2013

The 2013 Annual General Meeting of Balfour Beatty plc was held on Thursday, 16 May 2013 at the Park Plaza Victoria, 239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EQ.

2013 AGM Information  
Notice of Meeting PDF 1.25MB

AGM Poll Results

All of the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 8 April 2013 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 2012 441,204,423 (99.77%) 1,013,100 (0.23%) 4,180,184
Resolution 2: To approve the Directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2012 303,759,518 (75.21%) 100,110,156 (24.79%) 42,527,882
Resolution 3: To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares of the Company 442,269,525 (99.74%) 1,150,012 (0.26%) 2,978,170
Resolution 4: To re-elect Mr S Marshall as a Director 379,497,472 (89.57%) 44,203,430 (10.43%) 22,697,092
Resolution 5: To re-elect Mr R M Amen as a Director 442,449,812 (99.81%) 828,807 (0.19%) 3,119,375
Resolution 6: To re-elect Mr M J Donovan as a Director 400,607,990 (90.37%) 42,695,569 (9.63%) 3,094,435
Resolution 7: To re-elect Mr I G T Ferguson CBE as a Director 382,824,690 (86.36%) 60,469,421 (13.64%) 3,103,883
Resolution 8: To elect Mrs V M Kempston Darkes as a Director 441,919,714 (99.70%) 1,347,584 (0.30%) 3,130,847
Resolution 9: To re-elect Mr D J Magrath as a Director 441,796,910 (99.66%) 1,490,950 (0.34%) 3,110,134
Resolution 10: To re-elect Mr A J McNaughton as a Director 441,805,888 (99.67%) 1,469,179 (0.33%) 3,122,927
Resolution 11: To re-elect Mr G C Roberts as a Director 425,164,308 (95.92%) 18,105,698 (4.08%) 3,127,550
Resolution 12: To re-elect Mr P J L Zinkin as a Director 441,758,933 (99.66%) 1,511,196 (0.34%) 3,127,865
Resolution 13: To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor 379,343,709 (89.59%) 44,068,705 (10.41%) 22,985,731
Resolution 14: To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor 425,397,986 (99.04%) 4,131,924 (0.96%) 16,868,235
Resolution 15: To authorise the Company and its UK subsidiaries to incur political expenditure 438,705,373 (99.20%) 3,543,785 (0.80%) 4,148,987
Resolution 16: To authorise the Directors to allot shares 416,564,122 (93.97%) 26,741,783 (6.03%) 3,092,240
Resolution 17: To authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash 394,172,010 (88.92%) 49,132,432 (11.08%) 3,093,703
Resolution 18: To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own ordinary and preference shares 443,047,724 (99.94%) 278,251 (0.06%) 3,072,170
Resolution 19: To authorise the Company to hold general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on 14 clear days’ notice 396,868,447 (89.52%) 46,472,056 (10.48%) 3,057,642

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 14 May 2013 was 688,673,163 each carrying one vote. 
  4. Resolutions 17 to 19 were each passed as Special Resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of each of Resolutions 15 to 19 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.