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RNS Number : 6509N  Direct Line Insurance Group PLC  08 May 2024

2024 Annual General Meeting Poll Results for Direct Line Insurance Group Plc

8 May 2024

Direct Line Insurance Group plc (the "Company") announces that all resolutions
proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting today were carried by
the requisite majority on a poll.

The following table shows the votes cast for each resolution:

 Resolution                                                                             For            % of votes cast  Against      % of votes cast  Total votes    % of issued share capital voted  Votes withheld
 1.      To receive the Report and Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31        1,015,966,859  99.99%           105,984      0.01%            1,016,072,843  77.48%                           1,405,876
         December 2023.
 2.      To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.                                 998,020,044    98.58%           14,387,945   1.42%            1,012,407,989  77.20%                           5,070,730
 3.      To approve a final dividend of 4.0 pence per share.                            1,017,284,098  99.99%           117,644      0.01%            1,017,401,742  77.58%                           76,977
 4.      To elect David Neave as a Director of the Company.                             1,004,071,325  98.76%           12,597,098   1.24%            1,016,668,423  77.53%                           810,296
 5.      To elect Adam Winslow as a Director of the Company.                            1,004,184,591  98.77%           12,538,689   1.23%            1,016,723,280  77.53%                           755,439
 6.      To elect Carol Hagh as a Director of the Company.                              1,004,060,331  98.76%           12,616,815   1.24%            1,016,677,146  77.53%                           801,573
 7.      To re-elect Tracy Corrigan as a Director of the Company.                       977,203,407    96.12%           39,476,221   3.88%            1,016,679,628  77.53%                           799,091
 8.      To re-elect Danuta Gray as a Director of the Company.                          839,904,721    88.11%           113,363,067  11.89%           953,267,788    72.69%                           64,210,931
 9.      To re-elect Mark Gregory as a Director of the Company.                         993,137,030    97.68%           23,536,290   2.32%            1,016,673,320  77.53%                           805,399
 10.     To re-elect Adrian Joseph as a Director of the Company.                        993,126,480    97.68%           23,535,753   2.32%            1,016,662,233  77.53%                           816,486
 11.     To re-elect Mark Lewis as a Director of the Company.                           993,125,267    97.69%           23,531,562   2.31%            1,016,656,829  77.53%                           821,890
 12.     To re-elect Neil Manser as a Director of the Company.                          1,003,797,752  98.74%           12,832,840   1.26%            1,016,630,592  77.52%                           848,127
 13.     To re-elect Fiona McBain as a Director of the Company.                         993,154,957    97.69%           23,502,754   2.31%            1,016,657,711  77.53%                           821,008
 14.     To re-elect Gregor Stewart as a Director of the Company.                       992,737,589    97.65%           23,926,014   2.35%            1,016,663,603  77.53%                           815,116
 15.     To re-elect Richard Ward as a Director of the Company.                         992,946,263    97.67%           23,691,012   2.33%            1,016,637,275  77.52%                           841,444
 16.     To appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the next AGM.               999,314,892    98.23%           17,954,871   1.77%            1,017,269,763  77.57%                           208,956
 17.     To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration.          1,016,805,144  99.96%           449,119      0.04%            1,017,254,263  77.57%                           224,456
 18.     To authorise the Company to make political donations and expenditure.          997,993,672    98.10%           19,293,771   1.90%            1,017,287,443  77.57%                           190,753
 19.     To authorise the Directors to allot new shares.                                961,448,309    94.51%           55,823,902   5.49%            1,017,272,211  77.57%                           205,214
 20.     To grant the Directors general authority to disapply pre-emption rights.*      961,276,673    94.50%           55,911,380   5.50%            1,017,188,053  77.57%                           290,666
 21.     To grant the Directors additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights.*   951,988,553    93.59%           65,193,332   6.41%            1,017,181,885  77.57%                           296,834
 22.     To grant the Directors general authority to purchase own shares. *             1,012,976,891  99.59%           4,161,651    0.41%            1,017,138,542  77.56%                           340,177
 23.     To authorise the Company to call a general meeting, other than an Annual       996,875,811    97.99%           20,432,660   2.01%            1,017,308,471  77.57%                           170,248
         General Meeting, on 14 clear days' notice. *
 24.     To authorise the Directors to allot new shares in relation to an issue of RT1  996,360,935    97.95%           20,816,118   2.05%            1,017,177,053  77.56%                           301,666
         Instruments.
 25.     To authorise Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in relation to an issue  996,848,702    98.00%           20,319,492   2.00%            1,017,168,194  77.56%                           310,525
         of RT1 Instruments. *

 

 

NOTES:

1.   * indicates a Special Resolution requiring 75% of votes cast to be
carried.

2.   Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes cast.

3.   Votes "For" include discretionary votes.

4.   A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

5.   The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 3 May 2024 was
1,311,388,157. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Ordinary
shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

 

6.   To view the full wording of the resolutions, please refer to the 2024
Notice of Annual General Meeting on the Company's website.

In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of
all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business
have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be
available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

Contact:

 Roger
 Clifton
 Company Secretary

 Email:  Roger.Clifton@directlinegroup.co.uk

 LEI: 213800FF2R23ALJQOP04

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