Poll Result for 2026 Annual General Meeting

Cranswick PLC

27 July 2026

 

Cranswick plc ("Cranswick" or the "Company")

Poll Result for 2026 Annual General Meeting

Cranswick confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting earlier today were passed on a poll vote

The results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting poll vote are as follows:

Resolution	For No. of shares	(see note 2) %	Against No. of shares	(see note 2) %	No. of votes Withheld (see note 3)	Total Votes Cast
1. Receive Annual Report and Accounts	43,202,135	99.99	1,557	0.01	319,680	43,203,692
2. Approve the Remuneration Report	40,939,161	95.50	1,928,147	4.50	656,064	42,867,308
3. Declare final dividend	43,515,938	99.99	1,570	0.01	5,864	43,517,508
4. Re-elect Chris Aldersley	42,215,357	97.01	1,301,233	2.99	6,782	43,516,590
5. Re-elect Liz Barber	42,761,275	98.93	462,358	1.07	299,739	43,223,633
6. Re-elect Mark Bottomley	42,109,588	96.77	1,407,105	3.23	6,679	43,516,693
7. Re-elect Jim Brisby	42,215,460	97.01	1,301,181	2.99	6,731	43,516,641
8. Re-elect Adam Couch	42,622,295	97.94	895,148	2.06	5,929	43,517,443
9. Re-elect Yetunde Hofmann	43,053,402	98.94	462,552	1.06	7,418	43,515,954
10. Re-elect Rachel Howarth	42,460,396	97.57	1,056,196	2.43	6,780	43,516,592
11. Re-elect Tim Smith	34,451,506	79.25	9,020,836	20.75	51,030	43,472,342
12. Re-elect Alan Williams	42,632,623	97.97	883,331	2.03	7,418	43,515,954
13. Re-appoint PwC as auditors	43,514,715	99.99	2,445	0.01	6,212	43,517,160
14. Authorise Directors to determine auditors' remuneration	43,515,850	99.99	1,506	0.01	6,016	43,517,356
15. Authorise allotment of shares	40,537,439	93.25	2,935,387	6.75	50,546	43,472,826
16. Disapply pre-emption rights (General)*	41,875,869	96.23	1,639,349	3.77	8,154	43,515,218
17. Disapply pre-emption rights (Acquisitions)*	39,238,497	90.26	4,235,006	9.74	49,869	43,473,503
18. Authorise purchase of own shares*	43,408,832	99.98	6,634	0.02	107,906	43,415,466
19. Call general meetings on 14 days notice*	42,261,686	97.12	1,254,738	2.88	6,948	43,516,424

* Special Resolution

While all Resolutions were passed, most with significant majorities in favour, the Board notes Resolution 11, which concerns the re-election of Lord Smith of Ranmoor as a Director, received less than 80% of votes cast in favour.  As such, in accordance with the Corporate Governance Code, the Board will engage with any major shareholders who did not support the resolution to understand the reasons behind their voting decision.   An update will be published within six months of today's Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 NOTES:

1.  All resolutions were passed

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

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

4.  Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 25 July 2025 = 54,305,558. 80.13% of voting capital was instructed.

In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by Cranswick plc shareholders, other than ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage mechanism and are available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

For enquiries:

Steven Glover, Company Secretary - 01482 275000

 

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