NCC Group PLC RESULTS OF THE 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (6105K)

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NCC Group PLC

22 September 2016

NCC GROUP PLC

RESULTS OF THE 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Annual General Meeting of NCC Group plc (the "Company") held at Manchester Technology Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7EF on 22 September 2016, shareholders duly passed all of the resolutions proposed. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by way of a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 11 and resolution 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

 
                              Votes         %        Votes        %       Total         % of     Votes 
                               for                    against              votes         ISC      withheld 
                                                                           cast          voted 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To receive 
        the report 
 1.     and accounts          212,807,417   99.14    1,842,830    0.86    214,650,247   77.77     12,373 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve 
        the directors' 
        remuneration 
        report (other 
        than the directors' 
        remuneration 
 2.     policy)               212,330,807   98.92    2,312,857    1.08    214,643,664   77.76     18,955 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To declare 
        a final dividend 
        of 3.15p per 
 3.     share                 212,869,790   99.16    1,792,830    0.84    214,662,620   77.77        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
 4.     the auditors          214,662,235   100.00       0        0.00    214,662,235   77.77       385 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Audit 
        Committee 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 5.     remuneration          214,662,235   100.00       0        0.00    214,662,235   77.77       385 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Rob Cotton 
 6.     as a Director         213,897,646   99.64     764,589     0.36    214,662,235   77.77       385 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Paul Mitchell 
 7.     as a Director         206,311,727   98.99    2,094,840    1.01    208,406,567   75.51    6,256,052 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Debbie Hewitt 
 8.     as a Director         204,777,479   99.34    1,355,128    0.66    206,132,607   74.68    8,530,013 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Thomas Chambers 
 9.     a Director            214,607,951   99.99      25,410     0.01    214,633,361   77.76     29,259 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Chris 
        Batterham 
 10.    as a Director         202,718,418   96.97    6,329,999    3.03    209,048,417   75.74    5,614,203 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
 11.    to allot shares       196,451,231   91.52    18,211,004   8.48    214,662,235   77.77       385 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
        rights up 
        to 5% of the 
        issue share 
 12.    capital               209,195,089   97.45    5,467,146    2.55    214,662,235   77.77       385 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
        rights for 
        an additional 
        5% in relation 
        to an acquisition 
        or capital 
 13.    investment            187,846,573   87.51    26,800,482   12.49   214,647,055   77.77     15,565 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the purchase 
        of own shares 
        pursuant to 
        s.701 of the 
        Companies 
 14.    Act 2006              211,548,597   98.55    3,114,023    1.45    214,662,620   77.77        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To reduce 
        the notice 
        period required 
        for General 
 15.    Meetings              209,001,515   97.36    5,661,104    2.64    214,662,619   77.77        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve 
        the adoption 
        of the NCC 
        Group International 
        Sharesave 
 16.    Plan                  214,653,473   100.00     2,162      0.00    214,655,635   77.77      6,985 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the chairman of the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.

2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution, nor in the calculation of "total votes cast" for any resolution.

3. The issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 276,016,423 ordinary shares.

4. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business of the meeting will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

For enquiries please contact:

Helen Nisbet

Company Secretary

0161 209 5200

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