14th May 2015 11:52
esure Group plc
Results of AGM
Resolution passed at Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 13 May 2015
esure Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Wednesday 13 May 2015, as set out in the AGM notice.
A poll was held on each resolution and was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 16 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 19 as special resolutions were passed and the results of the poll were as follows:
Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes | Votes Withheld* | |
1 | To receive the report and accounts | 329,215,975 | 98.84% | 3,871,595 | 1.16% | 333,087,570 | 11,928 |
2 | To approve the annual remuneration report | 322,820,769 | 96.93% | 10,224,347 | 3.07% | 333,045,116 | 54,382 |
3 | To declare the final dividend | 333,098,298 | 100.00% | 1,200 | 0.00% | 333,099,498 | 0 |
4 | To re-appoint Maria Dolores Dancausa as a director | Including controlling shareholder 332,580,466 Excluding controlling shareholder 203,970,811 |
99.85%
99.75% |
512,895
512,895 |
0.15%
0.25% |
333,093,361
204,483,706 |
6,137
6,137 |
5 | To re-appoint Michael Evans as a director | Including controlling shareholder 329,037,154 Excluding controlling shareholder 200,427,499 |
98.78%
98.02% |
4,057,707
4,057,707 |
1.22%
1.98% |
333,094,861
204,485,206 |
4,637
4,637 |
6 | To re-appoint Shirley Garrood as a director | Including controlling shareholder 328,899,410 Excluding controlling shareholder 200,289,755 |
98.74%
97.95% |
4,195,451
4,195,451 |
1.26%
2.05% |
333,094,861
204,485,206 |
4,637
4,637 |
7 | To re-appoint Darren Ogden as a director | 332,662,776 | 99.87% | 432,085 | 0.13% | 333,094,861 | 4,637 |
8 | To re-appoint Anne Richards as a director | Including controlling shareholder 329,020,304 Excluding controlling shareholder 200,410,649 |
98.78%
98.01% |
4,073,057
4,073,057 |
1.22%
1.99% |
333,093,361
204,483,706 |
6,137
6,137 |
9 | To re-appoint Stuart Vann as a director | 332,598,277 | 99.85% | 496,584 | 0.15% | 333,094,861 | 4,637 |
10 | To re-appoint Peter Ward as a director | Including controlling shareholder 327,063,877 Excluding controlling shareholder 198,454,222 |
98.19%
97.05% |
6,030,984
6,030,984 |
1.81%
2.95% |
333,094,861
204,485,206 |
4,637
4,637 |
11 | To re-appoint Peter Wood as a director | 324,007,940 | 97.27% | 9,086,921 | 2.73% | 333,094,861 | 4,637 |
12 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 326,898,471 | 98.15% | 6,165,538 | 1.85% | 333,064,009 | 36,681 |
13 | To authorise the Audit Committee to agree auditors' remuneration | 328,418,673 | 98.61% | 4,644,306 | 1.39% | 333,062,979 | 36,519 |
14 | To authorise the company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 332,347,666 | 99.77% | 750,482 | 0.23% | 333,098,148 | 1,350 |
15 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 332,715,230 | 99.89% | 363,449 | 0.11% | 333,078,679 | 20,819 |
16 | To approve the waiver granted by the Panel under Rule 9 of The Takeover Code | 160,609,750 | 78.84% | 43,097,060 | 21.16% | 203,706,810 | 783,035 |
17 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 333,063,032 | 99.99% | 35,364 | 0.01% | 333,098,396 | 1,102 |
18 | To authorise the company to purchase its own shares | 329,386,563 | 98.89% | 3,712,022 | 1.11% | 333,098,585 | 913 |
19 | To authorise the company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 328,174,265 | 98.52% | 4,920,683 | 1.48% | 333,094,948 | 4,550 |
As at the date of the AGM, the number of ordinary shares in issue, and therefore the total number of voting rights was 416,842,797.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism.
Enquiries:
Alice Rivers
Deputy Company Secretary
Telephone: 01737 235504
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