OneSavings Bank plc : Result of AGM and Board C...
10 May 2018
OneSavings Bank plc
(the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Board Change
Results of AGM
Results of the proxy voting for the 2018 AGM held on Thursday, 10 May 2018.
All resolutions were passed by the requisite majority on a poll; resolutions 1 to 10 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 11 to 15 as special resolutions.
The following proxy votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:
| Ordinary Resolutions | Total votes For | % | Total votes Against | % | Total votes cast | % of issued share capital | Votes withheld | |
| 1 | To receive the Accounts and the Reports | 204,388,684 | 99.99 | 13,487 | 0.01 | 204,402,171 | 83.66 | 59,104 |
| 2 | To approve the Remuneration Report | 202,260,789 | 99.44 | 1,129,179 | 0.56 | 203,389,968 | 83.25 | 1,071,307 |
| 3 | To approve the Remuneration Policy | 164,447,865 | 83.71 | 32,004,658 | 16.29 | 196,452,523 | 80.41 | 8,008,753 |
| 4 | To declare a dividend | 204,461,276 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 5(a) | To elect David Weymouth | 203,955,444 | 99.75 | 505,832 | 0.25 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 5(b) | To re-elect John Graham Allatt | 204,221,248 | 99.88 | 240,028 | 0.12 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 5(c) | To re-elect Eric Anstee | 204,236,248 | 99.89 | 224,028 | 0.11 | 204,460,276 | 83.68 | 1,000 |
| 5(d) | To re-elect Rodney Duke | 203,619,333 | 99.59 | 841,943 | 0.41 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 5(e) | To re-elect Margaret Hassall | 196,857,488 | 99.45 | 1,090,732 | 0.55 | 197,948,220 | 81.02 | 6,513,055 |
| 5(f) | To re-elect Mary McNamara | 203,394,804 | 99.48 | 1,066,472 | 0.52 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 5(g) | To re-elect Andrew Golding | 204,231,292 | 99.89 | 229,984 | 0.11 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 5(h) | To re-elect April Talintyre | 203,882,962 | 99.72 | 578,314 | 0.28 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 6 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor | 197,097,205 | 99.99 | 20,209 | 0.01 | 197,117,414 | 80.68 | 7,343,861 |
| 7 | To give authority to the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration | 204,450,071 | 100.00 | 10,205 | 0.00 | 204,460,276 | 83.68 | 1,000 |
| 8 | To give authority to allot shares (general authority) | 204,117,672 | 99.83 | 343,604 | 0.17 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 9 | To give authority to allot shares - Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments | 196,701,543 | 96.20 | 7,759,732 | 3.80 | 204,461,275 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 10 | To give authority to make political donations | 191,574,294 | 93.70 | 12,886,982 | 6.30 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| Special Resolutions | ||||||||
| 11 | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 204,187,541 | 99.87 | 273,735 | 0.13 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 12 | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions and specified capital investments) | 194,498,631 | 95.13 | 9,962,644 | 4.87 | 204,461,275 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 13 | To give authority to disapply pre-emption rights - Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments | 196,693,529 | 96.20 | 7,767,746 | 3.80 | 204,461,275 | 83.68 | 0 |
| 14 | To give authority to re-purchase shares | 197,088,020 | 96.40 | 7,364,350 | 3.60 | 204,452,370 | 83.68 | 8,905 |
| 15 | To authorise the convening of a general meeting other than an AGM on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 201,815,107 | 98.71 | 2,646,169 | 1.29 | 204,461,276 | 83.68 | 0 |
NOTES:
1. 'Total Votes For' include votes recorded as at the discretion of the appointed proxy.
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. At the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was 244,325,186 ordinary shares.
4. The full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice of Meeting to be found on the Company website www.osb.co.uk
Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism which is located at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
The Board of Directors notes that resolution 3 relating to the approval of the Remuneration Policy, received a vote of 83.71% in favour. The Remuneration Committee consulted with shareholders on the changes that were being made to the Remuneration Policy and will continue to do so in order to understand the reasons behind today's vote result.
Board Change
Andrew Doman will retire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting later today, 10 May 2018.
Enquiries:
OneSavings Bank plc
Nickesha Graham-Burrell
Head of Company Secretariat
t: 0 1634 835 796
Brunswick Group
Robin Wrench / Simone Selzer t: 020 7404 5959
About OneSavings Bank plc
OneSavings Bank plc began trading as a bank on 1 February 2011 and was admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014 (OSB.L). OSB joined the FTSE 250 index in June 2015. OSB is a specialist lending and retail savings group authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, part of the Bank of England, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.
OSB primarily targets market sub-sectors that offer high growth potential and attractive risk-adjusted returns in which it can take a leading position and where it has established expertise, platforms and capabilities. These include private rented sector Buy-to-Let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages, residential development finance, bespoke and specialist residential lending and secured funding lines. OSB originates organically through specialist brokers and independent financial advisers. It is differentiated through its use of high skilled, bespoke underwriting and efficient operating model.
OSB is predominantly funded by retail savings originated through the long established Kent Reliance name, which includes online and postal channels, as well as a network of branches in the South East of England. Diversification of funding is currently provided by access to a securitisation programme and the Term Funding Scheme.
Other Information
For the purposes of section 430 (2B) of the Companies Act 2006, Andrew Doman will receive his pro-rata entitlement to Non-Executive Director fees for the month of May 2018. No payment for loss of office will be made to him.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: OneSavings Bank plc via Globenewswire
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