7th May 2026 14:14
FBD Holdings plc
7 May 2026
Result of Annual General Meeting
All of the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of FBD Holdings plc held on 7 May 2026 were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a show of hands at the meeting.
The number of shares with voting rights in issue on 7 May 2026 is 40,914,961 (excluding 343,640 Treasury Shares in issue). Details of the numbers of shares in respect of which valid proxy appointments had been made in advance of the meeting are set out below. Details of the resolutions are contained in the 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website www.fbdgroup.com.
This announcement will also be made available on the Company's website in the "Investors" section.
No | Matter | Total Voted excluding withheld | Total For | Against | Withheld |
1 | To receive and consider the financial statements for the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025 and the reports of the Directors and the Auditors thereon.
| 27,933,739
| 27,933,739
| 0
| 1,411
|
Percentage | 100.000% | 0.000% | |||
2 | To declare a dividend on the 14% non-cumulative preference shares. | 27,935,119 | 27,929,529
| 5,590
| 31 |
Percentage | 99.980% | 0.020% | |||
3 | To declare a dividend on the 8% non-cumulative preference shares.
| 27,934,837
| 27,929,246
| 5,591 | 313
|
Percentage | 99.980% | 0.020% | |||
4 | To declare a final dividend of 100 cent per ordinary share. | 27,934,794
| 27,934,794
| 0 | 356 |
Percentage | 100.000% | 0.000% | |||
5 | To receive and consider the Report on Directors' Remuneration appearing in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025.
| 27,934,838
| 27,245,768
| 689,070 | 312
|
Percentage | 97.533% | 2.467% | |||
6a | To re-elect James Bergin as Director | 27,934,838
| 27,689,533 | 245,305 | 312
|
Percentage | 99.122% | 0.878% | |||
6b | To re-elect Sylvia Cronin as Director | 27,934,838 | 27,918,198
| 16,640 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.940% | 0.060% | |||
6c | To re-elect Olive Gaughan as Director | 27,935,119
| 27,930,968 | 4,151
| 31 |
Percentage | 99.985% | 0.015% | |||
6d | To re-elect Francie Gorman as Director | 27,934,838
| 27,931,159
| 3,679 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.987% | 0.013% | |||
6e | To re-elect Colm McGrattan as Director | 27,934,513
| 27,932,046 | 2,467 | 637 |
Percentage | 99.991% | 0.009% | |||
6f | To re-elect Silvia Milián Bon as Director | 27,934,513
| 27,932,800 | 1,713
| 637 |
Percentage | 99.994% | 0.006% | |||
6g | To re-elect Patrick Murphy as Director | 27,934,838
| 27,931,440 | 3,398 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.988% | 0.012% | |||
6h | To re-elect Tomás Ó Midheach as Director | 27,934,838
| 27,932,453 | 2,385 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.991% | 0.009% | |||
6i | To re-elect Richard Pike as Director | 27,934,513
| 27,917,873 | 16,640 | 637 |
Percentage | 99.940% | 0.060% | |||
6j | To re-elect Jean Sharp as Director | 27,934,838
| 27,909,930 | 24,908 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.911% | 0.089% | |||
6k | To re-elect Paul Stanley as Director
| 27,934,838 | 27,934,084 | 754 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.997% | 0.003% | |||
6l | To re-elect Kate Tobin as Director
| 27,934,794 | 27,931,397 | 3,397 | 356 |
Percentage | 99.988% | 0.012% | |||
7 | To approve the appointment of Deloitte Ireland LLP as Auditors of the Company.
| 27,934,919
| 27,909,984 | 24,935 | 231
|
Percentage | 99.911% | 0.089% | |||
8 | To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.
| 27,935,119
| 27,932,653 | 2,466 | 31 |
Percentage | 99.991% | 0.009% | |||
9 | To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares. | 27,934,838
| 27,909,902 | 24,936 | 312
|
Percentage | 99.911% | 0.089% | |||
10 | To approve a limited dis-application of pre-emption rights.
| 27,934,513
| 27,929,725 | 4,788 | 637 |
Percentage | 99.983%
| 0.017%
| |||
11 | To approve the Directors' additional authority to issue ordinary shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash in the case of an acquisition or specified capital investment.
| 27,934,969
| 27,930,182 | 4,787 | 181 |
Percentage | 99.983%
| 0.017%
| |||
12 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.
| 27,934,838
| 27,933,125 | 1,713 | 312
|
Percentage | 99.994%
| 0.006%
| |||
13 | To set the off-market re-issue price range for the Company's shares held in treasury.
| 27,934,838
| 27,933,125 | 1,713 | 312 |
Percentage | 99.994%
| 0.006%
| |||
14 | To maintain the existing authority to convene an EGM by 14 days' notice. | 27,934,838
| 27,932,581
| 2,257
| 312 |
Percentage | 99.992%
| 0.008%
|
- A Vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" any resolution.
- Proxy votes which gave discretion to the Chair of the Annual General Meeting have been included in the "Votes For" total of the appropriate resolution.
For Reference
Enquiries | Telephone |
FBD Holdings plc Nadine Conlon, Company Secretary |
+353 87 3844435 |
Fiona Meegan, Investor Relations | +353 1 4194885 |
About FBD Holdings plc ("FBD")
Established in the 1960s by farmers for farmers, FBD has built on our roots in agriculture to become a leading general insurer serving the needs of farmers, businesses and retail customers. With 34 offices throughout Ireland & a multichannel distribution strategy, we are never far away & always ready to support our customers.
The following details relate to FBD's ordinary shares of €0.60 each which are publicly traded:
Listing | Euronext Dublin |
Listing Category | Premium |
Trading Venue | Euronext Dublin |
Market | Main Securities Market |
ISIN | IE0003290289 |
Ticker | FBD. I or EG7.IR |
FBD Holdings plc, FBD House, Bluebell, Dublin 12Registered in Dublin, Ireland Registered Number 135882