Result of AGM

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Babcock International Group PLC announced that all resolutions were passed by shareholders at its Annual General Meeting on 16 September 2026, with strong support for the audited financial statements, directors' remuneration report, final dividend, and the reappointments of all directors, including Dame Ruth Cairnie DBE and Carl-Peter Forster, who received 98.47% and 91.45% of votes for respectively. The company also secured overwhelming approval for the reappointment of Forvis Mazars LLP as auditor with 99.97% of votes for, and for the purchase of its own shares with 99.89% of votes for. The total votes cast represented 69.08% of the issued voting share capital.

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Babcock International Group PLC
16 September 2026
 

16 September 2026

 

Results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting

 

Babcock International Group PLC ("Babcock" or the "Company") confirms that shareholders duly passed all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 16 September 2026 (the "AGM"). Each resolution was put to a poll.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, Babcock will submit a copy of all resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, to the Financial Conduct Authority.  Shareholders can access the resolutions at:

 

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 

The AGM Voting Results are as follows:

 

Resolution

Total Votes For

%

Total Votes Against

%

Total Votes Cast

Votes Withheld

1.

To receive the audited financial statements

335,419,258

99.84%

548,323

 0.16%

335,967,581

3,467,916

2.

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

  330,716,179

97.45%

  8,640,783

 2.55%

 339,356,962

78,535

3.

To declare the final dividend

339,386,702

99.99%

13,990

 0.01%

339,400,692

34,805

4.

To reappoint Dame Ruth Cairnie DBE

334,154,951

98.47%

5,204,324

 1.53%

339,359,275

76,222

5.

To reappoint Carl- Peter Forster

310,326,428

91.45%

  29,032,120

 8.55%

339,358,548

76,949

6.

To reappoint The Right Honourable

The Lord Parker of Minsmere, GCVO, KCB

335,767,529

98.94%

3,599,688

 1.06%

339,367,217

68,280

To reappoint John Ramsay

334,435,678

98.55%

  4,922,392

 1.45%

339,358,070

77,427

To reappoint Jane Moriarty

335,795,440

98.95%

3,572,250

 1.05%

339,367,690

67,807

To reappoint Sir Kevin Smith CBE

335,601,497

98.89%

3,760,030

 1.11%

339,361,527

73,970

To reappoint Dr Claudia Natanson MBE

335,584,237

98.88%

3,786,474

 1.12%

339,370,711

64,786

To reappoint Aedamar Comisky

335,797,235

98.95%

3,571,941

 1.05%

339,369,176

66,321

To reappoint Harry Holt DSO OBE

339,319,230

99.98%

54,304

 0.02%

339,373,534

61,963

To reappoint David Mellors

335,981,992

99.00%

3,387,467

 1.00%

339,369,459

66,038

To reappoint Forvis Mazars LLP as independent auditor

339,285,058

99.97%

96,914

0.03%

339,381,972

53,525

15.

To authorise the Audit Committee to set the remuneration

of the auditor

339,141,852

99.93%

251,269

0.07%

339,393,121

42,376

16.

To authorise limited political donations

329,577,633

97.14%

9,714,757

2.86%

339,292,390

143,107

 

17.

To authorise the

Directors to allot shares

326,631,192

96.96%

10,252,060

3.04%

336,883,252

2,552,245

18.

To disapply pre- emption rights

301,293,239

89.44%

35,578,633

10.56%

336,871,872

2,563,625

19.

To authorise the purchase by Babcock of its own shares

337,573,922

99.89%

364,839

0.11%

337,938,761

1,496,736

20.

To give notice of General Meetings

334,636,300

98.60%

4,750,802

1.40%

339,387,102

48,395

 

 


               Babcock's

Babcock's

 

Issued voting share capital

               2026 AGM

 

               491,383,229

  2025 AGM

 

502,552,576

Total votes cast and votes withheld as a % of issued share capital

 

                69.08%           

 

69.02%

 

 

 

 

Jack Borrett

Company Secretary

Babcock International Group PLC

 

16 September 2026

 

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