Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9866X

Just Retirement Group PLC

25 November 2014

 



Just Retirement Group plc

(the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting held on 25 November 2014

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at Reigate Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0SH at 10.00am, 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 Accounts together with the Directors' Reports and Auditor's Report for the year ended 30 June 2014.	449,804,553	99.65	1,599,008	0.35	205,820
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 30 June 2014.	406,915,558	90.10	44,688,056	9.90	5,767
3.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Directors' Remuneration Report.	439,615,140	97.35	11,988,474	2.65	5,767
4.	To declare a final dividend of 2.2 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 June 2014.	451,601,026	100.00	3,613	0.00	4,742
5.	To elect Tom Cross Brown as a Director of the Company.	449,593,584	99.56	2,004,160	0.44	11,637
6.	To elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company.	451,526,390	99.98	71,354	0.02	11,637
7.	To elect Kate Avery as a Director of the Company.	449,919,938	99.96	170,336	0.04	1,519,107
8.	To elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company.	451,525,365	99.98	71,354	0.02	12,662
9.	To elect James Fraser as a Director of the Company.	437,603,502	96.90	13,994,498	3.10	11,381
10.	To elect Rodney Cook as a Director of the Company.	451,325,540	99.94	279,996	0.06	3,845
11.	To elect Simon Thomas as a Director of the Company.	451,235,130	99.92	371,329	0.08	2,922
12.	To elect Shayne Deighton as a Director of the Company.	451,322,497	99.94	283,892	0.06	2,992
13.	To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid.	433,918,303	96.08	17,690,463	3.92	615
14.	To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration.	451,543,103	99.99	65,663	0.01	615
15.	To give the Company limited authority to make political donations and expenditure.	447,938,623	99.52	2,153,676	0.48	1,517,082
16.	To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares within specified limits.	440,859,013	97.62	10,742,294	2.38	8,074
Special Resolutions:
17.	To give the Directors limited authority to allot shares for cash without making a pre-emptive offer to shareholders.	451,583,349	100.00	15,908	0.00	10,124
18.	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares up to a specified amount.	451,603,640	100.00	4,614	0.00	1,127
19.	To approve the calling of General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	449,575,995	99.55	2,031,848	0.45	1,538

VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS (EXCLUDING THE VOTING INTEREST OF aVALLUX sARL AS CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER HOLDING 62.3% 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 elect Tom Cross Brown as a Director of the Company.	137,719,592	98.57	2,004,160	1.43	11,637
6	To elect Keith Nicholson as a Director of the Company.	139,652,398	99.95	71,354	0.05	11,637
7	To elect Kate Avery as a Director of the Company.	138,045,946	99.88	170,336	0.12	1,519,107
8	To elect Michael Deakin as a Director of the Company.	139,651,373	99.95	71,354	0.05	12,662

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the Special Resolutions passed at the meeting in respect of resolutions 17, 18 and 19 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 25 November 2014 was 500,831,479; 90.17% of the voting capital was instructed.

As indicated in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, the Company confirms that, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting today, Les Owen stepped down as a Director of the Company.

Martin Smith

Group Company Secretary

25 November 2014

 

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