Result of AGM

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Henry Boot PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on May 21, 2026, were passed by shareholders. Notably, the resolution to receive the Directors' Report and Financial Statements received 99.79% of the vote, while the declaration of a final dividend was approved with 99.98% of votes cast. Reappointments of directors and auditors also saw strong support, with most director reappointments exceeding 96% approval and the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors receiving 99.83% of the vote. The company had 134,511,827 ordinary shares in issue eligible to vote.

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Boot(Henry) PLC
21 May 2026
 

HENRY BOOT PLC

('the Company')

 

 

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM'): 21 MAY 2026

 

 

Henry Boot PLC announces that following resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 April 2026 previously circulated to the Company's shareholders were passed on a poll at the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held today. The total number of votes received on each resolution was as follows:

 

 

Resolution

 

Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld)

 

Total for

Total against

Withheld

 

No. of votes

No. of votes

% of vote

No. of votes

% of vote

No. of votes

Resolution 1:

To receive the Directors' Report, Auditors' Report, Strategic Report and the Financial Statements.

          86,776,508

                  86,592,319

99.79%

             184,189

0.21%

         1,692,544

Resolution 2:

To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares.

          88,468,514

                  88,448,514

99.98%

               20,000

0.02%

                    538

Resolution 3:

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.

          88,406,216

                  87,424,827

98.89%

             981,389

1.11%

              62,836

Resolution 4:

To reappoint Timothy Roberts as a Director.

          88,367,199

                  79,011,240

89.41%

          9,355,959

10.59%

            101,853

Resolution 5:

To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director.

          88,369,598

                  88,147,130

99.75%

             222,468

0.25%

              99,454

Resolution 6:

To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director.

          88,372,188

                  85,585,742

96.85%

          2,786,446

3.15%

              96,864

Resolution 7:

To reappoint Talita Ferreira as a Director.

          88,309,565

                  87,633,710

99.23%

             675,855

0.77%

            159,487

Resolution 8:

To reappoint Serena Lang as a Director.

          86,623,838

                  85,974,226

99.25%

             649,612

0.75%

         1,845,214

Resolution 9:

To reappoint Earl Sibley as a Director.

          88,318,365

                  87,680,126

99.28%

             638,239

0.72%

            150,687

Resolution 10:

To reappoint James Sykes as a Director.

          88,371,292

                  86,028,144

97.35%

          2,343,148

2.65%

              97,760

Resolution 11:

To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors.

          88,288,179

                  88,134,668

99.83%

             153,511

0.17%

            180,873

Resolution 12:

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration.

          88,466,124

                  88,186,568

99.68%

             279,556

0.32%

                2,928

Resolution 13:

To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares.

          88,363,872

                  88,116,090

99.72%

             247,782

0.28%

            105,180

Resolution 14*:

To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash.

          88,401,899

                  87,591,503

99.08%

             810,396

0.92%

              67,153

Resolution 15*:

To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares.

          88,403,274

                  88,179,888

99.75%

             223,386

0.25%

              65,778

 

*Special resolution

 

The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.

 

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 19 May 2026, being the date on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, there were 134,511,827 Henry Boot PLC ordinary shares of 10p each in issue and no shares were held in treasury. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

 

A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's website within the news section at www.henryboot.co.uk.

 

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Henry Boot PLC

Jaimie Read

Company Secretary

Tel: 0114 255 5444

 

www.henryboot.co.uk

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