AGM Information • Apr 5, 2022
AGM Information
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('AGM') to be held on Wednesday 11 May 2022 at 2.15pm (BST) at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD
COVID-19 Please note important details regarding attendance at the AGM in the Chair's letter on page 1.
TP ICAP Group plc Registered in Jersey no. 130617


TP ICAP Group plc Registered in Jersey no. 130617
5 April 2022
On behalf of the Board I am pleased to invite you to attend the Annual General Meeting (or 'AGM') of TP ICAP Group plc (the 'Company'), which will be held in person this year subject to any restrictive UK Government guidelines at the time of the meeting. We are delighted to be holding a physical general meeting and meet shareholders again. The AGM will held at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD on Wednesday 11 May 2022 at 2.15pm (BST).
The well-being of all stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, clients and others, is of paramount importance to us. Please be assured that all appropriate COVID-19 related safety measures will be in place at our AGM venue. We are required by law to hold the AGM in order to pass certain shareholder resolutions. However, circumstances may require us to make changes to our arrangements and the Board will continue to monitor the Government's advice on meetings and congregations. Should the AGM meeting arrangements and/or venue have to change, we will endeavour to advise shareholders as soon as possible before the meeting, including through the Group's website www.tpicap.com and, for those who have elected for electronic communications, by email.
The formal Notice of AGM is set out on the following pages of this document, detailing the resolutions that the shareholders are being asked to vote on along with explanatory notes of the business to be conducted at the AGM. The AGM provides shareholders with an opportunity to communicate with the Directors and we welcome your participation.
Shareholders are reminded that TP ICAP Group plc declared an interim dividend of 4.0p per share paid on 5 November 2021. The Board is recommending a final dividend of 5.5p for each ordinary share held in TP ICAP Group plc and this requires shareholder approval before it can be paid. This final dividend recommendation is in line with our distribution policy announced to the market in October 2020.
The Remuneration Committee of the Board is seeking shareholders' approval of the Report of the Remuneration Committee for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the 'Remuneration Committee Report'). The Remuneration Committee Report includes an annual report detailing the remuneration of the Directors and a statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee. The Company intends to seek shareholders' approval in respect of the contents of this report on an annual basis. The vote is an advisory one and the Directors' entitlement to remuneration is not conditional on it.
The shareholders are separately asked to approve the new Directors' Remuneration Policy which is set out on pages 127 to 134 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2021. It is intended that the new Directors' Remuneration Policy will take effect immediately after the AGM and will replace the existing policy that was approved by shareholders in 2019. It is anticipated that the new Directors' Remuneration Policy will be in force for three years, although we will closely monitor regulatory changes and market trends and, if necessary, we may present a revised policy within that three-year period. The proposed new Directors' Remuneration Policy was developed following extensive shareholder consultation during the second half of 2021 and early 2022, more detail of which is provided on page 53 and 120 to 147 of the Annual Report and Accounts.
The new Directors' Remuneration Policy includes implementation of a new Restricted Share Plan (the 'RSP'). Shareholders will be asked to approve the RSP, details of which may be found in Appendix 2 to this Notice of AGM.
Each of the Directors of the Company will seek election or re-election as a Director at the AGM, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code. They include Louise Murray, who was appointed as a Non-executive Director of TP ICAP Group plc on 31 December 2021. Louise brings considerable buyside experience from her career within blue-chip financial institutions, along with expertise in a broad range of financial asset classes, and she is already contributing effectively to the Board's discussions and deliberations. With Louise's appointment we are pleased to have met our commitment to having a minimum of 33% women on the Board by the end of 2021 (and beyond).
The Nominations & Governance Committee has carefully considered the combination of knowledge, skills, diversity, experience and background of the members of the Board and considers that this mix remains appropriate to respond to the challenges presented to it, and to promote TP ICAP's future success. The composition and size of the Board remains under review by the Committee who will make recommendations as necessary.
The Committee has also reviewed each individual's commitment of time to the Company in light of their other commitments and it has concluded that Directors have sufficient time to commit to their roles and are not considered overboarded. The Board is pleased to recommend all Directors who are seeking election at the AGM in 2022, and their full biographies can be found in Appendix 1 to this Notice of AGM.

