Informa LEI: 5493006VM2LKUPSEDU20
Press Release
25 May 2018
Informa PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting
London: Informa PLC (the "Company"), the international Exhibitions, Events, Business Intelligence and Academic Publishing Group, announces that at today's Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"), all resolutions were passed on a poll.
The full results are set out in the table below. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
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RESOLUTION |
FOR1 |
AGAINST |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD2 |
|
|
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
Votes |
1 |
Receive the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2017 |
668,459,284 |
99.93 |
476,691 |
0.07 |
668,935,975 |
5,962,925 |
2 |
To declare a final dividend of 13.8 pence per ordinary share |
674,131,678 |
100.00 |
946 |
0.00 |
674,132,624 |
766,277 |
3 |
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
426,506,481 |
64.19 |
237,979,957 |
35.81 |
664,486,438 |
10,412,463 |
4 |
Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
628,334,895 |
93.21 |
45,796,471 |
6.79 |
674,131,366 |
767,534 |
5 |
Re-elect Derek Mapp as a Director |
518,572,682 |
85.38 |
88,782,174 |
14.62 |
607,354,856 |
67,544,043 |
6 |
Re-elect Stephen A Carter as a Director |
674,129,982 |
100.00 |
1,965 |
0.00 |
674,131,947 |
766,954 |
7 |
Re-elect Gareth Wright as a Director |
674,006,156 |
99.98 |
111,298 |
0.02 |
674,117,454 |
781,447 |
8 |
Re-elect Gareth Bullock as a Director |
663,710,408 |
98.45 |
10,421,539 |
1.55 |
674,131,947 |
766,954 |
9 |
Re-elect Cindy Rose as a Director |
667,434,912 |
99.01 |
6,697,034 |
0.99 |
674,131,946 |
766,954 |
10 |
Re-elect Helen Owers as a Director |
659,747,210 |
97.87 |
14,384,736 |
2.13 |
674,131,946 |
766,954 |
11 |
Re-elect Stephen Davidson as a Director |
592,828,822 |
90.66 |
61,085,346 |
9.34 |
653,914,168 |
20,984,731 |
12 |
Re-elect David Flaschen as a Director |
674,126,786 |
100.00 |
5,161 |
0.00 |
674,131,947 |
766,954 |
13 |
Re-elect John Rishton as a Director |
673,258,195 |
99.87 |
873,752 |
0.13 |
674,131,947 |
766,954 |
14 |
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company |
660,888,020 |
98.04 |
13,241,634 |
1.96 |
674,129,654 |
769,246 |
15 |
Authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Directors) to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
670,240,861 |
99.42 |
3,891,142 |
0.58 |
674,132,003 |
766,898 |
16 |
Authorise the Company to make political donations and expenditure |
670,080,487 |
99.40 |
4,032,567 |
0.60 |
674,113,054 |
785,847 |
17 |
Authorise the Directors to allot shares |
644,645,254 |
95.53 |
30,188,138 |
4.47 |
674,833,392 |
65,509 |
18 |
Approve amendments to the Informa 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
466,662,510 |
69.45 |
205,278,687 |
30.55 |
671,941,197 |
2,957,704 |
19 |
Approve the Informa 2017 U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
674,673,470 |
99.97 |
183,475 |
0.03 |
674,856,945 |
41,956 |
20 |
To approve an increase in the aggregate sum that may be paid as Non-Executive Director's fees from £1,000 000 to £1,500,000 |
667,656,049 |
99.04 |
6,451,207 |
0.96 |
674,107,256 |
791,644 |
21 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital |
661,430,599 |
99.70 |
1,971,593 |
0.30 |
663,402,192 |
11,496,709 |
22 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital |
634,737,491 |
95.68 |
28,664,846 |
4.32 |
663,402,337 |
11,496,563 |
23 |
Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
666,975,135 |
99.06 |
6,332,382 |
0.94 |
673,307,517 |
1,591,383 |
24 |
Authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
657,239,895 |
97.49 |
16,892,131 |
2.51 |
674,132,026 |
766,875 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total
2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
Following the strong support received by shareholders at the recent General Meeting to approve the Offer for UBM plc, the Board is pleased that shareholders also voted in support of all resolutions at today's Annual General Meeting. As part of this, we note that shareholders approved our new Remuneration Policy, which was updated following an extensive and detailed round of shareholder consultation and engagement. We also recognise that a minority of shareholders voted against Resolution 3, albeit for a variety of different reasons. The Board and the Remuneration Committee believes that the updated Policy is closely aligned with shareholders' interests and key to supporting the Company's strategy following the combination with UBM plc. Notwithstanding this, the Remuneration Committee notes the various issues raised by some shareholders and will reflect on the feedback received.
Enquiries |
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Informa PLC |
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Rupert Hopley, Group Company Secretary |
+44 (0) 20 7017 5000 |
Richard Menzies-Gow, Director of Investor Relations |
+44 (0) 20 3377 3445 |
Notes to editors
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