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RNS Number : 7887YHargreaves Lansdown PLC07 March 2017Hargreaves Lansdown plc
Results of General Meeting ("GM")
The Board is pleased to announce that at theGMof the Company held on 7th March 2017, the Special Resolution* as set out in the Notice of Meeting and Circular sent to shareholders on 8th February 2017, was put to the meeting and duly passed on a poll. The results are detailed below.
The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 3rd March 2017 was 474,318,625 ordinary shares of GBP 0.4 pence each. The number of shares eligible to vote was 246,006,941.
For
Against
Withheld **
Total Vote ***
No. of Votes
%
No. of Votes
%
No. of Votes
No. of Votes
166,287,167
99.62
642,538
0.36
2,689,400
166,929,705
* Special Resolutions require a 75% majority.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' aresolution.
*** As noted in the Circular, Peter Hargreaves, Stephen Lansdown and the directors (including their associates) undertook to abstain from voting on the resolution in accordance with the requirements of the Listing Rules. Their combined shareholding represents 228,311,684 ordinary shares (approximately 48.136% of the Company's existing ordinary share capital).
Following the passing of the resolutions, and as described in the Circular, Hargreaves Lansdown PLC has today entered into a deed of release in respect of its shareholders and a deed of release in respect of its directors and former directors.
A copy of this document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:
Judy Matthews,Company Secretary: 0117 988 9880
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