| Close Brothers Group plc AGM Results |
At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") held on 21 November 2024 at 11.00am, all resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed on a poll with the required majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice"). Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 22 were passed as special resolutions.
The following votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:
| Total Votes For |
% For |
Total Votes Against |
% Against |
Total Votes Cast |
% of Issued Share Capital Voted |
Votes Withheld |
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| Ordinary Resolutions |
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| 1. |
To receive the Company's 2024 Annual Report and Accounts together with the reports of the Directors and of the auditor. |
105,437,924 |
99.99 |
12,915 |
0.01 |
105,450,839 |
70.07% |
300,623 |
| 2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 July 2024. |
102,696,753 |
97.72 |
2,391,550 |
2.28 |
105,088,303 |
69.83% |
663,159 |
| 3. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. |
100,317,612 |
94.94 |
5,347,919 |
5.06 |
105,665,531 |
70.22% |
85,931 |
| 4. |
To re-elect Mike Biggs as a Director of the Company. |
100,504,960 |
95.18 |
5,085,579 |
4.82 |
105,590,539 |
70.17% |
160,923 |
| 5. |
To re-elect Adrian Sainsbury as a Director of the Company. |
105,364,918 |
99.70 |
320,075 |
0.30 |
105,684,993 |
70.23% |
66,469 |
| 6. |
To re-elect Mike Morgan as a Director of the Company. |
104,803,995 |
99.73 |
282,127 |
0.27 |
105,086,122 |
69.83% |
665,340 |
| 7. |
To re-elect Tracey Graham as a Director of the Company. |
104,067,708 |
98.49 |
1,594,130 |
1.51 |
105,661,838 |
70.21% |
89,624 |
| 8. |
To re-elect Kari Hale as a Director of the Company. |
104,057,824 |
98.48 |
1,604,015 |
1.52 |
105,661,839 |
70.21% |
89,623 |
| 9. |
To re-elect Patricia Halliday as a Director of the Company. |
105,391,400 |
99.73 |
280,291 |
0.27 |
105,671,691 |
70.22% |
79,771 |
| 10. |
To re-elect Tesula Mohindra as a Director of the Company. |
105,403,282 |
99.75 |
268,409 |
0.25 |
105,671,691 |
70.22% |
79,771 |
| 11. |
To re-elect Mark Pain as a Director of the Company. |
104,084,865 |
98.50 |
1,586,209 |
1.50 |
105,671,074 |
70.22% |
80,388 |
| 12. |
To re-elect Sally Williams as a Director of the Company. |
105,392,086 |
99.73 |
287,105 |
0.27 |
105,679,191 |
70.22% |
72,271 |
| 13. |
To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company. |
105,165,946 |
99.52 |
506,996 |
0.48 |
105,672,942 |
70.22% |
78,520 |
| 14. |
To authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Board) to determine the remuneration of the auditor. |
105,608,723 |
99.92 |
89,436 |
0.08 |
105,698,159 |
70.24% |
53,303 |
| 15. |
That the Company and all companies that are its subsidiaries, be authorised to make political donations not exceeding 100,000 GBP (see Notice). |
105,384,017 |
99.70 |
313,362 |
0.30 |
105,697,379 |
70.24% |
54,083 |
| 16. |
To authorise the Board to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares (see Notice). |
101,474,503 |
96.03 |
4,195,692 |
3.97 |
105,670,195 |
70.22% |
81,267 |
| 17. |
To authorise the Board to allot shares in connection with AT1 Securities (see Notice). |
101,489,141 |
96.06 |
4,166,659 |
3.94 |
105,655,800 |
70.21% |
95,662 |
| Special Resolutions |
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| 18. |
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 16, the Board be given power to allot equity securities for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply (see Notice). |
94,287,857 |
89.23 |
11,380,131 |
10.77 |
105,667,988 |
70.22% |
83,474 |
| 19. |
That, subject to Resolutions 16 and 18 passing, the Board be given the power to allot equity securities for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply (see Notice). |
88,553,199 |
83.81 |
17,107,130 |
16.19 |
105,660,329 |
70.21% |
91,133 |
| 20. |
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 17, the Board be given authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with AT1 Securities (see Notice). |
101,511,886 |
96.06 |
4,164,067 |
3.94 |
105,675,953 |
70.22% |
75,509 |
| 21. |
That the Company be authorised to make one or more market purchases of its ordinary shares of 25p each (see Notice). |
105,186,887 |
99.52 |
503,331 |
0.48 |
105,690,218 |
70.23% |
61,244 |
| 22. |
That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
104,401,634 |
98.77 |
1,296,755 |
1.23 |
105,698,389 |
70.24% |
53,073 |
NOTES:
1. 'Total Votes For' include votes recorded as at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.
2. The 'Vote Withheld' option was provided to enable shareholders to refrain from voting on any particular resolution. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the vote 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
3. For the purposes of the AGM, the issued share capital of the Company was 150,487,543 ordinary shares (excluding 1,572,747 Treasury shares).
4. The full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice available on the Company website at www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting .
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the Special Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Enquiries: Tiffany Brill, Deputy Company Secretary
020 3857 6251
About Close Brothers
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ approximately 4,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.