Result of AGM
Updated : 11:19
16 May 2019
RESULTS OF 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Charter Court Financial Services Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of its AGM held on Wednesday 15 May 2019.
All resolutions were passed by the requisite majority on a poll; resolutions 1 to 16 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 20 as special resolutions.
The following votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:
Resolution | Total Votes for | % | Total Votes against | % | Total votes cast | % of issued share capital | Votes withheld | |
1. | To receive the 2018 Report and Accounts | 213,853,541 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 213,853,541 | 89.36 | 61,993 |
2. | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 191,521,174 | 89.77 | 21,836,046 | 10.23 | 213,357,220 | 89.15 | 558,313 |
3. | To approve a final dividend of 9.9 pence per ordinary share | 213,915,534 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
4. | To re-elect Sir Malcolm Williamson as a Director | 209,224,773 | 97.81 | 4,690,760 | 2.19 | 213,915,533 | 89.38 | 0 |
5. | To re-elect Ian Lonergan as a Director | 213,767,998 | 99.93 | 147,536 | 0.07 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
6. | To re-elect Sebastien Maloney as a Director | 213,655,322 | 99.88 | 260,212 | 0.12 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
7. | To re-elect Peter Elcock as a Director | 213,767,998 | 99.93 | 147,536 | 0.07 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
8. | To re-elect Philip Jenks as a Director | 213,767,998 | 99.93 | 147,536 | 0.07 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
9. | To re-elect Noël Harwerth as a Director | 209,445,793 | 97.91 | 4,469,741 | 2.09 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
10. | To re-elect Ian Ward as a Director | 208,290,398 | 97.37 | 5,625,136 | 2.63 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
11. | To re-elect Tim Brooke as a Director | 209,584,611 | 97.98 | 4,330,923 | 2.02 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
12. | To re-elect Rajan Kapoor as a Director | 209,537,967 | 97.95 | 4,377,567 | 2.05 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
13. | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor | 213,915,534 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
14. | To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration. | 213,910,644 | 100.00 | 4,890 | 0.00 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
15. | To authorise the Company to make limited political donations and political expenditure of not more than £50,000 in total | 209,091,143 | 97.74 | 4,824,391 | 2.26 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
16. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares, up to a limited amount | 213,772,888 | 99.93 | 142,646 | 0.07 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
17. | To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights | 213,902,952 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 213,902,952 | 89.38 | 12,582 |
18 | To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions | 207,628,327 | 97.07 | 6,274,625 | 2.93 | 213,902,952 | 89.38 | 12,582 |
19 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 213,864,000 | 99.98 | 46,644 | 0.02 | 213,910,644 | 89.38 | 4,890 |
20 | To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days | 212,561,910 | 99.37 | 1,353,624 | 0.63 | 213,915,534 | 89.38 | 0 |
VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Resolution | Total Votes for | % | Total Votes against | % | Total votes cast | % of issued share capital held by independent shareholders | Votes withheld | |
9. | To re-elect Noël Harwerth | 133,734,447 | 96.77 | 4,469,741 | 3.23 | 138,204,188 | 84.47 | 0 |
10. | To re-elect Ian Ward | 132,579,052 | 95.93 | 5,625,136 | 4.07 | 138,204,188 | 84.47 | 0 |
11. | To re-elect Tim Brooke | 133,873,265 | 96.87 | 4,330,923 | 3.13 | 138,204,188 | 84.47 | 0 |
12. | To re-elect Rajan Kapoor | 133,826,621 | 96.83 | 4,377,567 | 3.17 | 138,204,188 | 84.47 | 0 |
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 15 May 2019 was 239,320,419.
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/uk/NSM
A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Charter Court Financial Services Group PLC website at https://www.chartercourtfs.co.uk/InvestorCentre/AGMInformation
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Charter Court Financial Services Group plc website at https://www.chartercourtfs.co.uk/InvestorCentre/AGMInformation
Enquiries:
CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC
Investor Relations
investor.relations@chartercourtfs.co.uk
CITGATE DEWE ROGERSON
Sandra Novakov
Michael Russell
020 7638 9571
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