Result of General Meeting 2 May 2023

Carr's Group PLC

02 May 2023

 

2 May 2023

Carr's Group plc

("Carr's", the "Company", or the "Group")

Result of General Meeting 2 May 2023

Carr's (CARR.L), the Speciality Agriculture and Engineering Group, confirms that all resolutions proposed at its General Meeting held in Carlisle at 10.00am today were passed by shareholders.

The results of the poll on the resolutions put before the meeting are set out below.  Votes withheld do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.

Resolution	Number of votes for	% of votes for	Number of votes against	% of votes against	Number of votes withheld	Total votes cast
1. Approve Annual Report and Accounts	40,192,865	99.91%	34,887	0.09%	6,791	40,234,543
2. Approve final dividend	40,232,543	100.00%	0	0.00%	2,000	40,234,543
3. Re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditor	40,089,254	99.66%	135,808	0.34%	9,481	40,234,543
4. Authorise remuneration of Auditor	40,193,314	99.93%	26,908	0.07%	14,321	40,234,543
5. Approve Remuneration Report	30,618,159	76.68%	9,309,594	23.32%	47,240	39,974,993

The Board notes that although resolution 5 was passed by the requisite majority, 23.32% of votes were cast against.  The Company will engage with shareholders to fully understand the reasons for this and provide an update within six months as required by the Corporate Governance Code 2018.

The total number of votes cast was 40,234,543 representing 42.75% of the Company's shareholders.  The Board is always open to constructive dialogue with shareholders and is grateful to all those who took the time to consider and vote on the resolutions proposed.

Enquiries:

Carr's Group plc Matthew Ratcliffe, Company Secretary

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