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Currys PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on September 10, 2026, with strong support for most proposals, including the Annual Report and Accounts, the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report, and the final dividend of 2.25p per ordinary share. While the election of Rune Bjerke received 79.68% of votes in favour, the company acknowledged a significant minority of shareholders did not support this resolution and will engage further to understand concerns. The re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditor and the authority to purchase its own shares also received substantial backing, with over 99.90% of votes cast in favour.

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Currys PLC
10 September 2026
 

10 September 2026

 

 

CURRYS PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026 - POLL RESULTS

The Board of Currys plc ('the Company') is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held at 11:00am on Thursday 10 September 2026, were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

The results of the poll were as follows:

 

Resolutions

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Total

Issued Share Capital Voted

Votes Withheld

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Number

1.

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts, including the strategic report and the reports of the directors and auditor for the period ended 2 May 2026

732,501,994

99.99

73,644

0.01

732,575,638

67.66%

2,643,518

2.

To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report

719,768,702

97.90

15,411,356

2.10

735,180,058

67.90%

39,098

3.

To declare a final dividend of 2.25p per ordinary share for the year ended 2 May 2026

735,075,542

99.98

123,084

0.02

735,198,626

67.90%

20,530

4.

To elect Rune Bjerke as a director

585,785,810

79.68

149,397,909

20.32

735,183,719

67.90%

35,437

5.

To elect Elaine Bucknor as a director

734,917,668

99.97

256,438

0.03

735,174,106

67.90%

45,050

6.

To elect Fredrik Tønnesen as a director

735,132,407

99.99

53,180

0.01

735,185,587

67.90%

33,569

7.

To re-elect Ian Dyson as a director

638,408,953

86.84

96,780,196

13.16

735,189,149

67.90%

30,007

8.

To re-elect Magdalena Gerger as a director

715,485,795

97.32

19,676,381

2.68

735,162,176

67.90%

56,980

9.

To re-elect Steve Johnson as a director

735,063,797

99.98

111,711

0.02

735,175,508

67.90%

43,648

10.

To re-elect Bruce Marsh as a director

733,393,069

99.76

1,784,487

0.24

735,177,556

67.90%

41,600

11.

To re-elect Octavia Morley as a director

722,612,150

98.29

12,563,429

1.71

735,175,579

67.90%

43,577

12.

To re-elect Adam Walker as a director

735,063,213

99.98

113,707

0.02

735,176,920

67.90%

42,236

13.

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company

734,972,959

99.97

214,682

0.03

735,187,641

67.90%

31,515

14.

To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration

735,003,077

99.98

171,380

0.02

735,174,457

67.90%

44,699

15.

To authorise political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total

734,551,778

99.91

652,900

0.09

735,204,678

67.90%

14,478

16.

Authority to allot shares

719,345,626

98.87

8,204,636

1.13

727,550,262

67.20%

7,668,894

17.

To approve the Currys plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2026

732,023,150

99.57

3,160,528

0.43

735,183,678

67.90%

35,478

18.

Authority to dis-apply    pre-emption rights *

734,859,658

99.96

320,277

0.04

735,179,935

67.90%

38,614

19.

Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares *

733,444,638

99.90

705,176

0.10

734,149,814

67.81%

1,069,342

20.

Authority to call general meetings at short notice *

721,663,412

98.16

13,547,006

1.84

735,210,418

67.90%

8,738

* Special Resolutions

 

Notes:

1.   The total number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,082,237,837 and all of these have voting rights.

2.   Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places.

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' a resolution, the total votes validly cast or the calculation of the proportion of issued share capital voted.

 

Resolution 4 - Election of Rune Bjerke

The Board welcomes the 79.68% vote in favour of the election of Rune Bjerke. However, the Board acknowledges that a significant minority of shareholders did not support this resolution. The Company has already engaged with shareholders and will continue to do so to further understand their concerns and will publish an update as soon as possible.

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

Further information:

Nigel Paterson, Company Secretary and General Counsel

Currys plc

Tel: +44 (0)20 3110 4411

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