TIDMOSB
OneSavings Bank plc
(the Company)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The following regulated information, disseminated pursuant to DTR6.3.5,
comprises the Notice of Annual General Meeting for 2017 which was sent
to shareholders of OneSavings Bank plc on 31 March 2017. A copy of the
Notice of Annual General Meeting is available at www.osb.co.uk.
Enquiries:
OneSavings Bank plc
Nickesha Graham-Burrell
Deputy Company Secretary
t: 01634 835 796
Brunswick
t: 020 7404 5959
Robin Wrench / Simone Selzer
Notes to Editors
About OneSavings Bank plc
OneSavings Bank plc ('OSB') began trading as a bank on 1 February 2011
when the trade and assets of Kent Reliance Building Society were
transferred into the business. OSB is a specialist lending and retail
savings group authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, part of
the Bank of England, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
and Prudential Regulation Authority.
OSB focuses on selected sub-sectors of the lending market in which it
has established expertise, platforms and capabilities, and where
opportunities have been identified for both high returns on a
risk-adjusted basis and strong growth. These include Buy-to-Let/SME
(comprising Buy-to-Let, Commercial, Residential development and Funding
lines), Residential Mortgages (comprising First charge, Second charge
and Funding lines), and Personal Loans. OSB originates organically
through specialist brokers and independent financial advisors.
OSB is predominantly funded by retail savings originated through the
established Kent Reliance franchise, which includes a network of
branches in the South East of England, as well as online and postal
channels. Diversification of funding is currently provided by
securitisation and OSB joined the Funding for Lending Scheme in early
2014 and the Term Funding Scheme in November 2016.
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you
are in any doubt as to what action you should take, you are recommended
to seek your own personal financial advice immediately from your
stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent
financial adviser who, if you are taking advice in the United Kingdom,
is duly authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or
an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are in
a territory outside the United Kingdom.
If you have sold or transferred all of your ordinary shares in
OneSavings Bank plc, please send this document and any other documents
that accompany it as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee or
to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or
transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred only part of your holding, you
should retain this document and its enclosures.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
OneSavings Bank
(incorporated and registered in England and Wales under number 7312896.
Registered office: Reliance House, Sun Pier, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4ET)
Notice of Annual General Meeting
on Wednesday, 10 May 2017 at 11 am
at the offices of Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Milton Gate,
60 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4AG
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
31 March 2017
Dear Shareholder
2016 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS AND 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
I am pleased to inform you that the 2016 annual report and accounts and
the notice of the 2017 annual general meeting of OneSavings Bank plc
(the 'Company') have now been published. A copy of the 2016 Annual
Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 is enclosed with
this document, together with a proxy form to enable you to exercise your
voting rights.
This year's annual general meeting ('AGM') will be held at the offices
of Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y
4AG on Wednesday, 10 May 2017 at 11 am. Information on how to get to
Addleshaw Goddard is included on the attendance card attached to the
proxy form.
The formal notice of AGM is set out on pages 2 to 5 of this document and
contains the proposed Resolutions. Explanatory notes to the business to
be considered are set out from page 6 of this document.
VOTING AT THE AGM
This year I will once again be inviting you to vote on all Resolutions
at the AGM by way of a poll rather than on a show of hands. Poll voting
is in line with practice increasingly adopted by UK public companies and
provides a more transparent method of voting. It will result in a more
accurate reflection of the views of shareholders by ensuring that every
vote is recognised, including the votes of those shareholders who are
unable to attend but who have appointed a proxy for the meeting. On a
poll each shareholder has one vote for every share held. I would
encourage shareholders to exercise their right to vote.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
If you would like to vote on the Resolutions to be proposed at the AGM
but you are unable to attend in person, you can appoint another person
as your proxy to exercise all or any of your rights to attend, vote and
speak at the AGM by using one of the methods set out in the Notes
section on page 10.
Whether or not you propose to attend the AGM, please complete and return
the enclosed proxy form so that it is received by the Company's
Registrar, Equiniti, by no later than 11 am on Monday, 8 May 2017. If
you are a member of CREST, you may submit a proxy appointment
electronically through the CREST voting service. Further details are set
out in the Notes section on page 10. The appointment of a proxy will not
stop you from attending the AGM and voting in person should you so wish.
The results of voting on the Resolutions will be posted on the Company's
website following the conclusion of the meeting.
RECOMMATION
The Directors recommend shareholders to vote in favour of each of the
Resolutions at the AGM. The Board considers that the Resolutions are in
the best interests of the Company's shareholders as a whole and will
promote the success of the Company for their benefit. The Directors
intend to vote in favour of the Resolutions in respect of their own
beneficial shareholdings in the Company (save in respect of those
Resolutions in which they are interested).
Finally, as I will be stepping down at the conclusion of the AGM, I
would like to thank you for your support over the years.
I look forward to seeing you at the AGM.
Yours faithfully
Mike Fairey
Chairman
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of OneSavings
Bank plc (the 'Company') will be held at the offices of Addleshaw
Goddard LLP, Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4AG on
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 at 11 am to consider and, if thought fit, pass
the following Resolutions.
All Resolutions will be proposed as ordinary resolutions, save for
Resolutions 10 to 14 inclusive which will be proposed as special
resolutions.
1. To receive the audited financial statements and the Auditor's and
Directors' reports for the year ended 31 December 2016.
2. To receive and approve the Annual Statement by the Chairman of the
Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration
for the financial year ended 31 December 2016.
3. To declare a final dividend of 7.6 pence per ordinary share in
respect of the year ended 31 December 2016.
4. Election and re-election of Directors
To elect by separate resolutions each of the following as an independent
non-executive Director of the Company:
(a) Andrew Doman
(b) Margaret Hassall
To re-elect by separate resolutions each of the following as a Director
of the Company:
Independent non-executive Directors
(c) John Graham Allatt
(d) Eric Anstee
(e) Rodney Duke
(f) Mary McNamara
(g) Nathan Moss
Non-executive Director
(h) Timothy Hanford
Executive Directors
(i) Andrew Golding
(j) April Talintyre
5. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Auditor of the Company.
6. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the
Auditor.
7. That the Directors are generally and unconditionally authorised
pursuant to and in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006
(the 'Act') to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in
the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any
security into, shares in the Company ('Rights'):
a. up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of GBP810,274; and
b. comprising equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of
the Act) up to a further maximum aggregate nominal amount of GBP810,274
in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
(i) to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be
practicable) to their existing holdings; and
(ii) to the holders of other equity securities, as required by the
rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider
necessary,
and subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors
may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional
entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems
arising under the laws or the requirements of any regulatory body or
stock exchange in any territory or by virtue of shares being represented
by depositary receipts or any other matter.
This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general
meeting of the Company, or, if earlier, at the close of business on 30
June 2018, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or
agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might
require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry
and the Directors shall be entitled to allot shares and grant Rights
pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority had not
expired; and all authorities vested in the Directors on the date of the
notice of this meeting to allot shares and grant Rights that remain
unexercised at the commencement of this meeting are hereby revoked.
8. That, in addition to the authority contained in Resolution 7 in the
notice of this meeting, the Directors are generally and unconditionally
authorised pursuant to and in accordance with section 551 of the
Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to exercise all the powers of the Company
to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or
to convert any security into, shares in the Company:
a. up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of GBP291,698 in relation
to the issue of Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments; and
b. subject to applicable law and regulation, at such conversion prices
(or such maximum or minimum conversion prices or conversion price
methodologies) as may be determined by the Directors of the Company from
time to time.
This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general
meeting of the Company or, if earlier, at the close of business on 30
June 2018), save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or
agreements before the expiry of such authority which would or might
require shares to be allotted or rights to be granted after such expiry
and the Directors may allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for or
to convert any security into shares, in pursuance of any such offer or
agreement as if the authority had not expired.
9. That, in accordance with sections 366 and 367 of the Companies Act
2006 (the 'Act'), the Company and all companies that are its
subsidiaries, at any time up to the conclusion of the next annual
general meeting or, if earlier, up to the close of business on 30 June
2018, are authorised to:
a. make political donations to political parties and/or independent
election candidates;
b. make political donations to political organisations other than
political parties; and
c. incur political expenditure;
up to an aggregate total amount of GBP50,000, with the amount authorised
for each of heads (a) to (c) above being limited to the same total.
For the purposes of this authority the terms 'political donation',
'political parties', 'independent election candidates', 'political
organisation' and 'political expenditure' have the meanings given by
sections 363 to 365 of the Act.
10. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 7 in the notice of this
meeting, the Directors are empowered pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of
the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot equity securities (within
the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash either pursuant to the
authority conferred by Resolution 7 in the notice of this meeting or by
way of a sale of treasury shares as if section 561(1) of the Act did not
apply to any such allotment or sale provided that this power shall be
limited to:
a. the allotment of equity securities and the sale of treasury shares
in connection with an offer of or invitation to acquire equity
securities (but in the case of the authority granted under sub-paragraph
(b) of Resolution 7 in the notice of this meeting by way of a rights
issue only):
(i) to the holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as may
be practicable) to their existing holdings; and
(ii) to the holders of other equity securities, as required by the
rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider
necessary,
and subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors
may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional
entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems
arising under the laws of or the requirements of any regulatory body or
stock exchange in any territory or by virtue of shares being represented
by depositary receipts or any other matter; and
b. the allotment (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) of this
Resolution 10) to any person or persons of equity securities or sale of
treasury shares up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of GBP121,541.
Such power shall expire on the revocation or expiry (unless renewed) of
the general authority conferred on the Directors by Resolution 7 in the
notice of this meeting, save that the Company shall be entitled to make
offers or agreements before the expiry of such power which would or
might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the
Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any
such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not
expired.
11. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 7 in the notice of this
meeting and in addition to the power contained in Resolution 10 in the
notice of this meeting, the Directors are empowered pursuant to sections
570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot equity
securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash
pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 7 in the notice of
this meeting or by way of a sale of treasury shares as if section 561(1)
of the Act did not apply, provided that this power is:
a. limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury
shares up to an aggregate nominal value of GBP121,541; and
b. used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the
power is to be exercised within six months after the date of the
original transaction) a transaction which the Directors determine to be
an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the
Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently
published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of the notice of
this meeting.
Such power shall expire on the revocation or expiry (unless renewed) of
the authority conferred on the Directors by Resolution 7 in the notice
of this meeting, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers
or agreements before the expiry of such power which would or might
require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the
Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any
such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not
expired.
12. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 8 in the notice of this
meeting and in addition to the powers contained in Resolutions 10 and 11
in the notice of this meeting, the Directors are empowered pursuant to
sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot
equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for
cash either pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 8 in the
notice of this meeting or by way of a sale of treasury shares as if
section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale.
Such power shall expire on the revocation or expiry (unless renewed) of
the authority conferred on the Directors by Resolution 8 in the notice
of this meeting, save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers
or agreements before the expiry of such power which would or might
require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the
Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any
such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not
expired.
13. That the Company is generally and unconditionally authorised for the
purpose of section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to make
market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of
ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each in the capital of the Company on such
terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time
determine, provided that:
a. the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares hereby authorised to
be acquired is 24,308,209;
b. the minimum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for any
such share is GBP0.01;
c. the maximum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for any
such share is the higher of (i) an amount equal to 5% above the average
of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share in the Company as
derived from The London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five
business days immediately preceding the day on which such share is
contracted to be purchased; and (ii) the higher of the price of the last
independent trade of an ordinary share and the highest current
independent bid for an ordinary share in the Company on the trading
venues where the market purchases by the Company is carried out);
d. the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the
next annual general meeting or, if earlier, at the close of business on
30 June 2018 unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company
in general meeting; and
e. the Company may, before this authority expires, make a contract to
purchase its ordinary shares which would or might be executed wholly or
partly after the expiry of this authority, and may purchase its ordinary
shares pursuant to it as if this authority had not expired.
