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RNS Number : 4956A  JTC PLC  24 May 2023

24 May 2023

 

JTC PLC

(the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries "JTC" or the "Group")

 

Poll results of 2022 Annual General Meeting

 

JTC is pleased to announce the voting results of the Annual General Meeting of
the Company's shareholders held on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 (the "AGM").

 

All resolutions as set out in the Notice of the AGM were passed with the
requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were each passed as
an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority for them to be passed) and
resolutions 15 to 17 were each passed as a Special Resolution (requiring at
least a 75% majority for them to be passed).

 

Poll Results

 

The results of the poll, incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the
meeting, are set out below:

 

                                                                                  FOR                   AGAINST                                 Votes withheld

                                                                                                                             TOTAL VOTES CAST

 Resolutions
                                                                                  No. of votes  %       No. of votes  %      No. of votes       No. of votes
 Resolution 1                                                                     125,119,002   100.00  0             0.00   125,119,002        88,329

 To receive the annual accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31
 December 2022, together with the reports of the Directors and the Auditor.
 Resolution 2                                                                     118,631,534   94.75   6,575,797     5.25   125,207,331        0

 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.
 Resolution 3                                                                     125,207,331   100.00  0             0.00   125,207,331        0

 To approve a final dividend of 6.88 pence per Ordinary Share.

 Resolution 4                                                                     125,207,331   100.00  0             0.00   125,207,331        0

 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as external auditor of the
 Company.

 Resolution 5                                                                     125,207,331   100.00  0             0.00   125,207,331        0

 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the external
 auditor.
 Resolution 6                                                                     121,554,837   97.08   3,652,493     2.92   125,207,330        1

 To re-elect Mike Liston as a Director.
 Resolution 7                                                                     124,474,991   99.42   732,340       0.58   125,207,331        0

 To re-elect Nigel Le Quesne as a Director.
 Resolution 8                                                                     124,434,714   99.38   772,617       0.62   125,207,331        0

 To re-elect Martin Fotheringham as a Director.
 Resolution 9                                                                     122,668,056   97.97   2,539,275     2.03   125,207,331        0

 To re-elect Wendy Holley as a Director.
 Resolution 10                                                                    122,985,134   98.23   2,222,197     1.77   125,207,331        0

 To re-elect Dermot Mathias as a Director.
 Resolution 11                                                                    111,040,137   88.69   14,167,193    11.31  125,207,330        1

 To re-elect Michael Gray as a Director.
 Resolution 12                                                                    115,939,090   93.67   7,835,083     6.33   123,774,173        1,433,158

 To re-elect Erika Schraner as a Director.
 Resolution 13                                                                    122,728,386   98.02   2,478,945     1.98   125,207,331        0

 To elect Kate Beauchamp as a Director.
 Resolution 14                                                                    117,908,333   94.17   7,298,998     5.83   125,207,331        0

 To authorise the Directors to allot Equity Securities.
 Resolution 15*                                                                   117,756,124   94.05   7,451,207     5.95   125,207,331        0

 To dis-apply pre-emption rights - general power.
 Resolution 16*                                                                   116,333,016   92.91   8,874,315     7.09   125,207,331        0

 To dis-apply pre-emption rights - for the purpose of financing an acquisition
 or other capital investment.
 Resolution 17*                                                                   124,298,207   100.00  0             0.00   124,298,207        909,124

 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares and to
 authorise the Company to hold any such purchased shares as treasury shares.

* Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

 

Notes

 

A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the
calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

 

The total number of shares on the register at the close of business on 19 May
2023, being those eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 149,106,499.

 

This announcement is made pursuant to the requirements of Listing Rules 9.6.2
and 9.6.18. Copies of the Special Resolutions approved by shareholders will be
submitted as soon as practicable to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly
be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

The results will also be made available on the Company's website:

www.jtcgroup.com/investor-relations/

 

 

Final Dividend

 

The timetable in relation to the final dividend is as follows:

 

 Shares marked as ex-entitlement to dividend  Thursday, 1 June 2023
 Record date for entitlement to dividend      Close of business on Friday, 2 June 2023
 Payment of dividend                          Friday, 30 June 2023

 

 

Enquiries:

 

For further information please contact:

 

Miranda Lansdowne

JTC (Jersey) Limited

Company Secretary

+44 1534 700 000

Miranda.Lansdowne@jtcgroup.com

 

About JTC

JTC is a publicly listed, global professional services business with deep
expertise in fund, corporate and private client services. Every JTC person is
an owner of the business and this fundamental part of our culture aligns us
with the best interests of all our stakeholders. Our purpose is to maximize
potential and our success is built on service excellence, long-term
relationships and technology capabilities that drive efficiency and add value.

 

www.jtcgroup.com (http://www.jtcgroup.com/)

 

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