Public Financial Holdings Limited (stock code: 00626) announced that all six ordinary resolutions proposed at the 20 March 2026 annual general meeting (AGM) were approved by large majorities, with support ranging from 98.67% to 99.99%.
Key AGM Statistics • Shares eligible to vote: 1.10 billion • Voting method: Poll; Tricor Investor Services appointed as scrutineer • Abstentions/mandatory abstains: None reported under Listing Rules
Voting Results Overview 1. Adoption of the 2025 audited financial statements: 99.99% in favour (815.37 million votes). 2. Directors’ re-election: – Quah Poh Keat, Lee Chin Guan, and Lee Huat Oon each re-elected with 99.17% support (808.59 million votes). – Board authorised to set directors’ remuneration with 99.78% approval (813.57 million votes). 3. Re-appointment of Ernst & Young as external auditor and authorisation of auditor remuneration: 99.98% approval (815.19 million votes). 4. General share buy-back mandate: 99.99% approval (815.37 million votes). 5. General mandate to allot, issue and deal with additional shares: 98.67% approval (804.55 million votes). 6. Extension of share issue mandate by the number of shares repurchased: 98.67% approval (804.55 million votes).
Governance Notes • All seven directors—Non-Executive Directors Lai Wan, Quah Poh Keat, Lee Huat Oon; Executive Director Chong Yam Kiang; and Independent Non-Executive Directors Lee Chin Guan, Lim Chao Li, Phe Kheng Peng—were present at the AGM. • With each resolution receiving more than 50% of the votes cast, all proposals were duly passed as ordinary resolutions.
The renewed mandates equip the board with continued flexibility for capital management, including share repurchases and new share issuances within the authorised limits.
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