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Just Group PLC

14 May 2020

14 May 2020

JUST Group plc

(the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 14 MAY 2020

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions proposed were duly passed and details of the results of the poll are set out below:

 
 Resolutions                                For                    Against           Total votes    Total      No. of 
                                                                                        cast        votes      votes 
                                                                                                   cast as    Withheld 
                                                                                                    a % OF 
                                                                                                    issued 
                                                                                                    share 
                                                                                                   capiTal 
                                                                                                    (exc. 
                                                                                                    VOTES 
                                                                                                   WITHELD) 
 Ordinary Resolutions:              No. of        % of        No. of       % of 
                                     votes        votes       votes        votes 
                                 ------------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
        To receive the Annual 
         Accounts together with 
         the Strategic Report, 
         Directors' Reports and 
         Auditors' Report for 
         the financial year 
 1.      ended 31 December 2019   862,294,127     98.67     11,624,147     1.33      873,918,274    84.43     972,451 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 2.     To approve the            796,632,603     91.06     78,258,122     8.94      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         Directors' 
         Remuneration Report 
         for the year ended 31 
         December 2019 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 3.     To approve the            782,674,741     89.47     92,145,984     10.53     874,820,725    84.52      70,000 
         Directors' 
         Remuneration Policy 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 4.     To elect Michelle         874,843,625     99.99       47,100       0.01      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         Cracknell as a 
         Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 5.     To elect Andy Parsons     874,535,721     99.96      355,004       0.04      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         as a Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 6.     To re-elect Chris         832,093,595     95.11     42,795,129     4.89      874,888,724    84.52      2,000 
         Gibson-Smith as a 
         Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 7.     To re-elect Paul Bishop   873,177,906     99.80     1,710,819      0.20      874,888,725    84.52      2,000 
         as a Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 8.     To re-elect Ian Cormack   806,752,014     92.21     68,136,711     7.79      874,888,725    84.52      2,000 
         as a Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 9.     To re-elect Steve         873,541,429     99.85     1,347,296      0.15      874,888,725    84.52      2,000 
         Melcher as a Director 
         of the Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 10.    To re-elect Keith         873,185,427     99.81     1,703,298      0.19      874,888,725    84.52      2,000 
         Nicholson as a 
         Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 11.    To re-elect David         874,727,483     99.98      163,242       0.02      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         Richardson as a 
         Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 12.    To re-elect Clare         874,725,268     99.98      165,457       0.02      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         Spottiswoode as a 
         Director of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 13.    To appoint                874,848,026    100.00       42,699       0.00      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         PricewaterhouseCoopers 
         LLP as the Company's 
         Auditor 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 14.    To authorise the Audit    874,672,855     99.98      215,870       0.02      874,888,725    84.52      2,000 
         Committee to determine 
         the remuneration of 
         the Company's Auditor 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 15.    To authorise the          871,948,630     99.67     2,871,337      0.33      874,819,967    84.52      70,757 
         Company to make 
         political donations 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 16.    To authorise the          857,744,198     98.04     17,146,527     1.96      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         Directors to allot 
         shares 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 Special ResolutionS: 
                                 ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 17.    To disapply statutory     863,256,355     98.67     11,634,370     1.33      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         pre-emption rights on 
         up to 5% of the issued 
         share capital of the 
         Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 18.    To disapply statutory     863,256,355     98.67     11,634,370     1.33      874,890,725    84.52        0 
         pre-emption rights on 
         an additional 5% of 
         the issued share 
         capital of 
         the Company 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 19.    To authorise the          863,051,421     98.67     11,664,131     1.33      874,715,552    84.51     175,173 
         Company to purchase 
         its own shares 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 20.    To authorise the          861,965,930     98.53     12,874,250     1.47      874,840,180    84.52      50,545 
         Directors to convene a 
         general meeting on not 
         less than 14 clear 
         days' notice 
       ------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ---------  --------- 
 

Full details of the resolutions passed, together with explanatory notes, are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 9 April 2020, which is available at https://www.justgroupplc.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/2020-agm .

Notes:

   1)   The votes "For" and "Against" are expressed in percentage of the votes cast. 
   2)   Votes "For" include discretionary votes. 

3) A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

4) The total number of shares in issue on 12 May 2020 was 1,035,103,572 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, will shortly be available to view on the FCA's National Storage Mechanism, at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

 
 Enquiries 
 
  General                                   Media 
  Simon Watson, Group Company Secretary     Stephen Lowe, Group Communications 
  Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7444 8400           Director 
                                            Telephone: +44 (0) 1737 827 301 
  Investors / Analysts                      press.office@wearejust.co.uk 
  Alistair Smith, Investor Relations 
  Manager                                   Temple Bar Advisory 
  Telephone: +44 (0) 1737 232 792           Alex Child-Villiers 
  alistair.smith@wearejust.co.uk            William Barker 
                                            Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7975 1415 
  Paul Kelly, Investor Relations 
  Manager 
  Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7444 8127 
  paul.kelly@wearejust.co.uk 
 

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Group's website www.justgroupplc.co.uk

JUST GROUP PLC

Enterprise House

Bancroft Road

Reigate

RH2 7RP

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