NCC Group PLC Results of 2017 AGM/EGM for dividend rectification (4848R)

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RNS Number : 4848R

NCC Group PLC

21 September 2017

NCC GROUP PLC

RESULTS OF THE 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING IN RELATION TO DIVIDEND RECTIFICATION

Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of NCC Group plc (the "Company") held at 9.00am at 1 London Wall, London EC2Y 5EA on 21 September 2017, shareholders duly passed all of the resolutions proposed. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM were voted on by way of a poll.

Resolutions 1 to 13 and resolution 18 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 17 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below (rounded to 2 decimal places).

 
                              Votes         %        Votes        %      Total         % of     Votes 
                               for                    against             votes         ISC      withheld 
                                                                          cast          voted 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To receive 
        the report 
 1.     and accounts          202,831,822   98.14    3,843,011    1.86   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve 
        the directors' 
        remuneration 
        report (other 
        than the directors' 
        remuneration 
        policy) for 
        the year ended 
 2.     31 May 2017           206,367,814   99.85    307,019      0.15   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve 
        the directors' 
        remuneration 
        policy for 
        the financial 
        year ended 
 3.     31 May 2017           202,309,191   99.84    318,649      0.16   202,627,840   73.28    4,046,993 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To declare 
        a final dividend 
        of 3.15p per 
 4.     share                 202,831,822   98.14    3,843,011    1.86   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
 5.     KPMG as auditor       206,671,774   100.00     3,059      0.00   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Audit 
        Committee 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 6.     remuneration          206,670,667   100.00      555       0.00   206,671,222   74.74      3,611 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Chris 
        Stone as a 
 7.     Director              206,517,139   99.92     157,694     0.08   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Brian 
        Tenner as 
 8.     a Director            206,666,259   100.00     8,574      0.00   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Jonathan 
        Brooks as 
 9.     a Director            206,663,200   99.99      11,633     0.01   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Debbie Hewitt 
 10.    as a Director         204,583,232   98.99    2,091,601    1.01   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Thomas Chambers 
 11.    as a Director         202,610,325   98.03    4,064,508    1.97   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Chris Batterham 
 12.    as a Director         206,663,199   99.99      11,634     0.01   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
 13.    to allot shares       203,306,674   98.37    3,368,159    1.63   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
        rights up 
        to 5% of the 
        issue share 
 14.    capital               200,303,684   96.92    6,371,149    3.08   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
        rights for 
        an additional 
        5% in relation 
        to an acquisition 
        or capital 
 15.    investment            191,202,537   92.51    15,472,296   7.49   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the purchase 
        of own shares 
        pursuant to 
        s.701 of the 
        Companies 
 16.    Act 2006              202,286,591   97.88    4,388,242    2.12   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To reduce 
        the notice 
        period required 
        for General 
 17.    Meetings              201,873,402   97.68    4,801,431    2.32   206,674,833   74.74        0 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve 
        amendments 
        to the NCC 
        Group US Employee 
        Stock Purchase 
 18.    Plan                  206,663,767   99.99      10,511     0.01   206,674,278   74.74       555 
----  ---------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the chairman of the meeting have been included in the 'For' total.

2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution, nor in the calculation of "total votes cast" for any resolution.

3. The issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the AGM was 276,522,634 ordinary shares.

4. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm and on the Company's website.

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

Extraordinary General Meeting

At the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Company held at 9.45am at 1 London Wall, London EC2Y 5EA on 21 September 2017, shareholders duly passed the resolution proposed which was put to the EGM was voted on by way of a poll.

The resolution was passed as a special resolution. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

 
                               Votes         %       Votes       %      Total         % of     Votes 
                                for                   against            votes         ISC      withheld 
                                                                         cast          voted 
---  -----------------------  ------------  ------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
      To approve: 
       (a) the appropriation 
       of distributable 
       profits; 
       (b) any and 
       all claims 
       which the 
       Company has 
       or may have 
       arising out 
       of or in connection 
       with the approval, 
       declaration 
       and/or payment 
       of the Relevant 
       Dividends 
       against its 
       current or 
       former shareholders; 
       and 
       (c) any and 
       all claims 
       which the 
       Company has 
       or may have 
       arising out 
       of or in connection 
       with the approval, 
       declaration 
       and/or payment 
       of the Relevant 
       Dividends 
       against the 
       Related Party 
       Directors 
       and Former 
 1.    Directors.              197,821,929   97.01   6,095,229   2.99   203,917,158   73.74    4,120,041 
---  -----------------------  ------------  ------  ----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

For enquiries please contact:

Jenna Hincks

Acting Company Secretary

0161 209 5200

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