2 May 2024
Aviva
plc
Voting
Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting
Aviva plc announces the results of
its Annual General Meeting held today. All resolutions were voted
on by way of a poll and were passed.
The total number of votes received on
each resolution is as follows:
|
|
Resolution
|
For
|
% of votes
cast
|
Against
|
% of votes
cast
|
Votes cast as % of Issued
Share Capital
|
Withheld
|
|
1.
|
To receive and consider the
Company's 2023 Annual Report and accounts
|
1,594,063,051
|
99.87%
|
2,046,547
|
0.13%
|
59.06%
|
1,519,283
|
|
2.
|
To approve the Directors'
Remuneration Report
|
1,558,072,480
|
97.59%
|
38,505,788
|
2.41%
|
59.08%
|
1,052,339
|
|
3.
|
To approve the Directors'
Renumeration Policy
|
1,559,031,728
|
97.66%
|
37,360,745
|
2.34%
|
59.07%
|
1,236,255
|
|
4.
|
To approve the Company's
climate-related financial disclosure for 2023
|
1,523,372,830
|
97.52%
|
38,814,833
|
2.48%
|
57.80%
|
35,428,775
|
|
5.
|
To declare a final dividend for the
year ended 31 December 2023 of 22.3 pence per ordinary
share
|
1,596,734,248
|
99.98%
|
344,200
|
0.02%
|
59.09%
|
554,008
|
|
6.
|
To elect Ian Clark
|
1,593,674,806
|
99.82%
|
2,806,265
|
0.18%
|
59.07%
|
1,150,995
|
|
7.
|
To re-elect George Culmer
|
1,556,273,291
|
97.47%
|
40,325,136
|
2.53%
|
59.08%
|
1,036,361
|
|
8.
|
To re-elect Amanda Blanc
|
1,595,090,780
|
99.89%
|
1,682,015
|
0.11%
|
59.08%
|
861,102
|
|
9.
|
To re-elect Charlotte
Jones
|
1,593,062,565
|
99.78%
|
3,571,918
|
0.22%
|
59.08%
|
999,658
|
|
10.
|
To re-elect Andrea Blance
|
1,540,809,478
|
96.51%
|
55,680,816
|
3.49%
|
59.07%
|
1,143,882
|
|
11.
|
Resolution withdrawn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.
|
To re-elect Patrick Flynn
|
1,540,785,381
|
96.51%
|
55,697,716
|
3.49%
|
59.07%
|
1,151,620
|
|
13.
|
To re-elect Shonaid
Jemmett-Page
|
1,535,360,395
|
96.17%
|
61,179,687
|
3.83%
|
59.07%
|
1,093,500
|
|
14.
|
To re-elect Mohit Joshi
|
1,546,470,504
|
96.87%
|
50,049,139
|
3.13%
|
59.07%
|
1,113,350
|
|
15.
|
To re-elect Pippa Lambert
|
1,518,121,535
|
95.09%
|
78,428,034
|
4.91%
|
59.07%
|
1,084,230
|
|
16.
|
To re-elect Jim
McConville
|
1,540,836,226
|
96.52%
|
55,626,846
|
3.48%
|
59.07%
|
1,166,944
|
|
17.
|
To re-elect Michael Mire
|
1,447,836,233
|
90.69%
|
148,646,151
|
9.31%
|
59.07%
|
1,147,175
|
|
18.
|
To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as
Auditor
|
1,580,887,127
|
99.01%
|
15,884,976
|
0.99%
|
59.08%
|
856,582
|
|
19.
|
To authorise the Audit Committee to
determine the Auditor's remuneration
|
1,578,438,440
|
98.85%
|
18,311,988
|
1.15%
|
59.08%
|
871,709
|
|
20.
|
To authorise the Company and its
subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political
expenditure
|
1,552,056,283
|
97.70%
|
36,535,845
|
2.30%
|
58.78%
|
9,018,937
|
|
21.
|
To authorise the directors of the
Company to allot ordinary shares
|
1,498,227,891
|
93.84%
|
98,414,050
|
6.16%
|
59.08%
|
985,717
|
|
22.
