Goco Group PLC Result of AGM (1089O)

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RNS Number : 1089O

Goco Group PLC

27 May 2020

27 May 2020

GoCo Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

GoCo Group plc (the "Company") announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Wednesday 27 May 2020, as set out in the AGM notice.

A poll was held on each resolution and was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 17 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 20 as special resolutions were passed and the results of the poll were as follows:

 
 Resolution                       For                    Against              Total Votes   Votes 
                                                                                             Withheld* 
                                  Votes         %        Votes        % 
                                 ------------  -------  -----------  ------ 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
       To receive the 
        Annual Report 
 1.     and Accounts              332,990,024    99.99       34,961    0.01   333,024,985      229,459 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 2.     Report                    301,938,592    90.69   31,004,905    9.31   332,943,497      310,947 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 3.     Policy                    312,041,073    95.47   14,803,665    4.53   326,844,738    6,409,706 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To declare a 
        final dividend 
        of 0.5 pence 
        per ordinary 
        share in respect 
        of the year 
        ended 31 December 
 4.     2019                      333,246,119   100.00        6,726    0.00   333,252,845        1,600 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Zillah Byng-Thorne 
 5.     as a director             279,854,868    85.54   47,295,490   14.46   327,150,358    6,104,086 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Matthew Crummack 
 6.     as a director             333,132,233    99.97      116,512    0.03   333,248,745        5,700 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Nick Hugh as 
 7.     a director                333,239,503   100.00        9,242    0.00   333,248,745        5,700 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Joe Hurd as 
 8.     a director                333,237,180   100.00       11,565    0.00   333,248,745        5,700 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Angela Seymour-Jackson 
 9.     as a director             298,755,452    89.73   34,190,545   10.27   332,945,997      308,447 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Dr. Ashley Steel 
 10.    as a director             333,227,474    99.99       19,771    0.01   333,247,245        7,200 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Adrian Webb 
 11.    as a director             332,802,807    99.87      445,938    0.13   333,248,745        5,700 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Sir Peter Wood 
 12.    as a director             327,034,184    98.13    6,217,060    1.87   333,251,244        3,200 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        Nick Wrighton 
 13.    as a director             333,134,965    99.97      113,780    0.03   333,248,745        5,700 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To reappoint 
        KPMG LLP as 
 14.    auditors                  333,180,840    99.98       67,288    0.02   333,248,128        6,316 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
        and the Audit 
        and Risk 
        Committee to 
        determine the 
        Remuneration 
 15.    of the Auditor            333,214,634    99.99       37,661    0.01   333,252,295        2,150 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the 
        Company and 
        its 
        subsidiaries 
        to make 
 16.    political donations       323,903,513    97.19    9,348,021    2.81   333,251,534        2,911 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the directors 
 17.    to allot shares           313,771,655    94.16   19,478,416    5.84   333,250,071        4,374 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To dis-apply 
        pre-emption 
 18.    rights                    327,866,754    98.38    5,383,180    1.62   333,249,934        4,511 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       Additional authority 
        to disapply 
        pre-emption 
        rights for purposes 
        of acquisitions 
 19.    or capital investments    327,826,071    98.37    5,422,362    1.63   333,248,433        6,011 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise 
        the 
        Company to call 
        a 
        general meeting 
        other 
        than an annual 
        general 
        meeting on not 
        less than 14 
        clear days' 
 20.    notice                    329,434,258    98.85    3,818,587    1.15   333,252,845        1,600 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 

As at the date of the AGM, the number of ordinary shares in issue, and therefore the total number of voting rights was 421,361,940.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and be available for inspection at:

https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism

* A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

Enquiries:

Nick Edwards

General Counsel and Company Secretary

01633 654 060

Registered Office: Imperial House, Imperial Way, Newport, Gwent NP10 8UH

Registered in England and Wales with registered number: 6062003

LEI: 213800DUUN4C47JEL561

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