Poll Results of the AGM held April 2025
Poll Results of the Annual General Meeting held at the offices of Peel Hunt, 7th Floor, 100 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 2AT on Friday, 11 April 2025 at 11 am. THE LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATION p.l.c. - Company number: 00030397 (the “Corporation”)
Resolutions |
Description |
For (including discretionary)** |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld*** |
Votes cast as a % of TVR |
|
1 |
Report and accounts |
29,181,443 |
99.93% |
20,995 |
0.07% |
28,483 |
22.02% |
|
2 |
Directors’ Remuneration Report |
28,191,514 |
96.87% |
910,374 |
3.13% |
129,033 |
21.95% |
|
3 |
Final dividend of 9.5p per share |
29,203,615 |
99.96% |
10,622 |
0.04% |
16,684 |
22.03% |
|
4 |
Re-elect Denis Jackson |
29,035,383 |
99.62% |
111,260 |
0.38% |
84,278 |
21.98% |
|
5 |
Re-elect Trish Houston |
29,017,734 |
99.57% |
126,668 |
0.43% |
86,519 |
21.98% |
|
6 |
Re-elect Robert Hingley |
28,208,963 |
96.83% |
923,838 |
3.17% |
98,120 |
21.97% |
|
7 |
Re-elect Pars Purewal |
28,457,550 |
97.66% |
681,100 |
2.34% |
92,271 |
21.98% |
|
8 |
Re-elect Claire Finn |
28,442,150 |
97.57% |
707,446 |
2.43% |
81,325 |
21.98% |
|
9 |
Re-elect Clare Askem |
28,443,774 |
97.59% |
702,179 |
2.41% |
84,968 |
21.98% |
|
10 |
Re-elect Maarten Slendebroek |
28,412,156 |
97.51% |
726,494 |
2.49% |
92,271 |
21.98% |
|
11 |
Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as statutory auditors |
29,049,263 |
99.54% |
134,574 |
0.46% |
45,084 |
22.01% |
|
12 |
Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor’s remuneration |
29,027,982 |
99.72% |
82,570 |
0.28% |
47,775 |
21.95% |
|
13 |
Authority to allot shares |
29,050,961 |
99.63% |
107,727 |
0.37% |
72,233 |
21.99% |
|
14* |
Authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights |
28,351,111 |
97.15% |
830,838 |
2.85% |
48,972 |
22.01% |
|
15* |
Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investment |
28,371,217 |
97.25% |
802,663 |
2.75% |
57,041 |
22.00% |
|
16* |
Authority to buy back shares |
29,082,764 |
99.61% |
115,075 |
0.39% |
32,909 |
22.02% |
|
17* |
Cancellation of Share Premium Account |
29,040,595 |
99.68% |
93,589 |
0.32% |
96,737 |
21.97% |
|
18* |
Authority to call general meeting on 14 clear days’ notice |
28,979,371 |
99.34% |
193,340 |
0.66% |
58,210 |
22.00% |
Notes:
* Special resolutions.
** Votes “For” include any discretionary votes given to the Chairman or another named proxy.
*** Votes withheld have no legal effect.
For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the votes validly cast are expressed in the table above as a percentage of the Corporation's total voting rights as at close of business on 9 April 2025, being the time at which shareholders had to be registered on the register of members in order to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Contact: Nicola Lambourne, Tel: 02076065451
