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Just Group PLC

09 May 2023

9 May 2023

JUST GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 9 MAY 2023

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions proposed were duly passed and details of the results of the poll are set out below:

 
 RESOLUTIONS                                  FOR                  AGAINST            TOTAL        TOTAL      NO. OF 
                                                                                    VOTES CAST     VOTES       VOTES 
                                                                                                  CAST AS     WITHHELD 
                                                                                                   A % OF 
                                                                                                   ISSUED 
                                                                                                   SHARE 
                                                                                                  CAPITAL 
                                                                                                   (EXC. 
                                                                                                   VOTES 
                                                                                                  WITHELD) 
 RESOLUTIONS:                           NO. OF        %        NO. OF       % 
  (* Special Resolution)                 VOTES        OF        VOTES       OF 
                                                     VOTES                 VOTES 
                                     ------------  -------  -----------  ------- 
       To receive the 
        audited accounts 
        of the Company 
        for the financial 
        year ended 31 December 
        2022 together with 
        the Strategic Report, 
        Directors' Report 
        and the Auditor's 
        Report on those 
 1.     accounts                      846,785,294   99.99      57,362      0.01    846,842,656    81.53%     3,028,869 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
        Report, in the 
        form set out in 
        the 2022 Annual 
 2.     Report and Accounts           807,852,479   95.06    41,938,546    4.94    849,791,025    81.81%      80,500 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
 3.     Policy                        810,331,240   95.35    39,534,784    4.65    849,866,024    81.82%       5,501 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To declare a final 
        dividend of 1.23 
        pence per ordinary 
        share for the year 
        ended 31 December 
        2022, payable on 
        17 May 2023 to 
        ordinary shareholders 
        named on the register 
        of members at the 
        close of business 
        on 14 April 2023, 
        provided that the 
        Board may cancel 
        the dividend and, 
        therefore, payment 
        of the dividend 
        at any time prior 
        to payment, if 
        it considers it 
        necessary to do 
        so for regulatory 
 4.     capital purposes              849,815,095   99.99      53,830      0.01    849,868,925    81.82%       2,600 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To elect Mary Phibbs 
        as a Director of 
 5.     the Company                   843,330,283   99.23    6,534,882     0.77    849,865,165    81.82%       6,360 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Michelle 
        Cracknell as a 
        Director of the 
 6.     Company                       836,272,493   98.40    13,592,372    1.60    849,864,865    81.82%       6,660 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect John 
        Hastings-Bass as 
        a Director of the 
 7.     Company                       814,021,565   95.78    35,839,800    4.22    849,861,365    81.82%      10,160 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mary 
        Kerrigan as a Director 
 8.     of the Company                843,330,761   99.23    6,534,104     0.77    849,864,865    81.82%       6,660 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Andrew 
        Parsons as a Director 
 9.     of the Company                841,452,147   99.01    8,407,731     0.99    849,859,878    81.82%      11,647 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect David 
        Richardson as a 
        Director of the 
 10.    Company                       843,227,393   99.22    6,632,485     0.78    849,859,878    81.82%      11,647 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Kalpana 
        Shah as a Director 
 11.    of the Company                843,232,049   99.22    6,631,329     0.78    849,863,378    81.82%       8,147 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
       PricewaterhouseCoopers 
       LLP as the Company's 
 12.   auditor                        838,331,956   98.64    11,539,509    1.36    849,871,465    81.82%        60 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Group Audit Committee 
        to determine the 
        remuneration of 
 13.    the Company's auditor         849,782,143   99.99      87,835      0.01    849,869,978    81.82%       1,547 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Company to make 
 14.    political donations           844,217,624   99.66    2,853,901     0.34    847,071,525    81.55%     2,800,000 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
 15.    shares.                       844,413,023   99.36    5,454,772     0.64    849,867,795    81.82%       3,730 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To grant the Directors 
        general authority 
        to disapply pre-emption 
 16.    rights*                       829,261,101   97.58    20,606,924    2.42    849,868,025    81.82%       3,500 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To grant the Directors 
        additional authority 
        to disapply pre-emption 
        rights 
        (acquisitions/capital 
 17.    investments)*                 764,655,856   89.97    85,215,669   10.03    849,871,525    81.82%         0 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Company to purchase 
 18.    its own shares*               836,892,589   98.64    11,498,914    1.36    848,391,503    81.68%     1,480,022 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
        shares in relation 
        to contingent convertible 
 19.    securities                    836,984,376   98.48    12,879,949    1.52    849,864,325    81.82%       7,200 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To disapply pre-emption 
        rights in relation 
        to contingent convertible 
 20.    securities*                   837,016,716   98.49    12,854,809    1.51    849,871,525    81.82%         0 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to convene 
        a general meeting 
        on not less than 
        14 clear days' 
 21.    notice*                       841,083,653   98.97    8,787,872     1.03    849,871,525    81.82%         0 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        rules of the Just 
        Group plc Long 
        Term Incentive 
 22.    Plan                          836,471,237   98.43    13,324,987    1.57    849,796,224    81.81%      75,301 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        rules of the Just 
        Group plc Deferred 
 23.    Share Bonus Plan              838,132,748   98.63    11,600,611    1.37    849,733,359    81.81%      138,166 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        rules of the Just 
        Group plc Sharesave 
 24.    Scheme                        849,748,019   99.99      43,019      0.01    849,791,038    81.81%      80,487 
      -----------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Full details of the resolutions passed, together with explanatory notes, are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 March 2023, which is available at https://www.justgroupplc.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm .

