Centrica PLC Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2706R

Centrica PLC

05 June 2024

 

                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

5 June 2024       

Centrica plc

(the Company)

 

2024 Annual General Meeting - Poll Results

 

Centrica plc's 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Hilton Glasgow, 1 William Street, Glasgow G3 8HT on Wednesday, 5 June 2024 at 10.30am. 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 Capital**	Withheld***
1	To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023	3,359,153,645	99.42	19,473,124	0.58	3,378,626,769	63.71%	3,356,135
2	To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2023	3,044,479,915	90.08	335,135,590	9.92	3,379,615,505	63.73%	1,757,494
3	To approve the final cash dividend of 2.67 pence per ordinary share	3,373,664,131	99.79	7,042,251	0.21	3,380,706,382	63.75%	1,306,375
4	To elect Philippe Boisseau as a Director	3,336,376,528	98.72	43,256,140	1.28	3,379,632,668	63.73%	2,268,515
5	To elect Jo Harlow as a Director	3,378,272,046	99.96	1,399,683	0.04	3,379,671,729	63.73%	2,226,339
6	To elect Sue Whalley as a Director	3,360,743,220	99.93	2,434,067	0.07	3,363,177,287	63.42%	18,723,288
7	To re-elect Carol Arrowsmith as a Director	3,280,506,748	97.06	99,390,175	2.94	3,379,896,923	63.73%	2,048,031
8	To re-elect Nathan Bostock as a Director	3,281,528,611	97.09	98,290,841	2.91	3,379,819,452	63.73%	2,092,935
9	To re-elect Chanderpreet Duggal as a Director	3,319,142,583	98.21	60,656,466	1.79	3,379,799,049	63.73%	2,146,142
10	To re-elect Heidi Mottram as a Director	3,255,088,424	96.30	124,967,213	3.70	3,380,055,637	63.74%	1,890,554
11	To re-elect Russell O'Brien as a Director	3,364,422,460	99.54	15,438,982	0.46	3,379,861,442	63.73%	2,092,617
12	To re-elect Kevin O'Byrne as a Director	3,323,705,262	98.34	56,251,446	1.66	3,379,956,708	63.74%	1,974,796
13	To re-elect Chris O'Shea as a Director	3,378,276,087	99.94	1,870,426	0.06	3,380,146,513	63.74%	1,819,139
14	To re-elect Rt Hon. Amber Rudd as a Director	3,257,089,099	96.36	123,071,350	3.64	3,380,160,449	63.74%	1,791,848
15	To re-elect Scott Wheway as a Director	3,187,639,992	94.31	192,238,146	5.69	3,379,878,138	63.73%	2,030,772
16	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's Auditors	3,362,189,543	99.95	1,590,832	0.05	3,363,780,375	63.43%	18,083,575
17	To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors' remuneration	3,379,168,527	99.96	1,197,389	0.04	3,380,365,916	63.74%	1,604,445
18	Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the UK	3,339,759,478	99.23	25,940,735	0.77	3,365,700,213	63.47%	16,310,182
19	Authority to allot shares	3,192,359,781	94.44	188,032,313	5.56	3,380,392,094	63.74%	1,620,305
20	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,237,703,495	95.80	142,039,310	4.20	3,379,742,805	63.73%	2,173,199
21	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights****	3,130,321,767	92.81	242,620,679	7.19	3,372,942,446	63.60%	8,974,103
22	Authority to purchase own shares****	3,358,314,126	99.42	19,605,796	0.58	3,377,919,922	63.70%	4,045,249
23	Notice of general meetings****	3,178,452,485	94.03	201,935,078	5.97	3,380,387,563	63.74%	1,498,042

 

Notes to the disclosure:

*         Includes discretionary votes received

**       The total number of ordinary shares of of 6^14/81 pence in issue was 5,303,114,900 (excluding treasury shares) as at close of business on 03 June 2024. 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

 

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

 

In accordance with Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed as special business and the new Articles of Association will be 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

 

 

Lindsay Hegarty

Deputy 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

Registered in England & Wales number: 3033654

Legal Entity Identifier number: E26EDV109X6EEPBKVH76

ISIN number: GB00B033F229

 

 

 

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