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RNS Number : 4669D  Hargreaves Lansdown PLC  19 October 2022

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held on
Wednesday 19th October 2022, all of the resolutions proposed at the Meeting
were duly passed by shareholders.

For information, full details of the votes received were as follows:

 Resolution Number                                              For                   Against              Total         % of ISC voted  Withheld *

                                                                                                           Vote *
                                                                No. of Votes  %       No. of Votes  %      No. of Votes  No. of votes
 1. Receive the Report of Directors and Audited Accounts        403,994,983   99.93   301,899       0.07   404,296,882   85.24%          8,943,361
 2. Approve the final dividend                                  410,334,009   100.00  586           0.00   410,334,595   86.51%          2,905,648
 3. Approve Directors' Report on Remuneration                   384,584,392   93.07   28,638,812    6.93   413,223,204   87.12%          18,101
 4. Re-appointment of Auditors                                  404,350,200   98.54   5,982,593     1.46   410,332,793   86.51%          2,908,512
 5. Auditors' Remuneration                                      410,281,280   99.99   52,031        0.01   410,333,311   86.51%          2,907,994
 6. Re-election of Deanna Oppenheimer - Non-Executive Chair     270,609,544   66.47   136,509,572   33.53  407,119,116   85.83%          6,122,189
 7. Re-election of Christopher Hill - Executive Director        272,169,889   93.17   19,957,843    6.83   292,127,732   61.59%          121,112,511
 8. Election of Amy Stirling - Executive Director               408,064,991   99.49   2,103,311     0.51   410,168,302   86.48%          3,073,003
 9. Re-election of Dan Olley - Non-Executive Director           400,448,385   97.63   9,720,292     2.37   410,168,677   86.48%          3,072,628
 10. Re-Election of Roger Perkin- Non-Executive Director        398,749,920   97.22   11,418,857    2.78   410,168,777   86.48%          3,072,528
 11. Re-Election of John Troiano - Non-Executive Director       401,961,531   98.00   8,207,846     2.00   410,169,377   86.48%          3,071,928
 12. Re-Election of Andrea Blance- Non-Executive Director       398,750,643   97.22   11,418,734    2.78   410,169,377   86.48%          3,071,928
 13. Re-Election of Moni Mannings - Non-Executive Director      304,860,443   74.33   105,306,710   25.67  410,167,153   86.48%          3,074,152
 14. Re-Election of Adrian Collins - Non-Executive Director     408,048,504   99.48   2,120,172     0.52   410,168,676   86.48%          3,072,629
 15. Re-Election of Penny James - Non-Executive Director        406,338,744   99.07   3,828,958     0.93   410,167,702   86.48%          3,073,603
 16. Election of Darren Pope - Non-Executive Director           408,109,999   99.50   2,057,603     0.50   410,167,602   86.48%          3,073,703
 17. Authority to Purchase Own Shares **                        404,052,405   98.47   6,272,903     1.53   410,325,308   86.51%          2,915,997
 18.  Authority to Allot Shares                                 403,258,737   98.27   7,085,865     1.73   410,344,602   86.51%          2,896,703
 19. Authority to Dis-apply Statutory Pre-emption Rights **     409,167,571   99.71   1,176,998     0.29   410,344,569   86.51%          2,896,736
 20. Approve short notice for general meetings **               400,916,830   97.70   9,417,215     2.30   410,334,045   86.51%          2,907,260

 

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website:
www.hl.co.uk/investor-relations/investor-information/agm
(http://www.hl.co.uk/investor-relations/investor-information/agm) .

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions (other
than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at
its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 19th October 2022 have been
submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority.

 

The total number of shares in issue at the close of business on 18 October
2022 was 474,318,625 ordinary shares of 0.4pence each. There are no shares
held in Treasury.

 

A copy of this document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
(http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM) .

 

The Board notes that resolution 6 (Re-election of D Oppenheimer) and
resolution 13 (re-election of M Mannings) were passed with the necessary
majority but with less than 80% of support. The Board will consult with the
specific shareholders who did not vote in favour to understand any concerns.

 

 

Claire Chapman

Company Secretary

 

Enquiries:

Danny Cox, Head of Communications:

07989 672 071

 

James Found, Head of Investor Relations:

07970 066 634

 

 

LEI: 2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90

Company Number: 02122142

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