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Result of AGM

16th Jun 2025 15:30

RNS Number : 0442N
Lion Finance Group PLC
16 June 2025
 

 

 

 

 

London, 16 June 2025

 

Lion Finance Group PLC - Result of AGM

 

Lion Finance Group PLC (the "Company") held its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") on 16 June 2025. Details of the resolutions are set out in full in the Notice of AGM dated 2 May 2025.

 

Voting at the AGM was completed by way of a poll. All resolutions were passed by the required majority.

 

Resolutions 1 to 18 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 19 to 22 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions.

 

The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

 

RESOLUTION

VOTESFOR

%

VOTESAGAINST

%

VOTESTOTAL

% of ISC*VOTED

VOTESWITHHELD

1 To receive and approve the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024

32,430,054

100.00%

424

0.00%

32,430,478

73.81%

387,445

2 To declare a final dividend of GEL 5.62 per ordinary share

32,816,826

100.00%

7

0.00%

32,816,833

74.69%

1,090

3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

29,859,122

92.63%

2,376,508

7.37%

32,235,630

73.37%

582,293

4 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

25,535,020

77.89%

7,249,594

22.11%

32,784,614

74.62%

33,308

5 To re-appoint Mel Carvill, as a Director

31,117,119

95.97%

1,306,905

4.03%

32,424,024

73.80%

393,899

6 To re-appoint Archil Gachechiladze, as a Director

32,147,409

97.96%

669,313

2.04%

32,816,722

74.69%

1,201

7 To re-appoint Tamaz Georgadze, as a Director

30,608,860

93.27%

2,207,811

6.73%

32,816,671

74.69%

1,251

8 To re-appoint Véronique McCarroll, as a Director

32,074,070

97.83%

711,102

2.17%

32,785,172

74.62%

32,751

9 To re-appoint Andrew McIntyre, as a Director

32,073,880

97.83%

711,292

2.17%

32,785,172

74.62%

32,751

10 To re-appoint Mariam Megvinetukhutsesi, as a Director

32,105,333

97.83%

711,339

2.17%

32,816,672

74.69%

1,251

11 To re-appoint Jonathan Muir, as a Director

32,073,880

97.83%

711,292

2.17%

32,785,172

74.62%

32,751

12 To re-appoint Cecil Quillen, as a Director

30,474,952

92.95%

2,310,219

7.05%

32,785,171

74.62%

32,751

13 To appoint Maria Gordon, as a Director

31,942,862

97.43%

842,310

2.57%

32,785,172

74.62%

32,751

14. To appoint Karine Hirn, as a Director

32,115,942

97.96%

669,280

2.04%

32,785,222

74.62%

32,701

15 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor of the Company

32,307,227

98.45%

509,606

1.55%

32,816,833

74.69%

1,090

16 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor

32,801,170

99.95%

15,633

0.05%

32,816,803

74.69%

1,120

17 To authorise political donations and political expenditure

32,174,783

99.75%

81,481

0.25%

32,256,264

73.42%

561,659

18 To authorise the Board to allot shares

31,421,443

95.75%

1,395,307

4.25%

32,816,750

74.69%

1,173

19 To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights

31,524,273

96.06%

1,292,386

3.94%

32,816,659

74.69%

1,264

20 To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment

31,343,640

95.51%

1,472,943

4.49%

32,816,583

74.69%

1,340

21 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

32,810,769

99.99%

2,217

0.01%

32,812,986

74.68%

4,937

22 To authorise a 14 clear day notice period for general meetings

31,939,528

97.33%

877,305

2.67%

32,816,833

74.69%

1,090

*Issued share capital excluding treasury shares pending cancellation

 

Notes:

1. As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 43,995,816 ordinary shares in issue. The Company held 59,290 shares in treasury pending cancellation and therefore the number of total voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 43,936,526. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member who is present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

2. The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC, the Company's Share Registrar.

3. Note that a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and such votes have not been included in the calculation of votes "for" and "against" each resolution. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total above.

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of the resolutions which constitute special business at the AGM (being resolutions 17 to 22) will be submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.  

 

Resolution 4 - Shareholder Consultation

Shareholders approved resolution 4, the Directors' Remuneration Policy (the "Policy") with 77.89% votes cast in favour, however the Company recognises that some shareholders have concerns on this matter. The Company has actively engaged with shareholders in respect of the proposed changes to the Directors' Remuneration Policy, and in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024, the Company will seek to further engage with shareholders to understand the reasons behind their voting and will provide an update on that engagement and any actions taken in response within six months.

 

A final summary of the views heard during this shareholder engagement will be included in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025, and the explanatory notes to the relevant resolution to be put to shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting in 2026 will reflect the outcomes of the consultation and any actions taken as appropriate.

 

Buyback Authority

Following the announcement on 25 February 2025, the shareholder authority to carry out buybacks has been renewed at the AGM, and the end date of the GEL 107.7 million extension of the buyback and cancellation programme (the "Programme") has been extended to no later than the Company's Annual General Meeting 2026. The shares will be purchased in the open market. The purpose of the buyback is to reduce the Group's share capital, and the cancellation of the treasury shares repurchased will be executed on a monthly basis.

 

The Programme will be conducted within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the general authority to repurchase shares granted at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, Chapter 9 of the UK Listing Rules, and the provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU and of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (as they form part of UK domestic law). The maximum number of shares that may be repurchased under the Programme is 4,411,570.

 

The Company has appointed Cavendish Capital Markets Limited ("Cavendish") to manage the Programme. During any closed periods the Company and its directors have no power to invoke any changes to the Programme and it will be executed at the sole discretion of Cavendish. The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any share repurchases.

 

 

For further information, please contact: Computershare Company Secretarial Services Limited, [email protected]

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: Computershare Company Secretarial Services Limited, Company Secretary

 

About Lion Finance Group PLC

Lion Finance Group PLC (LSE: BGEO LN) is a FTSE 250 holding company whose main subsidiaries provide banking and financial services focused in the high-growth Georgian and Armenian markets through leading, customer-centric, universal banks - Bank of Georgia in Georgia and Ameriabank in Armenia. By building on our competitive strengths, we are committed to driving business growth, sustaining high profitability, and generating strong returns, while creating opportunities for our stakeholders and making a positive contribution in the communities where we operate.

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800XKDG12NQG8VC53

For further information, please visit www.lionfinancegroup.uk or contact:

 

Sam Goodacre

Nini Arshakuni

Adviser to the CEO

Head of Investor Relations

+44 203 178 4034

+44 203 178 4034

[email protected]

[email protected]

 

 

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