RNS Number : 6143XDrax Group PLC27 April 2023

27 April 2023

Drax Group plc

(Symbol: DRX)

Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting

Drax Group plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held yesterday, Wednesday 26 April 2023.

No.

Brief Description

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Total

Votes Withheld

1.  

To receive the annual report and accounts of the Company

293,627,292

99.42

1,719,702

0.58

295,346,994

794,553

2.  

To approve the annual statement to shareholders by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the annual report on remuneration

254,280,546

86.03

41,287,652

13.97

295,568,198

573,349

3.  

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

287,599,357

97.30

7,978,420

2.70

295,577,777

563,770

4.  

To approve the final dividend of 12.6 pence per share

295,546,116

99.98

63,079

0.02

295,609,195

532,352

5.  

To re-elect Philip Cox as a Director of the Company

285,426,679

96.57

10,131,517

3.43

295,558,196

583,351

6.  

To re-elect Will Gardiner as a Director of the Company

293,593,136

99.33

1,977,225

0.67

295,570,361

571,186

7.  

To re-elect Andy Skelton as a Director of the Company

292,682,323

99.02

2,888,038

0.98

295,570,361

571,186

8.  

To re-elect David Nussbaum as a Director of the Company

292,614,578

99.00

2,951,186

1.00

295,565,764

575,783

9.  

To re-elect Erika Peterman as a Director of the Company

292,613,520

99.00

2,953,088

1.00

295,566,608

574,939

10. 

To re-elect John Baxter as a Director of the Company

289,224,467

97.85

6,343,001

2.15

295,567,468

574,079

11. 

To re-elect Kim Keating as a Director of the Company

289,098,130

97.81

6,468,478

2.19

295,566,608

574,939

12. 

To re-elect Nicola Hodson as a Director of the Company

277,684,822

93.95

17,882,786

6.05

295,567,608

573,939

13. 

To re-elect Vanessa Simms as a Director of the Company

287,511,893

97.80

6,468,630

2.20

293,980,523

2,161,024

14. 

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

288,084,010

97.47

7,473,762

2.53

295,557,772

583,775

15. 

Authority to determine auditor's remuneration

290,182,390

98.18

5,377,557

1.82

295,559,947

581,600

16. 

Authority to make political donations to specified limits

291,686,806

98.51

4,417,989

1.49

296,104,795

36,752

17. 

Authority to allot shares

290,522,522

98.29

5,045,216

1.71

295,567,738

573,809

18. 

Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments

283,703,535

95.99

11,858,718

4.01

295,562,253

579,294

19. 

Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights

270,960,966

91.68

24,601,217

8.32

295,562,183

579,364

20. 

Authority to purchase own shares

293,485,296

99.40

1,763,314

0.60

295,248,610

892,937

21. 

Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice

289,694,791

98.01

5,870,338

1.99

295,565,129

576,418

Resolutions 1 to 21 were carried.

The Company's issued share capital consisted of 415,264,989 ordinary shares of 11 16/29 pence each, of which 13,832,288 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in respect of these ordinary shares is 401,432,701.

Brett Gladden

Group Company Secretary

Drax Group plc

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