TP ICAP Group plc Registered in Jersey no. 130617
Voting on the business of the AGM will be conducted by way of a poll. The results of voting on the resolutions will be posted on the Company's website as soon as practicable after the AGM. Whether or not you propose attending the AGM, we encourage you to register your proxy electronically. The website for electronic proxy appointment is www.signalshares.com. If you need help with voting online or require a paper proxy form sent to you, please contact Link by email at [email protected] or by calling 0371 664 0300. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom are charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open 9.00am–5.30pm Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays in England and Wales.
If your shares are held in CREST, you may, if preferred, give instructions electronically via CREST as detailed in the notes to the Notice of AGM on page 11. Due to 9 May 2022 being a public holiday in Jersey (Liberation Day), to be valid, proxy appointments must be lodged with the Company's Registrar by not later than 2.15pm (BST) on Friday 6 May 2022. If you are an institutional investor you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform, a process which has been agreed by the Company and approved by the Registrar. For further information regarding Proxymity, please go to www.proxymity.io.
Appointing a proxy will not prevent you from attending and voting at the AGM if you wish. If I am appointed as proxy I will, of course, vote in accordance with any instructions given to me. If I am given discretion as to how to vote, I will vote in favour of each of the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.
This Notice of AGM and the Annual Report and Accounts are published on our website www.tpicap.com.
The Directors believe that the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favour of all of the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM. The Directors who own ordinary shares intend to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM.
Yours faithfully
Richard Berliand
Board Chair
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of TP ICAP Group plc (the' Company') will be held at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD on Wednesday 11 May 2022 at 2.15pm (BST) to consider and, if thought appropriate, pass the following resolutions of which Resolutions 1 to 20 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 21 to 25 will be proposed as special resolutions.
provided that the aggregate amount of any such donations and expenditure shall not exceed £100,000 during the period beginning with the date of the passing of this resolution and ending at the conclusion of the next AGM of TP ICAP Group plc or, if earlier, the close of business on 1 July 2023.
For the purpose of this resolution, the terms 'political donations', 'political parties', 'independent election candidates', 'political organisations' and 'political expenditure' have the meanings set out in sections 363 to 365 of the UK Companies Act 2006.
That:
(a) in accordance with article 6 of the Company's Articles of Association (the 'Articles'), the Directors be authorised to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares in the Company:
That:
(a) in accordance with article 8 of the Company's Articles of Association (the 'Articles') subject to the passing of Resolution 20, the Directors be given power to allot equity securities for cash and/or to sell shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if article 7(b) of the Articles did not apply to such allotment or sale;
Group Company Secretary TP ICAP Group plc 5 April 2022
Registered in Jersey No. 130617 Registered Office: Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE48PX
www.tpicap.com
The notes on the following pages give an explanation of the proposed Resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 20 are proposed as ordinary resolutions. For each of these Resolutions to be passed, more than half of the votes cast must be in favour of the Resolution. Resolutions 21 to 25 are proposed as special resolutions. For each of these Resolutions to be passed, at least three-quarters of the votes cast must be in favour of the Resolution.
The first item of business is the receipt by the shareholders on an advisory basis of the Annual Report and Accounts of TP ICAP Group plc for the year ended 31 December 2021. The Directors' Report, the accounts and the report of the Company's auditors on the accounts and on those parts of the Directors' Remuneration Report that are capable of being audited are contained within the Annual Report and Accounts.
The Remuneration Committee of the Board is seeking shareholders' approval of the Report of the Remuneration Committee in resolution 2, which will be proposed as an ordinary resolution.
The Report of the Remuneration Committee includes an annual report detailing the remuneration of the Directors and a statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee. The Company intends to seek shareholders' approval in respect of the contents of this report on an annual basis. The vote is an advisory one.
In resolution 3 the shareholders are separately asked to approve the new Directors' Remuneration Policy which is set out on pages 127 to 134 of the Annual Report and Accounts. It is intended that this will take effect immediately after the AGM and will replace the existing policy that was approved by shareholders in 2019 which is due to expire this year.
