2016

AGM

The 2016 Annual General Meeting of Balfour Beatty plc was held at 11.00 am on Thursday, 19 May 2016 at the London Marriott, West India Quay Hotel, 22 Hertsmere Road, London E14 4ED.

2016 AGM Information
Notice of Meeting PDF 0.2MB

 

AGM Poll Results

Balfour Beatty plc (the “Company”) announces that, at its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held on Thursday 19 May 2016, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 11 April 2016 were passed, following a poll on each resolution. 

The results of the polls were as follows: 

 

For

Against

Votes Withheld

Resolution 1: To adopt the Directors’ Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015

 

512,786,832

 (99.93%)

371,876

(0.07%)

9,444,352

 

Resolution 2: To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2015

 

505,921,427

(96.83%)

16,545,062

(3.17%)

136,870

 

Resolution 3: To elect Mr P S Aiken AM as a Director

 

512,721,237

(98.57%)

7,455,288

(1.43%)

2,426,534

 

Resolution 4: To elect Dr S R Billingham as a Director

 

521,096,748

(99.73%)

1,410,075

(0.27%)

96,237

 

Resolution 5: To re-elect Mr S J Doughty CMG as a Director

 

521,034,973

 (99.72%)

1,456,590

 (0.28%)

111,497

Resolution 6: To re-elect Mr I G T Ferguson CBE as a Director

 

521,042,021 

(99.72%)

1,457,050

 (0.28%)

103,289

Resolution 7: To elect Mr P J Harrison as a Director

 

521,136,851

(99.74%)

1,367,993

(0.26%)

98,216

Resolution 8: To re-elect Mrs V M Kempston Darkes as a Director

 

521,008,098 

(99.71%)

1,494,374 

(0.29%)

100,588

Resolution 9: To re-elect Mr L M Quinn as a Director

 

503,233,546 

(96.31%)

19,270,329 

(3.69%)

99,185

Resolution 10: To re-elect Mr G C Roberts as a Director

 

521,104,456

(99.73%)

1,399,737

(0.27%)

98,867

 

Resolution 11: To appoint KPMG LLP as auditor

 

521,411,384

(99.80%)

1,039,915

(0.20%)

151,761

Resolution 12: To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of the auditor

521,473,757 

(99.80%)

1,054,756

(0.20%)

74,847

Resolution 13: To authorise the Company and its UK subsidiaries to incur political expenditure

 

519,674,186 

(99.53%)

2,439,192 

(0.47%)

489,982

Resolution 14: To authorise the Directors to allot shares

 

517,004,322 

(98.95%)

5,490,213 

(1.05%)

108,825

Resolution 15: To authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash*

 

522,046,600 

(99.92%)

426,021 

(0.08%)

130,739

Resolution 16: To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own ordinary and preference shares*

516,570,206

(98.86%)

5,932,604 

(1.14%)

100,549

Resolution 17: To authorise the Company to hold meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on 14 clear days’ notice*

489,761,488

(93.78%)

32,471,638 

(6.22%)

370,234

*Special resolution

Notes:

  1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
  2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes “For” and “Against” a resolution.
  3. The total number of Ordinary Shares of 50p each in the Company in issue at 6.00 pm on 17 May 2016 was 689,739,619, each carrying one vote.
  4. Resolutions 15 to 17 were each passed as Special Resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of each of Resolutions 13 to 17 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

19 May 2016