Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting

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Marks Electrical Group plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its 2026 Annual General Meeting, with strong support from shareholders. Resolutions included the approval of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026, the election and re-election of directors, the appointment of Cooper Parry Group Limited as auditor, and authorizations for the directors to allot equity securities and make market purchases of the company's own shares. The poll results showed overwhelming support for all resolutions, with votes for ranging from 99.95% to 100.00% of valid votes cast, representing 90.09% of the issued share capital.

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Marks Electrical Group plc
06 August 2026
 

6 August 2026

MARKS ELECTRICAL GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

 

Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting

 

Marks Electrical Group Plc (LSE: MRK) announces that at the Company's 2026 Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed on poll and the results of the poll, including the proxy votes received, are set out below.

 

Resolutions 1 to 10 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 11 to 13 (inclusive) were proposed as special resolutions.

 

No.

Resolution

Votes For1

%

Votes Against

%

Total votes validly cast

Total votes cast as % of issued share capital2

Votes Withheld3

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2026 together with the Directors' report and auditor's report

94,553,553

100.00

-

0.00

94,553,553

90.09

25

2

To approve the Annual Statement of the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2026

94,541,824

99.99

11,726

0.01

94,553,550

90.09

28

3

To elect Darren Bowkett as a director of the Company

94,553,226

99.99

327

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

4

To elect Christopher Czarnecki as a director of the Company

94,553,230

99.99

323

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

5

To elect Helen Flear as a director of the Company

94,553,226

99.99

327

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

6

To elect Tom Pallatt as a director of the Company

94,553,230

99.99

323

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

7

To re-elect Mark Smithson as a director of the Company

94,553,226

99.99

327

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

8

To appoint Cooper Parry Group Limited as auditor of the Company

94,512,230

99.96

41,035

0.04

94,553,265

90.09

313

9

To authorise the Directors to determine the fees payable to the auditor

94,553,518

 

99.9

35

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

10

THAT in accordance with section 551 of CA 2006, the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised to allot Equity Securities

94,553,415

99.99

138

0.01

94,553,553

90.09

25

11

THAT, subject to resolution 10, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities for cash as if section 561 of the CA 2006 did not apply

94,509,626

99.95

43,927

0.05

94,553,553

90.09

25

12

THAT, subject to resolution 10 and in addition to resolution 11, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities for cash as if section 561 of the CA 2006 did not apply.

94,510,586

99.95

42,964

0.05

94,553,550

90.09

28

13

That the Company is authorised to make market purchases of its own Ordinary Shares

94,512,264

99.96

41,004

0.04

94,553,268

90.09

310

 

1 Includes discretionary votes cast by the Chair.

2 Shares held in treasury count to the total issued share capital but are not voted.

3 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

 

Every shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held. As at close of business on 4 August 2026, the share capital of the Company consisted of 104,949,050 Ordinary Shares of which 104,949,050 shares were held with voting rights. The Company holds no Ordinary Shares in treasury.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Marks Electrical Group plc                                                                                              Via DGA Group:

 

Mark Smithson (CEO)                                                                                                        Tel: +44 (0)20 7664 5095

 

DGA Group (Financial PR)

 

Jonathon Brill / James Styles                                                                                             Tel: +44 (0)20 7664 5095

markselectrical@dgagroup.com       

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Canaccord Genuity (NOMAD and Broker)

 

Max Hartley / George Grainger                                                                                          Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

                                                                                     


 

JTC (UK) Limited as Company Secretary                                                                      Tel : +44 203 846 9774

 

Ruth Wright


About the Company:   

 

Marks Electrical is a technology driven e-commerce electricals retailer which sells, delivers, installs and recycles a wide range of household electrical products. The Group was founded in Leicester in 1987 by Mark Smithson and has scaled into a nationwide online retailer with a compelling growth track record, thanks to its vertically integrated, low-cost, high-quality operating model, supported by the ongoing structural shift of consumers to purchase online. The Group operates within the UK Major Domestic Appliances (MDA) and Consumer Electronics (CE) market, estimated to be worth approximately £7 billion.

Primarily through its simple, clear and intuitive website - markselectrical.co.uk - the Group offers over 4,500 products from over 50 leading brands across its main product categories, which include Cooking, Refrigeration, Washers & Dryers, Dishwashers and Audio-Visual. These products are sourced from UK distributors of the brands, with whom the Group maintains strong and direct relationships. Marks Electrical delivers direct to customers in its owned and branded vehicles, operated by the Group's skilled team of delivery drivers, who are also able to offer installation and recycling services.

For further information, visit the Marks Electrical corporate website: https://group.markselectrical.co.uk and its retail website: https://markselectrical.co.uk/.

 

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