Result of AGM

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GB Group PLC announced the results of its Annual General Meeting 2026, with all resolutions duly passed by shareholders. Key votes included the approval of the annual report and accounts with 96.93% in favour, the declaration of a final dividend of 4.40 pence with 99.98% in favour, and the re-appointment of auditors with 99.98% in favour. Resolutions concerning director re-appointments and remuneration policies saw varying levels of support, with some receiving over 90% approval, while others, such as the approval of the Report on Directors' Remuneration, received 88.69% in favour. The company's issued share capital stands at 228,842,147 ordinary shares.

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GB Group PLC
21 July 2026
 

21 July 2026

GB GROUP PLC

("GBG", "Group" or the "Company")

 

Results of AGM

 

GBG (LSE: GBG), the global identity and location technology business, announces the results of its Annual General Meeting 2026. Voting on all of the resolutions was conducted on a poll with all resolutions duly passed.

The number of votes received in respect of each resolution were as follows:

Resolution

Votes in favour

% in favour

Votes against

% against

Votes withheld

Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Register

1. Receive the annual report and accounts 

176,413,810

96.93%

5,588,165

3.07%

158,885

79.53

2. Declare a final dividend of 4.40 pence 

182,054,220

99.98%

36,178

0.02%

70,462

79.57

3. Re-appoint Richard Longdon 

170,079,967

93.41%

11,991,408

6.59%

89,485

79.56

4. Re-appoint Dev Datt Dhiman 

181,870,508

99.89%

203,141

0.11%

87,211

79.56

5. Re-appoint David Mathew Ward 

181,227,562

99.54%

843,647

0.46%

89,651

79.56

6. Re-appoint Elizabeth Margaret Catchpole 

178,790,322

98.83%

2,114,154

1.17%

1,256,384

79.05

7. Re-appoint Michelle Senecal de Fonseca 

172,820,870

94.92%

9,254,246

5.08%

85,744

79.56

8. Re-appoint Bhavneet Singh 

179,375,952

98.52%

2,696,682

1.48%

88,226

79.56

9. Receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

169,401,696

93.04%

12,670,870

6.96%

88,294

79.56

10. Receive and approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration 

156,561,226

88.69%

19,972,100

11.31%

5,627,534

77.14

11. Re-appoint PwC as auditors

182,045,833

99.98%

36,064

0.02%

78,963

79.57

12. Authorise directors to determine auditor remuneration

181,345,869

99.60%

728,912

0.40%

86,079

79.56

13. Approve the GBG Share Incentive Plan

176,494,909

96.93%

5,589,089

3.07%

76,862

79.57

14. Authorise directors to make political donations

175,993,400

98.51%

2,657,696

1.49%

3,509,764

78.07

15. Authorise directors to allot shares

168,695,524

92.66%

13,366,224

7.34%

99,112

79.56

*16. Authorise directors to disapply pre-emption up to 10%

167,011,448

92.47%

13,590,401

7.53%

1,559,011

78.92

*17. Authorise directors to dis-apply pre-emption up to a further 10% in connection with acquisition or specified capital investment

165,403,074

91.58%

15,199,932

8.42%

1,557,854

78.92

*18. Authorise directors to purchase shares

178,609,524

99.99%

14,311

0.01%

3,537,025

78.05

*19. Authorise directors to call a general meeting on 14 days' notice

164,458,558

90.32%

17,629,312

9.68%

72,990

79.57

 

Notes

(1)  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the portion of votes in favour or against a resolution

 

(2)  *denotes special resolution

 

(3)  At the date of AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 228,842,147 ordinary shares.

-ENDS -

 

For further information, please contact:

GBG 

Annabelle Burton, Company Secretary

Richard Foster, Investor Relations 

 

 

+44 (0) 7976 660181

+44 (0) 7816 124164 

FTI Consulting (Financial PR) 

Ed Bridges, Dwight Burden & Emma Hall

 

 

+44 (0) 203 727 1779 GBG@fticonsulting.com

 

Website 

www.gbgplc.com/investors

 



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