22 May 2024
JTC PLC
(the "Company" and together
with its subsidiaries "JTC" or the "Group")
Poll
results of Annual General Meeting
JTC is pleased to announce the
voting results of the Annual General Meeting of the Company's
shareholders held on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (the "AGM").
All resolutions as set out in the Notice of the AGM were passed with the
requisite majority by means of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were
each passed as an Ordinary Resolution (requiring a simple majority
for them to be passed) and resolutions 16 to 18 were each passed as
a Special Resolution (requiring at least a 75% majority for them to
be passed).
Poll Results
The results of the poll,
incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting, are set
out below:
|
Resolutions
|
FOR
|
AGAINST
|
TOTAL VOTES
CAST
|
Votes
withheld
|
|
No. of
votes
|
%
|
No. of
votes
|
%
|
No. of
votes
|
No. of
votes
|
|
Resolution 1
To receive the annual accounts of
the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, together
with the reports of the Directors and the Auditor.
|
145,028,578
|
100.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
145,028,578
|
77,857
|
|
Resolution 2
To approve the Directors'
Remuneration Report.
|
138,881,082
|
95.71
|
6,225,353
|
4.29
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 3
To approve the Directors'
Remuneration Policy.
|
139,464,615
|
96.11
|
5,641,820
|
3.89
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 4
To approve a final dividend of 7.67
pence per Ordinary Share.
|
145,106,245
|
100.00
|
190
|
0.00
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 5
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
CI LLP as external auditor of the Company.
|
145,106,435
|
100.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 6
To authorise the Audit Committee to
determine the remuneration of the external auditor.
|
145,106,435
|
100.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 7
To re-elect Mike Liston as a
Director.
|
140,222,677
|
96.63
|
4,883,756
|
3.37
|
145,106,433
|
2
|
|
Resolution 8
To re-elect Nigel Le Quesne as a
Director.
|
144,753,574
|
99.76
|
352,861
|
0.24
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 9
To re-elect Martin Fotheringham as a
Director.
|
144,551,947
|
99.62
|
554,488
|
0.38
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 10
To re-elect Wendy Holley as a
Director.
|
141,999,707
|
97.86
|
3,106,724
|
2.14
|
145,106,431
|
4
|
|
Resolution 11
To re-elect Dermot Mathias as a
Director.
|
143,291,710
|
98.75
|
1,814,723
|
1.25
|
145,106,433
|
2
|
|
Resolution 12
To re-elect Michael Gray as a
Director.
|
136,527,192
|
94.30
|
8,254,239
|
5.70
|
144,781,431
|
325,004
|
|
Resolution 13
To re-elect Erika Schraner as a
Director.
|
136,107,846
|
95.61
|
6,244,375
|
4.39
|
142,352,221
|
2,754,214
|
|
Resolution 14
To elect Kate Beauchamp as a
Director.
|
143,291,710
|
98.75
|
1,814,723
|
1.25
|
145,106,433
|
2
|
|
Resolution 15
To authorise the Directors to allot
Equity Securities.
|
137,745,787
|
94.93
|
7,360,646
|
5.07
|
145,106,433
|
2
|
|
Resolution 16*
To dis-apply pre-emption rights -
general power.
|
134,631,497
|
92.78
|
10,474,938
|
7.22
|
145,106,435
|
0
|
|
Resolution 17*
To dis-apply pre-emption rights -
for the purpose of financing an acquisition or other capital
investment.
|
133,624,958
|
92.09
|
11,481,475
|
7.91
|
145,106,433
|
2
|
|
Resolution 18*
To authorise the Company to make
market purchases of its own shares and to authorise the Company to
hold any such purchased shares as treasury shares.
|
144,029,875
|
100.00
|
0
|
0.00
|
144,029,875
|
1,076,560
|
* Special
Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
Notes
A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in
law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion
of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
The total number of shares on the
register at the close of business on 19 May 2024, being those
eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 166,005,629.
This announcement is made pursuant
to the requirements of Listing Rules 9.6.2 and 9.6.18. Copies of
the Special Resolutions approved by shareholders will be submitted
as soon as practicable to the UK Listing
Authority and will shortly be available for inspection via
the National Storage Mechanism:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The results will also be made
available on the Company's website:
www.jtcgroup.com/investor-relations/
Final Dividend
The timetable in relation to the
final dividend is as follows:
|
Shares marked as ex-entitlement to
dividend
|
Thursday,
30 May 2024
|
|
Record date for entitlement to
dividend
|
Close of
business on Friday, 31 May 2024
|
|
Payment of dividend
|
Friday, 28
June 2024
|
Enquiries:
For further information please
contact:
Miranda Lansdowne
JTC (Jersey) Limited
Company Secretary
+44 1534 700 000
Miranda.Lansdowne@jtcgroup.com
About JTC
JTC is a publicly listed, global
professional services business with deep expertise in fund,
corporate and private client services. Every JTC person is an owner
of the business and this fundamental part of our culture aligns us
with the best interests of all our stakeholders. Our purpose is to
maximize potential and our success is built on service excellence,
long-term relationships and technology capabilities that drive
efficiency and add value.
www.jtcgroup.com