Result of AGM

Autotrader Group PLC

16 July 2026

 

Autotrader Group plc Result of Annual General Meeting

Autotrader Group plc (LSE: AUTO, "Autotrader" or the "Company"), the UK's largest digital automotive marketplace, announces the results of the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 16 July 2026. 

Each of the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll, and the result of each resolution is shown below. All resolutions were passed.

The total number of shares on the register at 6pm on 14 July 2026, therefore those being eligible to be voted on at the AGM, was 784,321,379(excluding treasury shares).

	For*		Against		Total votes cast	Votes withheld***
Resolution	No. of votes	%**	No. of votes	%**	No. of votes	No. of votes
1.   To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2026	631,796,205	99.98%	105,924	0.02%	631,902,129	302,159
2.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the financial year ended 31 March 2026	619,732,309	98.81%	7,463,521	1.19%	627,195,830	5,008,458
3.   To declare of final dividend of 7.8 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2026	632,173,005	100.00%	18,913	0.00%	632,191,918	12,370
4.   To re-elect Matt Davies as a Director	614,818,941	97.25%	17,367,088	2.75%	632,186,029	18,259
5.   To re-elect Nathan Coe as a Director	631,907,040	99.96%	277,482	0.04%	632,184,522	19,766
6.   To re-elect Jamie Warner as a Director	628,413,958	99.40%	3,772,071	0.60%	632,186,029	18,259
7.   To re-elect Jasvinder Gakhal as a Director	631,739,806	99.93%	445,973	0.07%	632,185,779	18,509
8.   To re-elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director	630,623,594	99.75%	1,562,185	0.25%	632,185,779	18,509
9.   To re-elect Amanda James as a Director	631,742,911	99.93%	443,046	0.07%	632,185,957	18,331
10. To re-elect Megan Quinn as a Director	631,483,780	99.89%	702,177	0.11%	632,185,957	18,331
11. To re-elect Adam Jay as a Director	631,741,481	99.93%	444,466	0.07%	632,185,947	18,341
12. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	629,522,634	99.58%	2,664,404	0.42%	632,187,038	17,250
13. To authorise the Board to fix the remuneration of the auditors	632,173,878	100.00%	13,572	0.00%	632,187,450	16,838
14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	616,207,476	97.79%	13,914,959	2.21%	630,122,435	2,081,853
15. To authorise the partial disapplication of pre-emption rights****	630,084,994	99.67%	2,104,015	0.33%	632,189,009	15,279
16. To authorise the partial disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or investment****	630,018,359	99.66%	2,170,941	0.34%	632,189,300	14,988
17. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares****	623,198,418	98.58%	8,952,525	1.42%	632,150,943	53,342
18. To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice****	602,160,001	95.56%	27,962,450	4.44%	630,122,451	2,081,837

NOTES:

* The "For" votes include those giving the Chairman discretion.

** Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

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

****Denotes Special Resolutions

Percentage of shares voted: 80.61% The number of shares in issue at close of business on 14 July 2026 was 784,321,379 (excluding treasury shares).

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual of General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and also on the Company's website at https://plc.autotrader.co.uk

A copy of the resolutions passed under special business (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Autotrader Group plc Claire Baty, Company Secretary
Sodali & Co [e-mail]	[phone]

About Autotrader

Autotrader Group plc is the UK's largest automotive marketplace and a leading digital platform for the automotive industry. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since March 2015, the Company is a member of the FTSE 100 Index.

Autotrader's purpose is Driving Change Together. Responsibly. The company uses advanced data science, artificial intelligence and scalable technology to improve how vehicles are bought and sold, while building stronger partnerships with its customers and the wider automotive ecosystem. Autotrader's platform leverages significant amounts of proprietary data and machine learning models to power pricing, demand forecasting and personalised consumer experiences. These capabilities enable retailers and manufacturers to make better decisions, improve performance and respond to real-time market dynamics.

Autotrader is increasingly digitising the car buying journey, from search and discovery through to financing and purchase, enabling more of the buying journey to take place online. Alongside this, it is using its data and influence to support the transition to electric vehicles. This is all underpinned by a values-led culture that empowers its people to develop and perform, enabling continuous innovation across its platform and products.

The Company also publishes a monthly used car Retail Price Index, based on the analysis of approximately 800,000 vehicles each day from across the automotive retail market. This dataset provides one of the most comprehensive views of the UK automotive market and is used by organisations including the Bank of England and the Office for National Statistics to inform economic indicators and government policy.

For more information, please visit https://plc.autotrader.co.uk/

 

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