It is anticipated that the Directors' Remuneration Policy will be in force for three years although we will closely monitor regulatory changes and market trends and, if necessary, we may present a revised policy within that three-year period.
The Directors' Remuneration Policy has been developed taking into account the principles of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018 and the views of our major shareholders following an extensive consultation exercise during 2021 and 2022, and includes implementation of a new Restricted Share Plan (the 'RSP') which shareholders are asked to approve under resolution 19.
Shareholders are asked to approve the final dividend payable for each ordinary share of 25p each held. The Board recommends the payment of a final dividend of 5.5p per ordinary share. This final dividend recommendation is consistent with our previously announced policy of maintaining a full year dividend cover of approximately 2x underlying earnings. Subject to approval by shareholders, the final dividend will be paid on 17 May 2022 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 8 April 2022. The final dividend cannot be more than the amount the Directors recommend (which is 5.5p per ordinary share).
In accordance with Provision 18 of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018, all Directors, will submit themselves for annual election or re-election by shareholders.
Biographical details of each of the Directors in office as at the date of this Notice of AGM, who are seeking election, appear in the Appendix 1 to this Notice of AGM. It is the Board's view that this information illustrates why each Director's contribution is, and continues to be, important to the Company's long-term sustainable success. The Board believes that each Director standing for election or re-election brings considerable and wide-ranging skills and experience to the Board as a whole, and makes an effective and valuable contribution to the deliberations of the Board.
After formal performance evaluation, the Board is satisfied that each individual proposed for election or re-election has continued to perform effectively and demonstrates commitment to their role.
The Board carries out a review of the independence of its Directors on an annual basis. In considering the independence of the independent Non-executive Directors proposed for election, the Board has taken into consideration the guidance provided by the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018. Accordingly, the Board considers each of the Non-executive Directors to be independent in accordance with Provision 10 of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018.
The auditors of a company must be appointed or re-appointed at each general meeting at which the accounts are laid. Resolution 16 proposes, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditors, until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid. Pages 114 to 115 of the Annual Report and Accounts describes how the Audit Committee assessed the effectiveness, independence, and performance of the external auditor when considering them for re-appointment and making a recommendation.
This Resolution seeks shareholder consent for the Audit Committee of the Company to set the remuneration of the auditors.
Though there are no restrictions on political donations under Jersey law, the Company is seeking this authority as a matter of good governance and in line with best practice. It is the Company's policy not to make contributions to any political party, and at present, there is no intention to make donations to any political party or to incur any political expenditure. Shareholder approval is therefore being sought on a precautionary basis only. As for the prior year, during 2021 no political donations were made by the Company.
Resolution 19 seeks shareholder approval for the implementation of a new restricted share plan, the TP ICAP Group plc Restricted Share Plan (the 'RSP'), which replaces the current Long-Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP') for the Executive Directors. The RSP would be used to implement the new restricted share arrangements of the new Directors' Remuneration Policy proposed for approval under Resolution 3 as referred to above. A summary of the principal terms of the RSP is set out in Appendix 2 to this Notice of AGM on pages 15 to 16.
The authority in paragraph (a)(i) will allow the Directors to allot new shares and grant rights to subscribe for, or convert other securities into, shares up to approximately one third (33.3%) of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company (exclusive of treasury shares) which as at 28 March 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice of AGM, is equivalent to a nominal value of £65,722,577.50.
The authority in paragraph (a)(ii) will allow the Directors to allot, including the shares referred to in paragraph (a)(i), further of the Company's shares in connection with a pre-emptive offer by way of a rights issue up to a nominal value of £131,445,155.00 which is equivalent to approximately two thirds (66.6%) of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 28 March 2022.
The Company currently holds no shares in treasury.
