26 May 2016
G4S PLC
AGM 2016 Poll Results
G4S plc, the parent company of the G4S global security group, announces that, at its AGM held on 26 May 2016, all the resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
This included resolutions: to allow the payment of political donations; to amend the company's articles of association; to allow general meetings other than AGMs to be called on 14 days' notice; and a general authority to make market purchases for up to 10% of its own shares.
The board has no present intention of utilising the authority to buy back shares, which has been renewed in accordance with common business practice.
The results of the poll on the resolutions put before the AGM are:
+---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |Resolution |For |% |Against |% |Withheld*|Total votes | | | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |1. To adopt the|1,306,237,198|>99.99|21,073 |<0.01|206,877 |1,306,465,148| |financial | | | | | | | |statements and | | | | | | | |reports of | | | | | | | |directors and | | | | | | | |auditor | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |2. To approve |1,280,102,716|98.00 |26,121,895 |2.00 |236,880 |1,306,461,491| |the Directors' | | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | |report | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |3. To confirm |1,276,389,462|97.71 |29,968,592 |2.29 |106,438 |1,306,464,492| |and declare the| | | | | | | |dividend | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |4. Election of |1,302,335,922|99.70 |3,943,588 |0.30 |176,791 |1,306,456,301| |John Daly as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |5. Re-election |1,301,684,816|99.65 |4,606,283 |0.35 |164,802 |1,306,455,901| |of Ashley | | | | | | | |Almanza as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |6. Re-election |1,296,555,850|99.31 |8,984,015 |0.69 |913,932 |1,306,453,797| |of John | | | | | | | |Connolly as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |7. Re-election |1,303,539,080|99.79 |2,734,155 |0.21 |180,563 |1,306,453,798| |of Winnie Kin | | | | | | | |Wah Fok as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |8. Re-election |1,300,588,787|99.56 |5,686,175 |0.44 |178,836 |1,306,453,798| |of Himanshu | | | | | | | |Raja as a | | | | | | | |director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |9. Re-election |1,303,730,400|99.80 |2,549,882 |0.20 |173,516 |1,306,453,798| |of Paul Spence | | | | | | | |as a director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |10. Re-election|1,284,648,447|98.35 |21,594,167 |1.65 |211,184 |1,306,453,798| |of Clare | | | | | | | |Spottiswoode as| | | | | | | |a director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |11. Re-election|1,303,548,173|99.79 |2,726,682 |0.21 |178,943 |1,306,453,798| |of Tim Weller | | | | | | | |as a director | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |12. To re- |1,305,442,830|99.93 |892,438 |0.07 |116,793 |1,306,452,061| |appoint | | | | | | | |Price- | | | | | | | |waterhouse- | | | | | | | |Coopers LLP | | | | | | | |as auditor | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |13. To |1,306,209,150|99.99 |132,774 |0.01 |106,645 |1,306,448,569| |authorise the | | | | | | | |audit committee| | | | | | | |of the board to| | | | | | | |determine the | | | | | | | |auditor's | | | | | | | |remuneration | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |14. To |1,290,994,374|99.12 |11,455,142 |0.88 |4,009,012|1,306,458,528| |authorise the | | | | | | | |directors to | | | | | | | |allot shares up| | | | | | | |to a specified | | | | | | | |amount | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |15. Special |1,245,751,488|95.38 |60,348,420 |4.62 |358,169 |1,306,458,077| |resolution to | | | | | | | |give authority | | | | | | | |to directors to| | | | | | | |disapply | | | | | | | |statutory pre- | | | | | | | |emption rights | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |16. Special |1,299,989,326|99.53 |6,151,839 |0.47 |321,181 |1,306,462,346| |resolution to | | | | | | | |give limited | | | | | | | |authority for | | | | | | | |the purchase of| | | | | | | |its own shares | | | | | | | |by the company | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |17. Authority |1,291,078,494|99.24 |9,913,141 |0.76 |5,478,148|1,306,469,783| |to make | | | | | | | |political | | | | | | | |donations and | | | | | | | |incur political| | | | | | | |expenditure | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |18. Special |1,274,228,070|97.57 |31,785,821 |2.43 |428,592 |1,306,442,483| |resolution to | | | | | | | |approve an | | | | | | | |amendment to | | | | | | | |the company's | | | | | | | |articles of | | | | | | | |association | | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+ |19. Special |1,185,677,392|90.76 |120,676,453|9.24 |94,412 |1,306,448,257| |resolution to | | | | | | | |authorise the | | | | | | | |calling of | | | | | | | |general | | | | | | | |meetings | | | | | | | |(excluding | | | | | | | |Annual General | | | | | | | |Meetings) on | | | | | | | |14 days' notice| | | | | | | +---------------+-------------+------+-----------+-----+---------+-------------+
Adam Crozier and Mark Elliott retired from the board at the conclusion of the meeting and so there were no resolutions relating to their re-election.
In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of resolutions 15 to 19 will be forwarded to the FCA for publication through its document viewing facility where they will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The percentage of issued share capital which was voted was 84.2%**.
* Votes withheld are not votes in law and are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against a resolution.
**Total voting rights of the shares in issue: 1,551,594,436. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held.
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