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RNS Number : 5926G
QinetiQ Group plc
24 July 2019
QINETIQ GROUP PLC
24 July 2019
QINETIQ GROUP PLC
(i) Results of Annual General Meeting held on 24 July 2019; and
(ii) Change of Chairman of the Board and of the Nominations Committee
Poll Results of Annual General Meeting
QinetiQ Group plc ('QinetiQ') announces that all resolutions
proposed at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 24 July 2019
were duly passed with the requisite majorities and the results of
the poll are as follows:
VOTES FOR % VOTES AGAINST % TOTAL VOTES % OF VOTES WITHHELD
VALIDLY SHARE
CAST CAPITAL
WITH
VOTING
RIGHTS
To receive
the Report
1 and Accounts 449,862,435 99.86 611,219 0.14 450,473,654 79.31% 3,910,199
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To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
2 Report 398,773,134 88.27 53,016,701 11.73 451,789,835 79.55% 2,594,018
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To declare
3 a final dividend 454,344,839 99.99 33,228 0.01 454,378,067 80.00% 5,786
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To re-elect
4 Lynn Brubaker 452,096,406 99.51 2,245,049 0.49 454,341,455 79.99% 42,398
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To re-elect
5 James Burnell-Nugent 448,981,212 98.93 4,849,054 1.07 453,830,266 79.90% 553,587
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To re-elect
6 Michael Harper 447,719,338 98.71 5,859,278 1.29 453,578,616 79.86% 805,237
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To elect Neil
7 Johnson 381,996,841 97.31 10,561,162 2.69 392,558,003 69.12% 61,825,850
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To re-elect
8 Ian Mason 450,980,143 99.26 3,359,851 0.74 454,339,994 79.99% 43,859
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To re-elect
9 Paul Murray 450,904,984 99.24 3,436,124 0.76 454,341,108 79.99% 42,745
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To re-elect
10 Susan Searle 383,043,810 84.70 69,175,003 15.30 452,218,813 79.62% 2,165,040
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To re-elect
11 David Smith 450,579,333 99.17 3,762,175 0.83 454,341,508 80.00% 42,345
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To re-elect
12 Steve Wadey 449,884,774 99.02 4,470,183 0.98 454,354,957 80.00% 28,896
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To re-appoint
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers
13 LLP as auditor 454,074,867 99.94 269,457 0.06 454,344,324 80.00% 39,529
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To authorise
the Audit
Committee
to determine
the auditor's
14 remuneration 454,211,175 99.97 146,821 0.03 454,357,996 80.00% 25,857
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To authorise
the Company
and its subsidiaries
to make political
15 donations 426,575,599 93.90 27,699,591 6.10 454,275,190 79.98% 113,906
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To authorise
the Directors
16 to allot shares 431,166,947 94.90 23,185,447 5.10 454,352,394 80.00% 31,459
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To disapply
pre-emption
17 rights (standard)* 442,359,676 97.36 11,974,602 2.64 454,334,278 79.99% 52,575
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To disapply
pre-emption
18 rights (acquisitions)* 419,192,152 92.26 35,143,113 7.74 454,335,265 79.99% 51,588
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To purchase
19 own shares* 444,801,258 98.51 6,739,853 1.49 451,541,111 79.50% 2,842,742
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To call general
meetings on
not less than
14 clear days'
20 notice* 439,679,532 96.77 14,670,114 3.23 454,349,646 80.00% 34,207
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To adopt new
Articles of
21 Association* 454,158,327 99.98 103,191 0.02 454,261,518 79.98% 122,335
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*Special Resolution
Change of the Chairman of the Board and of the Nominations
Committee
The Board is pleased to announce that with effect from the
conclusion of the AGM held on 24 July 2019, Neil Johnson has
commenced his role as Chairman of the Board and also the Chairman
of the Nominations Committee. In addition, as per best practice and
in accordance with Provision C.3.1 of the 2016 Corporate Governance
Code, Neil has today stepped down as a member of the Audit
Committee.
As announced on 21 March 2019, Mark Elliott retired as Chairman
and from the QinetiQ Board at the conclusion of today's AGM.
Notes:
1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
2. Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a
resolution.
4. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 11.00 am on 22 July
2019 was 571,757,121 of which 3,794,743 are held in treasury.
Therefore the number of ordinary shares with voting rights at
11:00am on 24 July 2019 was 567,962,378.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the
resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed
by the Company at the AGM held on 24 July 2019, has been submitted
to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary: Jon Messent, QinetiQ +44 (0)1252 392000
Investor Relations: David Bishop, QinetiQ +44 (0)7920 108675
Ian Brown, QinetiQ +44 (0)7908 251123
QinetiQ press office: +44 (0) 1252 393500
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