14. That a general meeting of the Company, other than an annual general
meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
By Order of the Board
Jason Elphick
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
31 March 2017
Registered Office:
Reliance House
Sun Pier
Chatham
Kent ME4 4ET
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Information about the business to be considered at the AGM is set out
below.
These explanatory notes should be read in conjunction with the 2016
Annual Report and Accounts. This Notice of AGM and the Annual Report and
Accounts are available at www.osb.co.uk. For the purpose of this Notice,
the issued share capital of the Company with voting rights on 24 March
2017, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this
document, was 243,082,091 ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each.
RESOLUTION 1: 2016 Annual Report and Accounts (ordinary resolution)
The Directors of the Company present the Directors' reports, the
Auditor's report and the audited financial statements of the Company for
the financial year ended 31 December 2016 (the '2016 Annual Report and
Accounts') to the AGM as required by the Companies Act 2006. In
accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company proposes,
as an ordinary resolution, a resolution on the 2016 Annual Report and
Accounts and shareholders may raise any questions on the 2016 Annual
Report and Accounts under this Resolution.
RESOLUTION 2: Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration
Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the
period ended 31 December 2016 (ordinary resolution)
In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, shareholders are invited to
approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee
and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the financial year
ended 31 December 2016. The Annual Statement and to Report, which may be
found on pages 77 to 84 of the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts, give
details of your Directors' remuneration for the year ended 31 December
2016 and set out the way in which the Company implemented its policy on
Directors' remuneration. The Auditor has audited those parts of the
Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration capable of being audited and
its report can be found on pages 94 to 98 of the 2016 Annual Report and
Accounts, which can be accessed on the Company's website at
www.osb.co.uk. The vote on Resolution 2 is advisory only and the
Directors' entitlement to remuneration is not conditional on it being
passed.
The Companies Act 2006 requires the Directors' Remuneration Policy to be
put to shareholders for approval annually unless the approved policy
remains unchanged, in which case it need only be put to shareholders for
approval at least every three years. The Company is not proposing any
changes to the Directors' Remuneration Policy approved at the annual
general meeting in 2015.
RESOLUTION 3: Final dividend (ordinary resolution)
A final dividend of 7.6 pence per ordinary share has been recommended by
the Board for the year ended 31 December 2016 and, if approved by
shareholders, will be paid on 17 May 2017 to all shareholders on the
register at the close of business on 31 March 2017.
RESOLUTIONS 4 (a) to (j) Election and Re-election of Directors (ordinary
resolutions)
Resolutions 4 (a) to (j) relate to the retirement and election or
re-election of the Company's Directors. The Company's articles of
association require a Director who has been appointed by the Board
during the year to retire at the annual general meeting next following
his or her appointment. Both Andrew Doman and Margaret Hassall have been
appointed since the last annual general meeting. Consequently, both will
retire from office at the AGM and are seeking election as independent
non-executive Directors.
The Company's articles of association also require any Director who has
not been elected or re-elected by the Company's shareholders at either
of the two preceding annual general meetings to retire at the next
annual general meeting. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Company's
articles of association, the Board has determined that, in line with
best practice recommendations of the UK Corporate Governance Code for
FTSE 350 companies, each of the remaining Directors shall retire from
office at the AGM and each shall stand for re-election by the
shareholders, with the exception of Mike Fairey who shall step down from
the Board at the conclusion of the AGM.
The Board has confirmed, following a performance review, that each of
the Directors standing for election or re-election continues to be an
effective member of the Board, to make a positive contribution and to
demonstrate commitment to his or her role. The Board believes that the
considerable and wide-ranging experience of the Directors will continue
to be invaluable to the Company. The biographies of Directors can be
found in the Appendix to this document and also on the Company's website
www.osb.co.uk.
Resolutions 4 (a) to (g) (inclusive) relate specifically to the election
and re-election of those Directors that the Board has determined are
independent for the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the
'Independent Non-Executive Directors'). Under the Financial Conduct
Authority's Listing Rules, a company that has a controlling shareholder
(being any person who exercises or controls, on their own or together
with any person with whom they are acting in concert, 30% or more of the
votes able to be cast on all or substantially all matters at general
meetings of the Company) must, for the purposes of the election or
re-election of an independent non-executive director, pass both an
ordinary resolution of all shareholders and a separate ordinary
resolution of all shareholders other than the controlling shareholders.
As at 24 March 2017, OSB Holdco Limited held 53.78% of the Company's
issued share capital and is therefore considered to be a controlling
shareholder of the Company. As such, this year the election and
re-election of the Company's seven Independent Non-Executive Directors
must be approved in each case by a majority vote of both: (a) the
Company's shareholders as a whole; and (b) the Company's shareholders
entitled to vote on the election and re-election of Directors other than
OSB Holdco Limited or any of OSB Holdco Limited's associates (the
'Independent Shareholders'). Resolutions 4 (a) to (g) (inclusive), are
therefore being proposed as ordinary resolutions on which all
shareholders may vote. When they have done so, the separate Independent
Shareholder vote will be obtained by excluding from the result of the
vote on each resolution, the votes of the controlling shareholder of the
Company. The Company will, on announcing the result of the AGM, announce
the result of both the vote of all the Company's shareholders and the
vote of the Independent Shareholders. If the ordinary resolution to
approve the election or re-election of an independent non-executive
director is passed, but the separate approval by the independent
shareholders is not given, a further ordinary resolution may be put
forward to be approved by the shareholders as a whole at a general
meeting which must be held more than 90 days after the date of the first
vote but within 120 days of that first vote. Accordingly, if any of
Resolutions 4 (a) to (g) (inclusive), is not approved by a majority vote
of the Independent Shareholders at the AGM, the relevant Independent
Non-Executive Director will be treated as having been re-elected only
for the period from the date of the AGM until the earlier of (i) the
close of any general meeting of the Company, convened for a date more
than 90 days after the AGM but within 120 days of the AGM, to propose a
further ordinary resolution to re-elect him or her; (ii) the date which
is 120 days after the AGM; and (iii) the date of any announcement by the
Board that it does not intend to hold a second vote. In the event that
the Independent Non-Executive Director's re-election is approved by
majority vote of all shareholders at a second meeting, the Independent
Non-Executive Director in question will be re-elected until the
Company's next annual general meeting.
