Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2018
The Society held its AGM on Monday 30 July 2018. 17,877 members voted, representing 8.19% of eligible members.
Electoral Reform Services (ERS) 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 | 17,510 | 210 | 98.81% | 155 |
2 | To appoint KPMG LLP as the Society's Auditor | 16,699 | 916 | 94.80% | 258 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 15,809 | 1,702 | 90.28% | 364 |
4 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 15,671 | 1,839 | 89.50% | 364 |
Special Resolution | |||||
5 | To approve the Society’s Rule changes as stated in the Notice of AGM | 16,820 | 545 | 96.86% | 511 |
Election and re-election of Directors | |||||
6 | To elect or re-elect Directors as follows: | ||||
6a | To elect Victoria Mitchell | 16,983 | 579 | 96.70% | 314 |
6b | To re-elect Julie Hopes | 16,889 | 688 | 96.09% | 298 |
6c | To re-elect Mark Patrick Nicholls | 16,685 | 841 | 95.20% | 348 |
6d | To re-elect Mahomed Ashraf Piranie | 16,663 | 874 | 95.02% | 335 |
6e | To re-elect Mark Jeffrey Preston | 16,747 | 771 | 95.60% | 357 |
6f | To re-elect Martin Howard Ritchley | 16,727 | 813 | 95.36% | 336 |
6g | To re-elect Stuart James Turner | 16,823 | 712 | 95.94% | 341 |
6h | To re-elect Colin Richard Walklin | 16,789 | 744 | 95.76% | 343 |
6i | To re-elect Jonathan Westhoff | 16,762 | 776 | 95.58% | 337 |
*The 'Withheld' figures are not included in the calculation of '% in Favour'.