AGM Information • Jul 29, 2018
AGM Information
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At the annual general meeting held on 27 July 2018 at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, the following resolutions were duly passed and the result of the poll is shown below. At the record date for the meeting the total number of voting rights in the company stood at 681,888,418 and the total ordinary shares in issue were 681,888,418.
| No. | Resolution | Votes for | Votes against | % of | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | Issued share capital voted |
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| 1 | Receiving the report and accounts |
444,444,029 | 99.99 | 64,642 | 0.01 | 65.19 | 328,242 |
| 2 | Declaring a final dividend | 444,750,460 | 99.99 | 31,276 | 0.01 | 65.23 | 58,638 |
| 3 | Approving the directors' remuneration report |
438,000,676 | 98.64 | 6,060,476 | 1.36 | 65.12 | 779,222 |
| 4 | Reappointing Dr John McAdam |
440,271,006 | 99.09 | 4,023,632 | 0.91 | 65.16 | 544,721 |
| 5 | Reappointing Steve Mogford |
443,468,312 | 99.73 | 1,199,432 | 0.27 | 65.21 | 172,630 |
| 6 | Reappointing Russ Houlden |
441,511,224 | 99.29 | 3,141,120 | 0.71 | 65.21 | 187,016 |
| 7 | Electing Steve Fraser | 442,659,531 | 99.55 | 1,990,459 | 0.45 | 65.21 | 190,384 |
| 8 | Reappointing Stephen Carter |
443,475,504 | 99.74 | 1,155,890 | 0.26 | 65.21 | 207,966 |
| 9 | Reappointing Mark Clare | 443,421,521 | 99.73 | 1,215,366 | 0.27 | 65.21 | 202,473 |
| 10 | Reappointing Alison Goligher |
443,405,838 | 99.72 | 1,228,153 | 0.28 | 65.21 | 205,369 |
| 11 | Reappointing Brian May | 441,483,055 | 99.72 | 1,260,348 | 0.28 | 64.93 | 2,095,955 |
| 12 | Reappointing Paulette Rowe |
443,454,564 | 99.74 | 1,165,135 | 0.26 | 65.20 | 219,661 |
| 13 | Reappointing Sara Weller | 442,446,315 | 99.51 | 2,179,438 | 0.49 | 65.21 | 214,621 |
| 14 | Reappointing the auditor | 442,263,327 | 99.47 | 2,367,650 | 0.53 | 65.21 | 206,016 |
| 15 | Remunerating the auditor | 444,308,653 | 99.92 | 362,924 | 0.08 | 65.21 | 168,797 |
| 16 | Authorising the directors to allot shares |
436,848,151 | 98.24 | 7,838,587 | 1.76 | 65.21 | 153,636 |
| 17 | Disapplying statutory pre emption rights |
443,859,076 | 99.84 | 730,451 | 0.16 | 65.20 | 250,577 |
| 18 | Authorising specific power to disapply statutory pre emption rights |
428,856,358 | 96.46 | 15,737,932 | 3.54 | 65.20 | 246,083 |
| 19 | Authorising market purchases of its own shares by the company |
442,647,562 | 99.54 | 2,037,754 | 0.46 | 65.21 | 155,057 |
| 20 | Notice period for general meetings |
413,347,698 | 92.95 | 31,372,457 | 7.05 | 65.22 | 120,218 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Authorising political donations |
439,630,589 | 98.90 | 4,878,079 | 1.10 | 65.19 | 330,468 |
Classification – Result of AGM
Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 01925 237052
United Utilities Group's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the Trading Symbol "UUGRY".
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