National Express Group PLC Results of Annual General Meeting (3356O)

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National Express Group PLC

16 May 2018

National Express Group PLC

16 May 2018

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

("Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") held earlier today at the McDonald Burlington Hotel, 126 New Street, Birmingham B1 4JQ.

All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 29 March, were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 20 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 21 to 24 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed). The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

 
  RESOLUTION            TOTAL           VOTES         %        VOTES        VOTES WITHHELD 
   (NUMBER               VOTES           FOR (1)       FOR      AGAINST      (2) 
   AND DESCRIPTION)      FOR (1)                       (1) 
                         AND AGAINST 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 1. To receive 
  and adopt 
  the accounts 
  of the Company 
  for the 
  year ended 
  31 December 
  2017 and 
  the Directors' 
  and Auditors' 
  Reports 
  thereon              419,518,797     418,794,658   99.83    724,139      4,150,011 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 2. To approve 
  the Annual 
  Report on 
  Remuneration 
  (advisory 
  vote only)           422,280,282     399,888,007   94.70    22,392,275   1,401,575 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 3. To approve 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Policy               423,582,600     405,533,546   95.74    18,049,054   86,207 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 4. To declare 
  a final 
  dividend 
  of 9.25 
  pence per 
  ordinary 
  share                423,676,637     423,674,087   100.00   2,550        8,547 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 5. To elect 
  Chris Davies 
  as a Director        423,630,836     421,023,662   99.38    2,607,174    51,803 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 6. To re-elect 
  Sir John 
  Armitt as 
  a Director           421,579,061     410,518,518   97.38    11,060,543   2,106,121 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 7. To re-elect 
  Matthew 
  Ashley as 
  a Director           423,617,641     422,317,279   99.69    1,300,362    49,577 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 8. To re-elect 
  Joaquin 
  Ayuso as 
  a Director           423,633,029     420,084,863   99.16    3,548,166    52,155 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  Jorge Cosmen 
  as a Director        423,623,622     419,491,739   99.02    4,131,883    49,366 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 10. To re-elect 
  Matthew 
  Crummack 
  as a Director        423,621,650     422,386,451   99.71    1,235,199    79,308 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 11. To re-elect 
  Dean Finch 
  as a Director        423,480,040     422,177,152   99.69    1,302,888    38,635 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 12. To re-elect 
  Jane Kingston 
  as a Director        423,650,755     419,392,206   98.99    4,258,549    34,429 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 13. To re-elect 
  Mike McKeon 
  as a Director        423,619,680     422,354,121   99.70    1,265,559    81,278 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 14. To re-elect 
  Chris Muntwyler 
  as a Director        423,604,614     421,988,711   99.62    1,615,903    96,344 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 15. To re-elect 
  Elliot (Lee) 
  Sander as 
  a Director           423,624,267     421,999,249   99.62    1,625,018    76,691 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 16. To re-elect 
  Dr Ashley 
  Steel as 
  a Director           423,649,720     422,406,269   99.71    1,243,451    35,464 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 17. To re-appoint 
  Deloitte 
  LLP as the 
  Company's 
  auditor              412,267,379     412,215,283   99.99    52,096       11,433,557 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 18. To authorise 
  the Directors 
  to agree 
  and set 
  the auditor's 
  remuneration         423,655,173     423,583,015   99.98    72,158       29,388 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 19. To authorise 
  political 
  donations 
  and expenditure      423,630,819     421,770,297   99.56    1,860,522    54,697 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 20. To authorise 
  the Directors 
  to allot 
  shares               423,661,327     411,462,511   97.12    12,198,816   39,631 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 21. To disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights - 
  general 
  (3)                  414,918,611     414,639,129   99.93    279,482      8,751,152 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 22. To disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights - 
  specific 
  (3)                  414,905,960     354,173,032   85.36    60,732,928   8,763,802 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 23. To authorise 
  the Company 
  to purchase 
  its own 
  shares (3)           423,362,220     410,106,264   96.87    13,255,956   306,566 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 24. To call 
  General 
  Meetings 
  (other than 
  AGMs) on 
  14 clear 
  days' notice 
  (3)                  423,673,394     411,031,261   97.02    12,642,133   8,643 
--------------------  --------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ---------------- 
 

(1) Includes discretionary votes

(2) A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes For or Against the resolutions

(3) Indicates Special Resolution

The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held. The total number of votes cast (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 423,700,958 ordinary shares representing an 82.80% turnout.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

The voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at www.nationalexpressgroup.com.

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Company contact:

Michael Arnaouti, Group Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

Classification: 3.1 (with reference to DTR6 Annex 1R)

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