Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3234D

Metro Bank PLC

25 April 2017

 

METRO BANK PLC
Result of AGM

25 April 2017: Metro Bank PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held earlier today, all resolutions were passed as follows.

RESOLUTION		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC** VOTED		VOTES WITHHELD***
1	To receive the 2016 Annual Report	43,836,468	99.93	29,035	0.07	43,865,503		54.57%		49,526
2	To approve the Remuneration Policy	41,582,506	95.43	1,989,312	4.57	43,571,818		54.21%		343,211
3	To approve the Remuneration Report	41,611,644	94.93	2,222,119	5.07	43,833,763		54.53%		81,266
4	Re-election of Vernon W. Hill, II	41,339,782	94.77	2,281,843	5.23	43,621,625		54.27%		293,404
5	Re-election of Craig Donaldson	43,816,894	99.88	51,779	0.12	43,868,673		54.58%		46,356
6	Re-election of Mike Brierley	43,816,894	99.88	51,779	0.12	43,868,673		54.58%		46,356
7	Re-election of Alastair Gunn	43,453,072	99.61	168,548	0.39	43,621,620		54.27%		293,409
8	Re-election of Stuart Bernau	43,183,985	99.00	437,635	1.00	43,621,620		54.27%		293,409
9	Re-election of Keith Carnby	43,183,590	99.00	438,030	1.00	43,621,620		54.27%		293,409
10	Re-election of Lord Flight	42,689,134	97.94	897,671	2.06	43,586,805		54.23%		328,224
11	Re-election of Eugene Lockhart	43,145,165	98.96	455,118	1.04	43,600,283		54.24%		314,746
12	Re-election of Roger Farah	43,684,967	99.58	183,706	0.42	43,868,673		54.58%		46,356
13	Re-election of Sir Michael Snyder	43,392,133	98.96	455,203	1.04	43,847,336		54.55%		67,693
14	Re-appointment of Auditors	43,788,736	99.87	55,605	0.13	43,844,341		54.55%		70,688
15	Remuneration of Auditors	43,757,383	99.75	111,295	0.25	43,868,678		54.58%		46,351
16	Authority to allot shares	43,761,522	99.76	107,156	0.24	43,868,678		54.58%		46,351
17*	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	43,823,678	99.90	45,000	0.10	43,868,678		54.58%		46,351
18*	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights1	43,563,279	99.30	305,399	0.70	43,868,678		54.58%		46,351
19*	Authorise reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM	39,445,842	89.92	4,422,836	10.08	43,868,678		54.58%		46,351

* 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.

¹ With the consent of the meeting, Resolution 18 was passed as corrected in the Notice of Annual General Meeting uploaded to the Company's website on 30 March 2017.

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

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, a copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Enquiries

Metro Bank PLC                                                                  

Michael Brierley

Company Secretary                                                                               020 3402 8900

 

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