REG - IG Group Hldgs plc - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 3434ZIG Group Holdings plc17 September 2020
IG Group Holdings plc
17 September 2020LEI No: 2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
Results of AGM
The Board of IG Group Holdings plc (the "Company"), a global leader in online trading, is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, all the resolutions proposed in the Notice of the Meeting were duly passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
RESOLUTIONS
VOTES
FOR%
VOTES
AGAINST%
VOTES
TOTAL% of Issued Share Capital Voted
VOTES
WITHHELD*1
To receive the accounts for the year ended 31 May 2020 and accompanying reports
311,517,244
99.80
617,414
0.20
312,134,658
84.29
1,637,478
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
268,201,211
88.10
36,220,555
11.90
304,421,766
82.21
9,350,370
3
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
301,681,032
96.19
11,955,948
3.81
313,636,980
84.70
135,156
4
To declare a final dividend of 30.24 pence per share
313,656,367
99.97
81,719
0.03
313,738,086
84.73
34,051
5
To re-elect June Felix as a Director
313,704,758
99.99
29,942
0.01
313,734,700
84.72
37,437
6
To re-elect Sally-Ann Hibberd as a Director
313,635,411
99.97
99,042
0.03
313,734,453
84.72
37,684
7
To re-elect Malcolm Le May as a Director
292,421,282
93.23
21,218,524
6.77
313,639,806
84.70
132,331
8
To re-elect Bridget Messer as a Director
313,699,499
99.99
35,757
0.01
313,735,206
84.72
36,931
9
To re-elect Jonathan Moulds as a Director
313,589,195
99.95
144,906
0.05
313,734,101
84.72
38,036
10
To re-elect Jim Newman as a Director
293,754,499
93.63
19,979,954
6.37
313,734,453
84.72
37,684
11
To re-elect Jon Noble as a Director
313,644,470
99.97
91,088
0.03
313,735,558
84.72
36,579
12
To elect Andrew Didham as a Director
313,669,349
99.98
66,209
0.02
313,735,558
84.72
36,579
13
To elect Mike McTighe as Director
313,557,426
99.94
178,132
0.06
313,735,558
84.72
36,579
14
To elect Helen Stevenson as a Director
313,717,160
99.99
18,398
0.01
313,735,558
84.72
36,579
15
To elect Charlie Rozes as a Director
312,084,173
99.47
1,651,385
0.53
313,735,558
84.72
36,579
16
To elect Rakesh Bhasin as a Director
313,669,349
99.98
66,209
0.02
313,735,558
84.72
36,579
17
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company
312,346,329
99.94
180,463
0.06
312,526,792
84.40
1,245,345
18
To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration
313,367,751
99.88
367,455
0.12
313,735,206
84.72
36,931
19
To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Act
299,026,644
95.30
14,732,581
4.70
313,759,225
84.73
12,912
20
To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares
304,443,595
99.99
17,191
0.01
304,460,786
82.22
9,311,351
21
To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares for the purposes of acquisitions or other capital investments
295,947,642
97.20
8,513,143
2.80
304,460,785
82.22
9,311,351
22
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares
311,610,195
99.37
1,975,174
0.63
313,585,369
84.68
186,767
23
That a general meeting (other than an AGM) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice
303,583,891
96.76
10,152,349
3,24
313,736,240
84.73
35,897
24
Relevant Dividends rectification and releases
311,804,403
99.42
1,830,024
0.58
313,634,427
84.70
137,709
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
As at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday 15 September 2020, the time by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the AGM must have been entered on the Company's register of members, there were 370,299,455 ordinary shares in issue. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information, please contact:
IG Group:
Investors contact
Liz Scorer, Head of Investor Relations +44 20 7573 0727
Press contact
Ramon Kaur, Head of Communications +44 20 7573 0060
FTI Consulting
Ed Berry +44 20 3727 1141 / 1046
About IG
IG empowers informed, decisive, adventurous, people to access opportunities in over 17,000 financial markets. With a strong focus on innovation and technology, the company puts client needs at the heart of everything it does.
IG's vision is to provide the world's best trading experience. Established in 1974 as one of the world's first providers of financial derivatives to retail traders, it continued leading the way by launching the world's first online and iPhone trading services.
IG is an award-winning, multi-product trading company which allows retail, professional and institutional clients to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week**. IG is the world's No.1 provider of CFDs*** and a global leader in forex. It provides leveraged services with the option of limited-risk guarantees and offers an execution-only stock trading service in the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Ireland, Austria and the Netherlands. IG has a range of affordable, fully managed investment portfolios, which provide a comprehensive offering to investors and active traders.
IG is a member of the FTSE 250, with offices across Europe, including a Swiss bank, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North America. IG Group Holdings plc holds a long-term investment grade credit rating of BBB- with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings.
**Excluding 10pm Friday (GMT) to 8am Saturday (GMT)
*** Based on revenue excluding FX (from published financial statements, June 2020)
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