National Grid PLC 6-K, filed Jul 27, 2020
National Grid PLC (NGG)
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National Grid PLC filed this 6-K on July 27, 2020.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date: 27 July 2020
Commission File Number: 001-14958
NATIONAL GRID plc
(Registrant’s Name)
1-3 Strand
London WC2N 5EH, England
(Registrant’s Address)
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Please see Exhibit 99.1 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 27 July 2020 — 'Publication of AGM Results '
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| NATIONAL GRID plc | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/Ceri James<br>_______________________ |
| Ceri James<br>Assistant Company Secretary |
Date:27 July 2020
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit<br><br>No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Exhibit 99.1 Announcement sent to the London Stock Exchange on 27 July 2020 — 'Publication of AGM Results ' |
Document
Exhibit 99.1
27 July 2020
National Grid plc (‘National Grid’ or ‘the Company’)
Publication of AGM Results
The Company announces that the following resolutions were duly passed at the Company’s 2020 Annual General Meeting (‘AGM’) which was held today at 1.45pm at National Grid’s Office, 35 Homer Road, Solihull B91 3QJ.
Resolutions 1 to 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 23 to 26 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
| Resolution | Votes For | For (% of shares voted) | Votes against | Against (% of shares voted) | Votes Withheld** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 2,370,239,911 | 99.90 | 2,364,341 | 0.10 | 2,520,206 | |
| 2 | To declare a final dividend | 2,352,146,577 | 99.09 | 21,655,368 | 0.91 | 1,325,997 | |
| 3 | To re-elect Sir Peter Gershon | 2,350,837,977 | 99.10 | 21,465,138 | 0.90 | 2,824,828 | |
| 4 | To re-elect John Pettigrew | 2,364,206,040 | 99.65 | 8,274,421 | 0.35 | 2,647,482 | |
| 5 | To re-elect Andy Agg | 2,335,511,566 | 98.45 | 36,860,618 | 1.55 | 2,745,071 | |
| 6 | To re-elect Nicola Shaw | 2,363,642,190 | 99.71 | 6,887,443 | 0.29 | 4,597,366 | |
| 7 | To re-elect Mark Williamson | 2,361,625,789 | 99.62 | 9,093,522 | 0.38 | 4,402,872 | |
| 8 | To re-elect Jonathan Dawson | 2,351,511,762 | 99.19 | 19,209,695 | 0.81 | 4,400,726 | |
| 9 | To re-elect Therese Esperdy | 2,363,815,145 | 99.70 | 7,139,353 | 0.30 | 4,167,685 | |
| 10 | To re-elect Paul Golby | 2,362,346,442 | 99.66 | 7,952,222 | 0.34 | 4,823,519 | |
| 11 | To elect Liz Hewitt | 2,354,019,341 | 99.31 | 16,377,932 | 0.69 | 4,724,910 | |
| 12 | To re-elect Amanda Mesler | 2,363,523,122 | 99.71 | 6,963,789 | 0.29 | 4,635,272 | |
| 13 | To re-elect Earl Shipp | 2,362,999,504 | 99.69 | 7,369,536 | 0.31 | 3,349,143 | |
| 14 | To re-elect Jonathan Silver | 2,360,068,009 | 99.56 | 10,334,594 | 0.44 | 4,718,384 | |
| 15 | To re-appoint the auditors<br><br>Deloitte LLP | 2,369,468,945 | 99.85 | 3,467,423 | 0.15 | 2,185,434 | |
| 16 | To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditors' remuneration | 2,366,006,827 | 99.82 | 4,257,527 | 0.18 | 4,854,201 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| 17 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 2,273,916,544 | 96.92 | 72,165,518 | 3.08 | 29,038,913 | |
| 18 | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 2,300,577,177 | 97.62 | 56,040,139 | 2.38 | 18,503,670 | |
| 19 | To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary Shares | 2,314,485,550 | 97.55 | 58,233,641 | 2.45 | 2,401,796 | |
| 20 | Reapproval of the National Grid plc Share Incentive Plan | 2,355,628,504 | 99.36 | 15,119,083 | 0.64 | 4,380,356 | |
| 21 | Reapproval of the National Grid Sharesave Plan | 2,299,020,699 | 96.98 | 71,697,082 | 3.02 | 4,410,162 | |
| 22 | Approval of increased borrowing limit | 2,346,865,378 | 98.95 | 24,970,667 | 1.05 | 3,284,639 | |
| 23* | To disapply pre-emption rights | 2,347,855,461 | 99.07 | 21,937,889 | 0.93 | 5,328,833 | |
| 24* | To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions | 2,317,456,179 | 97.79 | 52,483,067 | 2.21 | 5,177,064 | |
| 25* | To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares | 2,335,095,456 | 98.39 | 38,139,762 | 1.61 | 1,880,085 | |
| 26* | To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice | 2,178,231,519 | 91.81 | 194,339,641 | 8.19 | 2,549,043 |
* Special resolution
** A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
As required by the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of AGM resolutions numbered 19 and 23-26 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
The complete poll results and details of proxy votes lodged before the meeting will be available shortly on the Company’s website https://investors.nationalgrid.com/shareholder-information/agm/2020