Result of AGM

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

08 December 2023

 

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held on Friday 8^th December 2023, 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	397,839,710	99.85	616,257	0.15	398,455,967	84.01%	6,994,553
2. Approve the final dividend	405,431,812	100.00	6,782	0.00	405,438,594	85.48%	11,926
3. Approve Directors' Report on Remuneration	302,104,242	96.96	9,466,162	3.04	311,570,404	65.69%	93,880,116
4. Approve Directors' Remuneration Policy	293,385,741	95.09	15,147,800	4.91	308,533,541	65.05%	96,916,978
5. Re-appointment of Auditors	397,915,215	98.15	7,520,836	1.85	405,436,051	85.48%	14,469
6. Auditors' Remuneration	405,373,279	99.99	60,036	0.01	405,433,315	85.48%	17,205
7. [Re-election of Deanna Oppenheimer - Non-Executive Chair]**	WITHDRAWN		WITHDRAWN		WITHDRAWN		WITHDRAWN
8. Re-election of Dan Olley - Executive Director	403,429,156	99.51	1,995,611	0.49	405,424,767	85.48%	25,753
9. Election of Amy Stirling - Executive Director	404,741,739	99.83	685,128	0.17	405,426,867	85.48%	23,653
10. Re-Election of Roger Perkin- Non-Executive Director***	WITHDRAWN		WITHDRAWN		WITHDRAWN		WITHDRAWN
11. Re-Election of John Troiano - Non-Executive Director	311,330,142	76.79	94,096,570	23.21	405,426,712	85.48%	23,808
12. Re-Election of Andrea Blance- Non-Executive Director	305,340,730	75.86	97,149,978	24.14	402,490,708	84.86%	2,959,812
13. Re-Election of Moni Mannings - Non-Executive Director	297,766,629	73.98	104,718,374	26.02	402,485,003	84.86%	2,965,517
14. Re-Election of Adrian Collins - Non-Executive Director	401,702,986	99.81	783,626	0.19	402,486,612	84.86%	2,963,908
15. Re-Election of Penny James - Non-Executive Director	292,037,671	72.56	110,449,837	27.44	402,487,508	84.86%	2,963,012
16. Re-Election of Darren Pope - Non-Executive Director	306,254,441	76.09	96,230,477	23.91	402,484,918	84.86%	2,965,602
17. Election of Michael Morley - Non-Executive Director	405,332,927	99.98	87,362	0.02	405,420,289	85.47%	30,231
18. Authority to Purchase Own Shares ****	304,094,212	75.01	101,320,719	24.99	405,414,931	85.47%	35,589
19.  Authority to Allot Shares	303,328,110	75.38	99,067,618	24.62	402,395,728	84.84%	3,054,791
20. Authority to Dis-apply Statutory Pre-emption Rights ****	310,476,994	76.58	94,948,546	23.42	405,425,540	85.48%	24,980
21. Approve short notice for general meetings ****	393,805,298	97.84	8,689,303	2.16	402,494,601	84.86%	2,955,919
22. Approve the Hargreaves Lansdown plc Performance Share Plan	299,628,254	74.46	102,764,402	25.54	402,392,656	84.84%	3,057,864

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.

** As announced by RNS on 29 November 2023, the Company confirms that the resolution to re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as Non-Executive Chair of the Company (Resolution 7 of the Notice) is now withdrawn. The withdrawal of Resolution 7 did not otherwise affect the validity of the Notice, the proxy form or any proxy votes already submitted on other resolutions. The numbering of all other proposed resolutions at the Annual General Meeting remained unchanged.

*** As announced by RNS on 29 November 2023, the Company confirms that the resolution to re-elect Roger Perkin as Non-Executive Director of the Company (Resolution 10 of the Notice) is now withdrawn. The withdrawal of Resolution 10 did not otherwise affect the validity of the Notice, the proxy form or any proxy votes already submitted on other resolutions. The numbering of all other proposed resolutions at the Annual General Meeting remained unchanged.

**** 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 8^th December 2023 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority.

The Board notes that resolution 11 (re-election of J Troiano), resolution 12 (re-election of A Blance), resolution 13 (re-election of M Mannings), resolution 15 (re-election of P James), resolution 16 (re-election of D Pope), resolution 18 (authority to purchase its own shares), resolution 19 (authority to allot shares), resolution 20 (authority to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights)  and resolution 22 (approve the Hargreaves Lansdown plc Performance Share Plan)  were passed 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.

A copy of this document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Claire Chapman

Company Secretary

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