Shareholders are advised that at the AGM of the Company held on Tuesday, 19 May 2015, all the resolutions set out in the notice of AGM sent to shareholders together with the integrated report for the year ended 31 December 2014 were passed by the requisite majority of votes. A total of 754 412 128 shares voted at the meeting, representing 88.99% of the Company's total issued ordinary share capital.
Ordinary resolutions | Number of shares voted | Shares voted for: | Shares voted against: | Shares abstained: |
1. To consider and endorse the Company's financial statements | 753 975 761 | 753 954 162 | 21 599 | 436 317 |
1. To consider and endorse the Company's financial statements | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
1. To consider and endorse the Company's financial statements | 88.938% | 99.997% | 0.003% | 0.051% |
2. To re-appoint the Company's auditors | ||||
2.1 Price waterhouse Coopers Inc | 754 254 085 | 754 164 249 | 89 836 | 157 703 |
2.1 Price waterhouse Coopers Inc | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
2.1 Price waterhouse Coopers Inc | 88.971% | 99.988% | 0.012% | 0.019% |
2.2 Ernst and Young Inc | 754 254 425 | 754 164 503 | 89 922 | 157 703 |
2.2 Ernst and Young Inc | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
2.2 Ernst and Young Inc | 88.971% | 99.988% | 0.012% | 0.019% |
3. To re-elect retiring directors | ||||
3.1 Colin Beggs | 754 254 425 | 754 230 261 | 24 164 | 157 703 |
3.1 Colin Beggs | % of total | % of shares | % of | % of total |
issued shares | voted | shares voted | issued shares | |
88.971% | 99.997% | 0.003% | 0.019% | |
3.2 Wendy Lucas-Bull | 754 224 434 | 748 569 137 | 5 655 297 | 187 694 |
3.2 Wendy Lucas-Bull | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
3.2 Wendy Lucas-Bull | 88.968% | 99.250% | 0.750% | 0.022% |
3.3 Patrick Clackson | 754 254 333 | 739 194 935 | 15 059 398 | 157 795 |
3.3 Patrick Clackson | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
3.3 Patrick Clackson | 88.971% | 98.003% | 1.997% | 0.019% |
3.4 Maria Ramos | 754 254 425 | 754 147 363 | 107 062 | 157 703 |
3.4 Maria Ramos | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
3.4 Maria Ramos | 88.971% | 99.986% | 0.014% | 0.019% |
3.5 Ashok Vaswani | 754 254 425 | 7541 47 363 | 107 062 | 157 703 |
3.5 Ashok Vaswani | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
3.5 Ashok Vaswani | 88.971% | 99.986% | 0.014% | 0.019% |
4. To confirm the appointment of new directors appointed after the last AGM | ||||
4.1 Francis Okomo-Okello | 754 254 289 | 754 202 199 | 52 090 | 157 789 |
4.1 Francis Okomo-Okello | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
4.1 Francis Okomo-Okello | 88.971% | 99.993% | 0.007% | 0.019% |
4.2 Alex Darko | 754 254 339 | 754 202 249 | 52 090 | 157 789 |
4.2 Alex Darko | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
88.971% | 99.993% | 0.007% | 0.019% | |
5. To elect the members of the Group Audit and Compliance Committee | ||||
5.1 Colin Beggs | 754 254 425 | 754 253 763 | 662 | 157 703 |
5.1 Colin Beggs | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
5.1 Colin Beggs | 88.971% | 99.999% | 0.001% | 0.019% |
5.2 Mohamed Husain | 754 254 425 | 754 253 763 | 662 | 157 703 |
5.2 Mohamed Husain | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
5.2 Mohamed Husain | 88.971% | 99.999% | 0.001% | 0.019% |
5.3 Trevor Munday | 754 224 358 | 754 223 696 | 662 | 157 703 |
5.3 Trevor Munday | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
5.3 Trevor Munday | 88.968% | 99.999% | 0.001% | 0.019% |
5.4 Alex Darko | 754 251 425 | 754 250 763 | 662 | 157 703 |
5.4 Alex Darko | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
5.4 Alex Darko | 88.971% | 99.999% | 0.001% | 0.019% |
6. To place unissued shares under the control of the directors | 754 253 713 | 726 443 851 | 27 809 862 | 158 365 |
6. To place unissued shares under the control of the directors | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
6. To place unissued shares under the control of the directors | 88.971% | 96.313% | 3.687% | 0.019% |
7. Non-binding advisory vote on the Company's remuneration policy | 754 152 830 | 684 216 281 | 69 936 549 | 259 248 |
7. Non-binding advisory vote on the Company's remuneration policy | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
7. Non-binding advisory vote on the Company's remuneration policy | 88.959% | 90.726% | 9.274% | 0.031% |
8. Approval of the Barclays Africa Group | 749 329 930 | 657 574 284 | 91 755 646 | 5 082 148 |
8. Approval of the Barclays Africa Group | % of total shares | % of shares voted | % of shares | % of total issued |
Limited Share Value Plan (requiring 75% votes in favour) | voted | shares | ||
Limited Share Value Plan (requiring 75% votes in favour) | 88.390% | 87.754% | 12.245% | 0.599% |
Special resolutions | Number of shares voted | Shares voted for: | Shares voted against: | Shares abstained: |
1. Special resolution to sanction the proposed remuneration of the non- executive directors, payable from 1 May 2015 | 754 253 713 | 754 100 396 | 153 317 | 158 365 |
1. Special resolution to sanction the proposed remuneration of the non- executive directors, payable from 1 May 2015 | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
1. Special resolution to sanction the proposed remuneration of the non- executive directors, payable from 1 May 2015 | 88.971% | 99.980% | 0.020% | 0.019% |
2. Special resolution regarding the authority for a general repurchase of ordinary shares of the Company | 751 114 112 | 729 264 480 | 21 849 632 | 234 383 |
2. Special resolution regarding the authority for a general repurchase of ordinary shares of the Company | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
2. Special resolution regarding the authority for a general repurchase of ordinary shares of the Company | 88.601% | 97.091% | 2.909% | 0.028% |
3. Special resolution on Financial Assistance - section 45 of the Companies Act | 754 254 283 | 750 147 741 | 4 106 542 | 157 795 |
3. Special resolution on Financial Assistance - section 45 of the Companies Act | % of total issued shares | % of shares voted | % of shares voted | % of total issued shares |
3. Special resolution on Financial Assistance - section 45 of the Companies Act | 88.971% | 99.456% | 0.544% | 0.019% |
The special resolutions will be lodged with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in due course and, where appropriate, the Registrar of Banks.
Johannesburg
19 May 2015
David Hodnett - Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Financial
Director
Tel: (+2711) 350 2623
Email: David.Hodnett@barclaysafrica.com
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
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