Result of AGM

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. announced that all resolutions presented at its 137th Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll, with significant shareholder support. Notably, the annual accounts and reports received 100% approval, and the final dividend also achieved 100% approval. Directors' remuneration policy saw 98.70% in favour, while the re-appointment of directors generally received over 98% approval. The authority to purchase own shares was approved by 99.94%, and the adoption of new articles of association by 99.97%. The total number of voting shares in issue was 38,048,005, with approximately 69% of the issued share capital voted on most resolutions.

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YOUNG & CO.’S BREWERY, P.L.C. (THE “COMPANY”)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

At the Company’s 137th Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a poll. The polling results for each resolution are set out in the table below. The resolutions themselves are contained in the Notice of Meeting dated 20 May 2026, a copy of which is in the Company’s 2026 Annual Report which is available on the Company’s website (www.youngs.co.uk).

Resolution

For

% of total

Against

% of total

Total votes cast (excluding withheld)

% of issued share capital voted

Withheld

1 Annual accounts and reports

26,252,995

100.00%

673

0.00%

26,253,668

69.00%

40,690

2 Directors’ remuneration report

26,214,399

99.92%

20,660

0.08%

26,235,059

68.95%

59,299

3 Directors’ remuneration policy

25,675,576

98.70%

337,672

1.30%

26,013,248

68.37%

281,110

4 Final dividend

26,289,714

100.00%

643

0.00%

26,290,357

69.10%

4,001

5 Re-appointment of auditor

25,901,969

98.52%

389,897

1.48%

26,291,866

69.10%

2,492

6 Auditor’s remuneration

26,173,002

99.54%

119,949

0.46%

26,292,951

69.10%

1,407

7 Re-appointment of director: Steve Cooke

25,955,380

98.72%

335,794

1.28%

26,291,174

69.10%

3,184

8 Re-appointment of director: Simon Dodd

26,226,175

99.75%

66,752

0.25%

26,292,927

69.10%

1,431

9 Re-appointment of director: Mike Owen

26,208,988

99.68%

83,925

0.32%

26,292,913

69.10%

1,445

10 Re-appointment of director: Tracy Dodd

26,165,889

99.52%

127,131

0.48%

26,293,020

69.10%

1,338

11 Re-appointment of director: Torquil Sligo-Young

26,189,094

99.62%

99,548

0.38%

26,288,642

69.09%

5,716

12 Re-appointment of director: Aisling Meany

26,084,652

99.42%

151,788

0.58%

26,236,440

68.96%

57,918

13 Re-appointment of director: Ian Dyson

25,906,548

98.53%

386,287

1.47%

26,292,835

69.10%

1,523

14 Re-appointment of director: John Dunsmore

26,215,882

99.72%

72,732

0.28%

26,288,614

69.09%

5,444

15 Political donations and expenditure

24,903,244

97.38%

670,634

2.62%

25,573,878

67.21%

720,000

16 Directors’ authority to allot shares

26,064,370

99.22%

206,191

0.78%

26,270,561

69.05%

23,517

17 Disapplication of pre-emption rights

(general authority)

25,138,075

95.72%

1,124,355

4.28%

26,262,430

69.02%

31,928

18 Disapplication of pre-emption rights

(additional authority)

25,092,737

95.56%

1,166,533

4.44%

26,259,270

69.02%

35,008

19 Authority to purchase own shares

26,193,583

99.94%

16,650

0.06%

26,210,233

68.89%

84,125

20 Adoption of new articles of association

26,203,451

99.97%

8,628

0.03%

26,212,079

68.89%

82,279

For information:

(a) The total number of voting shares in issue at the time of the AGM was 38,048,005;

(b) the "For" column includes those votes giving the Chair of the meeting discretion; and

(c) a “vote withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.

Séverine Béquin

Company Secretary

Tel: 020 8875 7000

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