23rd Nov 2015 16:14
Just Retirement Group plc
(the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting held on 23 November 2015
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at Reigate Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0SH at 12.00 Noon, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The polling results for each resolution are set out below:
Resolutions | For | Against | Withheld | |||
Ordinary Resolutions: | No. of votes | % of votes | No. of votes | % of votes | No. of votes | |
1. | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2015. | 490,799,791 | 99.40 | 2,980,068 | 0.60 | 981,644 |
2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 30 June 2015. | 489,352,755 | 99.69 | 1,544,423 | 0.31 | 3,864,325 |
3. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 491,388,360 | 99.32 | 3,363,673 | 0.68 | 9,470 |
4. | To declare a final dividend of 2.2 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 June 2015. | 494,758,077 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3,426 |
5. | To re-elect Tom Cross Brown as a Director of the Company. | 491,604,279 | 99.36 | 3,148,301 | 0.64 | 8,923 |
6. | To re-elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company. | 494,365,785 | 99.92 | 386,795 | 0.08 | 8,923 |
7. | To re-elect Kate Avery as a Director of the Company. | 490,146,112 | 99.65 | 1,717,970 | 0.35 | 2,897,421 |
8. | To re-elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company. | 494,455,785 | 99.94 | 296,795 | 0.06 | 8,923 |
9. | To elect Steve Melcher as a Director of the Company | 494,455,785 | 99.94 | 296,795 | 0.06 | 8,923 |
10. | To re-elect James Fraser as a Director of the Company. | 493,252,168 | 99.70 | 1,500,412 | 0.30 | 8,923 |
11. | To re-elect Rodney Cook as a Director of the Company. | 491,592,568 | 99.94 | 277,558 | 0.06 | 2,891,377 |
12. | To re-elect Simon Thomas as a Director of the Company. | 494,580,284 | 99.96 | 175,175 | 0.04 | 6,044 |
13. | To re-elect Shayne Deighton as a Director of the Company. | 494,580,284 | 99.96 | 175,175 | 0.04 | 6,044 |
14. | To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid. | 490,689,551 | 99.76 | 1,178,719 | 0.24 | 2,893,233 |
15. | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration. | 494,031,629 | 99.85 | 725,375 | 0.15 | 4,499 |
16. | To give the Company limited authority to make political donations and expenditure. | 491,137,976 | 99.85 | 727,941 | 0.15 | 2,895,586 |
17. | To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares within specified limits. | 483,855,818 | 97.80 | 10,900,428 | 2.20 | 5,257 |
Special Resolutions: | ||||||
18. | To give the Directors limited authority to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders. | 481,023,330 | 97.22 | 13,732,916 | 2.78 | 5,257 |
19. | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares up to a specified amount. | 494,748,519 | 100.00 | 6,157 | 0.00 | 6,827 |
20. | To approve the calling of General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 491,757,773 | 99.39 | 2,998,734 | 0.61 | 4,996 |
VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS (EXCLUDING THE VOTING INTEREST OF aVALLUX sARL AS CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER HOLDING 48.38% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL) ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS | For | Against | Withheld | |||
Ordinary Resolutions: | No. of votes | % of votes | No. of votes | % of votes | No. of votes | |
5 | To re-elect Tom Cross Brown as a Director of the Company. | 218,547,278 | 98.58 | 3,148,301 | 1.42 | 8,923 |
6 | To re-elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company. | 221,308,784 | 99.83 | 386,795 | 0.17 | 8,923 |
7 | To re-elect Kate Avery as a Director of the Company. | 217,089,111 | 99.21 | 1,717,970 | 0.79 | 2,897,421 |
8 | To re-elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company. | 221,398,784 | 99.87 | 296,795 | 0.13 | 8,923 |
9 | To elect Steve Melcher as a Director of the Company | 221,398,784 | 99.87 | 296,795 | 0.13 | 8,923 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 17, 18, 19 and 20 have been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available to view at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Notes:
(a) The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(b) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.
(c) The total number of shares in issue on 23 November 2015 was 564,397,402; 87.66% of the voting capital was instructed.
Martin Smith
Group Company Secretary
23 November 2015
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