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Metro Bank PLC
03 June 2019
3 June 2019
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800X5WU57YL9GPK89
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METRO BANK PLC
Results of General Meeting
Metro 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:
RESOLUTION VOTES % VOTES % VOTES % of VOTES WITHHELD***
FOR AGAINST TOTAL ISC**
VOTED
To approve
the terms
(including
discount)
of the
proposed
Placing
(as defined
in the
notice
of general
meeting)
of ordinary
shares
by the
1 Company 66,284,323 92.25 5,568,246 7.75 71,852,569 73.76% 131
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To give
authority
to allot
ordinary
shares
in connection
with the
2 Placing 66,284,212 92.25 5,568,280 7.75 71,852,492 73.76% 131
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To give
authority
to dis-apply
statutory
pre-emption
rights
in connection
with the
3* Placing 66,283,125 92.25 5,568,609 7.75 71,851,734 73.75% 889
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* Passed as a special resolution.
** Issued Share Capital
*** Votes 'withheld' have not been included in the calculation
of whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded
to two decimal places.
A 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.
It is expected that Admission of the Placing Shares will occur
at or around 8.00 a.m. on 5 June 2019.
In 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.
Terms used in this announcement shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, be as defined in the Placing launch
announcement on 16 May 2019.
Enquiries
For further information on this announcement, please
contact:
Metro Bank plc
David Arden, Chief Financial Officer +44 (0) 20 3402 8900
Jo Roberts, Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 3402 8900
Media Relations
Tina Coates / Abigail Whittaker +44 (0) 7811 246 016 / +44 (0)7989 876136
Global Coordinators and Bookrunners
RBC Capital Markets
Oliver Hearsey / Marcus Jackson / Duncan Smith +44 (0) 20 7653 4000
Jefferies International Limited
Paul Nicholls / Graham Davidson / Max Jones +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
Bookrunner
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel company
Tom Michaud / Robin Mann / Stewart Wallace +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
Teneo
Charlie Armitstead / Anthony Silverman / Haya Herbert Burns +44 (0)20 7260 2700
About Metro Bank
Metro Bank is the revolution in British banking. It is
celebrated for its exceptional customer experience and achieved the
top spot in the Competition and Market Authority's Service Quality
Survey among personal current account holders for its overall
service and came second among business current account holders in
February 2019. It was also awarded 'Best All Round Personal Finance
Provider' at the Moneynet Personal Finance Awards 2019, as well as
'Most Trusted Financial Provider' at the Moneywise Customer Service
Awards in 2016 and 2017 and 'Financial Services Company of the
Year' at the Evening Standard Business Awards 2017. It is
recognised by Glassdoor in its 'Best Place to Work UK 2019' top 50
list.
Offering retail, business, commercial and private banking
services, it prides itself on using technology to give customers
the choice to bank however, whenever and wherever they choose.
Whether that's through its growing network of stores open seven
days a week, from early in the morning to late at night, 362 days a
year; on the phone through its UK-based 24/7 contact centres manned
by people not machines; or online through its internet banking or
award-winning mobile app: the bank offers customers real
choice.
The bank employs over 3,900 colleagues and is headquartered in
Holborn, London.
Metro Bank PLC. Registered in England and Wales. Company number:
6419578. Registered office: One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA.
'Metrobank' is the registered trade mark of Metro Bank PLC.
It is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential
Regulation Authority. Most relevant deposits are protected by the
Financial Services Compensation Scheme. For further information
about the Scheme refer to the FSCS website www.fscs.org.uk.
All Metro Bank products are subject to status and approval.
Metro Bank PLC is an independent UK bank - it is not affiliated
with any other bank or organisation (including the METRO newspaper
or its publishers) anywhere in the world. Please refer to Metro
Bank using the full name.
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