Result of AGM

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Applied Nutrition plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on January 8, 2026, were passed by shareholders, with resolutions 1 through 14 approved as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 through 18 as special resolutions. Notably, the election of directors and the approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report and Policy saw overwhelming support, with votes for ranging from 99.0% to 99.99% for most resolutions. The company also received approval for market purchases of its ordinary shares and for holding general meetings on shorter notice. Controlling shareholders Thomas Ryder and Steven Granite collectively hold 40% of the voting rights, and independent shareholder votes confirmed the election of independent non-executive directors.

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Applied Nutrition PLC
08 January 2026
 

8th January 2026

Applied Nutrition plc


Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Applied Nutrition plc (Company), a leading sports nutrition, health and wellness brand, announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 11:00 a.m. on 8 January 2026 (AGM), all resolutions set out in the notice of AGM (Notice) were duly passed by the requisite majority of shareholder votes by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice which is available on the Company's website at: https://www.appliednutritionplc.com/results-reports-and-presentations/

The results of the poll were as follows:

No.

Resolution

 

For

Against

 

Votes Withheld

Total issued share capital instructed

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 July 2025 together with the Directors' reports and auditor's report on those accounts.

202,617,005

99.61

787,013

0.39

21,686

81.36

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 July 2025 as set out on pages 66 to 81 of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025 (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy).

203,086,274

99.84

319,075

0.16

20,355

81.36

3

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 68 to 76 of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025 to take effect immediately following the AGM.

201,567,124

99.1

1,837,229

0.9

21,351

81.36

4

To elect Andy Bell as a director of the Company.

201,090,257

98.86

2,318,054

1.14

17,393

81.36

5

To elect Tony Buffin as a director of the Company.

201,976,560

99.3

1,423,111

0.7

26,033

81.36

6

To elect Peter Cowgill as a director of the Company.

201,082,987

99.16

1,696,823

0.84

645,894

81.11

7

To elect Steven Granite as a director of the Company.

203,241,692

99.92

166,313

0.08

17,699

81.36

8

To elect Marnie Millard as a director of the Company.

201,896,810

99.26

1,510,794

0.74

18,100

81.36

9

To elect Joe Pollard as a director of the Company.

203,245,310

99.92

162,294

0.08

18,100

81.36

10

To elect Thomas Ryder as a director of the Company.

203,276,763

99.93

133,304

0.07

15,637

81.36

11

To elect Deepti Velury Bakhshi as a director of the Company.

203,400,669

99.99

7,336

0.01

17,699

81.36

12

To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.

203,412,750

99.99

7,427

0.01

5,527

81.37

13

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the fees payable to the auditor.

203,417,776

99.99

2,527

0.01

5,401

81.37

14

That, in accordance with section 551 of CA 2006, the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised to allot Equity Securities within the parameters set out in the Notice.

192,911,204

94.84

10,502,123

5.16

12,377

81.37

15*

That, subject to resolution 14 being passed, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities for cash as if section 561 of the CA 2006 did not apply within the parameters set out in the Notice.

192,714,837

94.74

10,694,689

5.26

16,178

81.36

16*

That, subject to resolution 14 being passed and in addition to resolution 15, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities as if section 561 of the CA 2006 did not apply within the parameters set out in the Notice.

187,818,447

92.33

15,591,480

7.67

15,777

81.36

17*

That the Company be authorised to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares within the parameters and on the terms set out in the Notice.

202,302,357

99.99

4,568

0.002

1,118,779

80.92

18*

That the Company be authorised to hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 days' notice (see Notice).

203,325,255

99.95

96,239

0.05

4,210

81.37

* special resolution

 

For the purposes of the FCA Listing Rules, Thomas Ryder and Steven Granite are controlling shareholders as a result of their holding collectively 100,170,095 shares (85,662,494 and 14,507,601 respectively), representing 40% (34% and 6%, respectively) of the total voting rights in the Company. Each resolution to elect independent non-executive directors (resolutions 5, 6, 8, and 11) have under UK Listing Rule 6.2.8 been approved by a majority of the votes cast by: (i) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and (ii) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution excluding the controlling shareholders, as set out in the table below.

No.

Resolution

 

For

Against

 

Votes Withheld

Total issued share capital instructed

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

5

To elect Tony Buffin as a director of the Company.

101,806,465

98.62

1,423,111

1.38

26,033

41.29

6

To elect Peter Cowgill as a director of the Company.

100,912,892

98.35

1,696,823

1.65

645,894

41.04

8

To elect Marnie Millard as a director of the Company.

101,726,715

98.54

1,510,794

1.46

18,100

41.30

11

To elect Deepti Velury Bakhshi as a director of the Company.

103,230,574

99.99

7,336

0.01

17,699

41.30

 

Notes:

Any proxy appointments giving discretion to the Chairman of the meeting have been included in the "For" total.

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

The Company's total number of ordinary shares in issue as at 6:00 p.m. on 6 January 2026, being the time at which a person had to be registered in the Company's register of members in order to be eligible to vote at the AGM, was 250,000,000 ordinary shares of £0.0002 each, with no shares held in treasury. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per ordinary share held. Total voting rights as at 6:00 p.m. on 6 January 2026 were therefore 250,000,000.

A copy of this announcement, will shortly be available on the Company's website at https://www.appliednutritionplc.com/regulatory-news/ and on the FCA's national storage mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

For further information please contact:

Applied Nutrition plc

Thomas Ryder, Chief Executive Officer
Steven Granite, Chief Operating Officer
Joe Pollard, Chief Financial Officer

Via Alma

Alma Strategic Communications (Public Relations adviser to Applied Nutrition)

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, Sam Modlin, Joe Pederzolli, Sarah Peters

T:  +44 (0) 203 405 0205

appliednutrition@almastrategic.com

 

Notes to editors

Applied Nutrition plc (LSE: APN) is a leading sports nutrition, health and wellness brand, which formulates and creates nutrition products with a stated aim of being the world's most trusted and innovative brand in the market.

Headquartered in the UK, the Group sells products in over 85 countries worldwide and has a diverse product range, targeting elite athletes, gym goers and health-conscious consumers. Applied Nutrition has developed and launched four ranges under the umbrella of the Applied Nutrition brand - Applied Nutrition, ABE, BodyFuel, and Endurance. Across the four ranges, the Group sells over 100 different products.

Applied Nutrition's growth is fuelled by a market-leading product portfolio, created and largely manufactured in-house at its Knowsley, Liverpool headquarters by a team of industry experts. This end-to-end capability allows the Group to innovate at speed, refresh and enhance existing products and introduce new offerings that anticipate and respond to the latest consumer trends.

Applied Nutrition largely operates a global business-to-business (B2B) model, which has facilitated a low risk, highly cost-effective go-to-market strategy and has enabled strong, profitable growth in the UK, Europe and other international geographies. The business model and strategy has enabled the Group to become a fast-growing, highly profitable and cash generative global supplier in the sports nutrition, health and wellness market.

For further information, please visit www.appliednutritionplc.com

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