Result of Annual General Meeting

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

25 May 2023

 

Vanquis Banking Group plc ("the Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Company announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its annual general meeting (AGM) today, Thursday 25 May 2023.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions set out in the notice of AGM and the results of the poll are set out below. All of the resolutions voted on at the AGM were duly passed.

		Number of votes cast "For"	% of votes cast "For"	Number of votes cast "Against"	% of votes cast "Against"	Number of votes Withheld	Total votes cast as a % of Issued Share Register
RESOLUTION
1.	Directors' and auditor's reports and the financial statements	214,788,175	100.00	8,419	0.00	138,088	84.61
2.	Directors' remuneration policy	203,831,473	94.84	11,098,605	5.16	4,604	84.66
3.	Approval of the annual statement by the chairman of the remuneration committee and the annual report on remuneration	206,328,603	96.00	8,598,613	4.00	7,466	84.66
4.	Final dividend of 10.3p per share	214,930,400	100.00	2,983	0.00	1,299	84.66
5.	Re-election of Patrick Snowball as a Director	211,298,752	98.92	2,310,878	1.08	1,325,052	84.14
6.	Re-election of Malcolm Le May as a Director	212,750,661	99.60	860,469	0.40	1,323,552	84.14
7.	Re-election of Neeraj Kapur as a Director	212,674,809	99.56	935,225	0.44	1,324,648	84.14
8.	Re-election of Andrea Blance as a Director	210,851,555	98.72	2,744,479	1.28	1,338,648	84.13
9.	Re-election of Elizabeth Chambers as a Director	211,463,499	99.00	2,132,105	1.00	1,339,078	84.13
10.	Election of Michele Greene	212,728,410	99.59	865,694	0.41	1,340,578	84.13
11.	Re-election of Paul Hewitt as a Director	211,367,771	98.96	2,226,763	1.04	1,340,148	84.13
12.	Re-election of Margot James as a Director	211,387,333	98.97	2,208,701	1.03	1,338,648	84.13
13.	Re-election of Angela Knight as a Director	211,386,589	98.97	2,209,015	1.03	1,339,078	84.13
14.	Re-election of Graham Lindsay as a Director	211,472,796	99.01	2,121,308	0.99	1,340,578	84.13
15.	Reappointment of Deloitte LLP as the Auditor of the Company	213,945,506	99.54	981,294	0.46	7,882	84.66
16.	Audit committee to determine the Auditor's Remuneration	214,774,059	99.93	154,356	0.07	6,267	84.66
17.	Company granted authority to make political donations	214,834,125	99.96	95,207	0.04	5,350	84.66
18.	Directors authorised to allot shares	213,979,243	99.56	949,291	0.44	6,148	84.66
19.	Company authorised to disapply pre-emption rights	213,058,472	99.13	1,870,492	0.87	5,718	84.66
20.	Company authorised to disapply pre-emption rights (in relation to acquisitions and specified capital investments)	211,742,441	99.13	1,867,808	0.87	1,324,433	84.14
21.	Company authorised to purchase its own shares	214,132,777	99.65	761,495	0.35	40,410	84.64
22.	Company authorised to allot equity securities in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities	213,943,496	99.54	983,860	0.46	7,326	84.66
23.	Company authorised to disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities	212,667,813	99.56	941,258	0.44	1,325,611	84.14
24.	Convening of a general meeting on not less than 14 days' notice authorised	212,885,115	99.05	2,047,284	0.95	2,283	84.66

Notes

1.     Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2.     A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

3.     As at close of business on Tuesday 23 May 2023, the time by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the AGM must have been entered on the Company's register of members, there were 253,877,603 ordinary shares in issue and 84% of the voting capital was instructed, as set out in the table above. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism.

Name of contact and telephone number for AGM queries:

Melanie Barnett

Company Secretary

0203 620 3689

Name of contacts and contact details for Investor Relations:

Owen Jones

01274 351 900

[e-mail]

 

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