As required by the Listing Rules, the Company confirms the following:
1. Andrew Doman holds office as Chairman of Castle Trust Capital plc
(Castle Trust), a company controlled by J.C. Flowers & Co which is a
significant shareholder in the Company. Tim Hanford, a non-executive
Director of the Company nominated by J.C. Flowers & Co, is also a
director of Castle Trust. Tim Hanford is not considered by the Board to
be independent and is not subject to the separate approval of the
Independent Shareholders. Otherwise, there are no existing relationships,
transactions or arrangements between any of the Independent
Non-Executive Directors and the Company, any of the Company's Directors,
OSB Holdco Limited or any of OSB Holdco Limited's associates.
2. There are no previous relationships, transactions or arrangements
between the Independent Non-Executive Directors and the Company, any of
the Company's Directors, OSB Holdco Limited or any of OSB Holdco
Limited's associates.
3. The effectiveness of all the Company's Directors is assessed as part
of the Board performance evaluation process. Each of the Independent
Non-Executive Directors possesses a wide range of skills and expertise
(as noted in the Appendix to this document) that is highly valued by the
Board. The Independent Non-Executive Directors continue to contribute
effectively to the operation of the Board and to demonstrate commitment
to their roles.
4. The Company assesses the independence of its Non-Executive Directors
in accordance with the recommendations of the UK Corporate Governance
Code. The Company determined that the Independent Non-Executives
Directors were independent on their appointment to the Board and ensures
that they remain independent by periodically reviewing their character,
judgment and the various relationships referred to above. In particular,
at the time of Andrew Doman's appointment to the board of Castle Trust,
the Board assessed the relationships between the Company and Castle
Trust, between Andrew Doman and Tim Hanford and between Andrew Dorman
and J.C. Flowers & Co and determined (and remains satisfied) that Andrew
Doman is able to apply objective, unfettered and independent judgment
and to act in the best interests of the Company.
5. The Nomination and Governance Committee of the Company's Board is
responsible for keeping the size, structure and composition of the Board
under review. By reference to the Company's requirements, the Nomination
and Governance Committee is responsible for identifying, evaluating and
recommending candidates for appointment to the Board. The selection
process involves establishing the criteria for any new Director
appointment, the briefing of an independent recruitment consultancy that
is engaged to provide a shortlist of suitable candidates, the
consideration by the Nomination and Governance Committee of potential
candidates, followed by interviews with Non-Executive Directors and
senior management. The Nomination and Governance Committee will then
make any appointment recommendations to the Board. This procedure was
followed in the recruitment of both Andrew Doman and Margaret Hassall
during the year.
RESOLUTIONS 5 AND 6: Appointment and remuneration of the Auditor
(ordinary resolutions)
The Company is required to appoint the Auditor at each general meeting
at which accounts are laid before the Company, to hold office until the
conclusion of the next such meeting. Resolution 5 proposes the
re-appointment of KPMG LLP as the Auditor of the Company and Resolution
6 authorises the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the
Auditor.
RESOLUTION 7: Directors' authority to allot shares (ordinary resolution)
The Directors currently have a general authority to allot new ordinary
shares in the capital of the Company and to grant rights to subscribe
for, or convert any securities into, shares. This authority is, however,
due to expire at the AGM and the Board would like to renew it to provide
the Directors with flexibility to allot new shares and grant rights up
until the Company's next annual general meeting within the limits
prescribed by The Investment Association.
The Investment Association's guidelines on Directors' authority to allot
shares state that the Association's members will regard as routine any
proposal at a general meeting to seek a general authority to allot an
amount up to two-thirds of the existing share capital, provided that any
amount in excess of one-third of the existing share capital is applied
to fully pre-emptive rights issues only. Accordingly, if passed, this
resolution will authorise the Directors to allot (or grant rights over)
new shares in the Company: (i) under an open offer or in other
situations (including a rights issue) up to an aggregate nominal amount
of GBP810,274 (representing approximately 33 per cent. of the Company's
issued ordinary share capital); and (ii) under a rights issue only, up
to a further aggregate nominal amount of GBP810,274 (representing
approximately 33 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital. In each case, the reference to the Company's issued ordinary
share capital is to the issued ordinary share capital as at 24 March
2017 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this
document).
If passed, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the annual
general meeting in 2018 or, if earlier, at the close of business on 30
June 2018. The Directors have no present intention of exercising this
authority, however the Board considers it prudent to maintain the
flexibility that it provides to enable the Directors to respond to any
appropriate opportunities that may arise. The Company did not hold any
shares in treasury as at 24 March 2017.
