Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3369Q
Virgin Money UK PLC
25 February 2021
 

 

Virgin Money UK PLC

(Company)

LEI:   213800ZK9VGCYYR6O495

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON 25 FEBRUARY 2021

 

25 February 2021

 

The Board of Directors of the Company announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held today, resolutions 1 to 21 were duly passed by the Company's shareholders by way of a poll. The results of the poll are set out below.

 

Resolution

For

Against

Total

Withheld

 

No. of Votes

% of Vote

No. of Votes

% of Vote

No. of Votes

No. of Votes

1. To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2020

 

1,044,249,031

99.98

183,924

0.02

1,044,432,955

19,528,849

2. To approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 30 September 2020.

 

1,043,034,150

98.65

14,318,869

1.35

1,057,353,019

6,607,590

3. To re-elect David Bennett as a Director of the Company.

 

1,041,532,919

98.51

15,742,972

1.49

1,057,275,891

6,685,109

4. To re-elect Paul Coby as a Director of the Company.

 

1,053,674,609

99.66

3,603,400

0.34

1,057,278,009

6,680,761

5. To re-elect David Duffy as a Director of the Company.

 

1,056,529,509

99.93

771,156

0.07

1,057,300,665

6,660,183

6. To re-elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director of the Company.

 

1,056,172,823

99.89

1,144,606

0.11

1,057,317,429

6,636,570

7. To re-elect Darren Pope as a Director of the Company.

 

1,053,120,537

99.62

4,062,978

0.38

1,057,183,515

6,777,484

8. To re-elect Amy Stirling as a Director of the Company.

 

1,052,614,166

99.56

4,600,132

0.44

1,057,214,298

6,744,946

9. To re-elect Tim Wade as a Director of the Company.

 

1,053,788,441

99.68

3,384,734

0.32

1,057,173,175

6,787,824

10. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company.

 

1,044,489,479

98.79

12,761,777

1.21

1,057,251,256

6,706,187

11. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

 

1,056,912,047

99.94

624,264

0.06

1,057,536,311

6,423,704

12. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.

 

1,009,623,653

95.48

47,812,457

4.52

1,057,436,110

6,510,752

13. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

1,020,356,144

96.54

36,551,244

3.46

1,056,907,388

7,053,676

14. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital.

979,191,443

92.65

77,713,637

7.35

1,056,905,080

7,054,889

15. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in connection with AT1 Securities.

 

1,041,174,024

98.50

15,830,811

1.50

1,057,004,835

6,955,903

16. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of equity securities in connection with AT1 Securities and issue further AT1 Securities.

 

1,040,964,766

98.49

15,937,118

1.51

1,056,901,884

7,053,550

17. To permit the Company to purchase its own shares.

 

1,043,560,401

98.72

13,565,551

1.28

1,057,125,952

6,834,638

18. To permit the Company to enter into a contingent purchase contract between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited for the purchase by the Company of ordinary shares converted from CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs).

 

1,043,429,093

98.71

13,613,563

1.29

1,057,042,656

6,912,249

19. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure.

 

1,015,683,026

96.06

41,647,663

3.94

1,057,330,689

6,628,627

20. To authorise the Directors to allot shares in connection with the Conduct Indemnity Deed.

 

995,348,139

94.14

61,907,846

5.86

1,057,255,985

6,704,262

21. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with the Conduct Indemnity Deed.

995,357,526

94.15

61,833,419

5.85

1,057,190,945

6,767,249

 

Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of the total votes received. 

A 'Vote withheld' is not treated as a vote in law and would not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

The current issued share capital of the Company consists of 1,438,761,953 ordinary shares of 10 pence, carrying one vote each.

In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business passed at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Announcement authorised for release by Lorna McMillan, Group Company Secretary.

For further information, please contact:

 

Investors and Analysts

 

Richard Smith

07483 399303

Head of Investor Relations

richard.smith@virginmoneyukplc.com

 

 

Company Secretary

 

Lorna McMillan

07834 585 436

Group Company Secretary

lorna.mcmillan@ virginmoneyukplc.com

 

 

Media Relations

 

Press Office

0800 066 5998

 

press.office@ virginmoneyukplc.com

 

 

 

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