Result of AGM

Big Yellow Group PLC

20 July 2023

 

Big Yellow Group PLC

20 July 2023

Big Yellow Group PLC - Result of AGM

Result of Annual General Meeting

Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 20 June 2023 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 22.9 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 28 July 2023.

The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below:

Resolutions		Votes for 1		Votes against		Total votes cast	Votes withheld 2
		No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	% of shares voted	No. of shares	No. of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023	153,540,469	100.0	5,149	0.0	153,545,618	101,423
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	149,388,647	98.2	2,794,254	1.8	152,182,901	1,464,140
3	To approve the final dividend	153,393,465	99.8	253,576	0.2	153,647,041	0
4	To re-elect Jim Gibson as a Director	151,635,740	99.6	548,736	0.4	152,184,476	1,462,565
5	To re-elect Dr Anna Keay OBE as a Director	150,138,477	98.7	2,046,109	1.3	152,184,586	1,462,455
6	To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director	134,342,384	88.3	17,842,092	11.7	152,184,476	1,462,565
7	To re-elect John Trotman as a Director	150,943,091	99.2	1,241,385	0.8	152,184,476	1,462,565
8	To re-elect Nicholas Vetch CBE as a Director	141,641,363	93.2	10,413,309	6.9	152,054,672	1,592,369
9	To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director	150,138,215	98.7	2,046,261	1.3	152,184,476	1,462,565
10	To re-elect Heather Savory as a Director	150,138,477	98.7	2,046,109	1.3	152,184,586	1,462,455
11	To re-elect Michael O'Donnell as a Director	148,582,455	97.6	3,602,021	2.4	152,184,476	1,462,565
12	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	153,633,349	100.0	7,428	0.0	153,640,777	6,264
13	To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration	153,633,519	100.0	7,258	0.0	153,640,777	6,264
14	To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount	141,371,670	92.9	10,811,394	7.1	152,183,064	1,463,977
15	To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply 3	149,072,303	98.0	3,110,761	2.0	152,183,064	1,463,977
16	To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain circumstances. 3	144,117,959	95.2	7,273,323	4.8	151,391,282	2,255,759
17	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3	153,362,760	99.8	252,716	0.2	153,615,476	31,565
18	To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days 3	141,383,057	92.9	10,801,793	7.1	152,184,850	1,462,191

¹ Includes discretionary votes

² A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

³ Special Resolution (75% majority required)

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries:

Shauna Beavis, Company Secretary                             01276 477811

 

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