Result of AGM

AJ Bell PLC

29 January 2025

 

29 January 2025

AJ Bell plc

("AJ Bell" or the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

AJ Bell is pleased to announce that at its 2025 Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), held today, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The full text of each resolution can be found in the Notice of Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and also on the Company's website at ajbell.co.uk/group/investor-relations/agm.

The polling results for each resolution are set out below:

Resolution	For		Against		Total		Withheld*
	No. of votes	%	No. of votes	%	No. of votes	% of ISC voted	No. of votes
1.   To receive and adopt the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 30 September 2024	311,914,304	98.78	3,866,192	1.22	315,780,496	76.66	5,966,079
2.   To approve the directors' remuneration report	311,888,937	96.95	9,821,631	3.05	321,710,568	78.10	36,007
3.   To approve the directors' remuneration policy	302,875,158	95.70	13,618,790	4.30	316,493,948	76.83	5,252,627
4.   To approve amendments to the rules of the AJ Bell plc Executive Incentive Plan	309,436,073	96.19	12,248,138	3.81	321,684,211	78.09	62,364
5.   To approve amendments to the rules of the AJ Bell plc Senior Manager Incentive Plan	317,420,837	98.67	4,262,643	1.33	321,683,480	78.09	63,095
6.   To declare a final dividend for the financial year ended 30 September 2024 of 8.25 pence per ordinary share payable on 7 February 2025	321,658,770	99.98	75,956	0.02	321,734,726	78.11	11,849
7.   To re-elect Fiona Clutterbuck as a director	312,529,555	98.29	5,444,339	1.71	317,973,894	77.19	3,772,679
8.   To re-elect Michael Summersgill as a director	320,524,006	99.63	1,189,072	0.37	321,713,078	78.10	33,497
9.   To re-elect Peter Birch as a director	320,485,447	99.62	1,227,531	0.38	321,712,978	78.10	33,597
10. To re-elect Evelyn Bourke as a director	312,155,994	97.03	9,556,982	2.97	321,712,976	78.10	33,597
11. To re-elect Eamonn Flanagan as a director	317,209,193	98.60	4,503,783	1.40	321,712,976	78.10	33,597
12. To re-elect Fiona Fry as a director	320,525,749	99.63	1,187,229	0.37	321,712,978	78.10	33,597
13. To re-elect Margaret Hassall as a director	317,214,612	98.60	4,498,364	1.40	321,712,976	78.10	33,597
14. To re-elect Les Platts as a director	320,515,125	99.63	1,202,134	0.37	321,717,259	78.10	29,316
15. To re-elect Julie Chakraverty as a director	320,533,631	99.63	1,180,344	0.37	321,713,975	78.10	32,600
16. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company	317,841,299	98.80	3,875,981	1.20	321,717,280	78.10	29,295
17. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration	321,577,637	99.96	141,319	0.04	321,718,956	78.10	27,619
18. 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	320,070,484	99.49	1,649,603	0.51	321,720,087	78.10	26,488
19. To disapply pre-emption rights and authorise the directors to allot equity securities for cash up to an aggregate number of 41,313,448 ordinary shares**	320,871,982	99.74	847,744	0.26	321,719,726	78.10	26,849
20. That the Company be authorised to make market purchases of its own shares up to an aggregate number of 41,313,448 ordinary shares**	317,805,157	98.79	3,902,673	1.21	321,707,830	78.10	38,745
21. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice**	313,592,658	97.48	8,122,999	2.52	321,715,657	78.10	30,918

* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

** Special resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2, a copy of this document has been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

For further information, please contact:

AJ Bell plc

Kina Sinclair, Group Legal Director & Company Secretary                                    [phone]

Mark Coxhead, Head of Investor Relations                                               

 

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