REG - IG Group Hldgs plc - Result of AGM

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22/09/2021 15:50

RNS Number : 6589M
  
IG Group Holdings plc
  
22 September 2021
  
 

 
LEI: 2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76
IG Group Holdings plc (the "Company")
 
Results of Annual General Meeting
 
22 September 2021
 
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 2021 and accompanying reports


358,074,898


100.00%


9,588


0.00%


358,084,486


82.97%


294,186




2


To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 


350,242,395


97.77%


7,998,914


2.23%


358,241,309


83.01%


137,363




3


To declare a final dividend of 30.24 pence per share


358,325,453


100.00%


498


0.00%


358,325,951


83.03%


55,891




4


To re-elect June Felix as a Director


358,159,081


99.96%


157,742


0.04%


358,316,823


83.03%


65,019




5


To re-elect Sally-Ann Hibberd as a Director


358,291,500


99.99%


21,484


0.01%


358,312,984


83.02%


68,858




6


To re-elect Malcolm Le May as a Director


358,121,022


99.95%


192,308


0.05%


358,313,330


83.02%


68,512




7


To re-elect Jonathan Moulds as a Director


358,146,332


99.95%


166,997


0.05%


358,313,329


83.02%


68,513




8


To re-elect Jon Noble as a Director


358,297,560


100.00%


13,736


0.00%


358,311,296


83.02%


70,546




9


To re-elect Andrew Didham as a Director 


358,287,428


99.99%


25,901


0.01%


358,313,329


83.02%


68,513




10


To re-elect Mike McTighe as Director 


358,144,172


99.95%


166,688


0.05%


358,310,860


83.02%


203,692




11


To re-elect Helen Stevenson as a Director 


358,023,051


99.96%


156,933


0.04%


358,179,984


82.99%


139,813




12


To re-elect Charlie Rozes as a Director 


356,924,126


99.63%


1,330,892


0.37%


358,255,018


83.01%


64,779




13


To re-elect Rakesh Bhasin as a Director 


358,228,731


99.99%


25,723


0.01%


358,254,454


83.01%


68,513




14


To elect Wu Gang as a Director


358,087,536


99.95%


166,573


0.05%


358,254,109


83.01%


68,858




15


To elect Susan Skerritt as a Director


332,462,275


92.80%


25,787,679


7.20%


358,249,954


83.01%


73,013




16


To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company


349,804,309


97.64%


8,449,781


2.36%


358,254,090


83.01%


68,877




17


To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration


351,311,064


98.06%


6,954,004


1.94%


358,265,068


83.01%


57,899




18


To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Act


344,742,610


96.22%


13,543,606


3.78%


358,286,216


83.02%


36,751




19


To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares


349,544,365


97.56%


8,740,833


2.44%


358,285,198


83.02%


37,769




20


To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares for the purposes of acquisitions or other capital investments


330,575,436


92.27%


27,705,664


7.73%


358,281,100


83.02%


41,867




21


To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares


356,366,410


99.50%


1,791,016


0.50%


358,157,426


82.99%


221,246




22


To adopt new Articles of Association


358,240,013


99.98%


61,550


0.02%


358,301,563


83.02%


77,109




23


That a general meeting (other than an AGM) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice


350,066,329


97.69%


8,262,205


2.31%


358,328,534


83.03%


50,138



 
*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 14:00 p.m. on Monday, 20 September 2021, 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 431,574,455 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
investors@ig.com
 
Press contact
Ramon Kaur, Head of Communications                    +44 20 7573 0060
press@ig.com
 
FTI Consulting
Ed Berry                                                                      +44 20 3727 1141 / 1046
 
 
 
About IG
IG Group has been at the forefront of trading innovation since 1974. Since then, we've evolved into a global fintech company incorporating the IG, tastytrade, IG Prime, Spectrum, Nadex and DailyFX brands, with a presence in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Our award-winning products and platforms empower ambitious people the world over to unlock opportunities around the clock, giving them access to over 19,000 financial markets. Today, more than 400,000 clients call IG Group home.
IG Group Holdings plc is an established member of the FTSE 250 and holds a long-term investment grade credit rating of BBB- with a stable outlook from Fitch Ratings.
 

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