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RNS Number : 1406X  United Utilities Group PLC  19 July 2024

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - POLL RESULT

 

At the annual general meeting held on 19 July 2024 in The Conference Centre,
Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington,
WA5 3LP all the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed
and the result of the poll is set out 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.

 

Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions
16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.

 

In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.1 and 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions
passed at the meeting, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business,
will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available
for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, located at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

      Resolution                                                           Votes        %      Votes       %      % of Issued Share capital voted  Votes

For
against
withheld
 1.   Annual report and financial statements                               506,286,599  99.81  949,671     0.19   74.39                            1,554,791
 2.   Declaration of dividend                                              505,576,450  99.37  3,191,715   0.63   74.61                            22,896
 3.   Approve the directors' remuneration report                           475,939,168  93.58  32,677,647  6.42   74.59                            172,048
 4.   Reappointment of Sir David Higgins                                   445,933,531  87.67  62,712,812  12.33  74.59                            142,518
 5.   Reappointment of Louise Beardmore                                    508,421,464  99.96  227,701     0.04   74.59                            139,698
 6.   Reappointment of Phil Aspin                                          507,920,034  99.86  727,781     0.14   74.59                            141,048
 7.   Reappointment of Alison Goligher                                     492,462,144  96.82  16,190,536  3.18   74.59                            136,181
 8.   Reappointment of Liam Butterworth                                    474,851,186  96.70  16,217,975  3.30   72.02                            17,717,677
 9.   Reappointment of Kath Cates                                          492,491,421  96.82  16,165,327  3.18   74.60                            132,113
 10.  Election of Clare Hayward                                            508,444,641  99.96  198,100     0.04   74.59                            132,811
 11.  Reappointment of Michael Lewis                                       492,536,401  96.83  16,117,013  3.17   74.59                            128,645
 12.  Reappointment of Doug Webb                                           491,242,488  96.82  16,144,234  3.18   74.41                            1,397,275
 13.  Reappointment of auditor                                             500,844,808  98.46  7,838,353   1.54   74.60                            100,923
 14.  Remuneration of auditor                                              505,834,097  99.44  2,853,383   0.56   74.60                            82,993
 15.  Authorising the directors to allot shares                            493,778,694  97.07  14,906,720  2.93   74.60                            98,370
 16.  General power to disapply statutory pre-emption rights               495,837,805  97.49  12,772,848  2.51   74.59                            173,046
 17.  Specific power to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an  469,981,675  92.68  37,105,456  7.32   74.37                            1,696,653
      acquisition or specified capital investment
 18.  Authorising the Company to make market purchases of its own shares   506,600,304  99.66  1,719,131   0.34   74.55                            461,316
 19.  Notice of general meeting                                            487,949,654  95.91  20,782,958  4.09   74.61                            51,172
 20.  Authorising political donations and political expenditure            504,117,541  99.51  2,506,690   0.49   74.30                            2,161,858

 

 

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Classification - Result of AGM

 

Jane Gilmore, Deputy Secretary 07717 702375

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