Tuesday 30th July 2013
National Grid plc ('the Company')
AGM poll results
Yesterday, 29th July 2013, the Company held its 2013 Annual General Meeting ("AGM").
The results of the AGM resolutions, all decided by way of poll, are set out below:
Resolution |
Details |
For (% of shares voted) |
Against (% of shares voted) |
1 |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
99.87 |
0.13 |
2 |
To declare a final dividend |
99.91 |
0.09 |
3 |
To re-elect Sir Peter Gershon |
98.82 |
1.18 |
4 |
To re-elect Steve Holliday |
98.95 |
1.05 |
5 |
To re-elect Andrew Bonfield |
98.95 |
1.05 |
6 |
To re-elect Tom King |
99.05 |
0.95 |
7 |
To re-elect Nick Winser |
98.94 |
1.06 |
8 |
To re-elect Philip Aiken |
95.96 |
4.04 |
9 |
To re-elect Nora Mead Brownell |
99.46 |
0.54 |
10 |
To elect Jonathan Dawson |
99.44 |
0.56 |
11 |
To re-elect Paul Golby |
99.48 |
0.52 |
12 |
To re-elect Ruth Kelly |
99.38 |
0.62 |
13 |
To re-elect Maria Richter |
96.10 |
3.90 |
14 |
To elect Mark Williamson |
99.43 |
0.57 |
15 |
To reappoint the auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
99.20 |
0.80 |
16 |
To authorise the Directors to set the auditors' remuneration |
99.45 |
0.55 |
17 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
99.10 |
0.90 |
18 |
To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares |
77.47 |
22.53 |
19* |
To disapply pre-emption rights |
97.95 |
2.05 |
20* |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares |
99.35 |
0.65 |
21* |
To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice |
87.52 |
12.48 |
* Special resolution
As required by the Listing Rules, copies of AGM resolutions numbers 19-21 will be made available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism, situated at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company's website
www.nationalgrid.com/corporate/Investor+Relations/AGMInformation/