|
Additional authority to allot new
ordinary shares in relation to Solvency II Instruments
|
1,585,662,462
|
99.33%
|
10,770,576
|
0.67%
|
59.07%
|
1,191,922
|
|
23.
|
Disapplication of pre-emption
rights*
|
1,577,060,452
|
98.93%
|
17,031,065
|
1.07%
|
58.98%
|
3,528,561
|
|
24.
|
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
- Solvency II*
|
1,583,329,986
|
99.20%
|
12,747,623
|
0.80%
|
59.06%
|
1,545,496
|
|
25.
|
To authorise the Company to purchase
its own ordinary shares*
|
1,586,394,684
|
99.37%
|
10,059,523
|
0.63%
|
59.07%
|
1,169,847
|
|
26.
|
To authorise the Company to purchase
its own 8 3/4% preference shares*
|
1,587,357,214
|
99.44%
|
8,945,067
|
0.56%
|
59.07%
|
1,291,109
|
|
27.
|
To authorise the Company to purchase
its own 8 3/8% preference shares*
|
1,589,594,995
|
99.58%
|
6,692,975
|
0.42%
|
59.07%
|
1,309,972
|
|
28.
|
To authorise the Company to call
general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting on not less
than 14 clear days' notice*
|
1,470,967,395
|
92.13%
|
125,657,274
|
7.87%
|
59.08%
|
994,206
|
|
29.
|
To adopt new articles of
association*
|
1,564,966,971
|
98.05%
|
31,161,341
|
1.95%
|
59.06%
|
1,488,605
|
Notes:
*Special resolution
A vote withheld is not a vote in law
and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a
resolution.
As at close of business on 1 May
2024 there were 2,702,584,761 Aviva plc ordinary shares in issue.
On a poll in respect of the resolutions, ordinary shareholders are
entitled to one vote per share held.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule
9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions
concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the Financial
Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will
shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the poll results for the
Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Aviva website
at www.aviva.com/agm
shortly.
The full text of each of the
resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting
which is available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm.
-ends-
Enquiries:
Governance:
Susan
Adams
+44 (0)7391 104836
Media:
Andrew
Reid
+44 (0)7800 694 276
Sarah
Swailes
+44 (0)7800 694 859
Marion
Fischer
+44 (0)7800 693 219
Analysts:
Rupert
Taylor
Rea
+44 (0)7385 494 440
Joel von
Sternberg
+44 (0)7384 231 238
Michael O'Hara
+44 (0)7387 234 388
Notes to editors:
·
We are the UK's leading diversified insurer
and we operate in the UK, Ireland and Canada. We
also have international investments in India and China.
·
We help our 19.2 million
customers make the most out of life, plan for the
future, and have the confidence that if things go wrong
we'll be there to put it right.
·
We have been taking care of people for more than
325 years, in line with our purpose of being 'with you today, for a
better tomorrow'. In 2023, we paid £25.6
billion in claims and benefits to our
customers.
·
In 2021, we announced our ambition to become Net
Zero by 2040, the first major insurance company in the world to do
so. We are aiming to have Net Zero carbon emissions from Aviva's
operations and supply chain by 2030. While we are working towards
our sustainability ambitions, we recognise that while we have
control over Aviva's operations and influence on our supply chain,
when it comes to decarbonising the economy in which we operate and
invest, Aviva is one part of a far larger global ecosystem. There
are also limits to our ability to influence other organisations and
governments. Nevertheless, we remain focused on the task and are
committed to playing our part in the collective effort to enable
the global transition. Find out more about our climate goals
at www.aviva.com/climate-goals
and our sustainability ambition and action at www.aviva.com/sustainability
·
Aviva is a Living Wage, Living Pension and Living
Hours employer and provides market-leading benefits for our people,
including flexible working, paid carers leave and equal parental
leave. Find out more at www.aviva.com/about-us/our-people
·
As at 31 December 2023, total Group assets under
management at Aviva Group were £376 billion
and our estimated Solvency II shareholder capital
surplus was £8.8 billion. Our shares are
listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE
100 index.
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