Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4460O

Just Group PLC

17 May 2018

 

17 May 2018

JUST Group plc

(the 'Company')

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 17 MAY 2018

Just Group plc announces the results of the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today at etc. venues, 8 Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB

All resolutions proposed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were duly passed on a poll.

Full details of the results of the poll are set out below:

Resolutions		For		Against		No. of votes Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions:		No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of votes
1.	To receive 2017 Annual Report and Accounts.	767,555,793	99.97	235,001	0.03	16,141,938
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2017.	687,843,979	95.08	35,616,312	4.92	60,472,441
3.	To declare a final dividend of 2.55 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2017.	783,783,310	100.00	2	0.00	149,420
4.	To re-elect Chris Gibson-Smith as a Director of the Company.	709,670,564	97.17	20,682,642	2.83	53,579,526
5.	To re-elect Paul Bishop as a Director of the Company.	780,497,311	99.56	3,428,811	0.44	6,611
6.	To re-elect Rodney Cook as a Director of the Company.	783,042,175	99.89	889,020	0.11	1,538
7.	To re-elect Ian Cormack as a Director of the Company.	747,263,100	95.35	36,457,969	4.65	211,664
8.	To re-elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company.	782,873,269	99.87	1,057,926	0.13	1,538
9.	To re-elect Steve Melcher as a Director of the Company.	773,776,268	98.70	10,154,926	1.30	1,538
10.	To re-elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company.	773,578,642	98.69	10,256,695	1.31	97,395
11.	To re-elect David Richardson as a Director of the Company.	782,794,379	99.87	1,040,959	0.13	97,395
12.	To re-elect Clare Spottiswoode as a Director of the Company.	782,235,209	99.81	1,492,471	0.19	205,053
13.	To re-elect Simon Thomas as a Director of the Company.	782,622,220	99.83	1,308,975	0.17	1,538
14.	To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid.	774,655,555	98.82	9,275,973	1.18	1,204
15.	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.	783,839,147	99.99	92,612	0.01	974
16.	To renew the authority of the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to make political donations.	766,854,259	98.96	8,060,810	1.04	9,017,663
17.	To renew the authority of the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares.	729,110,046	93.01	54,819,493	6.99	3,194
Special ResolutionS:
18.	To renew the authority of the Directors to exercise the powers of the Company to disapply pre-emption rights.	783,917,062	100.00	9,072	0.00	6,599
19.	To grant additional power to the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to disapply pre-emption rights.	720,659,870	91.93	63,271,336	8.07	1,526
20.	To renew the authority of the Directors to exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase Company shares.	774,825,547	98.85	9,013,756	1.15	93,429
21.	To approve the calling of General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	773,464,957	98.67	10,465,054	1.33	2,722

		FOR		AGAINST		WITHHELD
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS:		NO. OF VOTES	% OF VOTES	NO. OF VOTES	% OF VOTES	NO. OF VOTES
4.	To re-elect Chris Gibson-Smith as a Director of the Company.	709,670,564	97.17	20,682,642	2.83	53,579,526
5.	To re-elect Paul Bishop as a Director of the Company.	780,497,311	99.56	3,428,811	0.44	6,611
7.	To re-elect Ian Cormack as a Director of the Company.	747,263,100	95.35	36,457,969	4.65	211,664
8.	To re-elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company.	782,873,269	99.87	1,057,926	0.13	1,538
9.	To re-elect Steve Melcher as a Director of the Company.	773,776,268	98.70	10,154,926	1.30	1,538
10.	To re-elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company.	773,578,642	98.69	10,256,695	1.31	97,395
12.	To re-elect Clare Spottiswoode as a Director of the Company.	782,235,209	99.81	1,492,471	0.19	205,053

Full details of the resolutions passed, together with explanatory notes, are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 17 April 2018, which is available at www.justgroupplc.co.uk   

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting will shortly be available to view on the FCA's National Storage Mechanism, at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Notes:

(a)  All resolutions were passed.

(b)  The votes "For" and "Against" are expressed in percentage of the votes received.

(c)  Votes "For" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

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

(e)  The total number of shares in issue on 17 May 2018 was 938,310,582  ordinary shares of 10 pence each

Enquiries:

Simon O'Hara

Group Company Secretary

Just Group plc

[phone]

17 May 2018

 

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