AGM Resolutions

RNS Number : 5940G

Provident Financial PLC

08 May 2014

 



AGM Resolutions

At the company's annual general meeting held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 8 May 2014, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.  Copies of the relevant resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

A summary of the proxies cast in respect of each resolution is set out below.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Emma G Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel:  [phone] extension 1034

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8 MAY 2014

Summary of proxy cards returned

		IN FAVOUR			AT PROXY'S DISCRETION			AGAINST			WITHHELD
		Number of Shares	Number of Holders	% voting shares	Number of shares	Number of Holders	% voting shares	Number of shares	Number of Holders	% voting shares	Number of shares	Number of holders	% total shares voted and withheld
RESOLUTION
1.	Report and accounts	109,536,341	509	99.92	78,823	70	0.07	924	2	0.01	65,531	4	0.05
2.	Directors' remuneration policy	104,365,608	436	96.02	77,445	69	0.07	4,254,554	63	3.91	984,012	29	0.89
3.	Annual statement by remco chairman and annual report on remuneration	104,737,176	444	95.97	77,445	69	0.07	4,316,421	58	3.96	550,577	23	0.50
4.	Final dividend	109,541,762	511	99.92	78,823	70	0.07	674	1	0.01	60,360	1	0.05
5.	Appointment of Malcolm Le May	109,530,604	495	99.92	76,407	73	0.07	10,349	9	0.01	64,259	8	0.05
6.	Appointment of Alison Halsey	109,536,138	496	99.92	76,407	73	0.07	5,315	9	0.01	63,759	7	0.05
7.	Reappointment of Robert Anderson	109,461,053	498	99.86	77,610	72	0.07	80,896	11	0.07	62,060	5	0.05
8.	Reappointment of Peter Crook	109,462,052	499	99.86	75,916	71	0.07	82,004	12	0.07	61,647	5	0.05
9.	Reappointment of Andrew Fisher	109,462,233	500	99.86	75,974	71	0.07	81,940	9	0.07	61,472	5	0.05
10.	Reappointment of Stuart Sinclair	109,454,048	492	99.85	76,379	74	0.07	89,132	14	0.08	62,060	5	0.05
11.	Reappointment of Manjit Wolstenholme	108,126,415	485	99.04	76,379	74	0.07	967,259	21	0.89	511,566	14	0.46
12.	Reappointment of auditors	109,533,847	496	99.92	79,432	74	0.07	4,665	10	0.01	63,675	6	0.05
13.	Remuneration of auditors	109,484,974	497	99.88	79,842	75	0.07	52,175	10	0.05	64,628	5	0.05
14.	Authority to make political donations	108,498,334	401	99.18	82,049	73	0.07	824,794	99	0.75	276,442	17	0.25
15.	Authority for directors to allot shares	109,336,697	471	99.75	80,194	76	0.07	198,755	34	0.18	65,973	6	0.06
16.	Authority for company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	109,396,589	481	99.80	79,625	75	0.07	145,045	29	0.13	60,360	1	0.05
17.	Power to allot shares for cash and disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	109,418,430	461	99.85	81,440	77	0.07	89,865	36	0.08	91,884	14	0.08
18.	Notice for a general meeting (Special Resolution)	106,868,792	462	97.49	80,194	76	0.07	2,670,060	57	2.44	62,573	5	0.05

Notes: 

1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld

2. Total number of shares voted = 109,681,619

3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 583

4. Total number of shares in issue = 140,258,300

 

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