Result of AGM

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Helical PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders on a poll. Key resolutions included the approval of the company's report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026, with 100% of votes cast in favour, and the approval of a final dividend of 1.00 pence per share, also with 100% of votes cast in favour. The appointment and re-appointment of directors were overwhelmingly approved, with most resolutions receiving over 98% of votes cast. The appointment of RSM UK Audit LLP as auditor and the authorisation for the Audit and Risk Committee to agree auditor remuneration both passed with 100% of votes cast. Authorities for directors to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights received strong support, with the general authority to disapply pre-emption rights passing with 96.52% of votes cast, and the additional authority passing with 85.79%. The company also received strong approval for its general authority to purchase own shares, with 99.96% of votes cast in favour.

Disclaimer*

Helical PLC
16 July 2026
 

16 July 2026

HELICAL PLC

("Helical" or the "Company")

Voting Results of 2026 Annual General Meeting

Voting Results

Helical is pleased to announce the results of its Annual General Meeting held earlier today. All resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Company were passed by Shareholders on a poll. All valid proxy votes and voting instructions (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the Annual General Meeting.

The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:

 

Resolution

For

% of votes cast

Against

% of votes cast

Total votes validly cast

Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital (excl. treasury shares)

Withheld

1

To receive the report and accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2026

96,587,616

100.00

2,423

0.00

96,590,039

78.97%

565,206

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

91,658,315

98.30

1,586,881

1.70

93,245,196

76.23%

3,910,049

3

To approve a final dividend of 1.00 pence per share.

97,153,322

100.00

1,923

0.00

97,155,245

79.43%

0

4

To appoint M. Malone as a Director of the Company

97,134,089

99.98

20,456

0.02

97,154,545

79.43%

700

5

To re-appoint R. T. Fowlds as a Director of the Company

95,958,076

98.77

1,194,204

1.23

97,152,280

79.42%

2,965

6

To re-appoint M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director of the Company

94,807,575

99.91

83,163

0.09

94,890,738

77.58%

2,264,507

7

To re-appoint J. R. Moss as a Director of the Company

 

94,808,983

99.92

79,490

0.08

94,888,473

77.57%

2,266,772

8

To re-appoint A. A. Aldridge as a Director of the Company

96,382,751

99.21

769,529

0.79

97,152,280

79.42%

2,965

9

To re-appoint S. J. Farr as a Director of the Company

95,102,125

97.89

2,052,420

2.11

97,154,545

79.43%

700

10

To appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as the Company's auditor

97,147,752

100.00

4,687

0.00

97,152,439

79.42%

2,806

11

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration

97,150,016

100.00

2,423

0.00

97,152,439

79.42%

2,806

12

To authorise the Directors to allot new shares

93,970,452

96.72

3,184,793

3.28

97,155,245

79.43%

0

13

To grant the Directors general authority to disapply pre-emption rights*

93,770,745

96.52

3,384,500

3.48

97,155,245

79.43%

0

14

To grant the Directors additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights*

83,347,236

85.79

13,807,309

14.21

97,154,545

79.43%

700

15

To grant the Directors general authority to purchase own shares.*

97,117,680

99.96

37,565

0.04

97,155,245

79.43%

0

16

To authorise the Company to call a general meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, on 14 clear days' notice.*

96,143,935

98.96

1,012,077

1.04

97,156,012

79.43%

0

 

Notes:

1.     * indicates a Special Resolution requiring 75% of votes cast to be carried.

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

3.     Votes "For" include discretionary votes.

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

 

On Tuesday 14 July 2026, there were 123,355,197 ordinary shares in issue with 1,035,167 shares held in treasury, and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company was 122,320,030. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism today and will be shortly available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

A copy of the poll results for Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Helical website at www.helical.co.uk shortly.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Helical website at www.helical.co.uk.

Helical plc

Tel:                         020 7629 0113

Marsha Rennie

Acting Company Secretary

Address:                22 Ganton Street

          London

          W1F 7FD

 

 

Website:                www.helical.co.uk

 


 

 

                                                                                 

                                                               

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