Result of AGM
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The Board is pleased to confirm all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM 2025 were passed by shareholders at today's AGM. A summary of the poll results in respect of each resolution is set out below.
| Resolution | Votes for | % of votes cast for | Votes against | % of votes cast against | Total votes cast - excludes withheld votes | Withheld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | To receive and adopt the Report and Accounts 2024 | 9,362,172 | 99.99% | 1,069 | 0.01% | 9,363,241 | 545,465 |
| 2. | To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 9,727,051 | 98.23% | 175,288 | 1.77% | 9,902,339 | 6,367 |
| 3. | To declare a final dividend of 22.5 pence per ordinary share | 9,780,911 | 99.99% | 1,069 | 0.01% | 9,781,980 | 126,726 |
| 4. | To elect Julie Hopes as Director | 9,873,664 | 99.96% | 3,707 | 0.04% | 9,877,371 | 31,335 |
| 5. | To re-elect Jim Brown as Director | 9,204,885 | 92.93% | 700,146 | 7.07% | 9,905,031 | 3,675 |
| 6. | To re-elect David McCreadie as Director | 9,901,545 | 99.96% | 3,486 | 0.04% | 9,905,031 | 3,675 |
| 7. | To re-elect Rachel Lawrence as Director | 9,901,324 | 99.96% | 3,707 | 0.04% | 9,905,031 | 3,675 |
| 8. | To re-elect Ann Berresford as Director | 9,754,179 | 98.48% | 150,852 | 1.52% | 9,905,031 | 3,675 |
| 9. | To re-elect Victoria Mitchell as Director | 9,754,179 | 98.48% | 150,852 | 1.52% | 9,905,031 | 3,675 |
| 10. | To re-elect Paul Myers as Director | 9,750,672 | 98.44% | 154,359 | 1.56% | 9,905,031 | 3,675 |
| 11. | To re-elect Finlay Williamson as a director | 9,750,208 | 98.48% | 150,975 | 1.52% | 9,901,183 | 7,523 |
| 12. | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor | 9,355,726 | 99.96% | 3,549 | 0.04% | 9,359,275 | 549,431 |
| 13. | To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditor | 9,894,415 | 99.90% | 9,793 | 0.10% | 9,904,208 | 4,498 |
| 14. | THAT, the Directors are authorised to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company | 9,887,944 | 99.85% | 14,586 | 0.15% | 9,902,530 | 6,176 |
| 15. | THAT, in addition to resolution 14, the Directors be authorised to allot shares and equity securities in relation to an issue of AT1 Securities | 9,350,942 | 94.40% | 554,279 | 5.60% | 9,905,221 | 3,485 |
| 16. | THAT, subject to resolution 14, the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities for cash | 9,871,512 | 99.66% | 33,709 | 0.34% | 9,905,221 | 3,485 |
| 17. | THAT, subject to resolution 14 and in addition to 16, the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities for cash in connection with a capital investment | 9,830,437 | 99.28% | 71,688 | 0.72% | 9,902,125 | 6,581 |
| 18. | THAT, subject to resolution 15, the Directors be authorised to disapply Statutory Pre-Emption Rights in relation to an issue of AT1 Securities | 9,344,359 | 94.36% | 558,157 | 5.64% | 9,902,516 | 6,190 |
| 19. | THAT the Company be authorised to make market purchases of ordinary shares of 40 pence each in the capital of the Company | 9,897,700 | 99.89% | 10,692 | 0.11% | 9,908,392 | 314 |
| 20. | THAT the directors be authorised to call a General Meeting on 14 days' notice | 9,886,960 | 99.82% | 18,289 | 0.18% | 9,905,249 | 3,457 |
The issued share capital of the Company comprises 19,071,408 shares and total votes cast, including votes withheld, amounted to 51.96% of the issued share capital. Resolutions 16 - 20 were passed as special resolutions.
The Company has sent copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than those concerning ordinary business, to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and they will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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