RESOLUTION 8: Directors' authority to allot shares in relation to the
issue of Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments (ordinary
resolution)
This Resolution renews the Directors' authority to allot shares or grant
rights to subscribe for or convert any security into ordinary shares up
to an aggregate nominal amount of GBP291,698 in connection with the
issue of 'Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments'. Regulatory
Capital Convertible Instruments are any securities to be issued by the
Company or any member of the Group, or by a Company outside of the Group
with the consent of the Company or a member of the Group and which are
intended on issue to form all or part of a type or class of securities
the terms of which are eligible to meet any Regulatory Capital
Requirements and which are:
a) convertible into or exchangeable for ordinary shares of the Company;
or
b) issued together with share warrants relating to ordinary shares of
the Company,
and in each case, which grant to, or require, the holder of such
security and/or its nominee a right or obligation (as applicable) to
subscribe for such ordinary shares following a specified event relating
to an actual or prospective adverse change in the capital position or
viability of the Company, any member of the Group or the Group as a
whole or any other event specified in the Regulatory Capital
Requirements and otherwise on such terms as may be determined by the
Directors of the Company or a committee thereof upon issue.
The Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company to have
the flexibility to issue Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments at
any time and from time to time. The authority sought in this Resolution
will be used as considered desirable to comply with or maintain
compliance with such Regulatory Capital Requirements or targets
applicable to the Company. Regulatory Capital Requirements are specified
by the Prudential Regulation Authority or other such authority having
primary supervisory authority with respect to the Company from time to
time in relation to the margin of solvency, capital resources, capital,
contingent capital or buffer capital of the Company, a member of the
Group or the Group taken as a whole.
The Company intends to seek to renew authority for the issuance of such
Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments on an annual basis.
The amount of this authority is, in aggregate, equivalent to
approximately 12% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as
at 24 March 2017 (being the latest practicable date before the
publication of this document). No ordinary shares were held in treasury
as at that date.
Resolutions 8 and 12 are intended to provide the Directors with the
flexibility to authorise the issue of Regulatory Capital Convertible
Instruments which contain contractual debt to equity conversion
features. The Resolutions are not intended to provide authority for any
future UK statutory conversion requirements as may become part of UK
national law in the future, for which such authority would not be
required.
This is separate and distinct from the authority sought in Resolution 7
which is the usual authority sought on an annual basis in line with
guidance issued by the Investment Association.
Conditional upon the passing of Resolutions 8 and 12, the Directors
would not expect to make use of Resolutions 7 and 10 to issue Regulatory
Capital Convertible Instruments, although these Resolutions may be used
for other purposes and, if so used, would have the effect of diluting
the interests of ordinary shareholders.
RESOLUTION 9: Authority to make political donations (ordinary
resolution)
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries made any political
donations during 2016. It is not proposed or intended to alter the
Company's policy of not making political donations, within the normal
meaning of that expression. However, some of the Company's activities
may potentially fall within the wide definition of a political donation
in the Companies Act 2006 and, without the necessary statutory
authorisation, the Company's ability to communicate its views
effectively to political audiences and to relevant interest groups could
be inhibited. Such activities may include briefings at receptions or
conferences - when the Company seeks to communicate its views on issues
vital to its business interests - including, for example, conferences of
a party political nature or of special interest groups in specific
areas.
Accordingly, the Company believes that the authority contained in this
Resolution is necessary to allow it and its subsidiaries to fund
activities which it is in the interests of shareholders that the Company
should support. Such authority will enable the Company and its
subsidiaries to be sure that they do not, because of any uncertainty as
to the bodies or the activities covered by the Companies Act 2006,
unintentionally commit a technical breach of the statutes. Any
expenditure which may be incurred under authority of this Resolution
will be disclosed in next year's annual report and accounts.
RESOLUTIONS 10 and 11: Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights
(special resolutions)
Resolutions 10 and 11 are special resolutions which, if passed by
shareholders, will enable the Directors to allot ordinary shares in the
Company, or to sell any shares out of treasury, for cash, without first
offering those shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their
existing holdings.
In March 2015, the Pre-Emption Group published a revision of its
Statement of Principles. In addition to restating the customary five per
cent. limit on the issuance of shares for cash on a non pre-emptive
basis, the 2015 Statement of Principles introduced greater flexibility
for companies to undertake non pre-emptive issues for cash in connection
with acquisitions and specified capital investments. This relaxation
allows companies the opportunity to finance expansion opportunities as
and when they arise.
The 2015 Statement of Principles provides that a company may now seek
power to issue on a non pre-emptive basis for cash shares representing:
(i) no more than five per cent of the company's issued ordinary share
capital in any one year; and
(ii) no more than an additional five per cent. of the company's issued
ordinary share capital provided that such additional power is only used
in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.
The 2015 Statement of Principles defines a "specified capital
investment" as "one or more specific capital investment related uses for
the proceeds of an issuance of equity securities, in respect of which
sufficient information regarding the effect of the transaction on the
listed company, the assets the subject of the transaction and (where
appropriate) the profits attributable to them is made available to
shareholders to enable them to reach an assessment of the potential
return." Items that are regarded as operating expenditure rather than
capital expenditure will not typically be regarded as falling within the
term "specified capital investment".
At the annual general meeting in 2016, the Company sought, through a
single special resolution, power to disapply pre-emption rights in
accordance with the flexibility permitted by the 2015 Statement of
Principles. The Company intends to seek such power again at the AGM.
This year, in line with best practice, the Company intends to structure
its pre-emption disapplication request as two separate
resolutions.Resolution 10 is proposed as a special resolution. If this
resolution is passed by shareholders, it will permit the Directors to
allot ordinary shares on a non pre-emptive basis and for cash (otherwise
than in connection with a rights issue or similar pre-emptive issue) up
to a maximum nominal amount of GBP121,541. This amount represents
approximately five per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital as at 24 March 2017 (being the latest practicable date prior to
publication of this document). This resolution will permit the Directors
to allot any such shares for cash in any circumstances (whether or not
in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment).
