The 2018 AGM

The 2018 AGM took place at Nationwide House in Swindon on Thursday 19 July.

The following resolutions were passed:

Ordinary resolutions

1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts.

  • For: 586,192 (98.86%)
  • Against: 6,730 (1.14%)
  • Votes withheld*: 5,628

2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report.

  • For: 534,342 (90.75%)
  • Against: 54,448 (9.25%)
  • Votes withheld*: 9,743

3. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors.

  • For: 558,118 (94.89%)
  • Against: 30,042 (5.11%)
  • Votes withheld*: 10,402

Minutes of the AGM

Download the minutes of the 2018 AGM

The election or re-election of Directors

The results of the voting in the election or re-election of Directors are as follows:


Candidate Votes For Votes Against Votes Withheld* Candidate Elected or Re-elected
Gunn Waersted 567,992 20,123 10,447 Elected
Rita Clifton 568,774 20,240 9,528 Re-elected
Mai Fyfield 565,442 22,901 10,206 Re-elected
Joe Garner 562,542 25,962 10,031 Re-elected
Mitchel Lenson 567,377 20,299 10,883 Re-elected
Kevin Parry 566,549 21,022 10,994 Re-elected
Lynne Peacock 569,954 19,407 9,182 Re-elected
Usha Prashar 564,192 24,193 10,160 Re-elected
Tony Prestedge 563,760 23,897 10,891 Re-elected
Mark Rennison 565,746 22,464 10,343 Re-elected
Chris Rhodes 564,228 23,475 10,848 Re-elected
David Roberts 567,835 20,527 10,185 Re-elected
Tim Tookey 565,015 22,199 11,339 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.

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