Results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

15 July 2026

 

Results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting

15 July 2026

The Company held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 July 2026. All resolutions tabled at the Meeting were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17 were passed as special resolutions.

The results of the poll for each resolution are shown in the table below:

Resolutions	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1. To receive the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 February 2026, together with the Report of the Directors and the report of the Auditor thereon.	55,848,462	99.99%	4,746	0.01%	55,853,208	68.46%	50,327
2. To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 28 February 2026.	52,131,339	93.27%	3,763,445	6.73%	55,894,784	68.51%	8,751
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.	52,921,735	94.67%	2,977,305	5.33%	55,899,040	68.51%	4,495
4. To declare a final dividend of 12.12p per Ordinary share.	55,900,872	99.99%	1,151	0.01%	55,902,023	68.52%	1,512
5. To re-elect John Bason as a Director of the Company.	53,701,320	96.07%	2,199,197	3.93%	55,900,517	68.51%	3,018
6. To re-elect Nigel Newton as a Director of the Company.	55,284,540	98.90%	614,699	1.10%	55,899,239	68.51%	4,296
7. To re-elect Leslie-Ann Reed as a Director of the Company.	55,290,806	98.91%	607,102	1.09%	55,897,908	68.51%	5,627
8. To re-elect Dame Heather Rabbatts as a Director of the Company.	53,623,560	95.93%	2,274,348	4.07%	55,897,908	68.51%	5,627
9. To elect Keith Underwood as a Director of the Company.	55,881,663	99.97%	18,514	0.03%	55,900,177	68.51%	3,358
10. To elect Jenny Ridout as a Director of the Company.	55,882,535	99.97%	17,643	0.03%	55,900,178	68.51%	3,357
11. To elect Chris Blatchford as a Director of the Company.	55,894,147	99.99%	5,030	0.01%	55,899,177	68.51%	4,358
12. To re-appoint Crowe U.K. LLP as Auditor of the Company.	55,887,812	99.98%	11,001	0.02%	55,898,813	68.51%	4,722
13. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration.	55,895,946	99.99%	4,283	0.01%	55,900,229	68.51%	3,306
14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	55,888,233	99.98%	13,836	0.02%	55,902,069	68.52%	1,466
15. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights.	54,641,591	97.86%	1,193,747	2.14%	55,835,338	68.44%	68,197
16. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights regarding acquisition/investment.	51,612,358	92.33%	4,289,285	7.67%	55,901,643	68.52%	1,892
17. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.	54,687,085	99.98%	9,696	0.02%	54,696,781	67.04%	1,206,754

NOTES:

1.    The 'For' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair of the Meeting.

2.    A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

3.    As at Monday 13 July 2026, there were 81,608,672 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in issue.

4.    The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk.

5.    In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 R, copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting other than those considered as ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. 

For further information, please contact:

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Maya Abu-Deeb, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary	[e-mail]
Hudson Sandler	[phone]
Dan de Belder / Emily Brooker	[e-mail]

 

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