Funding Circle Plc: RAG-Result of AGM

Funding Circle Plc (FCH) Funding Circle Plc: RAG-Result of AGM 15-May-2024 / 16:09 GMT/BST 15 May 2024 Funding Circle Holdings plc (the “Company”) Poll Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting Following its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held today, the Company announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders as set out in the Notice of AGM were carried by the requisite majority on a poll.  Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.  The table set out below shows the votes cast on each resolution. Resolution Votes for Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld Number % Number % Number % of ISC 1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 266,255,232 100.00 2,250 0.00 266,257,482 74.98% 7,713 2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy 262,845,251 98.73 3,377,814 1.27 266,223,065 74.97% 42,130 3. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors’ Remuneration Policy) 265,526,769 99.74 696,296 0.26 266,223,065 74.97% 42,130 4. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company 266,186,785 99.99 32,768 0.01 266,219,553 74.97% 45,642 5. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors 266,226,327 99.99 31,155 0.01 266,257,482 74.98% 7,713 6. To re-elect Andrew Learoyd as a Director 222,516,049 83.57 43,741,205 16.43 266,257,254 74.98% 7,941 7. To re-elect Lisa Jacobs as Director 266,249,671 100.00 9,084 0.00 266,258,755 74.98% 6,440 8. To re-elect Oliver White as a Director 266,245,546 100.00 13,209 0.00 266,258,755 74.98% 6,440 9. To re-elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director 254,169,449 95.46 12,089,305 4.54 266,258,754 74.98% 6,441 10. To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director 254,169,109 95.46 12,089,645 4.54 266,258,754 74.98% 6,441 11. To re-elect Matthew King as a Director 255,214,124 95.85 11,043,131 4.15 266,257,255 74.98% 7,940 12. To re-elect Samir Desai as a Director 235,096,453 88.30 31,162,302 11.70 266,258,755 74.98% 6,440 13. To re-elect Hendrik Nelis as a Director 233,591,724 87.74 32,631,341 12.26 266,223,065 74.97% 42,130 14. To re-elect Neil Rimer as a Director 244,589,938 91.87 21,631,627 8.13 266,221,565 74.97% 43,630 15. Political donations 245,661,606 92.26 20,597,376 7.74 266,258,982 74.98% 6,213 16. Directors’ authority to allot shares * 219,097,472 82.29 47,160,306 17.71 266,257,778 74.98% 7,417 17. Disapplication of pre-emption rights * 209,019,704 78.52 57,164,685 21.48 266,184,389 74.96% 80,806 18. Disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment* 209,020,158 78.52 57,164,685 21.48 266,184,843 74.96% 80,352 19. Purchase of own shares* 266,252,197 100.00 6,122 0.00 266,258,319 74.98% 6,876 20. Notice of general meeting* 266,159,132 99.96 99,849 0.04 266,258,981 74.98% 6,214 * Indicates a Special Resolution requiring 75% of votes cast to be carried. To view the full wording of the resolutions, please refer to the Notice of 2023 Annual General Meeting on the Company's website. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes cast. Votes "For" include discretionary votes.  A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. On Monday 13 May 2024, the total number of issued ordinary shares of £0.001 each entitling the holders to attend and vote on all the resolutions at the AGM was 355,099,011. While all resolutions were passed at today's AGM with a clear majority, the Board notes that Resolutions 17 and 18 received 21.48% of votes against. We intend to engage with relevant shareholders in due course to further understand their views. We will provide an update within six months as required by the UK Corporate Governance Code. For and on behalf of Funding Circle Holdings plc Lucy Vernall Company Secretary -Ends- Enquiries: Funding Circle: Investor Relations    [e-mail] Tony Nicol Media Relations     [e-mail] Angeli Everitt Headland Consultancy   [phone] Mike Smith / Stephen Malthouse About Funding Circle: Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) is the UK’s leading SME lending platform. Its mission is to build the place where small businesses get the funding they need to win.   Funding Circle enables small businesses to access funding – offering an unrivalled customer experience powered by data and technology.  For institutional investors, Funding Circle provides access to an alternative asset class in an underserved market, with robust and attractive returns.  Globally, Funding Circle has extended more than £16bn in credit to c.150,000 businesses. Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

ISIN:	GB00BG0TPX62
Category Code:	RAG
TIDM:	FCH
LEI Code:	2138003EK6UAINBBUS19
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