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National Express Group PLC

10 May 2023

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

Result of AGM - 10 May 2023

National Express Group PLC (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") today in the Bevan Suite at BMA House, British Medical Association, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP at 2.00pm. All resolutions at the AGM were put to the meeting on a poll and were passed with the requisite majority. The full results are detailed below.

As at 6.30pm on Friday 5 May 2023, the time by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the AGM must have been entered on the Company's register of members, there were 614,086,377 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in issue.  Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share on a poll. 

Resolution VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST % of ISC voted Number of votes withheld
No. of shares % No. of shares %
1. To receive the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the Directors' and Auditors' Reports thereon 423,161,975 100.00 16,946 0.00 68.91 394,617
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration (advisory vote only) 396,242,850 94.02 25,215,882 5.98 68.63 2,114,806
3. To declare a full year 2022 dividend of 5.0p per ordinary share 421,401,462 99.50 2,101,079 0.50 68.96 70,997
4. To elect Helen Weir as a Director of the Company 419,670,662 99.10 3,792,727 0.90 68.96 109,849
5. To elect James Stamp as a Director of the Company 422,200,580 99.70 1,253,529 0.30 68.96 119,429
6. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director of the Company 413,770,579 97.71 9,686,373 2.29 68.96 116,586
7. To re-elect Matthew Crummack as a Director of the Company 416,991,805 98.47 6,463,786 1.53 68.96 117,947
8. To re-elect Carolyn Flowers as a Director of the Company 416,768,561 98.42 6,688,591 1.58 68.96 116,386
9. To re-elect Ignacio Garat as a Director of the Company 422,264,469 99.72 1,191,303 0.28 68.96 117,766
10. To re-elect Karen Geary as a Director of the Company 417,001,473 98.48 6,448,818 1.52 68.96 123,247
11. To re-elect Ana de Pro Gonzalo as a Director of the Company 422,300,152 99.73 1,153,009 0.27 68.96 120,377
12. To re-elect Mike McKeon as a Director of the Company 422,293,455 99.73 1,160,671 0.27 68.96 119,412
13. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor 387,042,825 91.40 36,433,802 8.60 68.96 96,911
14. To authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration 387,602,887 91.53 35,877,842 8.47 68.96 92,809
15. To authorise political donations and expenditure 422,479,412 99.77 978,577 0.23 68.96 115,549
16. To authorise the Directors to allot shares 406,994,615 96.11 16,485,676 3.89 68.96 93,247
17. To give the Directors power to disapply pre-emption rights - general 408,284,820 96.41 15,186,408 3.59 68.96 102,310
18. To give the Directors power to disapply pre-emption rights - specific 393,834,316 93.00 29,641,326 7.00 68.96 97,896
19. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 423,333,461 99.98 80,008 0.02 68.95 160,069
20. To call General Meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 clear days' notice 414,118,711 97.79 9,358,913 2.21 68.96 95,914

NOTES:  

1.   The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairperson discretion.

2.   Votes 'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

3.   Resolutions 1 to 16 were ordinary resolutions which required a majority of votes cast to be in favour.  

4.   Resolutions 17 to 20 were special resolutions which required at least 75% of votes cast to be in favour.  

5.   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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

6.  The voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at https://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/investors/agm

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Company contacts:

Simon Callander, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

+44 (0) 7795 232 708

Gillian Saunderson, Deputy Company Secretary

+44 (0) 7506 642 348

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

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

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