Result of AGM

Barr(A.G.) PLC

22 May 2026

 

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A.G. BARR p.l.c. (the "Company")

22 May 2026

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed. The results of the poll are as follows:

RESOLUTIONS	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	VOTES WITHHELD
1.   To receive and approve the audited accounts of the group and the Company for the year ended 31 January 2026 together with the directors' and auditor's reports thereon.	76,359,366	99.99	6,002	0.01	76,365,368	68.17%
2.   To approve the directors' remuneration policy set out on pages 113 to 123 of the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026.	75,386,234	98.69	1,001,909	1.31	76,388,143	68.19%
3.   To receive and approve the annual statement by the chair of the remuneration committee and the directors' remuneration report as set out on pages 93 to 97 and pages 98 to 112 respectively of the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026.	74,770,835	97.88	1,623,056	2.12	76,393,891	68.19%
4.   To declare a final dividend of 15.27 pence per ordinary share of 4 1/6 pence for the year ended 31 January 2026.	76,407,878	100.00	3,503	0.00	76,411,381	68.21%
5.   To re-elect Susan Barratt as a director of the Company.	73,798,745	96.59	2,605,231	3.41	76,403,976	68.20%
6.   To re-elect Euan Sutherland as a director of the Company.	76,219,695	99.77	172,733	0.23	76,392,428	68.19%
7.   To re-elect Stuart Lorimer as a director of the Company.	76,215,800	99.75	187,951	0.25	76,403,751	68.20%
8.   To re-elect Julie Barr a director of the Company.	75,353,558	98.63	1,044,672	1.37	76,398,230	68.20%
9.   To re-elect Zoe Howorth as a director of the Company.	73,059,272	95.62	3,345,201	4.38	76,404,473	68.20%
10.  To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director of the Company.	74,221,411	97.16	2,173,312	2.84	76,394,723	68.19%
11.  To re-elect Nicholas Wharton as a director of the Company.	73,563,516	96.28	2,840,947	3.72	76,404,463	68.20%
12.  To elect Rohit Dhawan as a director of the Company.	76,344,822	99.93	55,169	0.07	76,399,991	68.20%
13.  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid, and to authorise the audit and risk committee of the board of directors of the Company to fix their remuneration.	76,365,898	99.97	21,662	0.03	76,387,560	68.19%
14.  To approve and adopt the A.G. Barr p.l.c. Annual Bonus Plan and authorise the directors to implement it.	76,360,514	99.97	23,882	0.03	76,384,396	68.18%
15.  To authorise the directors to allot shares in the Company subject to the restrictions set out in the resolution.	73,704,578	96.47	2,693,434	3.53	76,398,012	68.19%
16.  *To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights subject to the limits set out in the resolution.	74,277,081	97.22	2,120,402	2.78	76,397,483	68.19%
17.  *To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to the specified amount.	76,306,969	99.88	91,263	0.12	76,398,232	68.20%

Notes:

(1)          * denotes a special resolution.

(2)          Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the Annual General Meeting have been included in the "For" total of the appropriate resolution.

(3)          A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" any resolution.

(4)          The percentage of votes "For" and "Against" any resolution is expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 21 May 2026 was 112,028,871 ordinary shares of 4 1/6 pence each.

(5)          In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted as soon as practicable to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

(6)          The results will also be made available on the Company's website at www.agbarr.co.uk

(7)          A copy of all the resolutions passed at the meeting are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained within the Company's Annual Report and Accounts 2026, which is available on the Company's website www.agbarr.co.uk

Christopher K. O'Donnell

COMPANY SECRETARY

 

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