Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2545H

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

15 May 2014

 



AGM 2014 POLL RESULTS FOR DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

15 May 2014

Direct Line Insurance Group plc announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting today were carried by the requisite majority on a poll.

The following table shows the votes cast for each resolution:

Resolution		For	%	Against	%	Total votes	% of issued share capital voted	Votes withheld	Result
1.	To receive the 2013 Annual Report & Accounts	1,091,154,471	99.94	686,555	0.06	1,091,841,026	72.79	850,489	CARRIED
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	1,064,002,114	97.55	26,743,783	2.45	1,090,745,897	72.72	1,945,618	CARRIED
3.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,069,454,199	98.05	21,291,566	1.95	1,090,745,765	72.72	1,945,750	CARRIED
4.	To authorise payment of the final dividend	1,091,900,360	100.00	1,970	0.00	1,091,902,330	72.79	789,328	CARRIED
5.	To re-elect Mike Biggs as a Director	1,072,187,708	98.20	19,707,372	1.80	1,091,895,080	72.79	796,435	CARRIED
6.	To re-elect Paul Geddes as a Director	1,083,281,568	99.23	8,378,037	0.77	1,091,659,605	72.78	1,031,910	CARRIED
7.	To re-elect Jane Hanson as a Director	1,084,638,761	99.34	7,236,607	0.66	1,091,875,368	72.79	816,147	CARRIED
8.	To re-elect Glyn Jones as a Director	1,081,360,005	99.04	10,453,867	0.96	1,091,813,872	72.79	877,643	CARRIED
9.	To re-elect Andrew Palmer as a Director	1,084,654,650	99.34	7,220,861	0.66	1,091,875,511	72.79	816,004	CARRIED
10.	To re-elect John Reizenstein as a Director	1,083,474,881	99.23	8,368,738	0.77	1,091,843,619	72.79	847,896	CARRIED
11.	To re-elect Clare Thompson as a Director	1,084,656,304	99.34	7,219,064	0.66	1,091,875,368	72.79	816,147	CARRIED
12.	To re-elect Priscilla Vacassin as a Director	1,084,387,500	99.32	7,458,412	0.68	1,091,845,912	72.79	844,531	CARRIED
13.	To re-appoint the auditors	1,075,036,324	99.09	9,850,545	0.91	1,084,886,869	72.33	7,804,646	CARRIED
14.	To provide authority to agree the auditors' remuneration	1,084,584,113	99.97	327,443	0.03	1,084,911,556	72.33	7,779,959	CARRIED
15.	To provide authority to allot shares	1,058,827,409	96.97	33,066,209	3.03	1,091,893,618	72.79	797,897	CARRIED
16.	To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights*	1,090,435,536	99.97	315,886	0.03	1,090,751,422	72.72	1,939,799	CARRIED
17.	To authorise the purchase of Direct Line Insurance Group plc shares*	1,090,937,909	99.91	959,116	0.09	1,091,897,025	72.79	794,490	CARRIED
18.	To authorise a 14 days' notice period for general meetings other than annual general meetings*	985,540,887	90.26	106,358,663	9.74	1,091,899,550	72.79	791,964	CARRIED
19.	To authorise political donations and expenditure	1,061,464,283	97.21	30,433,560	2.79	1,091,897,843	72.79	793,672	CARRIED

NOTES:

 1.    * indicates a Special Resolution requiring 75% of votes cast to be carried.

2.    Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

3.    Votes "For" include discretionary votes.

4.    A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

5.    Total number of shares in issue is 1,500,000,000 ordinary shares. 

In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, 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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. 

Contact:

Laura Brinkworth

Assistant Company Secretary, Governance

Email: [e-mail]

Telephone:  [phone]

 

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