AGM results
Find out what decisions were passed at our latest Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The 2025 AGM
The results of the voting at Nationwide Building Society's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online today, Friday 25 July 2025, 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 31 March 2025
- For: 663,268 (99.35%)
- Against: 4,333 (0.65%)
- Votes withheld*: 4,269
2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
- For: 632,500 (95.37%)
- Against: 30,708 (4.63%)
- Votes withheld*: 8,656
3. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, the full text of which is contained in the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 March 2025
- For: 627,982 (94.79%)
- Against: 34,492 (5.21%)
- Votes withheld*: 9,390
4. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor until the end of the next AGM
- For: 649,305 (97.89%)
- Against: 14,000 (2.11%)
- Votes withheld*: 8,567
5 – 17. Election and 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anand Aithal | 640,412 (96.94%) | 20,221 (3.06%) | 11,232 |
| David Bennett | 646,338 (97.73%) | 15,041 (2.27%) | 10,483 |
| Muir Mathieson | 646,081 (97.69%) | 15,302 (2.31%) | 10,477 |
| Debbie Crosbie | 645,065 (97.13%) | 19,029 (2.87%) | 7,756 |
| Tracey Graham | 646,831 (97.57%) | 16,125 (2.43%) | 8,905 |
| Albert Hitchcock | 645,874 (97.57%) | 16,114 (2.43%) | 9,869 |
| Alan Keir | 645,357 (97.53%) | 16,332 (2.47%) | 10,171 |
| Debbie Klein | 646,572 (97.52%) | 16,436 (2.48%) | 8,850 |
| Sally Orton | 648,938 (97.89%) | 13,999 (2.11%) | 8,919 |
| Kevin Parry | 646,888 (97.67%) | 15,432 (2.33%) | 9,527 |
| Tamara Rajah | 643,382 (97.15%) | 18,869 (2.85%) | 9,603 |
| Gillian Riley | 647,764 (97.70%) | 15,252 (2.30%) | 8,847 |
| Phil Rivett | 646,821 (97.71%) | 15,176 (2.29%) | 9,855 |
Accordingly, all of the Directors standing for election or re-election were elected or re-elected.
Special Resolution
18. To amend the Rules of the Society by changing the definition of ‘financial year’ to ‘the year ending on 31 March or such other date as the Board may decide'
For: 638,240 (97.49%) Against: 16,423 (2.51%) Votes withheld*: 17,203
*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.
Kevin Parry, Society Chairman, said:
“This was our best attended AGM for more than ten years. We answered a wide range of questions, which were asked in person or submitted online. The total number of votes cast was the highest for a decade and I am delighted that all resolutions were approved with support at over 94%.
“The AGM is one of the important ways that we engage with our members and today’s meeting proves the Society is in very good health.”