Resolution 11 is also proposed as a separate special resolution. If this
resolution is passed by shareholders, it will afford the Directors an
additional power to allot ordinary shares on a non pre-emptive basis and
for cash up to a further maximum nominal amount of GBP121,541. This
amount also represents approximately five per cent of the Company's
issued ordinary share capital as at 24 March 2017. The Directors shall
use any power conferred by Resolution 11 only in connection with an
acquisition or a specified capital investment which is announced
contemporaneously with the issue, or which has taken place in the
preceding six month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the
issue.
The Directors confirm their intention to follow the provisions of the
2015 Statement of Principles regarding cumulative usage of authorities
within a rolling three year period. Those Principles provide that a
company should not issue shares for cash representing more than 7.5% of
the company's issued share capital in any rolling three year period,
other than to existing shareholders, without prior consultation with
shareholders. This limit excludes any ordinary shares issued pursuant to
a general disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an
acquisition or specified capital investment.
RESOLUTION 12: Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights in
relation to the issue of Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments
(special resolution)
Resolution 8 renews the Directors' authority to allot shares or grant
rights to subscribe for or convert any security into ordinary shares up
to an aggregate nominal amount of GBP291,698 specifically in connection
with the issue of Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments. Resolution
12 proposes that the Directors be empowered to allot equity securities
pursuant to that authority for cash, without first offering those equity
securities to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing
holdings. GBP291,698 is equivalent to approximately 12% of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company as at 24 March 2017 (being the
latest practicable date before the publication of this document).
Renewing this Resolution will permit the Company the flexibility
necessary to allot equity securities pursuant to any proposal to issue
Regulatory Capital Convertible Instruments and, by virtue of such
disapplication, without the need to comply with the pre-emption
requirements of the UK statutory regime.
RESOLUTION 13: Authority to purchase own shares (special resolution)
Resolution 13 gives the Company authority to buy back its own ordinary
shares in the market as permitted by the Companies Act 2006.
The authority limits the maximum number of shares that could be
purchased to 24,308,209 (representing approximately 10% of the Company's
issued ordinary share capital as at 24 March 2017) and sets minimum and
maximum prices at which shares may be purchased.
This authority will expire at the conclusion of the annual general
meeting of the Company in 2018 or, if earlier, at the close of business
on 30 June 2018. A listed company purchasing its own shares may hold
those shares in treasury and make them available for re-sale as an
alternative to cancelling them. Accordingly, if this Resolution is
passed, the Company will have the option of holding, as treasury shares,
any of its own shares that it purchases pursuant to the authority
conferred. This would give the Company the ability to sell treasury
shares quickly and cost-effectively and provide the Company with
additional flexibility in the management of its capital base. No
dividends are paid and no voting rights are attached to shares held in
treasury. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury as at 24 March
2017 (being the latest practicable date before the publication of this
document). As at 24 March 2017, there were 1,468,338 options to
subscribe for ordinary shares in the capital of the Company,
representing 0.60% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. If
the full authority conferred by this Resolution were to be exercised in
full, these options would represent 0.67% of the issued ordinary share
capital of the Company. The Directors have no present intention of
exercising the authority to purchase the Company's ordinary shares for
cancellation, but may purchase shares to be held in treasury.
The Directors have no present intention of exercising this authority,
but wish to have the flexibility to do so in the future. Shares would
only be purchased if the Directors believed that to do so would result
in an improvement in earnings per share and would be in the interests of
shareholders generally. Any purchases of ordinary shares would be by
means of market purchases on a recognised investment exchange.
RESOLUTION 14: Notice of general meetings (special resolution)
Changes made to the Companies Act 2006 by the Shareholders' Rights
Regulations increase the notice period required for general meetings of
the Company to at least 21 clear days unless shareholders approve a
shorter notice period, which cannot however be less than 14 clear days
(annual general meetings will continue to be held on at least 21 clear
days' notice). At last year's annual general meeting, shareholders
passed a resolution enabling the Company to call general meetings, other
than an annual general meeting, on at least 14 clear days' notice. This
approval must be renewed at each annual general meeting, so, in order to
preserve this ability, Resolution 14 seeks such approval. It is intended
that the shorter notice period would not be used as a matter of routine
for such meetings but only where the flexibility is merited by the
business of the meeting and is thought to be in the interests of
shareholders as a whole. If given, the approval will be effective until
the Company's next annual general meeting, when it is intended that a
similar resolution will be proposed.
NOTES
1. Only persons entered on the register of shareholders of the Company
at 6.30 pm on Monday, 8 May 2017 (or, if the AGM is adjourned, at 6.30
pm on the date which is two business days prior to the adjourned
meeting) shall be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM or adjourned
meeting. Changes to entries on the register after this time shall be
disregarded in determining the rights of persons to attend or vote (and
the number of votes they may cast) at the AGM or adjourned meeting.
Shareholders who are deemed to be controlling shareholders (as defined
in LR 6.1.2AR of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules) as at
6.30 pm on Monday, 8 May 2017 shall not be entitled to vote in respect
of the separate approval of Resolutions 4 (a) to (g) (inclusive) by
shareholders who are not controlling shareholders in accordance with LR
9.2.2ER (2) of the Listing Rules.
2. A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the AGM may appoint
another person as her/his proxy to exercise all or any of her/his rights
to attend, speak and vote at the AGM. A shareholder can appoint more
than one proxy in relation to the AGM, provided that each proxy is
appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares
held by that shareholder.
3. A proxy does not need to be a shareholder of the Company but must
attend the AGM to represent you. Your proxy could be the Chairman or
another person who has agreed to attend to represent you. If you wish
for a proxy to make any comments on your behalf at the AGM, you will
need to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the meeting and give
them the relevant instructions directly. The valid appointment of a
proxy does not prevent you from attending the AGM and voting in person.
