9 May 2019
OneSavings Bank plc
(the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Results of AGM
Results of the proxy voting for the 2019 AGM held on Thursday, 9 May 2019.
All resolutions were passed by the requisite majority on a poll; resolutions 1 to 9 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 10 to 14 as special resolutions.
The following proxy votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:
Ordinary Resolutions | Total votes For | % | Total votes Against | % | Total votes cast | % of issued share capital | Votes withheld | |
1 | To receive the Report and Accounts | 202,506,602 | 99.99 | 16,379 | 0.01 | 202,522,981 | 82.61% | 287,136 |
2 | To approve the Remuneration Report | 184,483,824 | 91.42 | 17,322,608 | 8.58 | 201,806,432 | 82.32% | 1,003,684 |
3 | To declare a dividend | 202,810,118 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 202,810,118 | 82.73% | 0 |
4(a) | To elect Sarah Hedger | 202,804,521 | 100.00 | 2,742 | 0.00 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
4(b) | To re-elect John Graham Allatt | 202,803,833 | 100.00 | 3,430 | 0.00 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
4(c) | To re-elect Eric Anstee | 202,800,830 | 100.00 | 1,473 | 0.00 | 202,802,303 | 82.72% | 7,815 |
4(d) | To re-elect Rodney Duke | 193,388,421 | 95.36 | 9,418,842 | 4.64 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
4(e) | To re-elect Margaret Hassall | 202,804,286 | 100.00 | 2,977 | 0.00 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
4(f) | To re-elect Mary McNamara | 185,527,886 | 91.49 | 17,257,026 | 8.51 | 202,784,912 | 82.72% | 25,205 |
4(g) | To elect David Weymouth | 192,646,212 | 95.00 | 10,147,873 | 5.00 | 202,794,085 | 82.72% | 16,033 |
4(h) | To re-elect Andrew Golding | 202,254,286 | 100.00 | 2,977 | 0.00 | 202,257,263 | 82.50% | 552,855 |
4(i) | To re-elect April Talintyre | 201,338,661 | 99.43 | 1,148,256 | 0.57 | 202,486,917 | 82.60% | 323,201 |
5 | To appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor | 202,783,106 | 99.99 | 24,157 | 0.01 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
6 | To give authority to the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration | 202,805,630 | 100.00 | 3,488 | 0.00 | 202,809,118 | 82.73% | 1,000 |
7 | To give authority to allot shares (general authority) | 199,787,641 | 98.51 | 3,019,622 | 1.49 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
8 | To give authority to allot shares - Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments | 201,959,165 | 99.58 | 848,097 | 0.42 | 202,807,262 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
9 | To give authority to make political donations | 193,071,382 | 95.20 | 9,738,136 | 4.80 | 202,809,518 | 82.73% | 600 |
Special Resolutions | ||||||||
10 | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 202,782,246 | 99.99 | 25,017 | 0.01 | 202,807,263 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
11 | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions and specified capital investments) | 196,946,383 | 97.11 | 5,860,879 | 2.89 | 202,807,262 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
12 | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights - Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments | 201,934,061 | 99.57 | 873,201 | 0.43 | 202,807,262 | 82.73% | 2,855 |
13 | To give authority to re-purchase shares | 201,976,333 | 99.61 | 798,838 | 0.39 | 202,775,171 | 82.71% | 34,946 |
14 | To authorise the convening of a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 199,008,011 | 98.13 | 3,802,107 | 1.87 | 202,810,118 | 82.73% | 0 |
NOTES:
1. 'Total Votes For' include votes recorded as at the discretion of the appointed proxy.
2. The 'vote withheld' option was provided to enable shareholders to refrain from voting on any particular resolution. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the vote 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
3. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was 245,155,033 ordinary shares.
4. The full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice of Meeting to be found on the Company website www.osb.co.uk
Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The announcement date for the trading update date will be aligned with the publication of the OSB circular and prospectus relating to the proposed combination with Charter Court Financial Services Group plc.
Enquiries:
OneSavings Bank plc
Nickesha Graham-Burrell
Head of Company Secretariat
t: 01634 835 796
Brunswick Group
Robin Wrench/Simone Selzer
t: 020 7404 5959
About OneSavings Bank plc
OneSavings Bank plc began trading as a bank on 1 February 2011 and was admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014 (OSB.L). OSB joined the FTSE 250 index in June 2015. OSB is a specialist lending and retail savings group authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, part of the Bank of England, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.
OSB primarily targets market sub-sectors that offer high growth potential and attractive risk-adjusted returns in which it can take a leading position and where it has established expertise, platforms and capabilities. These include private rented sector Buy-to-Let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, bespoke and specialist residential lending, secured funding lines and asset finance. OSB originates organically through specialist brokers and independent financial advisers. It is differentiated through its use of high skilled, bespoke underwriting and efficient operating model.
OSB is predominantly funded by retail savings originated through the long-established Kent Reliance name, which includes online and postal channels, as well as a network of branches in the South East of England. Diversification of funding is currently provided by access to a securitisation programme and the Term Funding Scheme.