Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9689N

Mortgage Advice Bureau(Holdings)PLC

26 May 2020

 

26 May 2020

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc ("MAB" or "the Company")

Result of AGM

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of MAB, held earlier today at Capital House, Pride Place, Derby, DE24 8QR, all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed.

Summary of AGM Proxy Voting:

For information, the summary of the proxy voting is shown in the table below. The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting, which is available on the MAB website at  www.mortgageadvicebureau.com/investor-relations   and copies of all special resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at  www.Morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM .

Resolutions	For	Against	Votes at Chair's Discretion	Abstain
1. To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019.	48,525,164	0	0	16
2. To approve the final dividend of 6.4 pence per share for the year ended 31 December 2019.	48,525,164	0	0	16
3. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2019.	48,452,564	22,000	0	50,616
4. To re-elect Katherine Innes Ker as a Director of the Company.	48,525,164	0	0	16
5. To re-elect Peter Brodnicki as a Director of the Company.	48,522,267	2,897	0	16
6. To re-elect Ben Thompson as a Director of the Company.	48,525,164	0	0	16
7. To re-elect Lucy Tilley as a Director of the Company.	48,216,664	0	0	308,516
8. To re-elect Nathan Imlach as a Director of the Company.	48,525,164	0	0	16
9. To re-elect Stephen Smith as a Director of the Company.	48,525,059	105	0	16
10. To re-elect David Preece as a Director of the Company.	33,173,345	15,041,472	0	310,363
11. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditors of the Company.	48,524,532	105	0	543
12. To authorise the Company's Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.	48,524,532	105	0	543
13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company.	48,519,447	0	0	5,733
14. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights.*	48,491,071	23,757	0	10,352
15. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights for an acquisition or specified capital investment.*	48,491,071	23,757	0	10,352
16. To enter into deeds of release for members and past and present directors in respect of prior dividends of the Company.*	33,850,936	0	0	14,674,244

The Company recognises that a significant proportion of the votes were cast against Resolution 10. The Board takes seriously its responsibilities to maintain a healthy dialogue with shareholders and has already engaged with a number of them to better understand their concerns. We will continue to listen to their views and will publish an update on our website in a timely fashion.

The total number of ordinary shares eligible to vote as at 26 May 2020 was 51,833,001.

* indicates a special resolution

Enquiries:

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc   [phone]

Peter Brodnicki, Chief Executive Officer Ben Thompson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Lucy Tilley, Chief Financial Officer Nominated Adviser and Broker:

Numis Securities Limited    Tel:  [phone] Stephen Westgate / Hugo Rubinstein (Corporate Finance)

Media Enquiries:  [e-mail]

 

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