4. A shareholder who wishes to appoint a proxy should complete the Form
of Proxy which accompanies this notice and includes full details of how
to appoint a proxy. If you do not have a Form of Proxy and believe that
you should have one, or if you require additional Forms of Proxy, please
contact Equiniti's helpline on 0371 384 2701 (+44 121 415 7047 if
calling from overseas) (Lines are open between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm
Monday to Friday). Shareholders who hold their shares in uncertificated
form may use "the CREST voting service" to appoint a proxy
electronically, as explained below.
5. In order to be valid, a proxy appointment must be returned (together
with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is executed
or a copy of the authority certified in ink by a bank, a stockbroker or
a solicitor) by one of the following methods:
-- in hard copy form by post, by courier or by hand to the Company's
registrar at the address shown on the Form of Proxy; or
-- in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy
appointment service in accordance with the procedures set out in note 8
below.
The appointment of a proxy in each case must formally be received by the
Company's registrar no later than 11 am on Monday, 8 May 2017.
6. To change your proxy instructions you may return a new proxy
appointment using the methods set out above. Where you have appointed a
proxy using the hard copy Form of Proxy and would like to change the
instructions using another hard copy Form of Proxy, please contact
Equiniti at Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA.
The deadline for receipt of proxy appointments (see above) also applies
in relation to amended instructions. Any attempt to terminate or amend a
proxy appointment received after the relevant deadline will be
disregarded. Where two or more valid separate appointments of proxy are
received in respect of the same share in respect of the same meeting,
the one which is last sent shall be treated as replacing and revoking
the other or others. If the Company is unable to determine which is last
sent, the one which is last received shall be so treated. If the Company
is unable to determine either which is last sent or which is last
received, none of them shall be treated as valid in respect of the
relevant share(s).
7. A copy of this notice has been sent for information only to
Nominated Persons (that is, a person who has been nominated by a
shareholder to enjoy information rights under section 146 of the
Companies Act 2006). The rights to appoint a proxy cannot be exercised
by a Nominated Person; they can only be exercised by a shareholder.
However, a Nominated Person may have a right under an agreement with the
shareholder by whom s/he was nominated to be appointed as a proxy for
the AGM or to have someone else so appointed. If a Nominated Person does
not have such a right or does not wish to exercise it, s/he may have a
right under such an agreement to give instructions to the shareholder as
to the exercise of voting rights.
8. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies by utilising
the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by utilising
the procedures described in the CREST Manual, which can be viewed at
www.euroclear.com. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored
members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service
provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service
provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their
behalf. In order for a proxy appointment made by means of CREST to be
valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must
be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear's specifications
and must contain the information required for such instructions, as
described in the CREST Manual. The message regardless of whether it
constitutes the appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the
instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be
valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID
number RA19) by 11 am on Monday, 8 May 2017 (the latest time(s) for
receipt of proxy appointments specified in this notice). For this
purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined
by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host)
from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry
to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. The Company may treat as
invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in
regulation 35(5)(a) of the CREST Regulations.
9. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting
service providers should note that Euroclear does not make available
special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system
timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of
CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member
concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or
sponsored member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to
procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s))
such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is
transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this
connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or
voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections
of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system
and timings.
10. Voting on all Resolutions will be conducted by way of a poll rather
than a show of hands. This is a more transparent method of voting as
shareholders' votes are to be counted according to the number of shares
held. As soon as practicable following the AGM, the results of the
voting will be announced via a Regulatory Information Service and also
placed on the Company's website: www.osb.co.uk on the 'Shareholder
Information' page.
11. Please note that the Company takes all reasonable precautions to
ensure no viruses are present in any electronic communication it sends
out but the Company cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage
arising from the opening or use of any email or attachments from the
Company and recommends that the shareholders subject all messages to
virus checking procedures prior to use. Any electronic communication
received by the Company, including the lodgement of an electronic proxy
form, that is found to contain any virus will not be accepted.
12. A shareholder of the Company, which is a corporation, may authorise
a person or persons to act as its representative(s) at the AGM. In
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, each such
representative may exercise (on behalf of the corporation) the same
powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual
shareholder of the Company, provided that they do not do so in relation
to the same shares.
13. Shareholders satisfying the thresholds in section 527 of the
Companies Act 2006 can require the Company to publish a statement on its
website setting out any matter relating to the audit of the Company's
accounts (including the auditor's report and the conduct of the audit)
that are to be laid before the AGM that the shareholders propose to
raise at the AGM. The Company may not require the shareholders
requesting the publication to pay its expenses. Any statement placed on
the website must also be sent to the Company's auditor no later than the
time it makes its statement available on the website. The business which
may be dealt with at the AGM includes any statement that the Company has
been required to publish on its website.
14. Under section 319A of the Companies Act 2006, the Company must,
subject to limited exceptions, answer any question relating to the
business being dealt with at the AGM which is put by a shareholder
attending the AGM. Information relating to the AGM which the Company is
required by the Companies Act 2006 to publish on a website in advance of
the meeting may be viewed at www.osb.co.uk on the 'Shareholder
Information' page. You may not use any electronic address provided in
this notice to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than
those expressly stated.
15. As at 24 March 2017 (being the latest practicable date before the
publication of this document), the Company's issued share capital
consisted of 243,082,091 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. The
Company did not hold any shares in treasury at that date. Therefore as
at 24 March 2017 the total voting rights in the Company were
243,082,091.
16. The doors will open at 10.30 am and you may wish to arrive by 10.45
am to enable you to take your seat in good time.
17. If you have any special needs or require wheelchair access to the
AGM venue, please contact Melissa Davies, melissa.davies@osb.co.uk or
01634 888 210 in advance of the AGM.
APPIX
Director Biographies
Appointment Committee Key skills Experience &
membership qualifications
Andrew Golding Andy was appointed to the Board in December 2011. None. Andy has over 30 years' experience in financial services. Andy was previously CEO of Saffron Building Society,
Chief Executive where he had been since 2004. Prior to that he held
Officer senior positions at NatWest, John Charcol and Bradford
& Bingley. He is a Non-executive of Kreditech Holding
SSL GmbH and currently holds a number of posts with
industry institutions including membership of the
Council of Mortgage Lenders Executive Committee. He
is also a Director of the Building Societies Trust
and has also served as a Non-Executive Director for
Northamptonshire NHS.
