G4S plc: AGM 2020 Poll Results

17 June 2020

G4S PLC

AGM 2020 POLL RESULTS

G4S plc, the parent company of the G4S global security group, announces that its AGM was held earlier today. In accordance with the arrangements set out in the notice of meeting published on 14 May 2020, the AGM was held with the minimum quorum.

All resolutions were passed by shareholders by way of a poll. This included resolutions: to allow the payment of political donations; to allow general meetings other than AGMs to be called on 14 days' notice; and a general authority to make market purchases for up to 10% of its own shares. The board has no present intention of utilising the authority to buy back shares, which has been renewed in accordance with common business practice.

The results of the poll on the resolutions put before the AGM are:

Resolution	For	%	Against	%	Withheld*	Total votes
1.To adopt the financial statements and reports of directors and auditor	1,069,018,193	99.98	196,636	0.02	17,087,045	1,086,301,874
2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy	1,040,876,087	95.93	44,127,448	4.07	1,297,879	1,086,301,414
3.To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report	1,061,690,207	99.19	8,621,075	0.81	15,990,132	1,086,301,414
4. Election of Michel van der Bel as a director	1,084,946,232	>99.99	47,889	<0.01	1,300,054	1,086,294,175
5. Election of Clare Chapman as a director	1,084,787,274	99.98	210,127	0.02	1,296,753	1,086,294,154
6. Re-election of Ashley Almanza as a director	1,084,926,252	99.99	72,893	0.01	1,295,010	1,086,294,155
7.Re-election of John Connolly as a director	1,039,625,293	95.82	45,395,656	4.18	1,272,072	1,086,293,021
8.Re-election of Elisabeth Fleuriot as a director	1,084,939,096	99.99	85,287	0.01	1,269,444	1,086,293,827
9.Re-election of Winnie Kin Wah Fok as a director	1,062,218,612	97.90	22,805,298	2.10	1,269,644	1,086,293,554
10.Re-election of Steve Mogford as a director	1,083,061,471	99.82	1,962,367	0.18	1,270,317	1,086,294,155
11. Re-election of John Ramsay as a director	1,083,486,730	99.86	1,531,625	0.14	1,274,300	1,086,292,655
12. Re-election of Barbara Thoralfsson  as a director	1,084,673,490	99.97	350,521	0.03	1,268,644	1,086,292,655
13.Re-election of Tim Weller as a director	1,084,951,429	99.99	66,358	0.01	1,274,072	1,086,291,859
14.To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	1,084,982,026	>99.99	38,082	<0.01	1,275,122	1,086,295,230
15.To authorise the audit committee of the board to determine the auditor’s remuneration	1,084,987,469	>99.99	39,471	<0.01	1,270,142	1,086,297,082
16. Authority to make political donations and incur political expenditure	1,077,405,701	99.30	7,627,779	0.70	1,261,770	1,086,295,250
17.To authorise the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount	1,047,179,938	96.51	37,862,161	3.49	1,259,310	1,086,301,409
18.Special resolution to give authority to directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights emption rights	1,084,139,472	99.92	856,158	0.08	1,299,594	1,086,295,224
19.Special resolution to give additional authority to directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights	1,018,952,268	93.91	66,041,257	6.09	1,301,370	1,086,294,895
20.Special resolution to give limited authority for the purchase of its own shares by the company	1,068,997,983	98.60	15,202,820	1.40	2,100,605	1,086,301,408
21.Special resolution to authorise the calling of general meetings (excluding Annual General Meetings) on 14 days’ notice	1,000,935,121	92.25	84,108,043	7.75	1,257,163	1,086,300,327

In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of resolutions 16 to 21 will be forwarded to the FCA for publication through its document viewing facility where they will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The percentage of issued share capital which was voted was 70%**.

* Votes withheld are not votes in law and are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against a resolution.

**Total voting rights of the shares in issue: 1,551,594,436. Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held.

For further enquiries please contact
Helen Parris	Director of Investor Relations	+44 (0) 207 9633189
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Notes to Editors:

G4S is the world’s leading global, integrated security company, specialising in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Our mission is to create material, sustainable value for our customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all our markets.  

G4S is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. After taking account of the businesses being sold in the year, G4S is active in around 85 countries and has around 533,000 employees. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.