LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC (the "Company")
21 April 2020
RESULT OF AGM
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 21 April 2020 were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 - 21 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 22 - 25 as Special Resolutions.
London Stock Exchange Group plc Annual General Meeting Poll Results
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RESOLUTION |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% OF RELEVANT SHARES IN ISSUE |
VOTES |
|
1 |
To receive the annual report and accounts |
285,583,428
|
99.87
|
358,290
|
0.13
|
285,941,718
|
81.36%
|
1,370,401
|
|
2 |
To declare a dividend |
287,222,495
|
99.97
|
73,239
|
0.03
|
287,295,734
|
81.75%
|
16,385
|
|
3 |
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration and the annual statement of the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee |
280,907,965
|
97.78
|
6,384,799
|
2.22
|
287,292,764
|
81.75%
|
19,354
|
|
4 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
276,299,114
|
96.21
|
10,890,666
|
3.79
|
287,189,780
|
81.72%
|
122,331
|
|
5 |
To re-elect Jacques Aigrain as a Director |
282,395,798
|
98.30
|
4,896,517
|
1.70
|
287,292,315
|
81.75%
|
19,803
|
|
6 |
To re-elect Marshall Bailey OBE as a Director |
285,084,685
|
99.23
|
2,205,834
|
0.77
|
287,290,519
|
81.75%
|
21,599
|
|
7 |
To re-elect Professor Kathleen DeRose as a Director |
286,312,642 |
99.66 |
979,591 |
0.34 |
287,292,233 |
81.75% |
19,885 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Cressida Hogg CBE as a Director |
286,121,964 |
99.59 |
1,170,494 |
0.41 |
287,292,458 |
81.75% |
19,660 |
|
9 |
To re-elect Raffaele Jerusalmi as a Director |
283,900,644 |
98.82 |
3,389,722 |
1.18 |
287,290,366 |
81.74% |
21,753 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Stephen O'Connor as a Director |
283,686,042 |
99.14 |
2,453,985 |
0.86 |
286,140,027 |
81.42% |
1,172,091 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Dr Val Rahmani as a Director |
286,110,697 |
99.59 |
1,183,373 |
0.41 |
287,294,070 |
81.75% |
18,048 |
|
12 |
To re-elect Don Robert as a Director |
281,867,007 |
98.47 |
4,378,017 |
1.53 |
286,245,024 |
81.45% |
1,067,092 |
|
13 |
To re-elect David Schwimmer as a Director |
284,788,829 |
99.53 |
1,354,115 |
0.47 |
286,142,944 |
81.42% |
1,169,175 |
|
14 |
To re-elect Professor Andrea Sironi as a Director |
284,856,022 |
99.15 |
2,438,050 |
0.85 |
287,294,072 |
81.75% |
18,046 |
|
15 |
To re-elect David Warren as a Director |
285,227,833 |
99.28 |
2,066,749 |
0.72 |
287,294,582 |
81.75% |
17,537 |
|
16 |
To elect Dominic Blakemore as a Director |
285,574,314 |
99.40 |
1,719,460 |
0.60 |
287,293,774 |
81.75% |
18,345 |
|
17 |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors |
286,018,447 |
99.96 |
122,646 |
0.04 |
286,141,093 |
81.42% |
1,171,026 |
|
18 |
To authorise the Directors to approve the auditors' remuneration |
287,175,323 |
99.96 |
119,701 |
0.04 |
287,295,024 |
81.75% |
17,095 |
|
19 |
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares |
248,941,533 |
86.65 |
38,369,101 |
13.35 |
287,310,634 |
81.75% |
1,484 |
|
20 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure |
285,145,632 |
99.27 |
2,089,514 |
0.73 |
287,235,146 |
81.73% |
76,973 |
|
21 |
To approve the London Stock Exchange Group Deferred Bonus Plan |
284,557,481 |
99.48 |
1,495,796 |
0.52 |
286,053,277 |
81.39% |
1,258,842 |
|
22 |
To dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of an allotment of equity securities for cash |
286,483,312 |
99.85 |
441,856 |
0.15 |
286,925,168 |
81.64% |
386,951 |
|
23 |
To dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of a further allotment of equity securities for cash, for the purposes of financing a transaction |
284,593,737 |
99.19 |
2,330,563 |
0.81 |
286,924,300 |
81.64% |
387,819 |
|
24 |
To grant the Directors authority to purchase the Company's own shares |
284,673,163 |
99.16 |
2,414,853 |
0.84 |
287,088,016 |
81.69% |
224,102 |
|
25 |
That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
275,600,244 |
95.93 |
11,693,879 |
4.07 |
287,294,123 |
81.75% |
17,995 |
Notes
1. Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
2. As at 6.30pm on 17 April 2020, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 351,447,122 ordinary shares. London Stock Exchange Group plc does not hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights as at that time were 351,447,122.
3. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
4. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
5. Results of the poll will also be available shortly on the Company's website: http://www.lseg.com/investor-relations/shareholder-services/agm-information
Further information is available from:
London Stock Exchange Group plc
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Media
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+44 (0)20 7797 1222
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