REG - NorthumbrianWaterGrp - AGM Statement
Released: 29/07/2010
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Northumbrian Water Group PLC
29 July 2010
29 July 2010
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
29 July 2010
The Company's AGM was held earlier today and was attended by 21 shareholders. Each of the resolutions set out in the Notice
of Meeting was passed on a show of hands. A summary of the proxy votes registered prior to the AGM is outlined below and
will shortly be available on the Company's website at http://www.nwg.co.uk/AGM.aspx
The total issued share capital of the Company at today's date is 518,623,845 ordinary shares and the total number of shares
eligible to vote at the AGM was 517,724,973.
Resolution Shares For Shares Discretionary Shares Against Shares Marked As Votes Withheld / Abstentions Poll Yes/No
1 To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and the reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the year ended 31 March 2010 394,001,841 487,103 26,561 296,081 No
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2010 393,774,825 485,703 415,698 135,360 No
3 To declare a final dividend of 8.85 pence per ordinary 10 pence share 394,284,906 1,116,634 19,128 7,997 No
4 To elect Heidi Mottram OBE as a director 393,251,313 1,128,894 949,007 99,451 No
5 To elect Margaret Fay CBE as a director 393,845,904 1,127,894 369,291 85,576 No
6 To re-elect Sir Patrick Brown as a director 393,865,707 1,126,304 358,249 78,355 No
7 To re-elect Chris Green as a director 393,853,690 1,128,894 374,805 71,276 No
8 To re-elect Claude Lamoureux as a director 387,853,910 1,136,954 4,704,022 1,733,778 No
9 To re-elect Martin N�gre as a director 391,410,159 1,136,344 2,804,985 77,176 No
10 To re-elect Alex Scott-Barrett as a director 393,888,214 520,041 343,047 60,722 No
11 To re-elect Sir Derek Wanless as Chairman 393,631,890 514,256 593,183 71,062 No
12 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors 394,138,986 512,531 135,892 24,777 No
13 To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration 394,118,260 508,306 113,680 70,740 No
14 To authorise political donations 392,293,288 504,999 1,865,914 147,385 No
15 To authorise the directors to allot shares 390,914,201 501,917 529,367 2,866,641 No
16 To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights 393,611,299 524,644 570,540 105,103 No
17 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 394,009,114 495,800 256,386 50,286 No
18 To authorise notice period for general meetings 389,163,794 498,675 5,071,931 77,186 No
19 To adopt new Articles of Association 393,819,358 513,385 374,819 104,024 No
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, two copies of shareholder resolutions passed at the AGM concerning items of special
business have today been sent to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14
5HS and will shortly be available for inspection.
Further Enquiries:
Martin Parker
Company Secretary
0191 301 6701
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