,810 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To re-elect Katherine Innes 
  7    Ker as a non-executive director   30,704,011    99.75      75,757    0.25       71.37%      4,072 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To re-elect Adrian Ewer as 
  8    a non-executive director          30,700,867    99.74      79,291    0.26       71.37%      3,682 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To re-elect David Brown as 
  9    an executive director             30,344,758    98.59     435,210    1.41       71.37%      3,872 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To re-elect Patrick Butcher 
 10    as an executive director          30,305,560    98.46     474,482    1.54       71.37%      3,798 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To re-appoint Deloitte LLP 
 11    as auditor of the Group           30,434,525    98.88     345,603    1.12       71.37%      3,711 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To authorise the directors 
       to determine the remuneration 
 12    of the auditor                    30,676,607    99.65     106,672    0.35       71.38%        561 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To authorise the Group to 
       make political donations 
 13    and incur political expenditure   29,726,398    96.64   1,032,766    3.36       71.33%     24,676 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To authorise the directors 
 14    to allot shares                   30,663,207    99.63     112,880    0.37       71.36%      7,753 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To authorise the directors 
       to disapply pre-emption rights 
 15    (special resolution)              30,724,015    99.83      52,451    0.17       71.37%      7,374 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To give authority to the 
       Group to make market purchases 
       of its own shares (special 
 16    resolution)                       30,436,893    99.04     294,511    0.96       71.26%     52,435 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
      To authorise the calling 
       of general meetings of the 
       Group by notice of 14 clear 
 17    days (special resolution)         28,993,587    94.19   1,787,498    5.81       71.38%      2,755 
---  ---------------------------------  -----------  -------  ----------  ------  -----------  --------- 
 

Notes:

 
      1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman 
       have been included in the "for" total. 
       2. The Group's issued capital (excluding treasury shares) at the 
       date of the meeting was 43,125,065 ordinary shares of 10p each. 
       Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote and, therefore, 
       at the date of the meeting there were 43,125,065 voting rights in 
       the Group. 
       3. 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. 
       4. All percentages are shown to two decimal places. 
 

This information will also shortly be available to view on the Company's website at: www.go-ahead.com. A copy of the resolutions relating to special business at the Annual General Meeting have today been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

For further information please contact: Carolyn Ferguson, Company Secretary - 0191 232 3123

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