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RNS Number : 2346W

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

08 December 2023

Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM of the Company held on Friday 8(th) December 2023, all of the resolutions proposed at the Meeting were duly passed by shareholders.

For information, full details of the votes received were as follows:

 
       Resolution Number                 For                 Against           Total      % of ISC voted   Withheld * 
                                                                               Vote * 
                                 No. of Votes    %     No. of Votes    %    No. of Votes                  No. of votes 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------                  ------------ 
   1. Receive the Report of 
 Directors and Audited Accounts  397,839,710   99.85     616,257     0.15   398,455,967       84.01%       6,994,553 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 2. Approve the final dividend   405,431,812   100.00     6,782      0.00   405,438,594       85.48%         11,926 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
3. Approve Directors' Report on 
          Remuneration           302,104,242   96.96    9,466,162    3.04   311,570,404       65.69%       93,880,116 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
     4. Approve Directors' 
      Remuneration Policy        293,385,741   95.09    15,147,800   4.91   308,533,541       65.05%       96,916,978 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 5. Re-appointment of Auditors   397,915,215   98.15    7,520,836    1.85   405,436,051       85.48%         14,469 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
   6. Auditors' Remuneration     405,373,279   99.99      60,036     0.01   405,433,315       85.48%         17,205 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
   7. [Re-election of Deanna 
  Oppenheimer - Non-Executive 
           Chair]**               WITHDRAWN             WITHDRAWN            WITHDRAWN                     WITHDRAWN 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 8. Re-election of Dan Olley - 
       Executive Director        403,429,156   99.51    1,995,611    0.49   405,424,767       85.48%         25,753 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 9. Election of Amy Stirling - 
       Executive Director        404,741,739   99.83     685,128     0.17   405,426,867       85.48%         23,653 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
   10. Re-Election of Roger 
     Perkin- Non-Executive 
          Director***             WITHDRAWN             WITHDRAWN            WITHDRAWN                     WITHDRAWN 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
11. Re-Election of John Troiano 
    - Non-Executive Director     311,330,142   76.79    94,096,570   23.21  405,426,712       85.48%         23,808 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
   12. Re-Election of Andrea 
 Blance- Non-Executive Director  305,340,730   75.86    97,149,978   24.14  402,490,708       84.86%       2,959,812 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
    13. Re-Election of Moni 
    Mannings - Non-Executive 
            Director             297,766,629   73.98   104,718,374   26.02  402,485,003       84.86%       2,965,517 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
   14. Re-Election of Adrian 
    Collins - Non-Executive 
            Director             401,702,986   99.81     783,626     0.19   402,486,612       84.86%       2,963,908 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
15. Re-Election of Penny James 
    - Non-Executive Director     292,037,671   72.56   110,449,837   27.44  402,487,508       84.86%       2,963,012 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
16. Re-Election of Darren Pope 
    - Non-Executive Director     306,254,441   76.09    96,230,477   23.91  402,484,918       84.86%       2,965,602 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
17. Election of Michael Morley 
    - Non-Executive Director     405,332,927   99.98      87,362     0.02   405,420,289       85.47%         30,231 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 18. Authority to Purchase Own 
          Shares ****            304,094,212   75.01   101,320,719   24.99  405,414,931       85.47%         35,589 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 19. Authority to Allot Shares   303,328,110   75.38    99,067,618   24.62  402,395,728       84.84%       3,054,791 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
  20. Authority to Dis-apply 
  Statutory Pre-emption Rights 
              ****               310,476,994   76.58    94,948,546   23.42  405,425,540       85.48%         24,980 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 21. Approve short notice for 
     general meetings ****       393,805,298   97.84    8,689,303    2.16   402,494,601       84.86%       2,955,919 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
  22. Approve the Hargreaves 
 Lansdown plc Performance Share 
              Plan               299,628,254   74.46   102,764,402   25.54  402,392,656       84.84%       3,057,864 
                                 ------------  ------  ------------  -----  ------------  --------------  ------------ 
 

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: www.hl.co.uk/investor-relations/investor-information/agm .

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

** As announced by RNS on 29 November 2023, the Company confirms that the resolution to re-elect Deanna Oppenheimer as Non-Executive Chair of the Company (Resolution 7 of the Notice) is now withdrawn. The withdrawal of Resolution 7 did not otherwise affect the validity of the Notice, the proxy form or any proxy votes already submitted on other resolutions. The numbering of all other proposed resolutions at the Annual General Meeting remained unchanged.

*** As announced by RNS on 29 November 2023, the Company confirms that the resolution to re-elect Roger Perkin as Non-Executive Director of the Company (Resolution 10 of the Notice) is now withdrawn. The withdrawal of Resolution 10 did not otherwise affect the validity of the Notice, the proxy form or any proxy votes already submitted on other resolutions. The numbering of all other proposed resolutions at the Annual General Meeting remained unchanged.

**** Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), two copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 8(th) December 2023 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority.

The Board notes that resolution 11 (re-election of J Troiano), resolution 12 (re-election of A Blance), resolution 13 (re-election of M Mannings), resolution 15 (re-election of P James), resolution 16 (re-election of D Pope), resolution 18 (authority to purchase its own shares), resolution 19 (authority to allot shares), resolution 20 (authority to dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights) and resolution 22 ( approve the Hargreaves Lansdown plc Performance Share Plan) were passed but with less than 80% of support. The Board will consult with the specific shareholders who did not vote in favour to understand any concerns.

A copy of this document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Claire Chapman

Company Secretary

Enquiries:

Danny Cox, Head of Communications:

07989 672 071

James Found, Head of Investor Relations:

07970 066 634

LEI: 2138008ZCE93ZDSESG90

Company Number: 02122142

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