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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CENTRICA PLC – 2016 POLL RESULTS
The Centrica plc Annual General Meeting was held at QEII Centre, London at 11.00 am on Monday, 18 April 2016. In line with recommended practice, a poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting. Each resolution was passed and the results of the poll on each resolution are set out below:
| Resolution | For* | % | Against | % | Total votes cast | % Issued Capital | Withheld** | ||||||||||
| 1 | To receive the Report and Accounts | 3,675,611,253 | 99.99 | 248,922 | 0.01 | 3,675,860,175 | 72.43% | 812,279 | |||||||||
| 2 | To approve the Directors’ Annual Remuneration Report | 3,082,860,058 | 85.49 | 523,100,568 | 14.51 | 3,605,960,626 | 71.05% | 70,713,647 | |||||||||
| 3 | To declare a final dividend | 3,668,356,096 | 99.79 | 7,769,725 | 0.21 | 3,676,125,821 | 72.43% | 563,757 | |||||||||
| 4 | To elect Jeff Bell | 3,663,205,747 | 99.67 | 11,961,937 | 0.33 | 3,675,167,684 | 72.41% | 1,470,640 | |||||||||
| 5 | To elect Mark Hodges | 3,662,729,558 | 99.66 | 12,411,679 | 0.34 | 3,675,141,237 | 72.41% | 1,493,023 | |||||||||
| 6 | To re-elect Rick Haythornthwaite | 3,598,860,221 | 98.78 | 44,384,424 | 1.22 | 3,643,244,645 | 71.78% | 33,396,505 | |||||||||
| 7 | To re-elect Iain Conn | 3,661,817,848 | 99.64 | 13,414,478 | 0.36 | 3,675,232,326 | 72.41% | 1,418,129 | |||||||||
| 8 | To re-elect Margherita Della Valle | 3,667,502,090 | 99.79 | 7,686,949 | 0.21 | 3,675,189,039 | 72.41% | 1,452,871 | |||||||||
| 9 | To re-elect Mark Hanafin | 3,661,754,306 | 99.63 | 13,443,815 | 0.37 | 3,675,198,121 | 72.41% | 1,441,787 | |||||||||
| 10 | To re-elect Lesley Knox | 3,264,889,478 | 89.61 | 378,440,737 | 10.39 | 3,643,330,215 | 71.78% | 33,304,099 | |||||||||
| 11 | To re-elect Mike Linn **** | WITHDRAWN | N/A | WITHDRAWN | N/A | WITHDRAWN | N/A | WITHDRAWN | |||||||||
| 12 | To re-elect Ian Meakins | 3,664,269,591 | 99.70 | 10,874,272 | 0.30 | 3,675,143,863 | 72.41% | 1,497,620 | |||||||||
| 13 | To re-elect Carlos Pascual | 3,667,380,282 | 99.79 | 7,772,077 | 0.21 | 3,675,152,359 | 72.41% | 1,487,850 | |||||||||
| 14 | To re-elect Steve Pusey | 3,669,300,381 | 99.84 | 5,859,678 | 0.16 | 3,675,160,059 | 72.41% | 1,435,089 | |||||||||
| 15 | To re-appoint the Auditors | 3,590,318,811 | 98.07 | 70,793,778 | 1.93 | 3,661,112,589 | 72.13% | 15,516,300 | |||||||||
| 16 | To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditors’ remuneration | 3,657,377,627 | 99.86 | 5,179,736 | 0.14 | 3,662,557,363 | 72.16% | 14,095,755 | |||||||||
| 17 | Authority for political donations and political expenditure in the European Union | 3,518,939,813 | 97.17 | 102,660,381 | 2.83 | 3,621,600,194 | 71.36% | 55,026,810 | |||||||||
| 18 | To ratify a technical breach of borrowing limit | 3,539,435,243 | 96.88 | 114,050,316 | 3.12 | 3,653,485,559 | 71.98% | 23,151,462 | |||||||||
| 19 | Authority to allot shares | 3,560,505,815 | 97.01 | 109,885,852 | 2.99 | 3,670,391,667 | 72.32% | 6,245,924 | |||||||||
| 20 | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights*** | 3,401,337,412 | 96.66 | 117,405,783 | 3.34 | 3,518,743,195 | 69.33% | 157,887,156 | |||||||||
| 21 | Authority to purchase own shares*** | 3,640,031,287 | 99.06 | 34,649,753 | 0.94 | 3,674,681,040 | 72.40% | 1,963,115 | |||||||||
| 22 | To approve an increase the Company’s borrowing powers*** | 3,560,127,784 | 96.87 | 115,045,280 | 3.13 | 3,675,173,064 | 72.41% | 1,461,789 | |||||||||
| 23 | Notice of general meetings*** | 3,350,127,630 | 91.69 | 303,815,953 | 8.31 | 3,653,943,583 | 71.99% | 22,682,170 | |||||||||
Notes to the disclosure:
* Includes discretionary votes received
** A ‘Vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution
*** Indicates a special resolution
**** Resolution 11 was withdrawn
This announcement will be available for viewing on the Company’s website - centrica.com
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority’s Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by Centrica plc shareholders, other than ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Further enquiries:
Nicola Carroll
Head of Secretariat, Centrica plc
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