NMC Health Plc Results of Voting at AGM (0157G)

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NMC Health Plc

23 May 2017

NMC Health plc - Results of voting at Annual General Meeting

London, 23 May 2017: NMC Health plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, 23 May 2017, on the resolutions as set out in the AGM Notice of Meeting.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions and the Company is pleased to announce that all resolutions were duly passed. Resolutions 18, 19 and 20 were proposed as special resolutions and all other resolutions were proposed as ordinary resolutions.

The result of the poll on each resolution was as follows:

 
                              For      % For    Against    % Against  Total Votes     Total        Votes 
                                                                        Validly        votes      Withheld 
                                                                          Cast        cast as 
                                                                                    % of Issued 
                                                                                       Share 
                                                                                      Capital 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 1: 
 To receive 
 the Annual 
 Report and 
 Accounts for 
 2016                     189,027,303  99.98     40,000      0.02     189,067,303     92.55        8,154 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 2: 
 To approve 
 the Directors' 
 remuneration 
 report                   134,748,200  71.36   54,071,634    28.64    188,819,834     92.43       255,623 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 3: 
 To declare 
 a final dividend 
 for 2016                 189,075,457  100.00      0         0.00     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 4: 
 To re-appoint 
 Ernst & Young 
 LLP as auditors          187,807,570  99.33   1,267,749     0.67     189,075,319     92.55         138 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 5: 
 To authorise 
 the Audit Committee 
 to set the 
 auditors' remuneration   188,428,599  99.66    646,858      0.34     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 6: 
 To re-elect 
 H. J. Mark 
 Tompkins as 
 a Director               185,913,562  98.33   3,153,741     1.67     189,067,303     92.55        8,154 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 7: 
 To re-elect 
 Dr B. R. Shetty 
 as a Director            175,373,401  96.38   6,589,303     3.62     181,962,704     89.07      7,112,753 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 8: 
 To re-elect 
 Prasanth Manghat 
 as a Director            188,827,983  99.87    247,474      0.13     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 9: 
 To re-elect 
 Dr Ayesha Abdullah 
 as a Director            188,826,483  99.87    248,974      0.13     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 10: 
 To re-elect 
 Abdulrahman 
 Basaddiq as 
 a Director               161,218,401  85.66   26,998,663    14.34    188,217,064     92.13       858,393 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 11: 
 To re-elect 
 Jonathan Bomford 
 as a Director            176,738,002  93.47   12,337,455    6.53     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution12: 
 To re-elect 
 Lord Clanwilliam 
 as a Director            172,020,562  90.98   17,046,741    9.02     189,067,303     92.55        8,154 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 13: 
 To re-elect 
 Salma Hareb 
 as a Director            176,987,425  93.61   12,088,032    6.39     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 14: 
 To re-elect 
 Keyur Nagori 
 as a Director            188,102,532  99.49    972,925      0.51     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 15: 
 To re-elect 
 Binay Shetty 
 as a Director            188,104,031  99.49    971,426      0.51     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 16: 
 To re-elect 
 Dr Nandini 
 Tandon as a 
 Director                 188,826,483  99.87    248,974      0.13     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 17: 
 To authorise 
 the Company 
 to make political 
 donations                188,810,213  99.86    259,718      0.14     189,069,931     92.55        5,526 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 18 (Special): 
 To authorise 
 the Directors 
 to allot shares 
 and to disapply 
 statutory pre-emption 
 rights on share 
 allotments               189,073,819  100.00    1,500       0.00     189,075,319     92.55         138 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 19 (Special): 
 Additional 
 authority to 
 authorise the 
 Directors to 
 allot shares 
 and to disapply 
 statutory pre-emption 
 rights on share 
 allotments 
 for specified 
 acquisitions 
 or capital 
 investments              188,662,071  99.78    413,386      0.22     189,075,457     92.55          0 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
Resolution 
 20 (Special): 
 To authorise 
 general meetings 
 to be called 
 on not less 
 than 14 clear 
 days' notice             181,700,195  96.10   7,375,124     3.90     189,075,319     92.55         138 
------------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ---------  -----------  ------------  --------- 
 
 

VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHARHOLDERS

 
                         For      % For   Against    % Against    Total       Votes 
                                                                   Votes     Withheld 
                                                                  Validly 
                                                                   Cast 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
Resolution 
 6: 
 To re-elect 
 H. J. Mark 
 Tompkins as 
 a Director           61,767,432  95.14  3,153,741     4.86     64,921,173    8,154 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
Resolution 
 9: 
 To re-elect 
 Dr Ayesha Abdullah 
 as a Director        64,680,353  99.62   248,974      0.38     64,929,377      0 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
Resolution 
 11: 
 To re-elect 
 Jonathan Bomford 
 as a Director        52,591,872  81.00  12,337,455    19.00    64,929,377      0 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
Resolution12: 
 To re-elect 
 Lord Clanwilliam 
 as a Director        47,874,432  73.74  17,046,741    26.26    64,921,173    8,154 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
Resolution 
 13: 
 To re-elect 
 Salma Hareb 
 as a Director        52,841,295  81.38  12,088,032    18.62    64,929,377      0 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
Resolution 
 16: 
 To re-elect 
 Dr Nandini 
 Tandon as a 
 Director             64,680,353  99.62   248,974      0.38     64,929,377      0 
--------------------  ----------  -----  ----------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 

The total number of shares in issue at 6pm on Friday 19 May 2017 was 204,285,714 ordinary shares of 10 pence each.

Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included as a vote for each resolution.

Votes withheld are not a vote in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the votes for and against each resolution or the total votes validly cast.

As the Company has controlling shareholders as defined in the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules, each resolution to elect an Independent Director (resolutions 6, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 16) have, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.2.2E, been approved by a majority of votes cast by the shareholders of the Company as a whole and the independent shareholders of the Company, being those shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution excluding the controlling shareholders.

General

Copies of all resolutions are available for inspection in the Notice of Meeting previously submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, via the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

A copy of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will then be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The Notice of Meeting and the voting results are also available on the NMC Health plc website at www.nmchealth.com.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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