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National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3380M

National Express Group PLC

07 May 2020

NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

("Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company is pleased to announce the voting results of its Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") held earlier today at the offices of Burges Salmon LLP, One Glass Wharf, Bristol BS2 0ZX.

All resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 25 March 2020, except for resolution 3 (concerning the declaration of the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2019) and resolution 5 (concerning the re-election of Matt Ashley) both of which were withdrawn prior to the Meeting, were passed with the requisite majority of votes cast being cast in favour of them on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 19 (with the exception of resolutions 3 and 5) were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority of the votes cast to be cast in favour of them to be passed) and resolutions 20 to 24 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority of the votes cast to be cast in favour of them to be passed). The results of the poll on each resolution are set out below.

RESOLUTION (NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION) TOTAL VOTES FOR 1 AND AGAINST VOTES

FOR 1
%

FOR 1
VOTES AGAINST % AGAINST VOTES WITHHELD 2
1. To receive and adopt the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019 and the Directors' and Auditors' Reports thereon 419,250,552 419,244,649 100.00 5,903 0.00 450,455
2. To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration (advisory vote only) 379,471,278 367,372,589 96.81 12,098,689 3.19 40,229,728
3. WITHDRAWN n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
4. To re-elect Sir John Armitt as a Director 409,289,231 405,732,816 99.13 3,556,415 0.87 10,411,775
5. WITHDRAWN n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
6. To re-elect Jorge Cosmen as a Director 419,679,812 413,508,054 98.53 6,171,758 1.47 21,195
7. To re-elect Matthew Crummack as a Director 419,677,031 417,612,588 99.51 2,064,443 0.49 23,976
8. To re-elect Chris Davies as a Director 419,683,667 417,431,184 99.46 2,252,483 0.54 17,340
9. To re-elect Dean Finch as a Director 419,688,500 418,309,308 99.67 1,379,192 0.33 12,507
10. To elect Ana de Pro Gonzalo as a Director 409,563,812 388,307,382 94.81 21,256,430 5.19 10,137,195
11. To elect Karen Geary as a Director 419,680,972 418,319,807 99.68 1,361,165 0.32 20,035
12. To re-elect Mike McKeon as a Director 419,682,209 418,834,411 99.80 847,798 0.20 18,798
13. To re-elect Chris Muntwyler as a Director 419,682,241 419,011,611 99.84 670,630 0.16 18,766
14. To re-elect Elliot (Lee) Sander as a Director 419,685,542 419,337,378 99.92 348,164 0.08 15,465
15. To re-elect Ashley Steel as a Director 419,627,160 419,037,090 99.86 590,070 0.14 73,847
16. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor 414,660,756 414,625,078 99.99 35,678 0.01 5,040,251
17. To authorise the Directors to agree and set the auditor's remuneration 419,678,681 419,648,067 99.99 30,614 0.01 22,326
18. To authorise political donations and expenditure 419,637,324 413,852,575 98.62 5,784,749 1.38 63,682
19. To authorise the Directors to allot shares 419,682,130 414,515,416 98.77 5,166,714 1.23 18,877
20. To disapply pre-emption rights - general 3 409,323,245 407,478,664 99.55 1,844,581 0.45 10,377,762
21. To disapply pre-emption rights - specific 3 409,329,332 402,438,271 98.32 6,891,061 1.68 10,371,674
22. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3 419,452,266 412,120,029 98.25 7,332,237 1.75 248,740
23. To call General Meetings (other than AGMs) on 14 clear days' notice 3 419,688,094 410,708,695 97.86 8,979,399 2.14 12,913
24. To adopt new articles of association of the Company in substitution for the current articles of association 3 419,622,636 419,587,844 99.99 34,792 0.01 78,371

¹ Includes discretionary votes

² A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes For or Against the resolutions

³ Indicates Special Resolution

The number of shares in issue and eligible to vote at the meeting was 511,738,648 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy or by duly authorised corporate representative, was entitled to one vote per share held. The total number of votes cast (i.e. For, Against and Withheld) was 419,701,007 ordinary shares representing an 82.01% turnout.

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 

The voting results shown above are also available on the Company's website at https://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/investors/agm/2020/

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Company contacts:

Jennifer Myram, Company Secretary

Telephone +44 (0)20 7805 3807

Melanie Travis, Deputy Company Secretary

Telephone +44 (0) 20 7805 3805

Notes

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800A8IQEMY8PA5X34

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

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.

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