AGM results
Find out what decisions were passed at our latest Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The 2021 AGM
The results of the voting at Nationwide Building Society's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Thursday 22 July 2021, at Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN38 1NW 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 2021.
- For: 534,156 (99.05%)
- Against: 5,145 (0.95%)
- Votes withheld*: 4,139
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 4 April 2021.
- For: 505,650 (94.48%)
- Against: 29,522 (5.52%)
- Votes withheld*: 8,276
3. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors until the end of the next AGM.
- For: 520,659 (97.00%)
- Against: 16,100 (3.00%)
- Votes withheld*: 6,694
The 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Klein | 522,782 | 14,192 | 6,441 |
| Tamara Rajah | 521,663 | 15,387 | 6,374 |
| Mai Fyfield | 520,443 | 16,461 | 6,525 |
| Joe Garner | 518,746 | 17,091 | 7,581 |
| Albert Hitchcock | 519,891 | 15,549 | 7,996 |
| Kevin Parry | 518,149 | 17,107 | 8,172 |
| Chris Rhodes | 519,878 | 15,739 | 7,806 |
| Phil Rivett | 518,418 | 16,583 | 8,420 |
| David Roberts | 518,806 | 16,775 | 7,841 |
| Tim Tookey | 518,734 | 16,423 | 8,281 |
| Gunn Waersted | 519,107 | 16,968 | 7,351 |
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.