6 Jun 2017 12:29
06 June 2017
VOTING RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Shawbrook Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held today. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed.
The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows
Resolution | Votes For | % of votes cast | Votes against | % of votes cast
| Total votes cast | Votes cast as a % of issued share capital
| Withheld | |
1. | To receive the 2016 Report and Accounts
| 185,077,776 | 99.98% | 41,200 | 0.02% | 185,118,976 | 73.90% | 4,094,524 |
2. | To approve a final Ordinary Dividend of 2.7p per share
| 189,213,500 | 100% | 0 | 0.00% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
3. | To Re-elect Robin Ashton
| 184,767,109 | 97.65% | 4,446,391 | 2.35% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
4. | To Re-elect Iain Cornish
| 187,633,004 | 99.16% | 1,580,496 | 0.84% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
5. | To Elect Andrew Didham
| 187,814,621 | 99.26% | 1,398,879 | 0.74% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
6. | To Re-elect David Gagie
| 187,523,361 | 99.11% | 1,690,139 | 0.89% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
7. | To Re-elect Sally-Ann Hibberd
| 187,523,893 | 99.11% | 1,689,607 | 0.89% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
8. | To Re-elect Stephen Johnson
| 187,788,225 | 99.25% | 1,425,275 | 0.75% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
9. | To Re-elect Paul Lawrence
| 187,810,590 | 99.26% | 1,402,910 | 0.74% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
10. | To Re-elect Roger Lovering
| 187,523,893 | 99.11% | 1,689,607 | 0.89% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
11. | To Re-elect Lindsey McMurray
| 188,799,678 | 99.78% | 413,822 | 0.22% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
12. | To Elect Dylan Minto
| 187,774,514 | 99.24% | 1,438,986 | 0.76% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
13. | To Re-elect Steve Pateman
| 187,788,225 | 99.25% | 1,425,275 | 0.75% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
14. | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration
| 175,548,667 | 92.78% | 13,664,833 | 7.22% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
15. | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors
| 183,093,391 | 97.80% | 4,126,414 | 2.20% | 187,219,805 | 74.74% | 1,993,695 |
16. | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors
| 185,125,457 | 97.84% | 4,088,043 | 2.16% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
17. | To give authority to allot shares
| 186,382,666 | 98.50% | 2,830,834 | 1.50% | 189,213,500 | 75.53% | 0 |
18. | To give authority to allot Additional Tier 1 Securities
| 187,805,076 | 99.27% | 1,374,298 | 0.73% | 189,179,374 | 75.52% | 34,126 |
19.*. | To give authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights
| 187,676,538 | 99.19% | 1,536,462 | 0.81% | 189,213,000 | 75.53% | 500 |
20* | To give authority to dis-apply pre-emptions rights in relation to acquisition or specified investment
| 185,278,579 | 97.92% | 3,934,421 | 2.08% | 189,213,000 | 75.53% | 500 |
21* | To give authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to Tier 1 Securities
| 185,403,057 | 98.11% | 3,575,817 | 1.89% | 188,978,874 | 75.44% | 34,626 |
22* | To approve cancellation of capital redemption reserve.
| 189,208,791 | 100.0% | 4,209 | 0.00% | 189,213,000 | 75.53% | 500 |
23* | To give authority to purchase own shares
| 187,211,121 | 98.94% | 2,001,879 | 1.06% | 189,213,000 | 75.53% | 500 |
24* | To give authority for a 14 day notice period for general meetings
| 187,709,185 | 99.21% | 1,503,815 | 0.79% | 189,213,000 | 75.53% | 500 |
VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Resolution | Votes for | % of votes cast | Votes against | % of votes cast | Total votes cast | votes cast as a % of independent voting capital | Withheld | |
3. | To Re-elect Robin Ashton
| 87,558,190 | 95.17% | 4,446,391 | 4.83% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
4. | To Re-elect Iain Cornish
| 90,424,085 | 98.28% | 1,580,496 | 1.72% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
5. | To Elect Andrew Didham
| 90,605,702 | 98.48% | 1,398,879 | 1.52% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
6. | To Re-elect David Gagie
| 90,314,442 | 98.16% | 1,690,139 | 1.84% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
7. | To Re-elect Sally-Ann Hibberd
| 90,314,974 | 98.16% | 1,689,607 | 1.84% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
9. | To Re-elect Paul Lawrence
| 90,601,671 | 98.48% | 1,402,910 | 1.52% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
10. | To Re-elect Roger Lovering
| 90,314,974 | 98.16% | 1,689,607 | 1.84% | 92,004,581 | 60.02% | 0 |
Notes:
*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.
All percentages are shown to two decimal places.
The total number of voting rights in issue as at close of business on 2 June 2017 was 250,500,000.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Morningstar.co.uk
A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Shawbrook website at https://investors.shawbrook.co.uk/ shortly.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Shawbrook website at www.shawbrook.co.uk/investors/agm
Enquiries:
Kevin Taylor, Head of Secretariat
companysecretary@shawbrook.co.uk