NCC Group PLC Results of the 2018 Annual General Meeting (0643C)

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RNS Number : 0643C

NCC Group PLC

26 September 2018

NCC GROUP PLC

RESULTS OF THE 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of NCC Group plc (the "Company") held at 11.00am at XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3AQ on 26 September 2018, 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 for     %        Votes        %      Total         % of     Votes 
                                                          against             votes         ISC      withheld 
                                                                              cast          voted 
       To receive the 
 1.     report and accounts       199,319,212   98.76    2,503,542    1.24   201,822,754   72.68    1,490,992 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        directors' remuneration 
        report (other 
        than the directors' 
        remuneration 
        policy) for the 
        year ended 31 
 2.     May 2018                  201,787,826   99.25    1,525,485    0.75   203,313,311   73.22       435 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To declare a 
        final dividend 
        of 3.15p per 
 3.     share                     203,313,746   100.00       0        0.00   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
 4.     KPMG as auditor           202,285,325   99.49    1,028,226    0.51   203,313,551   73.22       195 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Audit Committee 
        to determine 
        the auditor's 
 5.     remuneration              203,306,026   100.00     5,050      0.00   203,311,076   73.22      2,670 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Adam 
 6.     Palser as a Director      202,951,234   99.82     362,077     0.18   203,313,311   73.22       435 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Chris 
 7.     Stone as a Director       200,624,998   98.68    2,688,748    1.32   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Jonathan 
 8.     Brooks as a Director      196,680,068   96.74    6,633,678    3.26   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Chris 
        Batterham as 
 9.     a Director                202,272,528   99.49    1,041,218    0.51   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Jennifer 
        Duvalier as a 
 10.    Director                  197,704,031   97.24    5,608,680    2.76   203,312,711   73.22      1,035 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Mike 
        Ettling as a 
 11.    Director                  202,948,500   99.82     364,211     0.18   203,312,711   73.22      1,035 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Tim 
        Kowalski as a 
 12.    Director                  201,468,875   99.09    1,843,836    0.91   203,312,711   73.22      1,035 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
 13.    to allot shares           199,077,087   97.92    4,236,659    2.08   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to disapply pre-emption 
        rights up to 
        5% of the issue 
 14.    share capital             196,895,627   96.84    6,417,684    3.16   203,313,311   73.22       435 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to disapply pre-emption 
        rights for an 
        additional 5% 
        in relation to 
        an acquisition 
 15.    or capital investment     186,379,111   91.67    16,934,005   8.33   203,313,116   73.22       630 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the purchase 
        of own shares 
        pursuant to s.701 
        of the Companies 
 16.    Act 2006                  197,171,927   96.98    6,141,819    3.02   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To reduce the 
        notice period 
        required for 
 17.    General Meetings          196,505,536   96.65    6,808,210    3.35   203,313,746   73.22        0 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve adoption 
        of NCC Group 
        Company Share 
 18.    Option Plan               201,330,464   99.03    1,981,740    0.97   203,312,204   73.22      1,542 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------  -------  ---------- 
 

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 276,678,279 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.

For enquiries please contact:

Jonathan Williams

Deputy Company Secretary

0161 209 5374

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