13 May 2026
Gamma Communications plc
Results of 2026 Annual General Meeting
Gamma Communications plc ("Gamma" or "the Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held yesterday, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") dated 1 April 2026 were passed, which included all valid proxy votes submitted in advance of the meeting. The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, are set out in the table below.
While all resolutions were passed with significant majorities in favour, the Board notes that resolution 8 (the re-election of Martin Hellawell) received support of 79.35%. The Board acknowledges that this level of support is below that received on other resolutions, notwithstanding the positive voting recommendations from the proxy advisors and the Board's active engagement with major shareholders prior to the AGM, which did not identify any specific concerns. The Board thanks shareholders for their continued engagement and support ahead of the AGM and throughout the year. In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board will build on its engagement with relevant shareholders to understand their views on the voting outcome on this resolution. The Board will provide an update within six months of the AGM, in accordance with the Code.
The voting results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.gammagroup.co.
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AGAINST |
WITHHELD* |
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Resolution
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Votes cast |
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Votes cast |
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Votes cast |
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1 |
To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
66,145,450 |
99.99 |
5,415 |
0.01 |
60,540 |
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2 |
To approve the final dividend of 14.8 pence per share |
66,185,841 |
99.99 |
601 |
0.01 |
24,963 |
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3 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
64,822,380 |
97.95 |
1,354,933 |
2.05 |
34,092 |
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4 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
66,144,309 |
99.96 |
26,496 |
0.04 |
40,700 |
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5 |
To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company |
64,160,971 |
96.96 |
2,011,199 |
3.04 |
39,235 |
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6 |
To authorise Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
64,198,675 |
97.00 |
1,985,500 |
3.00 |
27,230 |
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7 |
To elect Chris Jagusz as a Director |
66,171,552 |
99.98 |
10,766 |
0.02 |
29,087 |
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8 |
To re-elect Martin Hellawell as a Director |
52,515,759 |
79.35 |
13,665,992 |
20.65 |
29,654 |
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9 |
To re-elect Andrew Belshaw as a Director |
66,165,684 |
99.98 |
15,837 |
0.02 |
29,884 |
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10 |
To re-elect Rachel Addison as a Director |
64,732,224 |
97.81 |
1,449,544 |
2.19 |
29,637 |
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11 |
To re-elect Charlotta Ginman as a Director |
63,594,669 |
96.09 |
2,587,099 |
3.91 |
29,637 |
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12 |
To re-elect Shaun Gregory as a Director |
65,251,746 |
98.61 |
922,993 |
1.39 |
36,666 |
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13 |
To re-elect Xavier Robert as a Director |
66,168,822 |
99.98 |
12,699 |
0.02 |
29,884 |
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14 |
To renew the authority for Directors to allot relevant securities |
64,985,502 |
98.20 |
1,193,506 |
1.80 |
32,397 |
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15 |
To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities with the disapplication of pre-emption rights** |
64,348,737 |
97.24 |
1,829,569 |
2.76 |
33,099 |
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16 |
To authorise Directors to allot relevant securities with the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment** |
61,163,107 |
92.42 |
5,015,572 |
7.58 |
32,726 |
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17 |
To renew the authority for the Company to make market purchases of its own shares** |
65,878,595 |
99.99 |
1,756 |
0.01 |
331,054 |
* 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.
** Denotes a special resolution requiring a 75% majority of votes cast.
The number of shares in issue as at the date of the 2026 Annual General Meeting is 92,123,926, of which 1,578,525 ordinary shares are held in Treasury. The shares held in Treasury have no voting rights.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed under special business at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.
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Enquiries:
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Gamma Communications plc Andrew Belshaw, Chief Executive Officer Rachael Matzopoulos, Company Secretary
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Tel: +44 (0)333 006 5972 |
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Investec (Joint Broker) Patrick Robb / Virginia Bull |
Tel: +44 (0)207 597 5970 |
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Peel Hunt (Joint Broker) Neil Patel / Alice Lane / Benjamin Cryer
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Tel: +44 (0)207 418 8900 |
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Teneo (Financial PR Adviser) James Macey White / Matt Low
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Tel: +44 (0)207 260 2700 |
About Gamma
Gamma is a leading European provider of business-critical communications technology. Our extensive channel partner network connects major technology vendors with hundreds of thousands of SMEs, and we deal directly with large corporates and the public sector. Gamma combines its proprietary solutions with leading third-party cloud platforms, its own telecoms network and a high quality of service, to help customers communicate and collaborate more effectively.
Our broad and expanding portfolio - including cloud communications software (telephony, messaging, video, AI-driven customer experience), calling and network connectivity (including security) - enables customers of any size to deploy end-to-end communications and IT solutions via a single provider.
In mainland Europe, Gamma has its largest presence in Germany, delivering services to SMEs through both partners and its own self-service digital platform, and is recognised as one of the country's leading cloud communications providers.
Gamma Business serves UK SMEs via an extensive network of over 1,500 channel partners and its Service Provider business provides international calling capabilities for global communications platform and service providers.
For larger corporate and public sector organisations, Gamma Enterprise engages directly to design and support complex, integrated communications solutions.
With over 2,000 employees, Gamma is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: GAMA). More information can be found at: gammagroup.co
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