Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9570X

Man Group plc

07 May 2021

 

Result of AGM

Man Group plc (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 10.00am on Friday 7 May 2021. With the exception of Resolution 20, all resolutions presented at the AGM were put to the meeting on a poll and were passed with the requisite majority. The full results are detailed below. 

The Board notes that 74.65% of shareholders voted for and 25.35% voted against Resolution 20 which relates to the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with the issue of shares for the purpose of an acquisition or specified capital investment. The resolution is in line with the Investment Association's Share Management Guidelines and the Pre-Emption Group's Statement of Principles. However, as a special resolution requiring a 75% majority, Resolution 20 did not receive sufficient support to be passed.   

Although the Company has sought, and received approval of, the same authority in previous years, we understand from recent discussions with some of the shareholders that did not support this resolution that they may prefer to have the opportunity to vote on specific proposals for a transaction requiring this level of pre-emptive issue. We will continue our dialogue with these shareholders and will take their views into account when considering our future plans.

In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board confirms that it will consult and continue to engage with shareholders to understand and discuss their concerns with respect to this resolution. An update will be provided within six months of the AGM, in accordance with the Code, with a final summary to be included in the Company's 2021 Annual Report.

The issued ordinary share capital as at 5 May 2021, the voting record date, was 1,541,794,770 (including treasury shares). The Company held 92,445,562 shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company as at the voting record date was 1,449,349,208.

Resolution		FOR		AGAINST		% of ISC voted	Number of votes withheld
		No. of shares	%	No. of shares	%
1	Receive the Annual Report and financial statements	1,113,282,550	99.99%	67,929	0.01%	76.82%	1,019,562
2	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	1,013,815,138	91.86%	89,889,567	8.14%	76.15%	10,660,336
3	Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,024,182,858	91.92%	90,034,570	8.08%	76.88%	147,613
4	Declare a final dividend	1,114,079,858	99.98%	255,977	0.02%	76.89%	34,206
5	Reappoint Dame Katharine Barker as a director	1,113,620,851	99.94%	658,614	0.06%	76.88%	85,576
6	Reappoint Lucinda Bell as a director	980,070,546	87.96%	134,205,777	12.04%	76.88%	88,718
7	Reappoint Richard Berliand as a director	1,112,821,279	99.87%	1,465,129	0.13%	76.88%	78,633
8	Reappoint Zoe Cruz as a director	1,113,519,531	99.93%	758,994	0.07%	76.88%	86,516
9	Reappoint John Cryan as a director	1,111,667,432	99.76%	2,618,976	0.24%	76.88%	78,633
10	Reappoint Luke Ellis as a director	1,114,106,607	99.98%	174,918	0.02%	76.88%	83,516
11	Appoint Mark Jones as a director	1,108,326,112	99.47%	5,960,296	0.53%	76.88%	78,633
12	Reappoint Cecelia Kurzman as a director	981,017,847	88.04%	133,257,201	11.96%	76.88%	89,993
13	Reappoint Dev Sanyal as a director	1,114,083,798	99.98%	191,793	0.02%	76.88%	89,450
14	Appoint Anne Wade as a director of the Company	1,113,532,779	99.93%	750,629	0.07%	76.88%	81,633
15	Reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	1,025,569,020	99.92%	776,659	0.08%	70.81%	88,019,362
16	Determine the remuneration of the auditor	1,113,551,122	99.94%	709,437	0.06%	76.88%	104,482
17	Authorise political donations and expenditure	1,099,694,319	98.70%	14,498,339	1.30%	76.88%	177,383
18	Authorise the directors to allot shares	955,523,922	85.75%	158,764,635	14.25%	76.88%	81,484
19	Authorise the directors to allot shares for cash other than on a pro-rata basis to existing shareholders*	979,786,267	87.93%	134,500,358	12.07%	76.88%	83,416
20	Authorise the directors to allot shares for cash other than on a pro-rata basis to existing shareholders in relation to acquisitions and specified capital investments*	825,494,149	74.65%	280,303,781	25.35%	76.30%	8,567,111
21	Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	1,023,647,587	92.03%	88,684,365	7.97%	76.75%	2,038,089
22	Amendment to the Articles of Association*	1,113,968,536	99.98%	206,190	0.02%	76.87%	190,315
23	Authorise the directors to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice*	1,062,257,385	95.33%	52,040,314	4.67%	76.88%	72,342

* Special Resolution requiring 75% majority

NOTES: 

1.  The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chair discretion.

2.  Votes 'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

3.  Resolutions 19 to 23 are special resolutions. 

4.  In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism  

In addition, and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.6E, a copy of the Company's new Articles of Association, which set out the principal rights and restrictions attached to its ordinary shares, has also been submitted to the NSM.

 

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