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Ordinary Resolutions |
Total Votes For |
% For |
Total Votes Against |
% Against |
Total Votes Cast |
% of Issued share capital |
Votes Withheld |
1. |
To receive and adopt the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts and the Auditor's Report |
119,207,016 |
99.93% |
78,309 |
0.07% |
119,285,325 |
78.60% |
161,566 |
2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 July 2017 |
115,902,091 |
99.23% |
896,955 |
0.77% |
116,799,046 |
76.96% |
2,647,845 |
3. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Directors' Remuneration Report |
115,948,606 |
97.08% |
3,487,263 |
2.92% |
119,435,869 |
78.70% |
11,022 |
4. |
To authorise the payment of a final dividend on the ordinary shares of 40p per share for the year ended 31 July 2017 |
119,446,371 |
100.00% |
520 |
0.00% |
119,446,891 |
78.70% |
0 |
5. |
To reappoint Mike Biggs as a director |
115,739,711 |
96.90% |
3,702,505 |
3.10% |
119,442,216 |
78.70% |
4,675 |
6. |
To reappoint Preben Prebensen as a director |
118,708,694 |
99.39% |
733,522 |
0.61% |
119,442,216 |
78.70% |
4,675 |
7. |
To reappoint Jonathan Howell as a director |
118,609,348 |
99.30% |
834,018 |
0.70% |
119,443,366 |
78.70% |
3,525 |
8. |
To reappoint Elizabeth Lee as a director |
118,696,664 |
99.38% |
736,230 |
0.62% |
119,432,894 |
78.69% |
13,997 |
9. |
To reappoint Oliver Corbett as a director |
119,007,115 |
99.64% |
434,801 |
0.36% |
119,441,916 |
78.70% |
4,975 |
10. |
To reappoint Geoffrey Howe as a director |
119,001,752 |
99.64% |
428,812 |
0.36% |
119,430,564 |
78.69% |
16,327 |
11. |
To reappoint Lesley Jones as a director |
119,016,607 |
99.64% |
426,459 |
0.36% |
119,443,066 |
78.70% |
3,825 |
12. |
To reappoint Bridget Macaskill as a director |
118,657,639 |
99.35% |
775,575 |
0.65% |
119,433,214 |
78.69% |
13,677 |
13. |
To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor |
119,399,426 |
99.97% |
37,602 |
0.03% |
119,437,028 |
78.70% |
9,863 |
14. |
To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
119,413,001 |
99.97% |
31,320 |
0.03% |
119,444,321 |
78.70% |
2,570 |
15. |
If resolution 3 is passed, to approve the updated Close Brothers Omnibus Share Incentive Plan |
116,008,935 |
97.13% |
3,422,325 |
2.87% |
119,431,260 |
78.69% |
15,631 |
16. |
To authorise the Board to allot shares and to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares (within prescribed limits) |
114,459,624 |
95.83% |
4,978,135 |
4.17% |
119,437,759 |
78.70% |
9,132 |
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Special Resolutions |
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17. |
That, if resolution 16 is passed, pre-emption rights are disapplied in relation to allotments of equity securities up to 5% of issued share capital |
118,911,446 |
99.56% |
525,763 |
0.44% |
119,437,209 |
78.70% |
9,682 |
18. |
That, if resolution 16 is passed, pre-emption rights are disapplied in relation to allotments of equity securities up to a further 5% of issued share capital |
101,927,202 |
85.34% |
17,510,007 |
14.66% |
119,437,209 |
78.70% |
9,682 |
19. |
That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases of its own shares (within prescribed limits) |
116,535,832 |
97.59% |
2,883,047 |
2.41% |
119,418,879 |
78.68% |
162,916 |
20. |
That a general meeting except an AGM may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
116,208,593 |
97.31% |
3,215,420 |
2.69% |
119,424,013 |
78.69% |
22,878 |
21. |
That, subject to Court approval, £307,762,365.31 standing to the credit of the share premium account be cancelled and credited to distributable profits |
119,437,872 |
100.00% |
1,728 |
0.00% |
119,439,600 |
78.70% |
7,291 |