The authority being sought renews the authority given to directors of TP ICAP Group plc last year and is in line with the Share Capital Management Guidelines issued by the Investment Association ('IA'). The IA Guidelines state that, in addition to directors' requests for authorisation to allot new shares in an amount up to one-third of a company's existing issued ordinary share capital, excluding treasury shares (as proposed in paragraph (a) of Resolution 20), the IA will regard as routine any requests to authorise the allotment of shares in an amount up to a further one-third (as proposed in paragraph (b) of Resolution 20), provided that any shares allotted in an amount exceeding one-third are used solely for a rights issue and that the authority is only valid until the next AGM.
There are no present plans to allot new shares other than in connection with employee share and incentive plans. The Directors consider it desirable to have the maximum flexibility permitted by corporate governance guidelines to respond to market developments and to enable allotments to take place to finance business opportunities as they arise. If they do exercise this authority, the Directors intend to follow best practice as regards its use, as recommended by the Investment Association. During 2021 no shares were purchased in the market under the authority granted at the 2021 AGM.
If the Resolution is passed, the authority will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or, if earlier, at the close of business on 1 July 2023.
References in Resolution 20 to the nominal amount of rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares (including where such rights are referred to as equity securities) are to the nominal amount of shares that may be allotted pursuant to the rights.
Resolution 21 deals with the authority of the Directors to allot new shares or other equity securities (pursuant to the authority given by Resolution 20), or sell treasury shares, for cash without the shares or other equity securities first being offered to shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings.
Such authority shall only be used in connection with a pre-emptive offer, or otherwise, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £9,858,386.50, being approximately 5% of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 28 March 2022.
The Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles further supports the annual disapplication of pre-emption rights in respect of allotments of shares and other equity securities (and sales of treasury shares for cash) representing no more than an additional 5% of issued ordinary share capital, to be used only in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. The Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles defines 'specified capital investment' as meaning one or more specific capital investment-related uses for the proceeds of an issuance of equity securities, in respect of which sufficient information regarding the effect of the transaction on the Company, the assets that are the subject of the transaction and (where appropriate) the profits attributable to them is made available to shareholders to enable them to reach an assessment of the potential return.
Accordingly, and in line with the template resolutions published by the Pre-emption Group, Resolution 22 seeks to authorise the Directors to allot new shares and other equity securities pursuant to the authority given by Resolution 20, or sell treasury shares, for cash up to a further nominal amount of £9,858,386.50 being approximately 5% of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 28 March 2022, only in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment which is announced contemporaneously with the allotment, or which has taken place in the preceding six-month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the issue. The authority granted by Resolution 22 would be in addition to the general authority to disapply pre-emption rights under Resolution 21. The maximum nominal value of equity securities which could be allotted if both authorities were used would be £19,716,773.00 which represents approximately 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as at 28 March 2022 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice).
If these Resolutions are passed, the authorities will expire at the end of the next AGM or at the close of business on 1 July 2023, whichever is the earlier. The Board considers the authorities in Resolutions 21 and 22 to be appropriate in order to allow the Company flexibility to finance business opportunities or to conduct a rights issue or other pre-emptive offer.
The Board intends to adhere to the provisions in the Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles and not to allot shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis in excess of an amount equal to 7.5% of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company within a rolling three-year period (other than in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment) without prior consultation with shareholders.
The effect of Resolution 23 is to authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares, up to a maximum of 78,867,093 ordinary shares, until the AGM in 2023 or at the close of business on 1 July 2023, whichever is the earlier. This represents 10% of the ordinary shares in issue as at 28 March 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Notice. The Company's exercise of this authority is subject to the stated upper and lower limits on the price payable.
Pursuant to the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, the Company can hold any shares which are purchased as treasury shares and either sell them, cancel them, transfer them for the purposes of or under an employees' share scheme or hold the shares without cancelling, selling or transferring them. Holding the repurchased shares as treasury shares will give the Company the ability to re-sell or transfer them in the future and will provide the Company with additional flexibility in the management of its capital base. No dividends will be paid on, and no voting rights will be exercised in respect of, treasury shares. Shares held as treasury shares will not automatically be cancelled and will not be taken into account in future calculations of earnings per share (unless they are subsequently re-sold or transferred out of treasury).
