Result of AGM
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Bridgepoint Group plc
("Bridgepoint" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Bridgepoint announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 1:00 p.m. today.
A poll was held on each of the resolutions and each was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions, and resolutions 17 to 20 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll were as follows:
|
Resolutions |
Votes For1 |
Votes Against |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld3 |
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|
|
No. of Shares |
% of Shares Voted |
No. of Shares |
% of Shares Voted |
No. of Shares |
% of Issued Capital2 |
||
|
1 |
To receive the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, together with the Directors' Report, Strategic Report and the Auditor's Report on those financial statements |
644,818,726 |
100.00% |
2,236 |
0.00% |
644,820,962 |
73.44% |
154,464 |
|
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
639,438,234 |
99.15% |
5,493,459 |
0.85% |
644,931,693 |
73.45% |
43,733 |
|
3 |
To appoint KPMG LLP as the auditor of the Company until the end of the next AGM at which accounts are laid |
644,973,444 |
100.00% |
1,872 |
0.00% |
644,975,316 |
73.45% |
110 |
|
4 |
To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
644,973,795 |
100.00% |
1,521 |
0.00% |
644,975,316 |
73.45% |
110 |
|
5 |
To declare a final dividend of 4.7 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
644,723,945 |
99.96% |
251,342 |
0.04% |
644,975,287 |
73.45% |
139 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Raoul Hughes as a Director |
609,899,376 |
94.57% |
35,032,461 |
5.43% |
644,931,837 |
73.45% |
43,589 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Ruth Prior as a Director |
609,880,282 |
94.58% |
34,974,613 |
5.42% |
644,854,895 |
73.44% |
120,531 |
|
8 |
To elect John Dionne as a Director |
644,859,034 |
100.00% |
23,964 |
0.00% |
644,882,998 |
73.44% |
92,428 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Angeles Garcia-Poveda as a Director |
642,718,287 |
99.66% |
2,164,711 |
0.34% |
644,882,998 |
73.44% |
92,428 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Carolyn McCall as a Director |
640,238,414 |
99.51% |
3,168,286 |
0.49% |
643,406,700 |
73.27% |
1,568,726 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Archie Norman as a Director |
605,985,122 |
94.17% |
37,498,520 |
5.83% |
643,483,642 |
73.28% |
1,491,784 |
|
12 |
To re-elect Tim Score as a Director |
607,572,586 |
94.21% |
37,310,412 |
5.79% |
644,882,998 |
73.44% |
92,428 |
|
13 |
To elect Michelle Scrimgeour as a Director |
644,859,034 |
100.00% |
23,964 |
0.00% |
644,882,998 |
73.44% |
92,428 |
|
14 |
To re-elect Cyrus Taraporevala as a Director |
642,720,554 |
99.66% |
2,162,444 |
0.34% |
644,882,998 |
73.44% |
92,428 |
|
15 |
To approve amendments to the rules of the Long-Term Incentive Plan |
642,388,621 |
99.88% |
770,683 |
0.12% |
643,159,304 |
73.25% |
1,816,122 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
638,335,438 |
99.24% |
4,895,562 |
0.76% |
643,231,000 |
73.25% |
1,744,426 |
|
17 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights |
640,335,138 |
99.32% |
4,364,782 |
0.68% |
644,699,920 |
73.42% |
275,506 |
|
18 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights further for the purposes of financing an acquisition or other capital investment |
635,813,384 |
98.60% |
9,055,536 |
1.40% |
644,868,920 |
73.44% |
106,506 |
|
19 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
644,589,717 |
100.00% |
1,986 |
0.00% |
644,591,703 |
73.41% |
383,723 |
|
20 |
To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
639,186,312 |
99.10% |
5,774,442 |
0.90% |
644,960,754 |
73.45% |
14,672 |
|
1 |
Includes discretionary votes. |
|
2 |
The total voting rights of the Company as at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, 8 May 2026 (the time by which shareholders wanting to attend, speak and vote at the AGM were required to be entered on the register) was 878,071,547 ordinary shares of £0.00005 each. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury, and so the total voting rights in the Company were 878,071,547. |
|
3 |
A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution. |
As approved by shareholders pursuant to resolution 3 noted above, the Company has appointed KPMG LLP as its new auditor.
As required by section 519 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), upon ceasing to hold office as the Company's auditor Forvis Mazars LLP has provided a statement of reasons (the "Statement") to the Company. The Statement will be sent to the Company's shareholders as required by section 520(2) of the Act and will shortly be available at www.bridgepointgroup.com.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.1R and 6.4.2R respectively, a copy of the Statement and a copy of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
ENQUIRIES
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