Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2015
The Society held its AGM on Tuesday 28 July 2015. 22,824 members voted, representing 9.88% of eligible members.
Electoral Reform Services (ERS), part of the Electoral Reform Society, independently scrutinised the proxy voting. Each of the resolutions and elections were carried. Votes cast by proxy and at the Meeting are shown below.
RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST | % IN FAVOUR | WITHHELD* | |
Ordinary Resolutions | |||||
1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 22,381 | 280 | 98.76% | 161 |
2 | To appoint KPMG LLP as the Society's Auditor | 21,774 | 823 | 96.36% | 224 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 20,222 | 2,140 | 90.43% | 460 |
Special Resolution | |||||
4 | To approve the Society’s Memorandum changes | 21,496 | 725 | 96.74% | 600 |
Re-election of Directors | |||||
5a | To re-elect Mark James Gibbard | 21,556 | 907 | 95.96% | 359 |
5b | To re-elect Mr Mark Patrick Nicholls | 21,249 | 1,191 | 94.69% | 381 |
5c | To re-elect Mr Martin Howard Ritchley | 21,303 | 1,138 | 94.93% | 381 |
5d | To re-elect Mr Richard Francis Sommers | 21,492 | 950 | 95.77% | 381 |
*The 'Withheld' figures are not included in the calculation of '% in Favour'.