The Directors consider it desirable and in the Company's interests for shareholders to grant this authority. The Directors have no present intention to exercise this authority, and will only do so if and when conditions are favourable with a view to enhancing earnings per share of the ordinary share capital in issue after the purchase and accordingly they believe that the purchase is in the interests of the shareholders. As at 28 March 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice, there were no outstanding warrants or options to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company and the Company did not hold any treasury shares.
Under Jersey law, a company requires shareholder approval to hold shares in treasury.
Under the Articles the minimum notice period permitted for general meetings of the Company is 21 clear days. However, shareholders can approve a shorter notice period for general meetings that are not AGMs which cannot be less than 14 clear days. AGMs will be held on at least 21 clear days' notice. The shorter notice period authorised by this resolution, if passed, would not be used as a matter of routine for such meetings, but only in circumstances where the Directors consider that the flexibility is merited by the business of the meeting and is to the advantage of shareholders as a whole. Shareholder approval will be effective until the Company's next AGM, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed.
Board Chair
Appointed 19 March 2019 and Chair with effect from 15 May 2019
Richard combines a detailed understanding of the financial services industry and its challenges and opportunities with recent senior board leadership experience, having held roles as Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman at other listed financial institutions. Through his broad business experience and previous external roles Richard brings extensive external insight, a deep understanding of relevant issues and the strong corporate governance expertise required to lead an effective Board and develop its strategy. He also brings considerable experience of engagement with key stakeholders of the business.
Richard had a 23-year career at JP Morgan where he served most recently as Managing Director leading the global cash equities and prime services businesses. He was also a member of the board of directors of Rothesay Life plc until February 2019 and a member of Deutsche Börse AG's supervisory board until May 2019.
Senior Independent Director and member of the Remuneration, Audit and Risk Committees of Man Group plc.
Appointed 10 July 2018
Nicolas' extensive experience across the global broking industry complements his in-depth knowledge of the Group's operations and markets and enables him to lead the business and be a key contributor to the Board. Nicolas continues to lead the implementation and development of the Board's strategy and identifies new opportunities for the continued future growth of the business. He maintains a productive dialogue with institutional investors and other key stakeholders of the business.
Nicolas has held senior managerial roles at MATIF (later Euronext), FIMAT (part of Société Générale Group) and most recently prior to joining TP ICAP, as Chief Executive of Newedge Group. Before his current appointment, he was CEO of TP ICAP's largest business, Global Broking. Nicolas has also held directorship roles in Europe, Asia and the Americas at the Futures and Options Association (UK), Futures Industry Association (USA), Citic/Newedge (China) and Altura (Spain).
External appointments*: None.
Appointed 1 February 2021
Kath brings to the Board a wealth of experience in global financial services with over 25 years in executive roles based in Hong Kong, London, Singapore and Zurich. Her responsibilities spanned risk, legal and compliance, operations, IT, brand, HR and strategy. More recently as a Non-executive Kath has gained broad experience on the main boards of a number of companies, chairing Board committees and acting as Senior Independent Director.
Kath was previously Global COO, Wholesale Banking for Standard Chartered Bank plc. Prior to that Kath spent over 20 years at UBS in a variety of senior roles including Global Head of Compliance. Kath was previously a Non-executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee of Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc, and a Non-executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of RSA Insurance Group plc.
Non-executive Director and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of United Utilities Group plc. Non-executive Director of two regulated subsidiaries in the Columbia Threadneedle Group. Chair of the Board of Brown Shipley & Co Limited.
Independent Non-executive Director Remuneration Committee Chair ESG Engagement Director Nominations & Governance Committee Member Appointed 1 January 2021
Tracy brings to the Board considerable international banking and financial services experience, having most recently served as a Director of Standard Chartered Bank UK for seven years. Her previous non-executive appointments include Chair of the remuneration committees of All England Netball Association, Sky plc and Eaga plc, demonstrating her wide experience and suitability to chair the Remuneration Committee. Her previous experience is also valuable in her role as ESG Engagement Director.
