Centrica PLC Result of AGM (0275O)

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RNS Number : 0275O

Centrica PLC

07 June 2022

Centrica plc

(the Company)

2022 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

Centrica plc's 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Leicester Marriott Hotel, Smith Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SW on Tuesday, 7 June 2022 at 10.00am. All resolutions proposed at the AGM were decided on a poll and were passed. The results are set out below:

 
      Resolution            For*          %       Against       %     Total votes cast      % Issued       Withheld*** 
                                                                                            Capital** 
      To receive the 
      Company's 
      Annual Report 
      and Accounts 
      for the year 
      ended 31 
 1    December 2021     3,748,873,410   99.96     1,393,293    0.04      3,750,266,703            63.48%     3,224,475 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 2    To approve the 
      Directors' 
      Annual 
      Remuneration 
      Report for the 
      year ended 31 
      December 2021     3,628,823,825   96.71   123,420,614    3.29      3,752,244,439            63.52%     1,247,419 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 3    To approve the 
      Directors' 
      Remuneration 
      Policy            3,132,342,144   83.48   619,903,528   16.52      3,752,245,672            63.52%     1,275,033 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 4    To authorise 
      the Directors 
      to continue to 
      operate the 
      Centrica Share 
      Incentive Plan    3,733,854,529   99.50    18,741,666    0.50      3,752,596,195            63.52%       886,311 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 5    To renew the 
      Long Term 
      Incentive Plan 
      (LTIP) until 
      the tenth 
      anniversary of 
      the 2022 AGM      3,518,297,025   93.76   234,045,914    6.24      3,752,342,939            63.52%     1,101,800 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To elect Nathan 
      Bostock as a 
 6    Director          3,749,828,536   99.93     2,520,631    0.07      3,752,349,167            63.52%     1,131,003 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 7    To elect Rt 
      Hon. Amber Rudd 
      as a Director     3,747,707,860   99.87     5,001,627    0.13      3,752,709,487            63.52%       807,013 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 8    To re-elect 
      Carol 
      Arrowsmith as a 
      Director          3,504,924,474   93.41   247,439,397    6.59      3,752,363,871            63.52%     1,082,852 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
      Heidi Mottram 
 9    as a Director     3,639,217,060   96.98   113,144,047    3.02      3,752,361,107            63.52%     1,086,606 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
      Kevin O'Byrne 
 10   as a Director     3,639,392,012   96.99   112,958,976    3.01      3,752,350,988            63.52%     1,150,310 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
      Chris O'Shea as 
 11   a Director        3,737,480,476   99.60    15,085,353    0.40      3,752,565,829            63.52%       954,718 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
      Kate Ringrose 
 12   as a Director     3,695,971,007   98.49    56,625,668    1.51      3,752,596,675            63.52%       892,577 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      To re-elect 
      Scott Wheway as 
 13   a Director        3,492,352,013   93.07   260,080,108    6.93      3,752,432,121            63.52%     1,059,627 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 14   To re-appoint 
      Deloitte LLP as 
      the Company's 
      Auditors          3,736,483,998   99.93     2,489,075    0.07      3,738,973,073            63.29%    14,473,785 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 15   To authorise 
      the Directors 
      to determine 
      the Auditors' 
      remuneration      3,750,354,113   99.93     2,494,796    0.07      3,752,848,909            63.53%       592,023 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 16   Authority for 
      political 
      donations and 
      political 
      expenditure in 
      the UK            3,639,562,890   97.35    99,023,977    2.65      3,738,586,867            63.28%    14,856,336 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 17   To approve 
      Centrica plc's 
      Climate 
      Transition Plan   2,955,099,466   79.96   740,449,332   20.04      3,695,548,798            62.56%    57,872,166 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      Authority to 
 18   allot shares      3,571,390,056   95.17   181,157,294    4.83      3,752,547,350            63.52%       866,487 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 19   Authority to 
      disapply 
      pre-emption 
      rights****        3,701,444,271   98.65    50,761,177    1.35      3,752,205,448            63.52%     1,203,282 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 20   Additional 
      authority to 
      disapply 
      pre-emption 
      rights****        3,656,379,785   97.45    95,838,181    2.55      3,752,217,966            63.52%     1,231,774 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      Authority to 
      purchase own 
 21   shares****        3,725,840,713   99.55    16,844,631    0.45      3,742,685,344            63.35%    10,778,430 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
      Notice of 
      general 
 22   meetings****      3,577,472,208   95.33   175,333,135    4.67      3,752,805,343            63.53%       634,817 
     ----------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  -----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the disclosure:

   *         Includes discretionary votes received 

** The total number of ordinary shares of of 6(14/81) pence in issue was 5,907,541,623 . Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share

*** A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution

   ****     Special resolutions 

We note that Resolution 17, on approving our Climate Transition Plan, was supported by the overwhelming majority of shareholders (79.96%). However, we recognise that some shareholders (20.04%) chose not to support this resolution.

Achieving Net Zero by 2045 and helping our customers achieve Net Zero by 2050 is vitally important to us and we will continue to engage with shareholders on our Climate Transition Plan so as to ensure their views are fully understood. We will publish an update on this engagement in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Copies of our announcements are available on our website: centrica.com/investors/rns-tools/rns-announcements

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the FCA and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

James Dickinson

Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc

01753 494000

Centrica plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (CNA)

Registered Office: Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD

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