Drax Group PLC Result of AGM (5785J)

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RNS Number : 5785J

Drax Group PLC

27 April 2022

27 April 2022

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today, Wednesday 27 April 2022.

 
 No.   Brief Description             Votes For      %      Votes Against    %     Votes Total   Votes Withheld 
       To receive and adopt 
        the annual report 
        and accounts of the 
 1.     Company.                    322,713,977   99.73       865,134      0.27   323,579,111      948,047 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To approve the annual 
        statement to shareholders 
        by the Chair of the 
        Remuneration Committee 
        and the annual report 
 2.     on remuneration.            314,846,755   97.20      9,078,526     2.80   323,925,281      600,548 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To approve the final 
        dividend of 11.3 
 3.     pence per share.            323,973,746   100.00       4,816       0.00   323,978,562      548,596 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To elect Kim Keating 
        as a Director of 
 4.     the Company.                323,915,227   99.99       17,323       0.01   323,932,550      594,608 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To elect Erika Peterman 
        as a Director of 
 5.     the Company.                323,914,577   99.99       18,594       0.01   323,933,171      593,987 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect Philip 
        Cox as a Director 
 6.     of the Company.             320,118,269   98.82      3,815,059     1.18   323,933,328      593,830 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect Will 
        Gardiner as a Director 
 7.     of the Company.             323,915,901   99.99       17,343       0.01   323,933,244      593,914 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect Andy 
        Skelton as a Director 
 8.     of the Company.             321,273,330   99.18      2,658,998     0.82   323,932,328      594,830 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect John 
        Baxter as a Director 
 9.     of the Company.             321,664,951   99.30      2,268,377     0.70   323,933,328      593,830 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect Nicola 
        Hodson as a Director 
 10.    of the Company.             305,321,088   94.76     16,880,310     5.24   322,201,398     2,325,760 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect David 
        Nussbaum as a Director 
 11.    of the Company.             321,663,098   99.30      2,269,970     0.70   323,933,068      594,090 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-elect Vanessa 
        Simms as a Director 
 12.    of the Company.             319,821,348   99.26      2,380,200     0.74   322,201,548     2,325,610 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       To re-appoint Deloitte 
 13.    LLP as auditor.             312,065,871   96.34     11,860,971     3.66   323,926,842      600,316 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Authority to determine 
 14.    auditor's remuneration.     313,075,972   96.65     10,857,730     3.35   323,933,702      593,456 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Authority to make 
        EU political donations 
 15.    to a specified limit.       314,847,724   97.24      8,925,207     2.76   323,772,931      754,227 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Authority to allot 
 16.    shares.                     318,249,382   98.25      5,672,762     1.75   323,922,144      605,014 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Authority to make 
        non pre-emptive share 
 17.    allotments.                 323,857,340   99.98       61,807       0.02   323,919,147      608,011 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Authority to purchase 
 18.    own shares.                 321,762,314   99.45      1,777,363     0.55   323,539,677      987,481 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Approve the Employee 
 19.    stock Purchase Plan.        323,740,062   99.95       172,056      0.05   323,912,118      613,711 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Approve amendments 
        to the Long-Term 
 20.    Incentive Plan.             323,339,220   99.82       579,313      0.18   323,918,533      607,296 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
       Authority to call 
        a General Meeting 
        on not less than 
 21.    14 clear days' notice.      316,930,108   97.84      7,005,330     2.16   323,935,438      591,720 
      ---------------------------  ------------  -------                  -----                --------------- 
 

Resolutions 1 to 21 were carried.

The Company's issued share capital consisted of 414,210,202 ordinary shares of 11 (16) /(29) pence each, of which 13,841,295 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares is 400,368,907.

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

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