Nationwide Building Society Result of AGM (0281G)

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RNS Number : 0281G

Nationwide Building Society

18 July 2019

18 July 2019

NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

The results of the voting at Nationwide Building Society's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today, Thursday 18 July 2019, at Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester, M2 3GX are detailed below.

Ordinary resolutions:

1. To receive the Directors' Report, the Annual Accounts, the Annual Business Statement and the Auditors' Report for the financial year ended 4 April 2019

   For: 559,950 (98.84%)            Against: 6,553 (1.16%)             Votes withheld*:  5,040 

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 4 April 2019

   For: 511,752 (91.06%)            Against: 50,240 (8.94%)       Votes withheld*: 9,544 

3. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors until the end of the next AGM

   For: 542,608 (96.55%)            Against: 19,367 (3.45%)       Votes withheld*: 9,577 

Election or re-election of Directors

The results of the election or re-election of Directors of Nationwide Building Society are as follows:

 
 Candidate           Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld* 
 Albert Hitchcock     544,445       17,576            9,515 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Rita Clifton         542,191       20,860            8,479 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Mai Fyfield          542,060       20,605            8,866 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Joe Garner           537,280       24,997            9,224 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Kevin Parry          541,311       20,519            9,697 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Lynne Peacock        544,448       18,983            8,086 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Usha Prashar         539,234       22,977            9,298 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Tony Prestedge       538,243       23,109           10,165 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Mark Rennison        540,564       21,354            9,605 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Chris Rhodes         538,276       22,961           10,294 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 David Roberts        542,377       20,014            9,123 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Tim Tookey           540,060       21,027           10,446 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 Gunn Waersted        540,648       21,203            9,659 
                    ----------  --------------  ---------------- 
 

Accordingly, all of the Directors standing for election or re-election were elected or re-elected.

*A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' and 'Against' the resolutions or candidates in the election or re-election of Directors.

Welcoming members to this year's AGM in Manchester, David Roberts, Nationwide's Chairman, said:

"As a member-owned Society, our AGM is an important annual event for us where our members have an equal vote on deciding how the Society is governed and led. We're encouraged by members' strong support for all the Resolutions recommended by the Board. Each resolution passed with over 90% of votes cast in favour.

"The Society is thriving, and succeeding on many different measures. Our membership is at a record high, as was our gross mortgage lending last year, which is predominantly to homebuyers. Our service has been better than our peer group competitors for the last 7 years(1) . Last year members benefited from GBP705 million in member financial benefit, the extra value we can offer our members as a building society. We are also financially safe, secure and profitable, fulfilling our core responsibility of being a safe home for our members' finances.

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Mitchel Lenson on behalf of the Board for his valuable contribution over the last eight years, as he retires from the Board today."

-Ends-

Media information:

Sara Batchelor, 07785 344137, [e-mail]

Eden Black, 07793 596317, [e-mail]

(1) (c) Ipsos MORI 2019, Financial Research Survey (FRS), lead held over seven-year period covering 12 months ending 31 March 2013 to 12 months ending 31 March 2019, c.60,000 adults surveyed per annum, proportion of extremely/very satisfied customers minus proportion of extremely/very/fairly dissatisfied customers summed across main current account, mortgage and savings. Peer group defined as providers with main current account market share >4% (Barclays, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, Santander and TSB). Prior to April 2017, peer group defined as providers with main current account market share >6% (Barclays, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank (Lloyds TSB prior to April 2015), NatWest and Santander).

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