Thank you to our members who voted in the 2020 Annual General Meeting. This year over 91,000 members voted, which represents 8% of our eligible membership.
The table below shows the total number of votes cast. Members voted overwhelmingly in support of the resolutions and approved all of the director elections and re-elections.
To ensure fairness and accuracy, the AGM vote was independently scrutinised by Civica Election Services, previously known as Electoral Reform Services.
You can read our 2020 Annual General Meeting minutes here.
Against: 865
Withheld: 685
In favour: 99.0%
Against: 8,042
Withheld: 2,018
In favour: 91.0%
Against: 7,640
Withheld: 2,031
In favour: 91.5%
Against: 3,632
Withheld: 1,281
In favour: 96.0%
Against: 3,277
Withheld: 1,660
In favour: 96.4%
Against: 2,696
Withheld: 1,523
In favour: 97.0%
Against: 2,515
Withheld: 1,564
In favour: 97.2%
Against: 2,752
Withheld: 1,408
In favour: 96.9%
Against: 2,605
Withheld: 1,406
In favour: 97.1%
Against: 2,588
Withheld: 1,541
In favour: 97.1%
Against: 3,108
Withheld: 1,602
In favour: 96.5%
Against: 2,875
Withheld: 1,428
In favour: 96.8%
Against: 2,605
Withheld: 1,587
In favour: 97.1%
Against: 3,199
Withheld: 1,689
In favour: 96.4%
More than 1 million members are invited to vote in our AGM each year.
Eligible members:
· Are 18 years of age or over on the date of the AGM.
· Are first-named on a Coventry mortgage or savings account.
· Owe at least £100 on a mortgage with Coventry Building Society or hold at least £100 in savings accounts with Coventry Building Society as at 31 December in the year before the AGM.
· Must continue to owe at least £100 on a mortgage to the Society or hold savings with the Society up to and including the date of the AGM.
If you are registered for Online Services, you can update your settings to receive information about our Annual General Meeting by email and we'll send you the codes you'll need to be able to vote online.
If you're eligible to vote at our Annual General Meeting, and have registered to receive emails from us, we'll send you a link to the official Notice of Meeting and Summary Financial Statement. We'll also provide you with details about the meeting itself and how you can cast your vote online. Our AGM is usually held in April each year.
Please note, you'll need to confirm your paperless preferences by 1 February for them to apply to the next AGM. Any changes you make after 1 February will affect your AGM settings in future years only.
You have the option to change your AGM settings at any time within Online Services.