The Public Register is the world’s first register tracking shareholder dissent at listed companies. The Register details companies in the UK FTSE All Share that have received significant opposition by shareholders to a resolution (written statements by a company’s board of directors detailing a binding corporate action), or any resolution withdrawn before a shareholder vote. 

In doing so, it helps to identify which companies are acknowledging shareholder dissent and how they are addressing their shareholders’ concerns.

We included the idea of setting up a Public Register of shareholder votes in our response to the Government’s Green Paper on Corporate Governance Reform in 2017. In its final response in August 2017, the Government asked the IA to develop and maintain the Register, which includes:

  • key details about the resolution (title, meeting date etc)
  • results of the shareholder vote (percentage of votes cast for and against, number of votes withheld, and percentage of the issued share capital voted)
  • a link to the AGM/GM results, including any statement made by the Board in response to the significant vote against at the time of the meeting – as required under provision E.2.2. of the UK Corporate Governance Code
  • a link to any further announcements by the company in response to the dissent, including shareholder views and what the company has done or plans to do.

The new UK Corporate Governance Code requires an update statement within six months of the shareholder meeting. To help companies, we’ve produced guidance setting out what investors would like to see from these update statements. You can find this guidance here.

You can find more details about the approach on the methodology page. For any further questions or to submit an update statement to the Public Register email [email protected]. For media enquiries email [email protected].

 

Remuneration policy
Company name Meeting date Meeting type (AGM/GM) Resolution number & title % Voted for % Voted against % Withheld % Issued share capital voted Statement in results Update statement
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 2: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy 70.76% 29.24% 0.25% 90.76% Yes
Yes
Remuneration report
Company name Meeting date Meeting type (AGM/GM) Resolution number & title % Voted for % Voted against % Withheld % Issued share capital voted Statement in results Update statement
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 2: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 71.57% 28.43% 0.21% 92.59% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 3: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 70.98% 29.02% 0.28% 90.74% Yes
Yes
Director re-election
Company name Meeting date Meeting type (AGM/GM) Resolution number & title % Voted for % Voted against % Withheld % Issued share capital voted Statement in results Update statement
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 6: To re-elect Jonathan Nicholls as a Director 70.52% 29.48% 0.15% 90.86% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 7: To re-elect Brian Bickell as a Director 70.75% 29.25% 0.03% 90.96% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 10: To re-elect Christopher Ward as a Director 70.67% 29.33% 0.03% 90.96% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 4: To re-elect Jonathan Nicholls 67.23% 32.77% 0.44% 92.37% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 5: To re-elect Brian Bickell as a Director 70.95% 29.05% 0.00% 92.79% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 8: To re-elect Christopher Ward as a Director 70.88% 29.12% 0.00% 92.79% Yes
Yes
Authority to allot shares
Company name Meeting date Meeting type (AGM/GM) Resolution number & title % Voted for % Voted against % Withheld % Issued share capital voted Statement in results Update statement
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 18: To approve an authority to allot shares 68.97% 31.03% 0.00% 90.99% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 09/02/2018 AGM Resolution 16: To approve an authority to allot shares 70.20% 29.80% 0.00% No
No
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 15: To approve an authority to allot shares 70.42% 29.58% 0.00% 92.79% Yes
Yes
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
Company name Meeting date Meeting type (AGM/GM) Resolution number & title % Voted for % Voted against % Withheld % Issued share capital voted Statement in results Update statement
SHAFTESBURY PLC 25/02/2021 AGM Resolution 16: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights on a further 5% of the issued share capital 70.94% 29.06% 0.02% 90.26% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 04/02/2022 AGM Resolution 18: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital 71.95% 28.05% 0.79% 89.99% Yes
additional announcement
No
SHAFTESBURY PLC 04/02/2022 AGM Resolution 19: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights on a further 5% of the issued share capital 70.97% 29.03% 0.79% 89.99% Yes
additional announcement
No
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 19: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption for 5% of issued share capital 70.93% 29.07% 0.23% 90.79% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 20: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption for an additional 5% of the issued share capital 70.17% 29.83% 0.23% 90.79% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 09/02/2018 AGM Resolution 17: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption for 5% of issued share capital 72.53% 27.47% 0.37% No
No
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 16: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of issued share capital 71.62% 28.38% 0.00% 92.79% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 09/02/2018 AGM Resolution 18: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption for an additional 5% of the issued share capital 71.46% 28.54% 0.37% No
No
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 17: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights for an additional 5% of the issued share capital 70.49% 29.51% 0.00% 92.80% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 25/02/2021 AGM Resolution 15: To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issued share capital 72.03% 27.97% 0.02% 90.26% Yes
Yes
Other resolutions
Company name Meeting date Meeting type (AGM/GM) Resolution number & title % Voted for % Voted against % Withheld % Issued share capital voted Statement in results Update statement
SHAFTESBURY PLC 08/02/2019 AGM Resolution 22: To authorise the Company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice 68.74% 31.26% 0.03% 90.96% Yes
Yes
SHAFTESBURY PLC 31/01/2020 AGM Resolution 19: To authorise the Company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice 68.37% 31.63% 0.00% 92.79% Yes
Yes