25th Apr 2017 17:44
METRO BANK PLCResult 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 | VOTESFOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC** VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD*** |
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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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