Auto Trader Group plc Result of AGM

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Auto Trader Group plc

19 September 2024

 

Auto Trader Group plc Result of Annual General Meeting

Auto Trader Group plc (LSE: AUTO, "Auto Trader" or the "Company"), the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace, announces the results of the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 19 September 2024. 

Each of the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll, and the result of each resolution is shown below. All resolutions were passed.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 17 September 2024, therefore those being eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 894,856,400 (excluding treasury shares).

	For*		Against		Total votes cast	Votes withheld***
Resolution	No. of votes	%**	No. of votes	%**	No. of votes	No. of votes
1.   To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2024	709,478,894	99.80%	1,422,310	0.20%	710,901,204	9,150,743
2.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	690,020,617	95.88%	29,676,477	4.12%	719,697,094	354,853
3.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	689,383,393	95.75%	30,611,669	4.25%	719,995,062	56,885
4.   To declare a final dividend of 6.4 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2024	719,950,376	100.00%	541	0.00%	719,950,917	101,030
5.   To re-elect Matt Davies as a Director	695,751,268	96.63%	24,251,610	3.37%	720,002,878	49,069
6.   To re-elect Nathan Coe as a Director	719,577,296	99.94%	425,582	0.06%	720,002,878	49,069
7.   To re-elect Jeni Mundy as a Director	709,379,466	99.67%	2,378,612	0.33%	711,758,078	8,293,869
8.   To re-elect Catherine Faiers as a Director	719,577,895	99.94%	425,233	0.06%	720,003,128	48,819
9.   To re-elect Jamie Warner as a Director	719,312,864	99.90%	690,014	0.10%	720,002,878	49,069
10. To re-elect Sigga Sigurdardottir as a Director	709,887,938	99.74%	1,869,890	0.26%	711,757,828	8,294,119
11. To re-elect Jasvinder Gakhal as a Director	709,890,930	99.74%	1,867,148	0.26%	711,758,078	8,293,869
12. To elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director	708,406,530	98.39%	11,596,598	1.61%	720,003,128	48,819
13. To elect Amanda James as a Director	703,140,452	97.66%	16,862,676	2.34%	720,003,128	48,819
14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	710,520,713	98.68%	9,482,415	1.32%	720,003,128	48,819
15. To authorise the Board to determine the auditors' remuneration	719,925,776	99.99%	78,485	0.01%	720,004,261	47,686
16. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	687,717,700	95.52%	32,287,480	4.48%	720,005,180	46,767
17. Adoption of the Auto Trader 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan	705,493,892	97.98%	14,510,928	2.02%	720,004,820	47,127
18. Adoption of the Auto Trader 2024 Deferred Bonus Plan	708,920,859	98.46%	11,079,851	1.54%	720,000,710	51,237
19. Approval of amendments to the Auto Trader Group plc Savings Related Share Option Plan	713,771,980	99.34%	4,759,579	0.66%	718,531,559	1,520,388
20. Approval of amendments to the Auto Trader Group plc Share Incentive Plan	718,130,272	99.94%	399,902	0.06%	718,530,174	1,521,773
21. To authorise the partial disapplication of pre-emption rights****	716,795,476	99.55%	3,209,704	0.45%	720,005,180	46,767
22. To authorise the partial disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or investment****	707,431,874	98.25%	12,573,306	1.75%	720,005,180	46,767
23. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares****	710,181,601	98.66%	9,636,554	1.34%	719,818,155	233,792
24. To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice****	675,903,098	93.88%	44,100,030	6.12%	720,003,128	48,819

NOTES:

* The "For" votes include those giving the Chairman discretion.

** Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

***A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.   

****Denotes Special Resolutions

Percentage of shares voted: 80.47%. The number of shares in issue at close of business on 17 September 2024 was 894,856,400 (excluding treasury shares).

 

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual of General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and also on the Company's website at https://plc.autotrader.co.uk

A copy of the resolutions passed under special business (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

Auto Trader Group plc Claire Baty, Company Secretary	0345 111 0006
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About Auto Trader

Auto Trader Group plc is the UK's largest automotive platform. It listed on the London Stock Exchange in March 2015 and is a member of the FTSE 100 Index.

Auto Trader's purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. Auto Trader is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, it aims to build stronger partnerships with its customers and use its voice and influence to drive more environmentally friendly vehicle choices.

With the largest number of car buyers and the largest choice of trusted stock, Auto Trader's marketplace sits at the heart of the UK car buying process. That marketplace is built on an industry-leading technology and data platform, which is increasingly used across the automotive industry. Auto Trader is continuing to bring more of the car buying journey online, creating an improved buying experience, whilst enabling all its retailer partners to sell vehicles online.

Auto Trader publishes a monthly used car Retail Price Index which is based on pricing analysis of circa 800,000 unique vehicles. The same data that powers the Index is used by the Office for National Statistics to make the UK's official measures of inflation more robust, as well as the Bank of England to feed the broader UK economic indicators.

 For more information, please visit: https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/

 

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