TBC Bank Group PLC
(the "Company")
Result of AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at 10:00 am on 19 May 2026 at the offices of Baker McKenzie, 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AG, United Kingdom. All resolutions presented at the AGM were put to the meeting on a poll and all were passed with the requisite majority. The full results are detailed below.
|
N |
Resolution |
Votes for |
% of votes cast |
Votes against |
% of votes cast |
Total votes |
% of issued share capital voted |
Votes withheld |
|
1 |
To receive the annual report and accounts |
41,720,854 |
100.00% |
355 |
0.00% |
41,721,209 |
74.87 |
15,618 |
|
2 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report |
36,088,555 |
89.78% |
4,108,604 |
10.22% |
40,197,159 |
72.13 |
1,539,668 |
|
3 |
To reappoint Arne Berggren as a director |
41,714,861 |
99.95% |
20,670 |
0.05% |
41,735,531 |
74.89 |
1,296 |
|
4 |
To reappoint Vakhtang Butskhrikidze as a director |
41,732,779 |
100.00% |
527 |
0.00% |
41,733,306 |
74.89 |
3,521 |
|
5 |
To reappoint Tsira Kemularia as a director |
41,732,909 |
100.00% |
387 |
0.00% |
41,733,296 |
74.89 |
3,531 |
|
6 |
To reappoint Per Anders Fasth as a director |
33,328,837 |
79.86% |
8,404,458 |
20.14% |
41,733,295 |
74.89 |
3,532 |
|
7 |
To reappoint Thymios P. Kyriakopoulos as a director |
33,328,838 |
79.86% |
8,404,458 |
20.14% |
41,733,296 |
74.89 |
3,531 |
|
8 |
To reappoint Eran Klein as a director |
41,687,292 |
99.89% |
46,004 |
0.11% |
41,733,296 |
74.89 |
3,531 |
|
9 |
To reappoint Venera Suknidze as a director |
41,732,622 |
100.00% |
673 |
0.00% |
41,733,295 |
74.89 |
3,532 |
|
10 |
To reappoint Rajeev Sawhney as a director |
41,732,768 |
100.00% |
527 |
0.00% |
41,733,295 |
74.89 |
3,532 |
|
11 |
To reappoint Janet Heckman as a director |
41,191,558 |
98.70% |
543,973 |
1.30% |
41,735,531 |
74.89 |
1,296 |
|
12 |
To appoint Monica Kalia as a director |
41,735,068 |
100.00% |
426 |
0.00% |
41,735,494 |
74.89 |
1,333 |
|
13 |
To declare a final dividend |
41,735,693 |
100.00% |
347 |
0.00% |
41,736,040 |
74.89 |
787 |
|
14 |
To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's auditor |
41,287,210 |
98.92% |
448,732 |
1.08% |
41,735,942 |
74.89 |
885 |
|
15 |
To authorise the audit committee to determine the auditor's remuneration |
41,734,245 |
100.00% |
1,597 |
0.00% |
41,735,842 |
74.89 |
985 |
|
16 |
To give authority to allot securities up to a specified amount |
38,782,063 |
92.92% |
2,953,742 |
7.08% |
41,735,805 |
74.89 |
1,022 |
|
17 |
To disapply statutory pre-emption rights |
37,356,789 |
89.51% |
4,379,147 |
10.49% |
41,735,936 |
74.89 |
891 |
|
18 |
To further disapply statutory pre-emption rights |
36,948,579 |
88.53% |
4,787,226 |
11.47% |
41,735,805 |
74.89 |
1,022 |
|
19 |
To give authority to make market purchases of the Company's shares |
41,728,819 |
100.00% |
867 |
0.00% |
41,729,686 |
74.88 |
7,141 |
|
20 |
To permit General Meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
39,466,316 |
94.56% |
2,269,626 |
5.44% |
41,735,942 |
74.89 |
885 |
Resolution 06 and Resolution 07 - Director reappointments of Per Anders Fasth and Thymios P. Kyriakopoulos
The Board notes that Resolution 06 and Resolution 07, concerning the reappointment of Per Anders Fasth and Thymios P. Kyriakopoulos respectively as a Director of the Company, each received 20.14% of votes against.
Whilst the resolutions were passed, the Board takes the level of shareholder opposition seriously and is committed to understanding the specific concerns of those shareholders who voted against in respect of, Resolution 06 and Resolution 07. We will engage with those shareholders during the coming months to understand their concerns. We will provide an update after six months and a final summary in the next Annual Report & Accounts.
NOTES
1. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes cast.
2. Votes "For" include discretionary votes.
3. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4. The total number of shares in issue is 55,726,793 ordinary shares of £0.01. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.
5. To view the full wording of the resolutions, please refer to the 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting on the Company's website, www.tbcbankgroup.com.
6. In accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism located at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Director of Investor Relations
Andrew Keeley
Or
Head of Investor Relations
Anna Romelashvili
ir@tbcbank.com.ge
About TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC Group")
TBC Group is a London-listed financial services group (LSE: TBCG) serving 7.2 million digital monthly active users across Georgia and Uzbekistan through two complementary business models focused on simplicity, accessibility and customer experience. TBC Georgia is the country's leading financial services provider - a digitally-led franchise across retail, MSME and CIB with a nationwide footprint and a long track record of profitable growth and strong shareholder returns. TBC Uzbekistan is building Central Asia's leading digital financial ecosystem, serving consumers and businesses through a fully digital model.
Founded in Georgia in 1992 and operating in Uzbekistan since 2020, TBC Group has evolved from a national leader into a regional financial services group.
TBC PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and is also included in the FTSE4Good Index Series and the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap Index.