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Paragon Banking Group PLC

24 February 2021

Paragon Banking Group PLC:

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Paragon Banking Group PLC (the "Company") was held today at 9.00am. All resolutions were passed on a poll and the polling results for each resolution are set out below:

 
 Resolutions                    Votes     % of   Votes Against       % of         Votes         % of        Votes 
                                  For    Votes                      Votes         Total    ISC Voted     Withheld 
                                          Cast                       Cast 
                                           For                    Against 
 1. To receive 
  and consider 
  the Company's 
  Annual Report 
  and Accounts 
  for the year 
  ended 30 
  September 
  2020, the 
  Strategic 
  Report and 
  the Reports 
  of the Directors 
  and the Auditor.        210,735,021    99.99          30,241       0.01   210,765,262        82.09      380,628 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 2. To consider 
  and approve 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Report for 
  the year 
  ended 30 
  September 
  2020, excluding 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Policy.                 202,448,059    98.01       4,110,792       1.99   206,558,851        80.46    4,587,039 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 3. To declare 
  a final dividend 
  of 14.4 pence 
  per ordinary 
  share payable 
  to holders 
  of ordinary 
  shares registered 
  at the close 
  of business 
  on 29 January 
  2021.                   211,145,420   100.00               0       0.00   211,145,420        82.24          471 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 4. To appoint 
  Peter Hill 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         211,134,324   100.00           7,710       0.00   211,142,034        82.24        3,857 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 5. To appoint 
  Alison Morris 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         211,134,824   100.00           7,210       0.00   211,142,034        82.24        3,857 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 6. To reappoint 
  Fiona Clutterbuck 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         210,806,872    99.86         299,011       0.14   211,105,883        82.23       40,008 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 7. To reappoint 
  Nigel Terrington 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         210,837,890    99.91         198,789       0.09   211,036,679        82.20      109,212 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 8. To reappoint 
  Richard Woodman 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         210,225,974    99.57         916,080       0.43   211,142,054        82.24        3,837 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 9. To reappoint 
  Barbara Ridpath 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         210,843,705    99.86         298,249       0.14   211,141,954        82.24        3,937 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 10. To reappoint 
  Hugo Tudor 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         210,844,455    99.86         297,599       0.14   211,142,054        82.24        3,837 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 11. To reappoint 
  Graeme Yorston 
  as a director 
  of the Company.         210,843,175    99.86         298,879       0.14   211,142,054        82.24        3,837 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 12. To reappoint 
  KPMG LLP 
  as auditor 
  of the Company, 
  to hold office 
  from the 
  conclusion 
  of this meeting 
  until the 
  conclusion 
  of the next 
  general meeting 
  at which 
  Accounts 
  are laid 
  before the 
  members.                211,134,320   100.00           9,806       0.00   211,144,126        82.24        1,765 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 13. To authorise 
  the directors 
  to fix the 
  remuneration 
  of the auditor.         211,135,398   100.00           8,426       0.00   211,143,824        82.24        2,067 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 14. To authorise 
  political 
  donations 
  and political 
  expenditure.            208,492,835    99.69         642,046       0.31   209,134,881        81.46    2,008,010 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 15. THAT 
  the Board 
  is generally 
  and unconditionally 
  authorised 
  to allot 
  shares in 
  the Company.            210,348,001    99.63         788,270       0.37   211,136,271        82.24        5,970 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 16. THAT, 
  the Board 
  be authorised 
  to disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights on 
  up to five 
  percent of 
  the issued 
  share capital 
  (excluding 
  treasury 
  shares).                211,044,884    99.96          93,276       0.04   211,138,160        82.24        4,731 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 17. THAT, 
  the Board 
  be authorised 
  to disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights on 
  an additional 
  five percent 
  of the issued 
  share capital 
  (excluding 
  treasury 
  shares).                194,485,014    92.11      16,650,355       7.89   211,135,369        82.24        7,521 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 18. THAT 
  the Company 
  is generally 
  and unconditionally 
  authorised 
  to make market 
  purchases.              210,762,138    99.94         116,052       0.06   210,878,190        82.14      267,700 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 19. THAT, 
  the Board 
  be authorised 
  to allot 
  shares and 
  grant rights 
  to subscribe 
  for or to 
  convert any 
  security 
  into shares 
  in connection 
  with the 
  issue of 
  Additional 
  Tier 1 Securities.      211,050,222    99.96          87,233       0.04   211,137,455        82.24        5,435 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 20. THAT, 
  the Board 
  be authorised 
  to disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights in 
  relation 
  to the issue 
  of Additional 
  Tier 1 Securities.      210,979,561    99.93         143,659       0.07   211,123,220        82.23       19,670 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 21. THAT 
  a general 
  meeting other 
  than an annual 
  general meeting 
  may be called 
  on not less 
  than 14 clear 
  days' notice.           206,680,942    97.89       4,463,874       2.11   211,144,816        82.24        1,075 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 22. THAT 
  the articles 
  of association 
  be adopted 
  as the articles 
  of association 
  of the Company 
  in substitution 
  for, and 
  to the exclusion 
  of, the existing 
  articles 
  of association.         210,491,581    99.71         610,036       0.29   211,101,617        82.23       41,274 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 23. THAT 
  the Company 
  and its subsidiaries 
  be authorised 
  to apply 
  a ratio of 
  the variable 
  to fixed 
  components 
  of remuneration 
  for those 
  individuals 
  who are classified 
  as Remuneration 
  Code Staff 
  of up to 
  2:1.                    210,822,471    99.88         256,434       0.12   211,078,905        82.22       66,985 
                         ------------  -------  --------------  ---------  ------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

The full text of all of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for viewing at the Company's website, www.paragonbankinggroup.co.uk and at the National Storage Mechanism, https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed at the meeting concerning special business (being resolutions numbered 14 - 23) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries:

Carolyn Sharpe - Senior Assistant Company Secretary

07984 810427

24 February 2021

Notes:

   (a)       The votes "For" include those votes giving the Chair of the Board discretion. 
   (b)       A vote "Withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution. 

(c) For resolutions 4, 5, 12 and 13 as the results are reported to two decimal places the percentage of votes "For" is shown as 100.00% and "Against" as 0.00% as there were insufficient votes lodged "Against" to register.

(d) The issued share capital figure used to calculate the percentage voted is 256,735,396. This is the figure as at 22 February 2021 and excludes the number of ordinary shares held in treasury on the Register of Members as at that date.

(e) Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 22 (inclusive) were special resolutions. Resolution 23 was subject to special procedural rules.

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