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Result of General Meeting
Result of General Meeting.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9870A Metro Bank PLC 03 June 2019 \n\n3 June 2019\nLegal Entity Identifier: 213800X5WU57YL9GPK89\nTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.\n \nMETRO BANK PLC\nResults of General Meeting\nMetro Bank PLC (the \"Company\") announces that, at the General Meeting of shareholders held earlier today in connection with the Placing announced on 16 May 2019, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of General Meeting included in the Prospectus dated 17 May 2019 were passed as follows: \n\n\n\nRESOLUTION\n\n\nVOTES\nFOR\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES AGAINST\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES\nTOTAL\n\n\n% of ISC** VOTED\n\n\nVOTES WITHHELD***\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\nTo approve the terms (including discount) of the proposed Placing \n(as defined in the notice of general meeting) of ordinary shares by the Company \n\n\n66,284,323\n\n\n92.25\n\n\n5,568,246\n\n\n7.75\n\n\n71,852,569\n\n\n73.76%\n\n\n131\n \n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\nTo give authority to allot ordinary shares in connection with the Placing \n\n\n66,284,212\n\n\n92.25\n\n\n5,568,280\n\n\n7.75\n\n\n71,852,492\n\n\n73.76%\n\n\n131\n\n\n\n\n3*\n\n\nTo give authority to dis-apply statutory \npre-emption rights in connection with the Placing \n\n\n66,283,125\n\n\n92.25\n\n\n5,568,609\n\n\n7.75\n\n\n71,851,734\n\n\n73.75%\n\n\n889\n\n\n\n \n* Passed as a special resolution. \n \n** Issued Share Capital\n \n*** Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. \nA copy of the above results will shortly be available on the investor section of Metro Bank PLC 's website www.metrobankonline.co.uk/investor-relations. \nIt is expected that Admission of the Placing Shares will occur at or around 8.00 a.m. on 5 June 2019.\nIn accordance with the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, a copy of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting on 3 June 2019 have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection. \nTerms used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherw...