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Result of AGM
Result of AGM.
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LEI: 2138001P49OLAEU33T68 13 May 2025 Phoenix Group Holdings plc ('Phoenix Group') Results of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') Phoenix Group announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its AGM held on 13 May 2025 at Floor 9, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AN. A poll was held on each of the resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 20 (ordinary resolutions) and resolutions 21 to 25 (special resolutions) were all passed by the required majority. The results of the poll are as follows: Description of Resolution Votes For % of Votes cast Votes Against % of Votes cast Total % of issued share capital Votes Withheld* 1 To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. 729,326,492 99.99% 96,707 0.01% 729,423,199 72.71% 425,132 2 To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration report. 687,401,105 95.92% 29,230,842 4.08% 716,631,947 71.43% 13,216,384 3 To declare and approve a Final dividend of 27.35 pence per ordinary share. 729,689,019 99.99% 96,067 0.01% 729,785,086 72.75% 63,245 4 To re-elect Andy Briggs as a Director of the Company. 729,009,000 99.91% 620,445 0.09% 729,629,445 72.73% 218,886 5 To re-elect Eleanor Bucks as a Director of the Company. 729,091,077 99.95% 366,704 0.05% 729,457,781 72.71% 390,550 6 To elect Sherry Coutu as a Director of the Company. 729,154,826 99.96% 285,588 0.04% 729,440,414 72.71% 407,917 7 To re-elect Karen Green as a Director of the Company. 719,564,706 98.64% 9,884,897 1.36% 729,449,603 72.71% 398,728 8 To re-elect Mark Gregory as a Director of the Company. 729,052,262 99.95% 399,276 0.05% 729,451,538 72.71% 396,793 9 To re-elect Hiroyuki Iioka as a Director of the Company. 728,756,153 99.90% 698,578 0.10% 729,454,731 72.71% 393,600 10 To re-elect Sir Nicholas Lyons as a Director of the Company. 721,709,202 98.91% 7,925,515 1.09% 729,634,717 72.73% 213,614 11 To re-elect Katie Murray as a Director of the Company. 722,187,835 99.01% 7,257,000 0.99% 729,444,835 72.71% 403,496 12 To elect Nicolaos Nicandrou as a Director of the Company. 728,450,850 99.86% 1,018,687 0.14% 729,469,537 72.71% 378,794 13 To re-elect Belinda Richards as a Director of the Company. 726,954,980 99.66% 2,492,544 0.34% 729,447,524 72.71% 400,807 14 To re-elect David Scott as a Director of the Company. 728,973,433 99.93% 476,741 0.07% 729,450,174 72.71% 398,157 15 To re-elect Maggie Semple as a Director of the Company. 727,134,745 99.68% 2,324,297 0.32% 729,459,042 72.71% 389,289 16 To re-elect Nicholas Shott as a Director of the Company. 718,533,880 98.51% 10,900,304 1.49% 729,434,184 72.71% 414,147 17 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid. 729,362,839 99.95% 347,613 0.05% 729,710,452 72.74% 137,879 18 To authorise the Directors to agree the Auditor's remuneration. 729,438,309 99.96% 265,412 0.04% 729,703,721 72.74% 144,610 19 To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and to incur political expenditure. 723,609,334 99.16% 6,114,175 0.84% 729,723,509 72.74% 124,822 20 To authorise the Directors to allot shares. 717,614,084 98.34% 12,083,114 1.66% 729,697,198 72.74% 151,133 21 To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution). 720,519,750 98.75% 9,089,797 1.25% 729,609,547 72.73% 238,784 22 To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for an acquisition or other capital investment (Special Resolution). 712,571,821 97.66% 17,071,273 2.34% 729,643,094 72.73% 205,237 23 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares (Special Resolution). 729,088,669 99.92% 552,910 0.08% 729,641,579 72.73% 206,752 24 To authorise not less than 14 clear days' notice for general meetings (Special Resolution). 712,938,763 97.70% 16,819,497 2.30% 729,758,260 72.74% 90,071 25 To adopt new articles of association (Special Resolution) 615,068,174 84.32% 114,374,492 15.68% 729,442,666 72.71% 405,664 *A vote withheld is not a vote in law and therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution. As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital was 1,003,205,884 ordinary shares of 10 pence each. In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . Enquiries: Media Colette Cahill Teneo +44 (0)7500 547 034 Shellie Wells, Corporate Communications Director, Phoenix Group +44 (0)20 4559 3031 Investors Claire Hawkins, Director of Corporate Affairs & Brand, Phoenix Group +44 (0)20 4559 3161 Joanne Roberts, Investor Relations Director, Phoenix Group +44 (0)20 4559 4673