3 May 2018 14:26
Equiniti Group plc
Incorporated in England and Wales
Registration number: 07090427
LEI: 213800TS721HGE2JIV94
ISIN: GB00BYWWHR75
Equiniti Group plc
(the Company)
Results of 2018 Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP, 110 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1AY on Thursday 3 May 2018 (the AGM), all the resolutions were voted on by poll and were passed by the Company's shareholders.
The total voting rights of the Company on 1 May 2018, the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, was 364,476,298. All of the resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting. The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below:
Votes For (including discretion) | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Total Votes Cast (excluding Votes Withheld) | |||||
Resolution | Number of shares | % of shares voted | Number of shares | % of shares voted | Number of shares | Number of shares | % of issued share capital | |
1 | Receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 293,532,393 | 99.94 | 183,240 | 0.06 | 346,779 | 293,715,633 | 80.59% |
2 | Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 292,353,295 | 99.47 | 1,556,725 | 0.53 | 152,141 | 293,910,020 | 80.64% |
3 | Approve the final dividend of 2.73 pence per ordinary share | 294,057,635 | 100.00 | 3,295 | 0.00 | 1,345 | 294,060,930 | 80.68% |
4 | Reappoint Alison Burns as a Director | 292,991,404 | 99.64 | 1,065,058 | 0.36 | 5,941 | 294,056,462 | 80.68% |
5 | Reappoint Sally-Ann Hibberd as a Director | 289,618,341 | 98.49 | 4,437,727 | 1.51 | 6,265 | 294,056,068 | 80.68% |
6 | Reappoint Dr Timothy Miller as a Director | 292,380,250 | 99.47 | 1,548,327 | 0.53 | 133,825 | 293,928,577 | 80.64% |
7 | Reappoint Darren Pope as a Director | 289,334,060 | 98.44 | 4,594,706 | 1.56 | 133,368 | 293,928,766 | 80.64% |
8 | Reappoint John Stier as a Director | 292,707,470 | 99.58 | 1,221,596 | 0.42 | 133,337 | 293,929,066 | 80.64% |
9 | Reappoint Guy Wakeley as a Director | 292,864,454 | 99.64 | 1,066,408 | 0.36 | 131,541 | 293,930,862 | 80.64% |
10 | Reappoint Philip Yea as a Director | 292,333,935 | 99.51 | 1,437,241 | 0.49 | 291,216 | 293,771,176 | 80.60% |
11 | Reappoint Pricewater-houseCoopers LLP as Auditor | 292,059,711 | 99.37 | 1,840,121 | 0.63 | 162,570 | 293,899,832 | 80.64% |
12 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditors' fees | 278,890,893 | 94.93 | 14,886,518 | 5.07 | 284,793 | 293,777,411 | 80.60% |
13 | Grant the Directors authority to allot shares in the Company | 283,202,860 | 96.31 | 10,855,514 | 3.69 | 3,929 | 294,058,374 | 80.68% |
14 | To dis-apply pre-emption rights | 282,738,871 | 96.19 | 11,187,938 | 3.81 | 135,584 | 293,926,809 | 80.64% |
15 | Authorise market purchases of shares into treasury | 293,801,775 | 99.96 | 115,433 | 0.04 | 145,194 | 293,917,208 | 80.64% |
16 | Authorise the giving of political donations | 284,477,699 | 96.74 | 9,580,335 | 3.26 | 4,369 | 294,058,034 | 80.68% |
17 | Authorise the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice | 284,813,410 | 96.86 | 9,247,078 | 3.14 | 1,915 | 294,060,488 | 80.68% |
This announcement will be available on the Company's website http://investors.equiniti.com/investors as soon as practicable.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the special business resolutions (14, 15, 17) passed at the meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and shortly be available for inspection at its web site: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Board Changes
Following the conclusion of the AGM, as disclosed on 5 March 2018, Victoria (Vicky) Jarman stepped down as an Independent Non-executive Director and Darren Pope has succeeded her as the Senior Independent Director.
Enquiries:
Kathy Cong
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 1800
3 May 2018