Tuesday 25 April, 2017
Metro Bank PLC
Result of AGM
RNS Number : 3234D Metro Bank PLC 25 April 2017
METRO BANK PLC
Result of AGM
25 April 2017: Metro Bank PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held earlier today, all resolutions were passed as follows.
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RESOLUTION
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VOTES
FOR
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%
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VOTES AGAINST
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%
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VOTES
TOTAL
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% of ISC** VOTED
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VOTES WITHHELD***
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1
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To receive the 2016 Annual Report
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43,836,468
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99.93
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29,035
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0.07
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43,865,503
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54.57%
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49,526
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2
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To approve the Remuneration Policy
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41,582,506
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95.43
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1,989,312
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4.57
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43,571,818
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54.21%
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343,211
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3
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To approve the Remuneration Report
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41,611,644
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94.93
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2,222,119
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5.07
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43,833,763
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54.53%
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81,266
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4
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Re-election of Vernon W. Hill, II
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41,339,782
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94.77
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2,281,843
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5.23
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43,621,625
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54.27%
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293,404
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5
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Re-election of Craig Donaldson
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43,816,894
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99.88
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51,779
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0.12
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43,868,673
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54.58%
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46,356
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6
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Re-election of Mike Brierley
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43,816,894
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99.88
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51,779
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0.12
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43,868,673
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54.58%
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46,356
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7
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Re-election of Alastair Gunn
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43,453,072
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99.61
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168,548
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0.39
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43,621,620
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54.27%
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293,409
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8
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Re-election of Stuart Bernau
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43,183,985
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99.00
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437,635
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1.00
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43,621,620
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54.27%
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293,409
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9
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Re-election of Keith Carnby
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43,183,590
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99.00
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438,030
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1.00
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43,621,620
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54.27%
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293,409
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10
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Re-election of Lord Flight
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42,689,134
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97.94
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897,671
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2.06
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43,586,805
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54.23%
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328,224
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11
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Re-election of Eugene Lockhart
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43,145,165
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98.96
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455,118
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1.04
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43,600,283
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54.24%
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314,746
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12
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Re-election of Roger Farah
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43,684,967
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99.58
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183,706
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0.42
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43,868,673
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54.58%
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46,356
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13
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Re-election of Sir Michael Snyder
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43,392,133
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98.96
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455,203
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1.04
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43,847,336
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54.55%
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67,693
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14
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Re-appointment of Auditors
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43,788,736
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99.87
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55,605
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0.13
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43,844,341
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54.55%
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70,688
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15
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Remuneration of Auditors
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43,757,383
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99.75
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111,295
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0.25
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43,868,678
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54.58%
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46,351
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16
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Authority to allot shares
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43,761,522
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99.76
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107,156
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0.24
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43,868,678
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54.58%
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46,351
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17*
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Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
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43,823,678
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99.90
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45,000
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0.10
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43,868,678
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54.58%
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46,351
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18*
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Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights1
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43,563,279
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99.30
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305,399
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0.70
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43,868,678
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54.58%
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46,351
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19*
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Authorise reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM
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39,445,842
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89.92
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4,422,836
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10.08
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43,868,678
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54.58%
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46,351
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* Passed as a special resolution.
** = Issued Share Capital
*** = Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.
1 With the consent of the meeting, Resolution 18 was passed as corrected in the Notice of Annual General Meeting uploaded to the Company's website on 30 March 2017.
A copy of the above results will shortly be available in the investor section of Metro Bank PLC 's website.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R, a copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available in due course for viewing at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Enquiries
Metro Bank PLC
Michael Brierley
Company Secretary 020 3402 8900
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