Funding Circle Plc (FCH)
Poll Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting
11-May-2023 / 13:00 GMT/BST
11 May 2023 Funding Circle Holdings plc (the “Company”) Poll Results of 2023 Annual General Meeting Following its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) held today, the Company announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders as set out in the Notice of AGM were carried by the requisite majority on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. The table set out below shows the votes cast on each resolution. Resolution | Votes for | % of votes cast | Votes against | % of votes cast | Total votes | % of issued share capital voted | Votes withheld | 1. | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2022 | 226,803,484 | 99.99 | 16,487 | 0.01 | 226,819,971 | 62.78% | 567 | 2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 | 213,472,788 | 94.21 | 13,130,080 | 5.79 | 226,602,868 | 62.72% | 217,670 | 3. | To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company | 226,790,995 | 99.99 | 26,250 | 0.01 | 226,817,245 | 62.78% | 3,293 | 4. | To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 226,800,591 | 99.99 | 18,530 | 0.01 | 226,819,121 | 62.78% | 1,417 | 5. | To re-elect Andrew Learoyd as a Director | 221,094,570 | 97.47 | 5,740,186 | 2.53 | 226,834,756 | 62.78% | 1,525 | 6. | To re-elect Lisa Jacobs as Director | 226,419,708 | 99.82 | 415,552 | 0.18 | 226,835,260 | 62.78% | 1,021 | 7. | To re-elect Oliver White as a Director | 226,414,381 | 99.81 | 420,376 | 0.19 | 226,834,757 | 62.78% | 1,524 | 8. | To re-elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director | 225,360,641 | 99.35 | 1,474,116 | 0.65 | 226,834,757 | 62.78% | 1,524 | 9. | To re-elect Eric Daniels as a Director | 204,131,131 | 89.99 | 22,703,398 | 10.01 | 226,834,529 | 62.78% | 1,752 | 10. | To re-elect Helen Beck as a Director | 225,361,158 | 99.35 | 1,473,599 | 0.65 | 226,834,757 | 62.78% | 1,524 | 11. | To re-elect Matthew King as a Director | 226,149,227 | 99.70 | 685,530 | 0.30 | 226,834,757 | 62.78% | 1,524 | 12. | To re-elect Samir Desai as a Director | 222,153,889 | 97.94 | 4,681,370 | 2.06 | 226,835,259 | 62.78% | 1,022 | 13. | To re-elect Hendrik Nelis as a Director | 222,083,852 | 97.91 | 4,750,677 | 2.09 | 226,834,529 | 62.78% | 1,752 | 14. | To re-elect Neil Rimer as a Director | 222,153,496 | 97.94 | 4,681,260 | 2.06 | 226,834,756 | 62.78% | 1,525 | 15. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 226,756,717 | 99.97 | 78,997 | 0.03 | 226,835,714 | 62.78% | 567 | 16. | To disapply pre-emption rights* | 226,786,459 | 99.99 | 32,831 | 0.01 | 226,819,290 | 62.78% | 1,248 | 17. | To further disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment* | 217,249,887 | 95.78 | 9,569,403 | 4.22 | 226,819,290 | 62.78% | 1,248 | 18. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares* | 217,295,349 | 95.79 | 9,540,365 | 4.21 | 226,835,714 | 62.78% | 567 | 19. | To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice* | 226,631,108 | 99.91 | 203,343 | 0.09 | 226,834,451 | 62.78% | 1,830 | 20. | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 217,235,143 | 95.78 | 9,579,118 | 4.22 | 226,814,261 | 62.78% | 22,020 |
Other On Tuesday 9 May 2023, the total number of issued ordinary shares of £0.001 each entitling the holders to attend and vote on all the resolutions at the AGM was 361,303,143.
For and on behalf of Funding Circle Holdings plc Lucy Vernall Company Secretary Enquiries: Funding Circle Investor Relations Morten Singleton (+44 7736 297 929) ir@fundingcircle.com Funding Circle Media Relations Abigail Whittaker (+44 7989 876136) press@fundingcircle.com Headland Consultancy Mike Smith / Stephen Malthouse (+44 20 3805 4822) About Funding Circle: Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) is a lending platform for small business borrowers. Established in the UK in 2010, and now the leading lending platform to SMEs, the Group also has a material and growing presence in the US. Globally, Funding Circle has extended more than £15bn in credit to c.135,000 businesses. For small business borrowers, Funding Circle provides a leading-edge customer experience, delivered through its technology, machine learning, and data science, coupled with a human touch. Its solutions continue to help customers access the funding they need to succeed. For lending investors, Funding Circle provides access to an alternative asset class in an underserved market, and delivers robust and attractive returns.
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