As well as having been Director of Standard Chartered Bank UK from January 2013 until 31 December 2020, Tracy served as Non-executive Director of Standard Chartered First Bank in Korea, Zodia Holdings Limited and Zodia Custody Ltd. She has also chaired the boards of Standard Chartered Bank AG and Standard Chartered Yatirim Bankasi Turk A.S. She was also Non-executive Director of Inmarsat plc, China Britain Business Council and TheCityUK.
Non-executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of Starling Bank Limited.
Independent Non-executive Director Audit Committee Chair Nominations & Governance Committee Member Risk Committee Member
Appointed 16 March 2020
Angela brings substantial experience to the Board, both from her executive career, as well as from her other Non-executive Director roles in financial services. She delivers scrutiny and oversight to the Board from her extensive experience of audit of multinational and listed companies.
Angela, a chartered accountant, was a Partner specialising in financial services at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 20 years, during which time she led the Insurance and Investment Management Division. She has previously served in Non-executive Director roles at Beazley plc, Swinton Group Limited and Openwork Holdings.
Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at River and Mercantile Group plc. Council Member and Chair of the Audit Committee of Lloyds of London Limited.
Senior Independent Director Americas Workforce Engagement Director Nominations & Governance Committee Member Remuneration Committee Member Risk Committee Member
Appointed 15 January 2018
Michael brings to the Board significant knowledge of financial markets, both in the USA and the UK, as well as expertise in international financial management from his long career in financial services. His prior experience of operations and risk management at senior level was invaluable in his role as interim Chair of the Risk Committee. As Workforce Engagement Director his perspective ensures that he understands and brings the views of employees in the Americas region to Board discussions. Michael was appointed Senior Independent Director in May 2021.
During a distinguished career Michael served as Global Co-Head of the Fixed Income Sales and Trading Division for 28 years at Morgan Stanley, both in New York and London. He was also a member of Morgan Stanley's Operating, Management and Risk Management Committees.
External appointments*: None.
Independent Non-executive Director EMEA Workforce Engagement Director Nominations & Governance Committee Member Risk Committee Member
Appointed 16 March 2020
Mark draws on his extensive experience of capital markets and exchanges from his executive career in the industry. His knowledge of large-scale technology infrastructure, operations and oversight of operational transformation in several international exchanges and trading platforms is invaluable to the Board. As Workforce Engagement Director for EMEA, Mark's engagement with colleagues brings the perspectives of EMEA employees to Board discussions.
Mark was President of Cboe Europe until his retirement in early 2020. Prior to that he was Chief Executive Officer at Bats Global Markets in Europe, Managing Director, Market Solutions at LIFFE and Director Global Technology at Deutsche Bank GCI. Mark was also a board member of EuroCCP NV and was a member of the ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group and Securities and Markets Consultative Working Group.
External appointments*: None.
Independent Non-executive Director Audit Committee Member Nominations & Governance Committee Member Appointed 31 December 2021
Board skills and experience: Louise brings to the Board considerable and broad buyside experience from her career within blue-chip financial institutions, as well as expertise in financial asset classes. Experienced in regulated industries and implementing robust governance across a global framework, Louise makes a strong contribution as a member of the Nominations & Governance Committee.
Career: Louise's most recent executive position was as Director, Global Head of Trading at Aviva Investors Global, having previously spent 21 years at BlackRock Investment managers where she served most recently as Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Trading EMEA.
External appointments*: None.
Independent Non-executive Director AsiaPacific Workforce Engagement Director Audit Committee Member Nominations & Governance Committee Member Remuneration Committee Member
Appointed 1 November 2017
Edmund brings the Board a deep understanding of and insight into one of our key markets, with over 20 years' experience of the Asian capital markets. In addition, his years of experience at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority enable Edmund to bring an in-depth understanding of complex financial regulatory regimes to the Board. As Workforce Engagement Director, Edmund also represents very effectively the views of employees from the APAC region in Board discussion.
Prior to establishing Eastfort Asset Management in mid-2015 with Brummer & Partners in Sweden, Edmund served as Head of the Direct Investment Division of Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Managing Director of Asia Ex-Japan trading within J.P.Morgan.
Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Eastfort Asset Management.
Executive Director and Group General Counsel
Appointed 3 September 2018
Philip has over 30 years' experience gained in senior roles in the corporate and financial services sector. His knowledge and expertise enables him to bring a valuable perspective to the Board's consideration of risk, governance, legal and compliance issues and he is able to provide the Board with insight as to the dynamic and complex regulatory environment in which TP ICAP operates. Having spent his career variously in London, Europe and Hong Kong, Philip also brings an understanding and insight into a number of the Group's key operating markets.
Prior to joining the Group in 2015, Philip held senior executive roles in UK listed companies, investment banks and alternative investment sector. Philip is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales.
External appointments*:
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
Appointed 10 July 2018
Robin brings to the Board financial expertise coupled with strong leadership skills developed both within TP ICAP and the wider industry over more than 20 years. His comprehensive knowledge of the financial position of the Group enables him to make a strong contribution to the Board and when engaging with investors and other stakeholders. He helps to drive the operational performance of the business and provides valuable expertise in financial risk management.
Robin started his career at Arthur Andersen and after that he spent 13 years at Dresdner Kleinwort where he was director and deputy head of tax. He joined the Group originally as Head of Tax in 2003 and has since held the roles of Head of Group Finance and Tax, Group Financial Controller and Deputy CFO and Financial Controller.
None.
*External appointments note: all listed and regulated external appointments are disclosed.
Shareholders are asked to approve the adoption of the new Restricted Share Plan (the 'RSP'). The RSP is proposed as the Company's new discretionary long-term incentive plan and will allow for the grant of awards with underpins, as determined by the Remuneration Committee (and as further explained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting). The following is a summary of the key features of the RSP.
If the underpins are not met, the Remuneration Committee may determine a reduction to the final vesting value of an award (including to nil). Even if met, the Remuneration Committee will have discretion to reduce the vesting value, should the vesting value not be a reflection of the underlying performance of the business over the relevant period.
If there is a change of control or winding up of the Company, awards will normally vest at the time of the relevant event. The Remuneration Committee may decide that awards will not vest on a change of control but will, with the consent of the acquiring company, be exchanged for equivalent awards over shares in the acquiring or another company.
In the event of a company reorganisation or merger where the shareholders of the successor company are substantially the same as the shareholders immediately before the relevant event, awards will not vest but will be exchanged for equivalent rights.
If an award vests following a participant's cessation of employment or before the end of its restricted period following a change of control, the award may only vest to the extent that the Remuneration Committee determines that any applicable performance underpin has been satisfied. The number of shares in respect of which the award will vest will be reduced on a pro rata basis to take account of the time that has elapsed between the date of grant and date of the relevant event (save that the Remuneration Committee may determine that an award will vest as to a greater or lesser number of shares if it believes there are circumstances that warrant such a determination).
To the extent that newly issued shares or (for so long as UK institutional shareholders recommend) treasury shares are used to satisfy awards granted under the RSP (including any schedule to the RSP), no award may be granted if it would cause the aggregate number of shares issued or issuable pursuant to awards, options or other rights to subscribe for shares which have been granted in the previous ten years under all employees' share plans operated by the Company and TP ICAP Finance plc (formerly TP ICAP PLC), to exceed 10% of the Company's ordinary share capital in issue on the last dealing day before the date of grant.
The number of newly issued shares or (for so long as UK institutional shareholders recommend) treasury shares used to satisfy awards granted under the RSP cannot, when added to the aggregate number of shares allocated in the previous ten years under all other discretionary employees' share plans operated by the Company and TP ICAP Finance plc, exceed 5% of the Company's ordinary share capital in issue on the last dealing day before the date of grant.
without the prior approval of shareholders in a general meeting, unless the amendment is minor, is to benefit the administration of the RSP, or is to take account of a change in legislation or is to obtain or maintain favourable tax, exchange control or regulatory treatment for eligible employees, participants or the Company or the Group.
To the extent that terms are not defined in the Notice of Meeting, definitions are as per the plan rules of the RSP.


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