Result of AGM

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Next 15 Group plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on July 8, 2026, were passed by shareholders. Key resolutions included the adoption of the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended January 31, 2026, with 99.99% of votes in favour, and the approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report and Policy, both receiving 89.61% of votes in favour. A final dividend of 10.6p per ordinary share was approved with 100% of votes in favour. The re-election of directors and the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditor also passed with strong support. Resolutions concerning a new Long-Term Incentive Plan and the authorisation to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights received approximately 90.26% and 89.87% of votes in favour respectively. The company also received authorisation to purchase its own shares with 99.98% of votes in favour.

Disclaimer*

 

8 July 2026

Next 15 Group plc

(“Next 15” or the “Company”)

Results of Annual General Meeting

Next 15 Group plc announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at 9:30am on 8 July 2026 at 60 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6RT, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 20 May 2026,were duly passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 13 were Ordinary Resolutions and Resolutions 14 to 16 were Special Resolutions. A summary of the resolutions passed and details of the proxy votes received are detailed below:

Resolutions

Votes
For1

Votes
Against

Total Votes
Cast

Votes Witheld3

 

No. of Shares

% of Shares voted

No. of Shares

% of Shares voted

No. of Shares

% of ISC voted2

1

To receive and adopt the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026

 

 

72,999,362

 

 

99.99%

 

 

1,083

 

 

0.01%

 

 

73,000,445

 

 

72.25%

 

 

20,883

2

To receive and approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 January 2026

 

 

 

65,429,595

 

 

 

89.61%

 

 

 

7,584,465

 

 

 

10.39%

 

 

 

73,014,060

 

 

 

72.26%

 

 

 

7,268

3

To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy

 

65,429,262

 

 

89.61%

 

7,585,682

 

10.39%

 

73,014,944

 

72.26%

 

6,384

4

To declare a final dividend of 10.6p per ordinary share

 

73,021,327

 

 

100%

 

0

 

0%

 

73,021,327

 

72.27%

 

1

5

To elect Sam Knights as a Director

 

73,004,679

 

99.99%

 

7,156

 

0.01%

 

73,011,835

 

72.26%

 

9,493

6

To re-elect Mark Astaire as a Director

 

65,399,178

 

89.57%

 

7,613,158

 

10.43%

 

73,012,336

 

72.26%

 

8,992

7

To re-elect Mickey Kalifa as a Director

 

73,009,811

 

99.99%

 

8,525

 

0.01%

 

73,018,336

 

72.27%

 

2,992

8

To re-elect Samantha Wren as a Director

 

72,950,030

 

99.91%

 

62,306

 

0.09%

 

73,012,336

 

72.26%

 

8,992

9

To re-elect Paul Butler as a Director

 

72,480,757

 

99.27%

 

531,579

 

0.73%

 

73,012,336

 

72.26%

 

8,992

10

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor to the Company

 

73,008,028

 

99.99%

 

5,932

 

0.01%

 

73,013,960

 

72.26%

 

7,368

11

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee (for and on behalf of the Board of Directors) to determine the Auditors’ remuneration

 

 

 

 

73,012,853

 

 

 

 

99.99%

 

 

 

 

8,474

 

 

 

 

0.01%

 

 

 

 

73,021,327

 

 

 

 

72.27%

 

 

 

 

1

12

To approve a new Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

65,897,338

 

90.26%

 

7,107,604

 

9.74%

 

73,004,942

 

72.25%

 

16,386

13

To authorise the Board to allot shares

 

65,905,415

 

90.26%

 

7,115,516

 

9.74%

 

73,020,931

 

72.27%

 

397

14

To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights

 

65,619,722

 

89.87%

 

7,400,327

 

10.13%

 

73,020,049

 

72.27%

 

1,279

15

To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investment

 

 

 

65,617,314

 

 

 

89.86%

 

 

 

7,402,733

 

 

 

10.14%

 

 

 

73,020,047

 

 

 

72.27%

 

 

 

1,281

16

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

 

62,126,112

 

99.98%

 

10,868

 

0.02%

 

62,136,980

 

61.50%

 

10,884,348

 

 

1

Includes discretionary votes.

2

As at 3 July 2026, being the AGM voting record date, the Company’s issued share capital (“ISC”) consisted of 101,041,326 ordinary shares of 2.5p each (“Ordinary Shares”). No Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

3

A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

Enquiries

 

Next 15 Group plc

 

Mark Sanford, General Counsel & Company Secretary

+44 (0) 7590 928794

 

Deutsche Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 7260 1000

Mark Lander

Hugo Rubinstein

 

 

 

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

+44 (0)20 3207 7800

Ben Wright

Mark Whitmore

 

 

 

MHP

Oliver Hughes

Eleni Menikou

Lucy Gibbs

+44 (0)7701 308 818

Next15@mhpgroup.com

 

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