The AGM was attended by 48 members.
Rachel Small, our company secretary welcomed everyone to the meeting and our chief executive, Richard Rowney outlined the financial performance of the Society before inviting any questions. The minutes of the meeting are shown here.
During the formal proceedings 9 resolutions were passed.
We received 53,068 proxy votes which meant that the turnout was 5.56% and of the total votes 25.9% were conducted online. The results of the proxy votes are shown in the table below.
To celebrate our 175th birthday members who voted were entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a £100 restaurant voucher. From the 48 members who attended in person, 5 were chosen at random and received a prize on the day. 170 members who voted by post or online have also been chosen at random and will be sent their prize in the post.
| Resolution | % in favour |
| 1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 | 98.61 |
| 2. To appoint Alan Cook as a Director and Chairman for a further term of one year | 98.34 |
| 3. To appoint Andy Parsons as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.25 |
| 4. To appoint Colin Ledlie as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.22 |
| 5. To appoint Alison Hutchinson as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.88 |
| 6. To appoint Luke Savage as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.15 |
| 7. To approve the 2017 Directors’ Remuneration Report | 95.07 |
| 8. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy | 93.96 |
| 9. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Society’s auditor until the end of the next AGM | 96.91 |
| Resolution | % in favour |
| 1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 | 98.61 |
| 2. To appoint Alan Cook as a Director and Chairman for a further term of one year | 98.34 |
| 3. To appoint Andy Parsons as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.25 |
| 4. To appoint Colin Ledlie as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.22 |
| 5. To appoint Alison Hutchinson as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.88 |
| 6. To appoint Luke Savage as a director for an initial term of three years | 97.15 |
| 7. To approve the 2017 Directors’ Remuneration Report | 95.07 |
| 8. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy | 93.96 |
| 9. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Society’s auditor until the end of the next AGM | 96.91 |