Poll results of 2021 Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 9519Z

JTC PLC

27 May 2021

 

27 May 2021

JTC PLC

(the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries "JTC" or the "Group")

Poll results of 2021 Annual General Meeting

JTC is pleased to announce the voting results of the Annual General Meeting of the Company's shareholders held on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 (the "AGM").

All resolutions   as set out in the Notice of the AGM were passed with the requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and resolutions 15 to 17 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to be passed).

1. Poll Results

The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set out below:

Resolutions	FOR		AGAINST		TOTAL VOTES CAST	Votes withheld
	No. of votes	%	No. of votes	%	No. of votes	No. of votes
Resolution 1 To receive the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2020, together with the reports of the Directors and the Auditor.	115,674,507	99.99	7,795	0.01	115,682,302	1
Resolution 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	109,000,690	94.22	6,681,612	5.78	115,682,302	1
Resolution 3 To approve the amendment to the rules of the JTC Plc Employee Incentive Plan.	115,671,049	99.99	11,253	0.01	115,682,302	1
Resolution 4 To approve a final dividend of 4.35 pence per Ordinary Share.	115,682,303	100.00	0	0.00	115,682,303	0
Resolution 5 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as external auditor of the Company.	115,587,675	99.92	94,627	0.08	115,682,302	1
Resolution 6 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the external auditor.	115,595,470	99.92	86,832	0.08	115,682,302	1
Resolution 7 To re-elect Michael Liston as a Director.	113,109,197	97.78	2,573,106	2.22	115,682,303	0
Resolution 8 To re-elect Nigel Le Quesne as a Director.	115,674,507	99.99	7,795	0.01	115,682,302	1
Resolution 9 To re-elect Martin Fotheringham as a Director.	115,682,303	100.00	0	0.00	115,682,303	0
Resolution 10 To re-elect Wendy Holley as a Director.	115,682,303	100.00	0	0.00	115,682,303	0
Resolution 11 To re-elect Dermot Mathias as a Director.	114,880,774	99.31	801,528	0.69	115,682,302	1
Resolution 12 To re-elect Michael Gray as a Director.	114,880,774	99.31	801,528	0.69	115,682,302	1
Resolution 13 To re-elect Erika Schraner as a Director.	113,061,618	97.73	2,620,684	2.27	115,682,302	1
Resolution 14 To authorise the Directors to allot Equity Securities (as defined in the Articles) and to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into Equity Securities subject to certain limitations.	109,708,575	94.84	5,973,728	5.16	115,682,303	0
Resolution 15* To dis-apply pre-emption rights - general power.	110,757,767	95.74	4,924,536	4.26	115,682,303	0
Resolution 16* To dis-apply pre-emption rights - for the purpose of financing an acquisition or other capital investment	110,231,927	95.29	5,450,375	4.71	115,682,302	1
Resolution 17* To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares and to authorise the Company to hold any such purchased shares as treasury shares.	115,017,207	99.99	7,795	0.01	115,025,002	657,301

* Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

Notes

A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

The total number of shares on the register at the close of business on 24 May 2021, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 133,148,052.

This announcement is made pursuant to the requirements of Listing Rules 9.6.2 and 9.6.18. Copies of the Special Resolutions approved by shareholders will be submitted as soon as practicable to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The results will also be made available on the Company's website: http://www.jtcgroup.com/investorrelations/

Final Dividend

The timetable in relation to the final dividend is as follows:

Shares marked as ex-entitlement to dividend	Thursday, 10 June 2021
Record date for entitlement to dividend	Close of business on Friday, 11 June 2021
Payment of dividend	Friday, 2 July 2021

Enquiries:

For further information please contact:

Miranda Lansdowne

JTC (Jersey) Limited

Company Secretary

[phone]

[e-mail]

About JTC

JTC is a publicly listed, global professional services business with deep expertise in fund, corporate and private client services. Every JTC person is an owner of the business and this fundamental part of our culture aligns us with the best interests of all our stakeholders. Our purpose is to maximize potential and our success is built on service excellence, long-term relationships and technology capabilities that drive efficiency and add value.

www.jtcgroup.com

 

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