TIDMCOST
RNS Number : 2772Y
Costain Group PLC
07 May 2019
Costain Group PLC
(the "Company")
Results of 2019 AGM
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 7 May 2019 (the
"AGM"), the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting,
circulated to shareholders on 22 March 2019, were passed by the
requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary
resolutions and Resolutions 15 to 19 were passed as special
resolutions.
As at 6.30pm on 3 May 2019, the number of issued shares in the
Company was 107,701,598 ordinary shares, which was the total number
of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against
all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's
Articles of Association, the resolutions were put to the meeting on
a poll in which every member present in person or by proxy had one
vote for every share held.
The poll results, on which Equiniti, the Company's registrar,
acted as scrutineer, are as follows:
RESOLUTION NUMBER % of NUMBER % of TOTAL VOTES % of NUMBER
OF VOTES Votes OF VOTES Votes CAST Voting OF VOTES
FOR Cast AGAINST Cast Capital WITHHELD
Resolution 1
Receive the
2018 Annual
Report and Accounts 76,529,551 100.00 3,170 0.00 76,532,721 71.06% 391,404
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Resolution 2
Approve the
Directors' Remuneration
Report 73,020,938 99.73 201,243 0.27 73,222,181 67.99% 3,701,942
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Resolution 3
Declare the
2018 final dividend 76,918,553 100.00 3,167 0.00 76,921,720 71.42% 2,405
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Resolution 4
Re-elect
Dr Paul Golby 76,548,780 99.53 358,280 0.47 76,907,060 71.41% 17,064
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Resolution 5
Re-elect
Mr Anthony Bickerstaff 76,734,850 99.77 173,339 0.23 76,908,189 71.41% 15,936
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Resolution 6
Re-elect
Ms Jane Lodge 69,336,742 94.25 4,230,273 5.75 73,567,015 68.31% 3,357,109
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Resolution 7
Re-elect
Ms Alison Wood 73,348,281 99.70 218,562 0.30 73,566,843 68.31% 3,357,281
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Resolution 8
Re-elect
Mr David McManus 76,324,746 99.24 585,989 0.76 76,910,735 71.41% 13,390
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Resolution 9
Re-elect
Ms Jacqueline
de Rojas 76,697,748 99.72 212,672 0.28 76,910,420 71.41% 13,705
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Resolution 10
Re-appoint PwC
as auditor 76,772,468 99.93 57,224 0.07 76,829,692 71.34% 94,433
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Resolution 11
Authorise the
auditor's remuneration 76,870,496 99.96 32,004 0.04 76,902,500 71.40% 21,625
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Resolution 12
Authorise political
donations 73,645,578 95.78 3,245,379 4.22 76,890,957 71.39% 33,168
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Resolution 13
Authorise the
allotment of
shares 76,442,492 99.39 469,593 0.61 76,912,085 71.41% 12,040
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Resolution 14
Approve the
renewal of Scrip
Dividend Scheme 76,890,879 99.97 23,977 0.03 76,914,856 71.41% 9,269
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Resolution 15
Approve the
disapplication
of pre-emption
rights (general) 76,736,561 99.81 144,645 0.19 76,881,206 71.38% 42,899
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Resolution 16
Approve the
disapplication
of pre-emption
rights (acquisition
or capital investment) 75,538,427 98.25 1,343,554 1.75 76,881,981 71.38% 42,123
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Resolution 17
Authorise the
purchase of
own shares 76,373,812 99.46 413,029 0.54 76,786,841 71.30% 137,283
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Resolution 18
Adopt new Articles
of Association 76,446,654 99.95 35,659 0.05 76,482,313 71.01% 441,790
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Resolution 19
Approve the
holding of General
Meetings (not
AGMs) on 14
clear days'
notice 75,882,472 98.66 1,031,107 1.34 76,913,579 71.41% 10,546
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Notes:
1. There were no restrictions on shareholders to cast votes on
any of the resolutions proposed at the AGM.
2. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes
cast (which does not include votes withheld).
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in
the calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' the resolutions,
nor the total votes cast.
4. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman
have been included in the 'For' totals.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all
resolutions passed at the AGM today, other than those concerning
ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism, where they will shortly be available for inspection at
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.aspx. In addition, copies of these
resolutions will also be filed with Companies House.
The results of the 2019 AGM will be available to view on the
Company's website at www.Costain.com.
7 May 2019
ENQUIRIES:
Costain Group PLC Tel: 01628 842 444
Tracey Wood
Company Secretary
Instinctif Partners Tel: 020 7457 2020
Mark Garraway
James Gray
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