Tillkännagivande • Oct 03
The London Stock Exchange Cancels the Trading of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market, Effective 8:00 A.M. 1 October 2024 The boards of Virgin Money UK PLC (‘Virgin Money’) and Nationwide Building Society (‘Nationwide’) announced that, following the recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Virgin Money by Nationwide (the ‘Acquisition’) having become Effective earlier 1 October 2024 and following an application by Virgin Money, the Financial Conduct Authority has cancelled the listing of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the Official List and the London Stock Exchange has cancelled the trading of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, in each case with effect from 8:00 a.m. 1 October 2024. Following an application on behalf of Virgin Money, the Australian Securities is expected to cancel the listing of Virgin Money on the Australian Securities Exchange with effect from later 1 October 2024. Unless otherwise defined, all capitalised terms in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the scheme document relating to the Acquisition published on 22 April 2024 (the ‘Scheme Document’). Tillkännagivande • Sep 27
Virgin Money UK plc and Clydesdale Bank Announce Conditional Step Down of Darren Pope as Non-Executive Director Hargreaves Lansdown plc (HL) announced that Darren Pope, Non-Executive Director of HL, will step down from his role as Non-Executive Director of Virgin Money UK plc (and of Clydesdale Bank its subsidiary) conditional upon, and with effect from, the scheme of arrangement between Virgin Money UK plc and its shareholders under Part 26 of the Companies Act to implement the recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Virgin Money UK plc by Nationwide Building Society becoming Effective. Tillkännagivande • Sep 06
Virgin Money Announces Cancellation of Listing of its Ordinary Shares on the Official List, the Australian Securities Exchange and Trading of its Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange The boards of Virgin Money UK PLC (‘Virgin Money’) and Nationwide Building Society (‘Nationwide’) announced that the FCA and the PRA have given their requisite consent to the recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Virgin Money by Nationwide, the terms of which were announced on 21 March 2024 (the ‘Acquisition’). The Scheme remains subject to certain other conditions including sanction by the Court at the Court Hearing (expected to take place on 27 September 2024) and the delivery of a copy of the Court Order to the Registrar of Companies. Subject to the Scheme receiving the sanction of the Court on the expected date and the delivery of a copy of the Court Order to the Registrar of Companies and the satisfaction or (if capable of waiver) the waiver of the remaining Conditions to the Scheme (as set out in the Scheme Document) the Scheme is expected to become Effective on 1 October 2024. Last day of dealings in Virgin Money CDIs on the Australian Securities Exchange 25 September 2024 and Suspension of dealings in Virgin Money CDIs 4.00 p.m. (AEST) on 25 September 2024. Suspension of listing of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the Official List and of trading of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange 7.30 a.m. on 30 September 2024. Effective Date of the Scheme 1 October 2024. Cancellation of listing of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the Official List and of trading of Virgin Money Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange By 8.00 a.m. on 1 October 2024. Cancellation of listing of Virgin Money on the Australian Securities Exchange 1 October 2024. Tillkännagivande • Jun 26
Virgin Money UK PLC Announces Board and Committee Changes Virgin Money UK PLC announces the appointment of Petra van Hoeken as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 July 2024. Additionally, Petra will replace Geeta Gopalan as Chair of the Risk Committee, subject to final regulatory approval, also with effect from 1 July 2024. Petra's biography is set out below.Petra is currently a member of the Supervisory Board, chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee at de Volksbank; non-executive board member, chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee at Nordea Bank; and non-executive board member, vice-chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Investment Committee and Impact Committee at Oranje Fonds. Petra is also an advisor to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate as chair of the Advisory Committee for Credit; a member of the Donations Review Committee of the Leiden University; a member of the board of the Foundation for the holding and administration of shares under the Royal Dutch Shell employee share plans, and a member of the board of the Female Cancer Foundation. As announced by the Company on 6 February 2024, Geeta Gopalan will step down from the Board on 30 June 2024. Petra will also become a member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nomination Committee and of the Remuneration Committee and will join the Board of Clydesdale Bank PLC all effective from 1 July 2024. Petra has extensive experience in the financial services industry both in executive and non-executive roles at Dutch and international banks. She started her career in banking at ABN AMRO in 1986, in client relationship and product areas and moved into risk management at senior level. She lived and worked abroad for 14 years, in Madrid, Singapore, Frankfurt and New York, and returned to The Netherlands late 2006. There she served as global Head Sustainability for ABN AMRO in 2006-2007 and served as vice chair of the ABN AMRO Foundation and as member of the UN Advisory Council on Inclusive Financial Sectors. As the Royal Bank of Scotland acquired ABN AMRO in late 2007 (in a combined bid with Banco Santander and Fortis), Petra was appointed Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for RBS Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Her most recent senior executive roles were CRO (covering risk management, compliance and legal) at the Management Board of NIBC (2011-2016), and Rabobank Group (2016-2019), followed by a year as CRO at the (then listed) Intertrust Group. For well over 10 years Petra has had various non-executive board roles, including at the Nederlandse Waterschapsbank from 2015-2023 (including chair of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee), within the Rabogroup at De Lage Landen Int BV from 2018-2019 DLL and at Utrecht America Holdings Inc. from 2016-2019. At NIBC she served in the supervisory boards of NIBC Deutschland AG and NIBC Singapore Pte Ltd. (2012-2016). During her time at RBS Petra held several intra group non-executive roles, including for RBS Moscow and RBS Middle East. Petra is currently a member of the Supervisory Board, chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee and member of the Audit Committee at de Volksbank; non-executive board member, chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee and member of the Audit Committee at Nordea Bank; and non-executive board member, vice-chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Investment Committee and Impact Committee at Oranje Fonds. Petra is also an advisor to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate as chair of the Advisory Committee for Credit; a member of the Donations Review Committee of the Leiden University; a member of the board of the Foundation for the holding and administration of shares under the Royal Dutch Shell employee share plans, and a member of the board of the Female Cancer Foundation. Tillkännagivande • Jun 14
Virgin Money UK PLC Approves an Interim Dividend for the Financial Year Ending 30 September 2024, Payable on 30 July 2024 The board of directors of Virgin Money UK PLC has approved an interim dividend (the fiscal year 2024 dividend) in respect of the financial year ending 30 September 2024 of 2.0 pence per ordinary share in the company (first half 2023:3.3 pence). Ex-dividend date is 27 June 2024. Record date for dividend (Virgin Money Ordinary Shareholders) is Close of business in London on 28 June 2024. Record date for dividend (Virgin Money CDI Holders) is Close of business in Melbourne on 28 June 2024. Fiscal year 2024 dividend payment date is 30 July 2024.