Close Brothers Group PLC Result of AGM
November 21 2024 - 11:00AM
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Close Brothers Group PLC
21 November 2024
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Close Brothers Group plc
AGM Results
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At the Annual General Meeting
("AGM") of Close Brothers
Group plc (the "Company")
held on 21 November 2024 at 11.00am, all resolutions put to
shareholders were duly passed on a poll with the required
majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the
Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice"). Resolutions 1 to 17 were
passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 18 to 22 were passed as
special resolutions.
The following votes were cast in
respect of the AGM resolutions:
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Total Votes For
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% For
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Total Votes Against
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%
Against
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Total Votes Cast
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% of
Issued Share Capital Voted
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Votes Withheld
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Ordinary Resolutions
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1.
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To receive the Company's 2024 Annual
Report and Accounts together with the reports of the Directors and
of the auditor.
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105,437,924
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99.99
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12,915
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0.01
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105,450,839
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70.07%
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300,623
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2.
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To approve the Directors'
Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 July
2024.
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102,696,753
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97.72
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2,391,550
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2.28
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105,088,303
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69.83%
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663,159
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3.
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To approve the Directors'
Remuneration Policy.
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100,317,612
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94.94
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5,347,919
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5.06
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105,665,531
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70.22%
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85,931
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4.
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To re-elect Mike Biggs as a Director
of the Company.
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100,504,960
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95.18
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5,085,579
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4.82
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105,590,539
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70.17%
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160,923
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5.
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To re-elect Adrian Sainsbury as a
Director of the Company.
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105,364,918
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99.70
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320,075
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0.30
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105,684,993
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70.23%
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66,469
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6.
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To re-elect Mike Morgan as a
Director of the Company.
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104,803,995
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99.73
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282,127
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0.27
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105,086,122
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69.83%
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665,340
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7.
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To re-elect Tracey Graham as a
Director of the Company.
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104,067,708
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98.49
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1,594,130
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1.51
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105,661,838
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70.21%
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89,624
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8.
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To re-elect Kari Hale as a Director
of the Company.
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104,057,824
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98.48
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1,604,015
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1.52
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105,661,839
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70.21%
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89,623
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9.
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To re-elect Patricia Halliday as a
Director of the Company.
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105,391,400
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99.73
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280,291
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0.27
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105,671,691
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70.22%
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79,771
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10.
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To re-elect Tesula Mohindra as a
Director of the Company.
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105,403,282
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99.75
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268,409
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0.25
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105,671,691
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70.22%
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79,771
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11.
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To re-elect Mark Pain as a Director
of the Company.
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104,084,865
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98.50
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1,586,209
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1.50
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105,671,074
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70.22%
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80,388
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12.
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To re-elect Sally Williams as a
Director of the Company.
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105,392,086
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99.73
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287,105
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0.27
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105,679,191
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70.22%
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72,271
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13.
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To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditor of the Company.
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105,165,946
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99.52
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506,996
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0.48
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105,672,942
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70.22%
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78,520
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14.
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To authorise the Audit Committee (on
behalf of the Board) to determine the remuneration of the
auditor.
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105,608,723
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99.92
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89,436
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0.08
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105,698,159
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70.24%
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53,303
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15.
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That the Company and all companies
that are its subsidiaries, be authorised to make political
donations not exceeding 100,000 GBP (see Notice).
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105,384,017
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99.70
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313,362
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0.30
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105,697,379
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70.24%
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54,083
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16.
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To authorise the Board to allot
shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or
convert any security into shares (see Notice).
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101,474,503
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96.03
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4,195,692
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3.97
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105,670,195
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70.22%
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81,267
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17.
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To authorise the Board to allot
shares in connection with AT1 Securities (see Notice).
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101,489,141
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96.06
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4,166,659
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3.94
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105,655,800
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70.21%
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95,662
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Special Resolutions
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18.
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That, subject to the passing of
Resolution 16, the Board be given power to allot equity securities
for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply (see
Notice).
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94,287,857
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89.23
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11,380,131
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10.77
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105,667,988
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70.22%
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83,474
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19.
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That, subject to Resolutions 16 and
18 passing, the Board be given the power to allot equity securities
for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply (see
Notice).
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88,553,199
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83.81
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17,107,130
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16.19
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105,660,329
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70.21%
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91,133
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20.
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That, subject to the passing of
Resolution 17, the Board be given authority to disapply pre-emption
rights in connection with AT1 Securities (see Notice).
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101,511,886
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96.06
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4,164,067
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3.94
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105,675,953
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70.22%
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75,509
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21.
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That the Company be authorised to
make one or more market purchases of its ordinary shares of 25p
each (see Notice).
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105,186,887
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99.52
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503,331
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0.48
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105,690,218
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70.23%
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61,244
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22.
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That a general meeting other than an
annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear
days' notice.
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104,401,634
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98.77
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1,296,755
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1.23
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105,698,389
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70.24%
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53,073
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NOTES:
1. 'Total Votes For' include
votes recorded as at the discretion of the Chairman of the
meeting.
2. The 'Vote Withheld' option
was provided to enable shareholders to refrain from voting on any
particular resolution. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has
not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the vote
'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
3. For the purposes of the
AGM, the issued share capital of the Company was 150,487,543
ordinary shares (excluding 1,572,747 Treasury shares).
4. The
full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice available on
the Company website at
www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting.
In accordance with Listing Rule
6.4.2, copies of the Special Resolutions passed at the Annual
General Meeting have been submitted to the Financial Conduct
Authority and will shortly be available for inspection from the
National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Enquiries: Tiffany Brill, Deputy
Company Secretary
020 3857 6251
About Close Brothers
Close Brothers is a leading UK
merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth
management services and securities trading. We employ approximately
4,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close
Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a
constituent of the FTSE 250.
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