Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8113D

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

11 October 2018

 

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held on 11^th October 2018, all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by shareholders.

For information, the proxy votes received were as follows:

Resolution Number	For		Against		Withheld *	Total Vote *
	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	No. of Votes
1. Receive the Report of Directors and Audited Accounts	339,024,623	99.86	464,077	0.14	108,130	339,488,700
2. Approve the final dividend	339,584,038	100.00	228	0.00	12,565	339,584,266
3. Approve Director's Report on Remuneration (excluding Directors Remuneration Policy)	334,521,613	98.58	4,811,399	1.42	263,818	339,333,012
4. Re-appointment of Auditors	339,355,465	99.93	225,600	0.07	15,766	339,581,065
5. Auditors Remuneration	339,341,413	99.93	238,563	0.07	16,855	339,579,976
6. Election of Deanna Oppenheimer -  Non Executive Chair	336,591,408	99.71	967,986	0.29	2,037,436	337,559,394
7. Re-election of Christopher Hill - Executive Chair	338,784,691	99.77	797,445	0.23	14,695	339,582,136
8. Re-election of Philip Johnson - Executive Chair	338,417,048	99.66	1,165,338	0.34	14,445	339,582,386
9. Re-election of Shirley Garrood - Non-Executive Director	336,672,208	99.74	888,012	0.26	2,036,611	337,560,220
10. Re-Election of Stephen Robertson - Non - Executive Director	336,671,216	99.74	888,304	0.26	2,037,311	337,559,520
11. Re-Election of Jayne Style - Non-Executive Director	338,693,094	99.74	889,292	0.26	14,445	339,582,386
12. Re-election of Fiona Clutterbuck - Non-Executive Director	336,481,870	99.68	1,078,350	0.32	2,036,611	337,560,220
13. Re-election of Roger Perkin - Non-Executive Director	338,692,194	99.74	889,492	0.26	15,145	339,581,686
14 Authority to Purchase Own Shares **	338,053,689	99.55	1,515,355	0.45	27,786	339,569,044
15.  Authority to Allot Shares	338,817,918	99.78	762,834	0.22	16,079	339,580,752
16. Authority to Dis-apply Statutory Pre-emption Rights **	339,472,342	99.97	107,234	0.03	17,255	339,579,576
17. To approve short notice for general meetings **	316,265,277	93.13	23,316,505	6.87	15,049	339,581,782
18. Political donations and expenditure	338,893,564	99.87	448,421	0.13	254,846	339,341,985

Independent Resolutions ***

6. Election of Deanna Oppenheimer -  Non Executive Chair	183,951,730	99.48	967,986	0.52	2,037,436	184,919,716
9. Re-election of Shirley Garrood - Non-Executive Director	184,032,530	99.52	888,012	0.48	2,036,611	184,920,542
10. Re-Election of Stephen Robertson - Non - Executive Director	184,031,538	99.52	888,304	0.48	2,037,311	184,919,842
11. Re-Election of Jayne Style - Non-Executive Director	186,053,416	99.52	889,292	0.48	14,445	186,942,708
12. Re-election of Fiona Clutterbuck - Non-Executive Director	183,842,192	99.42	1,078,350	0.58	2,036,611	184,920,542
13. Re-election of Roger Perkin - Non-Executive Director	186,052,516	99.52	889,492	0.48	15,145	186,942,008

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: www.hl.co.uk/investor-relations/investor-information/agm.

* 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.

*** As required under the Listing Rules, a dual vote was carried out and the figures shown are net of the votes of the controlling shareholder.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 11^th October 2018 have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority.

A copy of this document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries: Paula Watts, Company Secretary: 0117 980 9930

LEI: 2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90

Company Number: 02122142

 

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