Results of AGM

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Convatec Group Plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, with the exception of Resolution 9 which was withdrawn. The company noted that Resolution 2, concerning the Remuneration Report, received a lower level of support at 65.77%, and Convatec will engage further with shareholders on remuneration matters, with an update expected within six months. The total number of shares in issue is 1,954,852,029, with 82.99% of capital voted at the meeting.

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Convatec Group PLC
21 May 2026
 

21 May 2026

Convatec Group Plc

(Convatec or the Company)

 

Results of the Annual General Meeting

 

Convatec's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at 20 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6LG on Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 14:00.

 

All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by way of a poll.  The results are set out below:

 

 

For1

Against1

Votes total
(excluding withheld2)

% of ISC voted3

Withheld2

Resolution

No of shares

%

No of shares

%

1

2025 Annual Reports and Accounts

        1,583,600,321

97.97%

          32,856,766

2.03%

        1,616,457,087

82.69%

               5,973,533

2

Remuneration Report

        1,057,723,791

65.77%

        550,589,931

34.23%

        1,608,313,722

82.27%

             14,116,898

3

Dividend

        1,584,518,305

97.96%

          32,961,425

2.04%

        1,617,479,730

82.74%

               4,950,890

4

Elect Fiona Ryder

        1,578,260,187

97.58%

          39,097,452

2.42%

        1,617,357,639

82.74%

               5,072,981

5

Re-elect Dr John McAdam

        1,546,263,951

95.60%

          71,094,592

4.40%

        1,617,358,543

82.74%

               5,072,077

6

Re-elect Jonny Mason

        1,580,750,694

97.73%

          36,713,081

2.27%

        1,617,463,775

82.74%

               4,966,845

7

Re-elect Margaret Ewing

        1,568,485,590

96.98%

          48,871,739

3.02%

        1,617,357,329

82.74%

               5,073,291

8

Re-elect Brian May

        1,534,104,114

94.85%

          83,252,311

5.15%

        1,617,356,425

82.74%

               5,074,195

9

Re-elect Professor Constantin Coussios4

WITHDRAWN

10

Re-elect Kim Lody

        1,566,266,564

96.84%

          51,089,725

3.16%

        1,617,356,289

82.74%

               5,074,331

11

Re-elect Heather Mason

        1,570,362,017

97.09%

          46,995,312

2.91%

        1,617,357,329

82.74%

               5,073,291

12

Re-elect Sharon O'Keefe

        1,565,589,732

96.80%

          51,764,294

3.20%

        1,617,354,026

82.74%

               5,076,594

13

Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors

        1,584,246,288

97.95%

          33,122,017

2.05%

        1,617,368,305

82.74%

               5,062,315

14

Auditors' remuneration

        1,584,397,363

97.96%

          32,969,022

2.04%

        1,617,366,385

82.74%

               5,064,235

15

Political donations

        1,526,399,577

94.09%

          95,877,488

5.91%

        1,622,277,065

82.99%

                  153,555

16

Allotment of shares

        1,399,668,923

86.54%

        217,704,840

13.46%

        1,617,373,763

82.74%

               5,056,857

17

Disapplication of pre-emption rights*

        1,509,552,149

93.33%

        107,800,388

6.67%

        1,617,352,537

82.74%

               5,078,083

18

Further disapplication of pre-emption rights*

        1,403,547,455

86.78%

        213,807,368

13.22%

        1,617,354,823

82.74%

               5,075,797

19

Purchase of own shares*

        1,583,783,948

97.95%

          33,142,423

2.05%

        1,616,926,371

82.71%

               5,504,249

20

 

Notice for General Meetings*

        1,466,844,869

90.69%

        150,521,910

9.31%

        1,617,366,779

82.74%

               5,063,841

 

Notes to the disclosure:

*Special Resolution.

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

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

3.     Total number of shares in issue is 1,954,852,029 (82.99% of capital was voted).

4.     As announced on 13 April 2026, Professor Constantin Coussios stepped down from his role as Non-executive Director of the Company on 30 April 2026. Accordingly, the resolution to re-elect Professor Constantin Coussios as a director of the Company (resolution 9 in the Notice of Meeting) was withdrawn.

5.     Computershare acted as scrutineer of the poll on all resolutions.

 

The Board is pleased that all resolutions were supported at today's AGM. We recognise the vote for Resolution 2 (Remuneration Report) was below 80%. We will continue to engage with and listen to the views of shareholders and the proxy advisers on remuneration matters, building on the engagement carried out with c. 85% of our shareholders prior to the meeting. An update on that engagement, and on any action taken as a result of these votes, will be published within six months of the AGM in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, with a final summary to be included in the Company's 2026 Annual Report.

 

In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business that were passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

Enquiries

 

James Kerton

Company Secretary

Email: cosec@convatec.com

 

Convatec Group Plc's LEI code is 213800LS272L4FIDOH92

 

Classification: 3.1 Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of the United Kingdom

 

About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention, treatment for hard to heal wounds, at-risk skin and ulcerated tissue to supporting debilitating conditions, improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2025 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

 

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