Vanquis Banking Group (formerly: Provident Financial Plc)

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 7, 2015

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Provident Financial PLC

07 May 2015

AGM Resolutions

At the company's annual general meeting held in Bradford, West Yorkshire, on 7 May 2015, Resolutions 1 to 18 were passed on a show of hands and Resolution 19 was passed on a poll.  The total number of votes received on Resolution 19 was as follows:

	Number of Shares	% voting shares
Votes in favour	119,096,049	98.88%
Votes against	1,354,183	1.12%
Votes withheld	60,348	-

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 be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

A summary of the proxies cast in respect of each resolution is set out below.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Emma G Versluys

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel:  01274 351351 extension 1034

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 7 MAY 2015

Summary of proxy cards returned

		IN FAVOUR			AT PROXY'S DISCRETION			AGAINST			WITHHELD
		Number of Shares	Number of Holders	% voting shares	Number of shares	Number of Holders	% voting shares	Number of shares	Number of Holders	% voting shares	Number of shares	Number of holders	% total shares voted and withheld
RESOLUTION
1.	Report and accounts	120,442,654	547	99.90	79,607	75	0.07	36,064	2	0.03	29,083	2	0.02
2.	Annual statement by remco chairman and annual report on remuneration	114,206,094	486	95.43	73,943	70	0.06	5,402,332	65	4.51	905,039	18	0.75
3.	Final dividend	120,486,318	549	99.93	76,868	74	0.06	922	2	0.01	23,300	1	0.02
4.	Reappointment of Robert Anderson	119,920,962	539	99.47	76,910	74	0.06	564,813	10	0.47	24,723	4	0.02
5.	Reappointment of Peter Crook	120,022,805	541	99.56	77,089	75	0.06	462,791	8	0.38	24,723	4	0.02
6.	Reappointment of Andrew Fisher	120,022,805	542	99.56	77,089	75	0.06	462,774	7	0.38	24,723	4	0.02
7.	Reappointment of Alison Halsey	119,921,371	539	99.47	76,910	74	0.06	564,404	10	0.47	24,723	4	0.02
8.	Reappointment of Malcolm Le May	119,829,207	537	99.40	76,910	74	0.06	656,568	12	0.54	24,723	4	0.02
9.	Reappointment of Stuart Sinclair	119,829,169	538	99.40	76,910	74	0.06	656,606	11	0.54	24,723	4	0.02
10.	Reappointment of Manjit Wolstenholme	120,074,193	540	99.59	78,383	76	0.07	410,109	8	0.34	24,723	4	0.02
11.	Reappointment of auditors	119,639,908	534	99.23	82,634	78	0.07	840,789	14	0.7	24,077	4	0.02
12.	Remuneration of auditors	118,997,047	531	98.70	82,634	78	0.07	1,484,177	26	1.23	23,550	2	0.02
13.	Authority to make political donations	119,573,978	449	99.34	82,378	75	0.07	713,554	95	0.59	217,498	14	0.18
14.	Authority for directors to allot shares	120,373,752	520	99.85	82,547	77	0.07	100,623	26	0.08	30,486	11	0.03
15.	To approve the rules of the 2015 LTIS	113,950,013	483	94.81	82,834	79	0.07	6,148,151	58	5.12	406,410	21	0.34
16.	Authority for company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	120,384,776	529	99.85	82,251	77	0.07	95,425	17	0.08	24,956	6	0.02
17.	Power to allot shares for cash and disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)	120,417,608	502	99.89	84,128	80	0.07	48,192	35	0.04	37,480	17	0.03
18.	Notice for a general meeting (Special Resolution)	116,395,964	505	96.55	78,336	77	0.06	4,089,374	57	3.39	23,734	4	0.02
19.	To approve a variable pay cap of 200% of salary for Remuneration Code Staff	119,003,933	483	98.80	90,776	82	0.08	1,350,933	44	1.12	63,598	23	0.05

Notes: 

1. Percentage of voting shares is the percentage of shares voted and excludes shares on which votes were withheld

2. Total number of shares voted = 120,587,408

3. Total number of valid proxies returned = 624

4. Total number of shares in issue = 146,953,696

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