Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4669D

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

19 October 2022

 

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held on Wednesday 19th October 2022, all of the resolutions proposed at the Meeting were duly passed by shareholders.

For information, full details of the votes received were as follows:

Resolution Number	For		Against		Total Vote *	% of ISC voted	Withheld *
	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes	%	No. of Votes		No. of votes
1. Receive the Report of Directors and Audited Accounts	403,994,983	99.93	301,899	0.07	404,296,882	85.24%	8,943,361
2. Approve the final dividend	410,334,009	100.00	586	0.00	410,334,595	86.51%	2,905,648
3. Approve Directors' Report on Remuneration	384,584,392	93.07	28,638,812	6.93	413,223,204	87.12%	18,101
4. Re-appointment of Auditors	404,350,200	98.54	5,982,593	1.46	410,332,793	86.51%	2,908,512
5. Auditors' Remuneration	410,281,280	99.99	52,031	0.01	410,333,311	86.51%	2,907,994
6. Re-election of Deanna Oppenheimer - Non-Executive Chair	270,609,544	66.47	136,509,572	33.53	407,119,116	85.83%	6,122,189
7. Re-election of Christopher Hill - Executive Director	272,169,889	93.17	19,957,843	6.83	292,127,732	61.59%	121,112,511
8. Election of Amy Stirling - Executive Director	408,064,991	99.49	2,103,311	0.51	410,168,302	86.48%	3,073,003
9. Re-election of Dan Olley - Non-Executive Director	400,448,385	97.63	9,720,292	2.37	410,168,677	86.48%	3,072,628
10. Re-Election of Roger Perkin- Non-Executive Director	398,749,920	97.22	11,418,857	2.78	410,168,777	86.48%	3,072,528
11. Re-Election of John Troiano - Non-Executive Director	401,961,531	98.00	8,207,846	2.00	410,169,377	86.48%	3,071,928
12. Re-Election of Andrea Blance- Non-Executive Director	398,750,643	97.22	11,418,734	2.78	410,169,377	86.48%	3,071,928
13. Re-Election of Moni Mannings - Non-Executive Director	304,860,443	74.33	105,306,710	25.67	410,167,153	86.48%	3,074,152
14. Re-Election of Adrian Collins - Non-Executive Director	408,048,504	99.48	2,120,172	0.52	410,168,676	86.48%	3,072,629
15. Re-Election of Penny James - Non-Executive Director	406,338,744	99.07	3,828,958	0.93	410,167,702	86.48%	3,073,603
16. Election of Darren Pope - Non-Executive Director	408,109,999	99.50	2,057,603	0.50	410,167,602	86.48%	3,073,703
17. Authority to Purchase Own Shares **	404,052,405	98.47	6,272,903	1.53	410,325,308	86.51%	2,915,997
18.  Authority to Allot Shares	403,258,737	98.27	7,085,865	1.73	410,344,602	86.51%	2,896,703
19. Authority to Dis-apply Statutory Pre-emption Rights **	409,167,571	99.71	1,176,998	0.29	410,344,569	86.51%	2,896,736
20. Approve short notice for general meetings **	400,916,830	97.70	9,417,215	2.30	410,334,045	86.51%	2,907,260

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.

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 19th October 2022 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority.

The total number of shares in issue at the close of business on 18 October 2022 was 474,318,625 ordinary shares of 0.4pence each. There are no shares held in Treasury.

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 .

The Board notes that resolution 6 (Re-election of D Oppenheimer) and resolution 13 (re-election of M Mannings) were passed with the necessary majority but with less than 80% of support. The Board will consult with the specific shareholders who did not vote in favour to understand any concerns.

Claire Chapman

Company Secretary

Enquiries: 

Danny Cox, Head of Communications:

07989 672 071

James Found, Head of Investor Relations:

07970 066 634

LEI: 2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90

Company Number: 02122142

 

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