Result of AGM

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Metro Bank PLC

24 May 2016

 

METRO BANK PLC
Result of AGM

24 May 2016: Metro Bank PLC announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held earlier today, all resolutions were passed.

RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC** VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD***
1	To receive the 2015 Annual Report	43,158,582	94.61	2,458,833	5.39	45,617,415	56.82%	0
2	Re-election of Vernon W. Hill, II	44,627,221	97.83	990,194	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
3	Re-election of Craig Donaldson	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
4	Re-election of Mike Brierley	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
5	Re-election of Alastair Gunn	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
6	Re-election of Stuart Bernau	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
7	Re-election of Keith Carnby	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
8	Re-election of Lord Flight	44,627,847	97.83	989,568	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
9	Re-election of Eugene Lockhart	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
10	Re-election of Roger Farah	44,627,897	97.83	989,518	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
11	Re-election of Sir Michael Snyder	44,627,847	97.83	989,568	2.17	45,617,415	56.82%	0
12	Re-appointment of auditors	44,510,746	97.57	1,106,669	2.43	45,617,415	56.82%	0
13	Remuneration of auditors	45,594,321	99.95	23,094	0.05	45,617,415	56.82%	0
14	Authority to allot shares	45,584,915	99.93	32,500	0.07	45,617,415	56.82%	0
15*	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	44,978,606	100.00	0	0.00	44,978,606	56.02%	638,809
16*	Authorise reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM	35,865,429	79.67	9,151,051	20.33	45,016,480	56.07%	600,935

* Passed as a special resolution.

** = Issued Share Capital

*** = Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried.  Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.

A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of Metro Bank PLC 's website.

Enquiries

Metro Bank PLC                                                                  

Michael Brierley

Company Secretary                                                                               020 3402 8900

About Metro Bank

Metro Bank operates retail hours, not banking hours. It is open seven days a week (8am- 8pm Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm Saturday, 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays), every day of the year apart from Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Metro Bank PLC. Registered in England and Wales. Company number: 6419578. Registered office: One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA. 'Metrobank' is the registered trade mark of Metro Bank PLC. Metro Bank is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (the "PRA") and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and PRA. Most relevant deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme ("FSCS"). For further information about the Scheme refer to the FSCS website www.fscs.org.uk.

All Metro Bank products are subject to status and approval.

Metro Bank PLC is an independent UK bank - it is not affiliated with any other bank or organisation (including the METRO newspaper or its publishers) anywhere in the world. Please refer to Metro Bank using the full name.

 

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