April Talintyre April was appointed to the Board in May 2012. Member of the Risk Committee. April has broad financial services experience. She April was previously an Executive Director in the
Chief Financial has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Rothesay Life pensions insurance business of Goldman
Officer in England and Wales since 1992. Sachs and worked for Goldman Sachs International for
over 16 years, including as an Executive Director
in the Controllers division in London and New York.
April began her career at KPMG in a general audit
department.
Timothy Hanford Tim was appointed to the Board in February 2011. Member of the Nomination and Governance Committee. Tim has over 25 years' experience in banking and investment, Tim is Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. UK
Non-Executive including in credit strategies, risk management, mergers Ltd. Previously, he was Head of Private Equity at
Director and acquisitions. Dresdner Bank and a member of the Institutional Restructuring
Unit's Executive Committee. Tim has also served as
a Board Director of Schroders, based in Hong Kong
and Tokyo, where he was responsible for structured
finance.
Margaret Hassall* Margaret was appointed to the Board in July 2016. Member of the Risk Committee. Margaret brings a broad range of experience developed Margaret spent seven years working for Deloitte and
Non-Executive across various industry sectors including manufacturing, Touche as a consultant and led the financial services
Director utilities, and financial services. consulting business for Charteris Plc. More latterly
Margaret has been engaged as chief operations officer
or chief information officer for divisions within
some of the world's largest banks, namely Bank of
America Merrill Lynch, Barclays and RBS. Margaret
is a Non-Executive director for Ascension Trust (Scotland).
Rodney Duke* Rod was appointed to the Board in July 2012 and was Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee and Rod has extensive experience in operations, investments, Rod was previously Group General Manager, HSBC with
Senior Independent Non-Executive appointed Senior Independent Director in 2014. member of the Remuneration Committee. risk management and corporate finance across retail responsibility for UK distribution - branches, call
Director and commercial banking. centres and internet banking - for both personal and
commercial customers. Rod was with HSBC for 33 years.
Previous directorships include VISA (UK), HFC Bank
plc and HSBC Life. He also served on the Board of
Alliance & Leicester plc until its takeover by Santander.
Rod is a Fellow of the Institute of Financial Services.
Andrew Doman* Andrew was appointed to the Board in July 2016. Member of the Risk and Audit Committees. Andrew is an experienced financial services executive. Andrew is currently Chairman at Castle Trust Capital
Non-Executive plc and was previously CEO of Premium Credit Limited
Director and CEO, President and later Chairman of Frank Russell
Company. He was also a senior director of McKinsey
& Company, management consultants, based in the London
office. He focused on the financial services sector,
serving a number of leading banks, insurance companies
and asset managers across a wide range of topics including
strategy, performance improvement and risk. He was
formerly a Non-Executive director of The Wesleyan.
Mary McNamara* Mary was appointed to the Board in May 2014. Chair of Remuneration and member of Risk and Nomination Mary has broad senior management experience in the Mary is a Non-Executive Director of Dignity plc and
Non-Executive and Governance Committees. banking and finance sectors. Motorpoint plc. She was previously CEO of the Commercial
Director Division and Board Director of the Banking Division
at Close Brothers Group plc. Prior to that, Mary was
COO of Skandia, the European arm of Old Mutual Group
and prior to that, Mary spent 17 years at GE Capital,
running a number of businesses including GE Fleet
Services Europe and GE Equipment Finance.
John Graham Allatt* Graham was appointed to the Board in May 2014. Chairman of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Graham has significant banking and credit risk experience Graham was previously Acting Group Credit Director
Non-Executive Committee. and financial services experience. at Lloyds TSB and Chief Credit Officer at Abbey National.
Director Prior to this he spent 18 years in the NatWest Group
culminating in the role of Managing Director, Credit
Risk at NatWest Markets. A Fellow of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants, Graham is Deputy Chairman
of the Friends of the British Library and was involved
in housing associations for nearly 30 years as Treasurer
and Board member in the North of England and in London.
Nathan Moss* Nathan was appointed to the Board in May 2014. Member of Remuneration, Audit and Nomination and Governance Nathan is a business development and marketing specialist Nathan was previously Group Strategy Director at Friends
Non-Executive Committees. and has worked extensively in the banking sector. Life from 2010 to 2013 and Prior to that Nathan was
Director Managing Director of Wealth Management at Lloyds TSB
Group having joined Scottish Widows in 2002 as Managing
Director, Marketing & Distribution. Prior to this
he spent 18 years with HSBC Group including four years
as General Manager, Personal Financial Services and
culminating as COO of Merrill Lynch HSBC. Nathan is
a Non-Executive Director of Homeserve Membership Ltd
and Canada Life Group (UK) Ltd.
Eric Anstee* Eric was appointed to the Board in December 2015. Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Eric has extensive corporate finance and Mergers & Eric was Chairman of CPP Group plc from 2014 to 2015.
Non-Executive Risk Committee. Acquisitions experience over a broad range of business Prior to this he was Chief Executive of the City of
Director sectors. London Group plc, the first Chief Executive of the
He is a member of the Takeover Panel Appeals Board Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
and Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Wales and Group Finance Director of Old Mutual plc.
Business School. Eric was also Group Finance Director at The Energy
Group plc and advisor to Lord Hanson on the Demerger
of Hanson plc. Prior to this Eric spent 17 years at
Ernst & Young. Eric is also a Non-Executive director
of Sun Life Financial of Canada Limited, Insight Asset
Management and Vocalink Limited.
OneSavings Bank plc
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www.osb.co.uk
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