Notes:

   1)   The votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of the votes cast. 
   2)   Votes "For" include discretionary votes. 

3) A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

4) The total number of shares in issue on 4 May 2023 was 1,038,702,932 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all the resolutions at the AGM. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the AGM, will shortly be available for inspection on the FCA's National Storage Mechanism, at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Board & Committee changes

The membership of the Just Group plc Board, key board committees and main subsidiaries following the AGM are shown below.

 
 Just Group plc ("Group")       John Hastings-Bass - Chair 
  Board: 
                                 Executive Directors: 
 
                                 David Richardson - Group Chief Executive 
                                 Officer 
                                 Andrew Parsons (known as Andy Parsons) 
                                 - Group Chief Financial Officer 
 
                                 Independent Non-Executive Directors: 
 
                                 Paul Bishop 
                                 Michelle Cracknell 
                                 Mary Kerrigan 
                                 Mary Phibbs - Senior Independent Director 
                                 Kalpana Shah 
 Group Audit Committee:         Paul Bishop - Chair 
                                 Mary Kerrigan 
                                 Mary Phibbs 
                                 Kalpana Shah 
 Group Risk and Compliance      Kalpana Shah - Chair 
  Committee:                     John Hastings-Bass 
                                 Mary Phibbs 
 Market Disclosure Committee:   John Hastings-Bass - Chair 
                                 Andy Parsons 
                                 Mary Phibbs 
                                 David Richardson 
 Nomination and Governance      John Hastings-Bass - Chair 
  Committee:                     Michelle Cracknell 
                                 Mary Phibbs 
 Remuneration Committee:        Michelle Cracknell - Chair 
                                 John Hastings-Bass 
                                 Mary Phibbs 
 

As previously reported, Paul Bishop did not seek re-election at the 2023 AGM and therefore retired from the Group Board at the conclusion of the meeting. However, as announced on 3 May 2023, he has been reappointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Group and as Chair of the Group, JRL and PLACL Audit Committees ("Audit Chair"). Paul will also remain as a Non-Executive Director of the of the Group's regulated life companies, JRL and PLACL. Paul will continue as a Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair until the authorisation process for Mary Phibbs is complete to provide continuity and ensure a smooth transition.

 
 Enquiries 
 
  General                                   Media 
  Simon Watson, Group Company Secretary     Stephen Lowe, Group Communications 
  Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7444 8400           Director 
                                            Telephone: +44 (0) 1737 827 301 
  Investors / Analysts                      press.office@wearejust.co.uk 
  Alistair Smith, Investor Relations 
  Telephone: +44 (0) 1737 232 792           Temple Bar Advisory 
  alistair.smith@wearejust.co.uk            Alex Child-Villiers 
                                            William Barker 
  Paul Kelly, Investor Relations            Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7183 1190 
  Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7444 8127 
  paul.kelly@wearejust.co.uk 
 

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Group's website www.justgroupplc.co.uk .

JUST GROUP PLC

Enterprise House

Bancroft Road

Reigate

RH2 7RP

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