ITV PLC Result of AGM (1151X)

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RNS Number : 1151X

ITV PLC

29 April 2021

ITV plc

Company Number 4967001

Result of Annual General Meeting 2021

At the Annual General Meeting of the members of ITV plc duly convened and held at 200 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8XZ on Thursday 29 April 2021 all resolutions were passed with majorities as set out below. All resolutions were taken on a poll.

 
 No.            Description               Votes for       %        Votes       %      % of Issued     Votes withheld 
                                                                  against             share capital 
                                                                                          voted 
 1     Report and Accounts              3,181,709,634   99.99       168,542   0.01           79.04%        5,495,140 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 2     Remuneration Report              2,919,746,914   99.40    17,477,480   0.60           72.97%      250,148,922 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 3     Remuneration Policy              2,708,902,059   92.23   228,270,767   7.77           72.97%      250,200,490 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 4     Re-elect Salman Amin             3,171,444,186   99.65    11,237,858   0.35           79.06%        4,691,272 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 5     Re-elect Peter Bazalgette        3,171,495,626   99.65    11,232,946   0.35           79.07%        4,644,744 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       Re-elect Edward Bonham 
 6      Carter                          3,147,553,689   98.90    35,152,351   1.10           79.07%        4,667,276 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 7     Elect Graham Cooke               3,182,408,656   99.99       297,840   0.01           79.07%        4,666,820 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 8     Re-elect Margaret Ewing          3,062,590,181   96.23   120,116,380   3.77           79.07%        4,666,755 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 9     Re-elect Mary Harris             2,919,679,390   91.74   263,009,380   8.26           79.06%        4,684,546 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 10    Re-elect Chris Kennedy           3,171,733,158   99.66    10,964,865   0.34           79.07%        4,675,293 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 11    Re-elect Anna Manz               3,171,540,315   99.65    11,146,905   0.35           79.06%        4,686,096 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 12    Re-elect Carolyn McCall          3,173,286,574   99.70     9,459,338   0.30           79.07%        4,627,404 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 13    Elect Sharmila Nebhrajani        3,182,364,040   99.99       324,314   0.01           79.06%        4,684,962 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 14    Re-elect Duncan Painter          3,171,337,658   99.64    11,360,190   0.36           79.07%        4,675,468 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 15     LLP as auditor                  3,095,237,185   97.19    89,563,013   2.81           79.12%        2,573,118 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 16    Auditors' remuneration           3,179,051,073   99.82     5,784,171   0.18           79.12%        2,538,072 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       Authority to allot 
 17     shares                          3,150,541,393   99.20    25,420,060   0.80           78.90%       11,411,863 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 18    Political Donations              2,985,425,798   93.74   199,421,091   6.26           79.12%        2,526,427 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
 19     rights (1)                      3,140,840,977   98.62    43,956,838   1.38           79.12%        2,575,501 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
 20     rights (2)                      2,910,019,822   91.37   274,762,275   8.63           79.12%        2,591,219 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 21    Purchase of own shares           3,084,508,993   97.01    94,970,081   2.99           78.99%        7,894,242 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       Notice period for General 
 22     Meetings                        3,131,975,186   98.34    52,897,462   1.66           79.12%        2,500,668 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 23    New Articles of Association      3,184,430,476   99.99       349,410   0.01           79.12%        2,593,430 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
       ITV plc Executive Share 
 24     Plan                            2,944,366,873   92.45   240,430,241   7.55           79.12%        2,576,202 
      -------------------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ---------------  --------------- 
 

Resolutions 19 to 23 were proposed as special resolutions.

The votes withheld are not a vote in law and are not counted in the overall voting figures.

Number of shares in issue: 4,025,409,194.

Copies of the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Auditor Resignation / Appointment

In accordance with section 520(2) of the Companies Act 2006, ITV plc announces, for information only, that it has received a statutory statement from KPMG LLP ("KPMG") in connection with their resignation as auditors of the Company.

The resignation of KPMG follows a competitive tender process undertaken in connection with the mandatory auditor rotation requirements, in which KPMG did not participate. Following this process, shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company at the 2021 Annual General Meeting.

A copy of the section 519 statement of reasons provided by KPMG is available to view on the Company's website using the following URL https://www.itvplc.com/investors/governance.

For further enquiries please contact:

 
 Investor Relations 
  Pippa Foulds           [phone] 
  Faye Dipnarine         [phone] 
 
  Media Relations 
  Paul Moore             [phone] 
 

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