Hargreaves Lansdown PLC Result of AGM (8113D)

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RNS Number : 8113D

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

11 October 2018

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held on 11(th) October 2018, all of the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by shareholders.

For information, the proxy votes received were as follows:

 
               Resolution Number                          For                Against         Withheld *   Total Vote * 
                                                 No. of Votes     %     No. of Votes   %    No. of Votes  No. of Votes 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
1. Receive the Report of Directors and Audited 
                    Accounts                     339,024,623     99.86       464,077  0.14       108,130   339,488,700 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
         2. Approve the final dividend            339,584,038   100.00           228  0.00        12,565   339,584,266 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
 3. Approve Director's Report on Remuneration 
   (excluding Directors Remuneration Policy)      334,521,613    98.58     4,811,399  1.42       263,818   339,333,012 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
         4. Re-appointment of Auditors            339,355,465    99.93       225,600  0.07        15,766   339,581,065 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
           5. Auditors Remuneration               339,341,413    99.93       238,563  0.07        16,855   339,579,976 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
    6. Election of Deanna Oppenheimer - Non 
                Executive Chair                   336,591,408    99.71       967,986  0.29     2,037,436   337,559,394 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
7. Re-election of Christopher Hill - Executive 
                     Chair                        338,784,691    99.77       797,445  0.23        14,695   339,582,136 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
 8. Re-election of Philip Johnson - Executive 
                     Chair                        338,417,048    99.66     1,165,338  0.34        14,445   339,582,386 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
      9. Re-election of Shirley Garrood - 
             Non-Executive Director               336,672,208    99.74       888,012  0.26     2,036,611   337,560,220 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
 10. Re-Election of Stephen Robertson - Non - 
               Executive Director                 336,671,216    99.74       888,304  0.26     2,037,311   337,559,520 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
11. Re-Election of Jayne Style - Non-Executive 
                    Director                      338,693,094    99.74       889,292  0.26        14,445   339,582,386 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
    12. Re-election of Fiona Clutterbuck - 
             Non-Executive Director               336,481,870    99.68     1,078,350  0.32     2,036,611   337,560,220 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
13. Re-election of Roger Perkin - Non-Executive 
                    Director                      338,692,194    99.74       889,492  0.26        15,145   339,581,686 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
    14 Authority to Purchase Own Shares **        338,053,689    99.55     1,515,355  0.45        27,786   339,569,044 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
         15. Authority to Allot Shares            338,817,918    99.78       762,834  0.22        16,079   339,580,752 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
     16. Authority to Dis-apply Statutory 
             Pre-emption Rights **                339,472,342    99.97       107,234  0.03        17,255   339,579,576 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
    17. To approve short notice for general 
                  meetings **                     316,265,277    93.13    23,316,505  6.87        15,049   339,581,782 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
    18. Political donations and expenditure       338,893,564    99.87       448,421  0.13       254,846   339,341,985 
                                                 ------------  -------  ------------  ----  ------------  ------------ 
 

Independent Resolutions ***

 
 6. Election of Deanna Oppenheimer - Non Executive Chair   183,951,730  99.48    967,986  0.52  2,037,436  184,919,716 
    9. Re-election of Shirley Garrood - Non-Executive 
                         Director                          184,032,530  99.52    888,012  0.48  2,036,611  184,920,542 
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10. Re-Election of Stephen Robertson - Non - Executive 
 Director                                                  184,031,538  99.52    888,304  0.48  2,037,311  184,919,842 
                                                           -----------  -----  ---------  ----  ---------  ----------- 
 11. Re-Election of Jayne Style - Non-Executive Director   186,053,416  99.52    889,292  0.48     14,445  186,942,708 
                                                           -----------  -----  ---------  ----  ---------  ----------- 
  12. Re-election of Fiona Clutterbuck - Non-Executive 
                         Director                          183,842,192  99.42  1,078,350  0.58  2,036,611  184,920,542 
                                                           -----------  -----  ---------  ----  ---------  ----------- 
13. Re-election of Roger Perkin - Non-Executive Director   186,052,516  99.52    889,492  0.48     15,145  186,942,008 
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Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: www.hl.co.uk/investor-relations/investor-information/agm.

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

** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

*** As required under the Listing Rules, a dual vote was carried out and the figures shown are net of the votes of the controlling shareholder.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 11(th) October 2018 have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority.

A copy of this document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries: Paula Watts, Company Secretary: 0117 980 9930

LEI: 2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90

Company Number: 02122142

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