Result of AGM

Aviva PLC

02 May 2024

 

                                                        

2 May 2024

Aviva plc

Voting Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting

Aviva plc announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held today. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed.

The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:

	Resolution	For	% of votes cast	Against	% of votes cast	Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital	Withheld
1.	To receive and consider the Company's 2023 Annual Report and accounts	1,594,063,051	99.87%	2,046,547	0.13%	59.06%	1,519,283
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	1,558,072,480	97.59%	38,505,788	2.41%	59.08%	1,052,339
3.	To approve the Directors' Renumeration Policy	1,559,031,728	97.66%	37,360,745	2.34%	59.07%	1,236,255
4.	To approve the Company's climate-related financial disclosure for 2023	1,523,372,830	97.52%	38,814,833	2.48%	57.80%	35,428,775
5.	To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 22.3 pence per ordinary share	1,596,734,248	99.98%	344,200	0.02%	59.09%	554,008
6.	To elect Ian Clark	1,593,674,806	99.82%	2,806,265	0.18%	59.07%	1,150,995
7.	To re-elect George Culmer	1,556,273,291	97.47%	40,325,136	2.53%	59.08%	1,036,361
8.	To re-elect Amanda Blanc	1,595,090,780	99.89%	1,682,015	0.11%	59.08%	861,102
9.	To re-elect Charlotte Jones	1,593,062,565	99.78%	3,571,918	0.22%	59.08%	999,658
10.	To re-elect Andrea Blance	1,540,809,478	96.51%	55,680,816	3.49%	59.07%	1,143,882
11.	Resolution withdrawn
12.	To re-elect Patrick Flynn	1,540,785,381	96.51%	55,697,716	3.49%	59.07%	1,151,620
13.	To re-elect Shonaid Jemmett-Page	1,535,360,395	96.17%	61,179,687	3.83%	59.07%	1,093,500
14.	To re-elect Mohit Joshi	1,546,470,504	96.87%	50,049,139	3.13%	59.07%	1,113,350
15.	To re-elect Pippa Lambert	1,518,121,535	95.09%	78,428,034	4.91%	59.07%	1,084,230
16.	To re-elect Jim McConville	1,540,836,226	96.52%	55,626,846	3.48%	59.07%	1,166,944
17.	To re-elect Michael Mire	1,447,836,233	90.69%	148,646,151	9.31%	59.07%	1,147,175
18.	To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor	1,580,887,127	99.01%	15,884,976	0.99%	59.08%	856,582
19.	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration	1,578,438,440	98.85%	18,311,988	1.15%	59.08%	871,709
20.	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	1,552,056,283	97.70%	36,535,845	2.30%	58.78%	9,018,937
21.	To authorise the directors of the Company to allot ordinary shares	1,498,227,891	93.84%	98,414,050	6.16%	59.08%	985,717
22.	Additional authority to allot new ordinary shares in relation to Solvency II Instruments	1,585,662,462	99.33%	10,770,576	0.67%	59.07%	1,191,922
23.	Disapplication of pre-emption rights*	1,577,060,452	98.93%	17,031,065	1.07%	58.98%	3,528,561
24.	Disapplication of pre-emption rights - Solvency II*	1,583,329,986	99.20%	12,747,623	0.80%	59.06%	1,545,496
25.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares*	1,586,394,684	99.37%	10,059,523	0.63%	59.07%	1,169,847
26.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own 8 3/4% preference shares*	1,587,357,214	99.44%	8,945,067	0.56%	59.07%	1,291,109
27.	To authorise the Company to purchase its own 8 3/8% preference shares*	1,589,594,995	99.58%	6,692,975	0.42%	59.07%	1,309,972
28.	To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice*	1,470,967,395	92.13%	125,657,274	7.87%	59.08%	994,206
29.	To adopt new articles of association*	1,564,966,971	98.05%	31,161,341	1.95%	59.06%	1,488,605

Notes:

*Special resolution

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

As at close of business on 1 May 2024 there were 2,702,584,761 Aviva plc ordinary shares in issue. On a poll in respect of the resolutions, ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm shortly.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm.

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Enquiries:

Governance:

Susan Adams                                                                                                     [phone]

Media:

Andrew Reid                                                                                                      [phone]

Sarah Swailes                                                                                                     [phone]

Marion Fischer                                                                                                  [phone]

Analysts:                                                                                                                                  

Rupert Taylor Rea                                                                                            [phone]

Joel von Sternberg                                                                                          [phone]

Michael O'Hara                                                                                                 [phone]

Notes to editors:

·    We are the UK's leading diversified insurer and we operate in the UK, Ireland and Canada. We also have international investments in India and China.

·    We help our 19.2 million customers make the most out of life, plan for the future, and have the confidence that if things go wrong we'll be there to put it right.

·    We have been taking care of people for more than 325 years, in line with our purpose of being 'with you today, for a better tomorrow'. In 2023, we paid £25.6 billion in claims and benefits to our customers.

·    In 2021, we announced our ambition to become Net Zero by 2040, the first major insurance company in the world to do so. We are aiming to have Net Zero carbon emissions from Aviva's operations and supply chain by 2030. While we are working towards our sustainability ambitions, we recognise that while we have control over Aviva's operations and influence on our supply chain, when it comes to decarbonising the economy in which we operate and invest, Aviva is one part of a far larger global ecosystem. There are also limits to our ability to influence other organisations and governments. Nevertheless, we remain focused on the task and are committed to playing our part in the collective effort to enable the global transition. Find out more about our climate goals at www.aviva.com/climate-goals  and our sustainability ambition and action at www.aviva.com/sustainability

·    Aviva is a Living Wage, Living Pension and Living Hours employer and provides market-leading benefits for our people, including flexible working, paid carers leave and equal parental leave. Find out more at www.aviva.com/about-us/our-people

·    As at 31 December 2023, total Group assets under management at Aviva Group were £376 billion and our estimated Solvency II shareholder capital surplus was £8.8 billion. Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE 100 index.

·    For more details on what we do, our business and how we help our customers, visit www.aviva.com/about-us  

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