Vanquis Banking Group (formerly: Provident Financial Plc)

AGM Information • May 15, 2024

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Vanquis Banking Group PLC

15 May 2024

Vanquis Banking Group plc ("the Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Company announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its annual general meeting (AGM) today, Wednesday 15 May 2024.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions set out in the notice of AGM and the results of the poll are set out below. All of the resolutions voted on at the AGM were duly passed.

		Number of votes cast "For"	% of votes cast "For"	Number of votes cast "Against"	% of votes cast "Against"	Number of votes Withheld	Total votes cast as a % of Issued Share Register
RESOLUTION
1.	Directors' and auditor's reports and the financial statements	199,754,122	99.99	26,053	0.01	149,648	77.89%
2.	Approval of the annual statement by the chairman of the remuneration committee and the annual report on remuneration	194,800,439	97.45	5,097,130	2.55	32,254	77.94%
3.	Final dividend of 1p per share	199,903,507	99.99	25,467	0.01	849	77.95%
4.	Election of Sir Peter Estlin as a Director	198,043,741	99.07	1,864,318	0.93	21,763	77.94%
5.	Election of Ian McLaughlin as a Director	199,848,348	99.97	67,684	0.03	13,791	77.95%
6.	Election of Dave Watts as a Director	199,825,593	99.96	84,138	0.04	20,092	77.94%
7.	Election of Karen Briggs as a Director	199,778,173	99.94	125,015	0.06	26,635	77.94%
8.	Re-election of Michele Greene as a Director	198,157,214	99.12	1,758,509	0.88	14,099	77.95%
9.	Re-election of Paul Hewitt as a Director	198,176,271	99.13	1,739,452	0.87	14,099	77.95%
10.	Re-election of Angela Knight as a Director	198,158,808	99.12	1,752,246	0.88	18,768	77.94%
11.	Election of Oliver Laird as a Director	199,777,914	99.93	131,274	0.07	20,635	77.94%
12.	Re-election of Graham Lindsay as a Director	198,069,844	99.08	1,845,879	0.92	14,099	77.95%
13.	Election of Jackie Noakes as a Director	199,775,716	99.94	127,472	0.06	26,635	77.94%
14.	Reappointment of Deloitte LLP as the Auditor of the Company	199,846,137	99.96	73,582	0.04	10,104	77.95%
15.	Audit committee to determine the Auditor's Remuneration	199,866,603	99.98	48,759	0.02	14,461	77.94%
16.	Company granted authority to make political donations	199,663,073	99.87	256,908	0.13	9,842	77.95%
17.	Directors authorised to allot shares	198,839,159	99.46	1,075,530	0.54	15,134	77.94%
18.	Company authorised to disapply pre-emption rights	199,201,147	99.64	715,980	0.36	12,696	77.95%
19.	Company authorised to disapply pre-emption rights (in relation to acquisitions and specified capital investments)	199,126,241	99.60	790,110	0.40	13,472	77.95%
20.	Company authorised to purchase its own shares	199,879,336	99.99	13,778	0.01	36,709	77.94%
21.	Company authorised to allot equity securities in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities	199,701,425	99.89	213,653	0.11	14,745	77.94%
22.	Company authorised to disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of Additional Tier 1 Securities	199,782,329	99.93	132,991	0.07	14,503	77.94%
23.	Convening of a general meeting on not less than 14 days' notice authorised	198,173,495	99.12	1,750,176	0.88	6,152	77.95%

Notes

1.     Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2.     A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

3.     As at close of business on Monday 13 May 2024, the time by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the AGM must have been entered on the Company's register of members, there were 256,482,888 ordinary shares in issue. 77.95% of the voting capital was instructed, as set out in the table above. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism.

Name of contact and telephone number for AGM queries:

Melanie Barnett

Company Secretary

0203 620 3689

Name of contacts and contact details for Investor Relations:

Miriam McKay

Miriam.McKay@vanquis.com

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