Brit PLC AGM Statement (8352K)

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RNS Number : 8352K

Brit PLC

21 April 2015

Brit PLC (the "Company")

Voting Results of Annual general Meeting held on 21 April 2015

The Company announces that its Annual General Meeting (the Meeting) held at 9:30 am on 21 April 2015 at Brit PLC, 55 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 3AS was successfully concluded.

All Resolutions were duly passed by shareholders by way of a poll. The voting results are below and will also be available on the Company's website (www.britinsurance.com).

 
 RESOLUTION      VOTES        %        VOTES        %        VOTES       % of       VOTES 
                  FOR                  AGAINST               TOTAL        ISC      WITHHELD 
                                                                         VOTED 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     1        336,545,334   99.99      26,700     0.01    336,572,034   84.05%      3,079 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     2        336,575,113   100.00       0        0.00    336,575,113   84.05%        0 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     3        336,574,306   100.00       0        0.00    336,574,306   84.05%       807 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     4        318,081,977   95.34    15,544,965   4.66    333,626,942   83.31%    2,948,171 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     5        323,889,668   97.06    9,812,007    2.94    333,701,675   83.33%    2,873,438 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     6        336,557,631   100.00     1,700      0.00    336,559,331   84.04%     15,782 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     7*       42,895,944    99.96      17,658     0.04    42,913,602    40.15%     95,376 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     7        336,462,079   99.99      17,658     0.01    336,479,737   84.02%     95,376 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     8*       42,882,589    99.80      87,810     0.20    42,970,399    40.20%     38,579 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     8        336,448,724   99.97      87,810     0.03    336,536,534   84.04%     38,579 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     9*       42,892,507    99.77     100,689     0.23    42,993,196    40.22%     15,782 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     9        336,458,642   99.97     100,689     0.03    336,559,331   84.04%     15,782 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
    10*       42,991,496    100.00     1,700      0.00    42,993,196    40.22%     15,782 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     10       336,557,631   100.00     1,700      0.00    336,559,331   84.04%     15,782 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     11       326,470,589   99.22    2,575,068    0.78    329,045,657   82.17%    7,529,456 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     12       326,599,613   99.26    2,446,044    0.74    329,045,657   82.17%    7,529,456 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     13       326,470,589   99.22    2,575,068    0.78    329,045,657   82.17%    7,529,456 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     14       326,599,613   99.26    2,446,044    0.74    329,045,657   82.17%    7,529,456 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     15       327,708,780   99.53    1,551,617    0.47    329,260,397   82.22%    7,314,716 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     16       336,034,454   99.96     131,233     0.04    336,165,687   83.95%     409,426 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     17       336,501,793   99.98      64,111     0.02    336,565,904   84.05%      9,209 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     18       336,530,686   99.99      37,542     0.01    336,568,228   84.05%      6,885 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     19       336,535,471   99.99      37,542     0.01    336,573,013   84.05%      2,100 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     20       157,630,952   89.73    18,034,138   10.27   175,665,090   43.87%   160,910,023 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     21       182,061,058   90.99    18,034,138   9.01    200,095,196   49.97%   136,479,917 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     22       336,557,979   100.00     4,577      0.00    336,562,556   84.05%     12,557 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     23       336,493,009   99.98      79,814     0.02    336,572,823   84.05%      2,290 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
     24       336,378,014   99.94     194,999     0.06    336,573,013   84.05%      2,100 
-----------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  -------  ------------ 
 

*Independent votes in respect of Non- Executive Independent Directors

Notes:

(1) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion

(2) As at 17 April 2015 there were 400,452,960 ordinary shares in issue all of which had the right to vote

(3) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, dated 16 March 2015 (which is available on the Company's website at www.britinsurance.com)

Resolutions 1 to 18, 20, 21 and 23 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

Resolutions 19, 22 and 24 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.Morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

For further information contact:

David Gormley

Group Company Secretary

020 7098 6491

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