Result of AGM

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VPC Specialty Lending Investments plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, with strong support for the Annual Report and Accounts, Directors' Remuneration Report and Policy, and Dividend Policy, all receiving over 99% of votes cast. While most director re-elections were overwhelmingly approved, re-elections for Oliver Grundy and Mark Katzenellenbogen saw higher percentages of votes against, at 3.57% and 12.83% respectively, and the re-appointment of auditors received 9.73% of votes against. The company also received approval for market purchases of its own shares and to allot B shares.

Disclaimer*

VPC Specialty Lending Invest. PLC
10 June 2026
 

VPC Specialty Lending Investments plc

(the "Company")

 

10 June 2026

 

Annual General Meeting Results

 

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, all of the resolutions as set out in the Notice of AGM were passed by the requisite majority. Each resolution put to the AGM was voted on by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

 

Resolution

For

(No. of shares)

For

(%)

Against

(No. of shares)

Against

(%)

Votes Withheld

(No. of shares)

Total issued. share capital instructed (%)

1.   To receive the Annual Report and Accounts

85,065,907

99.95

43,672

0.05

51,214

 

30.58

2.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

84,501,394

99.30

594,753

0.70

64,646

 

30.57

3.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration policy

84,523,446

99.34

564,477

0.66

72,870

 

30.57

4.   To approve the Dividend Policy

85,063,209

99.94

48,478

0.06

49,106

 

30.58

5.   To re-elect Nicholas Campsie as a Director

84,571,588

99.38

527,344  

0.62

61,861

 

30.58

6.   To re-elect Oliver Grundy as a Director

74,789,593

96.43

2,772,189

3.57

7,599,011

 

27.87

7.   To re-elect Mark Katzenellenbogen as a Director

74,182,366

87.17

10,916,566 

12.83

61,861

 

 

30.58

8.   To re-elect Martin Rigby as a Director

84,570,651

99.38

530,649  

0.62

59,493

 

30.58

9.   To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company

76,810,612

90.27

8,283,311

9.73

66,870

 

 

 

30.57

10.  To authorise the Audit and Valuation Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration

84,773,158

99.63     

318,331

0.37

69,304

 

 

 

30.57

11.  To authorise the Directors to allot and issue B shares

84,773,149

99.65     

301,317

0.35

86,327

 

 

30.57

12.  To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares.*

85,035,735

99.91     

76,618  

0.09

48,440

 

 

 

30.58

13.  To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.*

84,832,992

99.67     

276,902

0.33

50,899

 

 

 

 

30.58

*Special Resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES:

 


1.

All resolutions were passed.

2.

Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.

3.

Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.

4.

A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution.

5.

The number of shares in issue at close of business on 27 April 2026 was 278,276,392 (the "Share Capital") and at that time, the Company held 104,339,273 shares in treasury.

6.

The proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution is the total of votes validly cast for that resolution (i.e. the total votes "For" and "Against" that resolution) expressed as a percentage of the Share Capital.

7.

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.vpcspecialtylending.com.

8.

A copy of resolutions 11-13 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 

9.

The complete poll results will be available shortly on the Company's website at www.vpcspecialtylending.com

 

 

MUFG Corporate Governance Limited
Secretary

LEI: 549300UPEXC5DQB81P34

 

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