Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6726G

Just Retirement Group PLC

23 November 2015

 



Just Retirement Group plc

(the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 23 November 2015

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at Reigate Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0SH at 12.00 Noon, all resolutions were passed on a poll.  The polling results for each resolution are set out below:

Resolutions		For		Against		Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions:		No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes
1.	To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2015.	490,799,791	99.40	2,980,068	0.60	981,644
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 30 June 2015.	489,352,755	99.69	1,544,423	0.31	3,864,325
3.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Directors' Remuneration Report.	491,388,360	99.32	3,363,673	0.68	9,470
4.	To declare a final dividend of 2.2 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 June 2015.	494,758,077	100.00	0	0.00	3,426
5.	To re-elect Tom Cross Brown as a Director of the Company.	491,604,279	99.36	3,148,301	0.64	8,923
6.	To re-elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company.	494,365,785	99.92	386,795	0.08	8,923
7.	To re-elect Kate Avery as a Director of the Company.	490,146,112	99.65	1,717,970	0.35	2,897,421
8.	To re-elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company.	494,455,785	99.94	296,795	0.06	8,923
9.	To elect Steve Melcher as a Director of the Company	494,455,785	99.94	296,795	0.06	8,923
10.	To re-elect James Fraser as a Director of the Company.	493,252,168	99.70	1,500,412	0.30	8,923
11.	To re-elect Rodney Cook as a Director of the Company.	491,592,568	99.94	277,558	0.06	2,891,377
12.	To re-elect Simon Thomas as a Director of the Company.	494,580,284	99.96	175,175	0.04	6,044
13.	To re-elect Shayne Deighton as a Director of the Company.	494,580,284	99.96	175,175	0.04	6,044
14.	To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid.	490,689,551	99.76	1,178,719	0.24	2,893,233
15.	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration.	494,031,629	99.85	725,375	0.15	4,499
16.	To give the Company limited authority to make political donations and expenditure.	491,137,976	99.85	727,941	0.15	2,895,586
17.	To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares within specified limits.	483,855,818	97.80	10,900,428	2.20	5,257
Special Resolutions:
18.	To give the Directors limited authority to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders.	481,023,330	97.22	13,732,916	2.78	5,257
19.	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares up to a specified amount.	494,748,519	100.00	6,157	0.00	6,827
20.	To approve the calling of General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	491,757,773	99.39	2,998,734	0.61	4,996

VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS (EXCLUDING THE VOTING INTEREST OF aVALLUX sARL AS CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER HOLDING 48.38% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL) ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS		For		Against		Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions:		No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes
5	To re-elect Tom Cross Brown as a Director of the Company.	218,547,278	98.58	3,148,301	1.42	8,923
6	To re-elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company.	221,308,784	99.83	386,795	0.17	8,923
7	To re-elect Kate Avery as a Director of the Company.	217,089,111	99.21	1,717,970	0.79	2,897,421
8	To re-elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company.	221,398,784	99.87	296,795	0.13	8,923
9	To elect Steve Melcher as a Director of the Company	221,398,784	99.87	296,795	0.13	8,923

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 17, 18, 19 and 20 have been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available to view at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Notes:

(a)   The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(b)   A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.

(c)   The total number of shares in issue on 23 November 2015 was 564,397,402; 87.66% of the voting capital was instructed.

Martin Smith

Group Company Secretary

23 November 2015

 

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