Result of Annual General Meeting

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ProCook Group plc announced that all 18 resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on September 10, 2026, were passed. Key resolutions included the approval of the financial statements for the year ended March 29, 2026, the Directors' Remuneration Report and Policy, amendments to share plans, and the adoption of a new Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan. Directors Greg Hodder, Daniel O’Neill, David Stead, Dan Walden, Meg Lustman, and Lee Tappenden were re-elected, and Forvis Mazars LLP was re-appointed as auditor. The company also received authorization to allot equity securities up to a nominal amount of £726,377 and to make market purchases of its ordinary shares. The controlling shareholder, the Concert Party, holds 76,772,499 shares.

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ProCook Group PLC
11 September 2026
 

ProCook Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of ProCook Group plc was held at the offices of ProCook, 10 Indurent Park, Gloucester, GL10 3EZ on 10 September 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

All 18 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

The number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

 Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes against

%

Votes withheld

Total issued share capital instructed

Resolution 1 (Ordinary)

To receive the reports of the Directors and the financial statements for the year ended 29 March 2026 together with the report of the auditor thereon.

82,646,120

99.99998

20

0.00002

68

75.85

Resolution 2 (Ordinary)

To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors’ Remuneration Policy) for the financial year ended 29 March 2026 .

82,642,414

99.99808

1,583

0.00192

2,211

75.85

Resolution 3 (Ordinary)

To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy as set out in Appendix 1 to the Notice, to take effect immediately following the AGM.

82,639,976

99.99513

4,021

0.00487

2,211

75.85

Resolution 4 (Ordinary)

That the amendments to the rules of the ProCook Group plc Performance Share Plan 2021, the Deferred Bonus Plan 2021 and the Save As You Earn Scheme, be approved.

82,642,442

99.99565

3,598

0.00435

168

75.85

Resolution 5 (Ordinary)

To approve and adopt the ProCook Group plc Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan 2026.

82,638,316

99.99363

5,264

0.00637

2,628

75.85

Resolution 6 (Ordinary)

To re-elect Greg Hodder as a director of the Company.

82,643,582

99.99703

2,458

0.00297

168

75.85

Resolution 7 (Ordinary)

To re-elect Daniel O’Neill as a director of the Company.

82,636,582

99.98856

9,458

0.01144

168

75.85

Resolution 8 (Ordinary)

To re-elect David Stead as a director of the Company.

82,643,002

99.99632

3,038

0.00368

168

75.85

Resolution 9 (Ordinary)

To re-elect Dan Walden as a director of the Company.

82,643,102

99.99632

3,038

0.00368

68

75.85

Resolution 10 (Ordinary)

To re-elect Meg Lustman as a director of the Company.

82,643,582

99.99703

2,458

0.00297

168

75.85

Resolution 11 (Ordinary)

To re-elect Lee Tappenden as a director of the Company.

82,643,582

99.99703

2,458

0.00297

168

75.85

Resolution 12 (Ordinary)

To re-appoint Forvis Mazars LLP as Auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid.

82,641,550

99.99457

4,490

0.00543

168

75.85

Resolution 13 (Ordinary)

To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the Company’s Auditor.

82,643,977

99.99985

120

0.00015

2,111

75.85

Resolution 14 (Ordinary)

That, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of 726,377 GBP.

82,643,682

99.99703

2,458

0.00297

68

75.85

Resolution 15 (Special)

That, subject to resolution 14, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply.

82,639,032

99.99152

7,008

0.00848

168

75.85

Resolution 16 (Special)

That, subject to resolution 14, in addition to resolution 15 to allot Equity Securities for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply.

82,642,442

99.99553

3,698

0.00447

68

75.85

Resolution 17 (Special)

That the Company be authorised to make one or more market purchases of Ordinary Shares.

82,643,582

99.99703

2,458

0.00297

168

75.85

Resolution 18 (Special)

That the Company be authorised to hold general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

82,644,099

99.99753

2,041

0.00247

0

75.85

 

For the purposes of the UK Listing Rules, the Concert Party (being Michael O'Neill, Daniel O'Neill, Sarah O'Neill, Richard O’Neill, and Daniel O'Neill and Sarah O'Neill as trustees of the O'Neill 2021 Discretionary Settlement) is a controlling shareholder as a result of it holding 76,772,499 shares in the Company. Each resolution to elect independent non-executive directors (resolutions 8 and 10) have under UK Listing Rule 6.2.8 been approved by a majority of the votes cast by: (i) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and (ii) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution excluding the controlling shareholder, as set out in the table below.


Independent Issued Share Capital: 32,184,125

No.

Resolution

 

For

Against

 

Votes Withheld

Total independent issued share capital instructed

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

8

To re-elect David Stead as a Director of the Company.

5,870,503

99.95

3,038

0.05172

168

18.25

10

To re-elect Meg Lustman as a Director of the Company.

5,871,083

99.96

2,458

0.04185

168

18.25

 

Notes:

  1. All resolutions were passed.
  2. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
  3. Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
  4. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution.
  5. The number of shares in issue at the close of business on 10 September 2026 was 108,956,624 and at that time, the Company did not hold any shares in treasury.
  6. The proportion of "Total issued share capital instructed" for any resolution is the total of votes validly cast for that resolution (i.e. the total votes "For" and "Against" that resolution) expressed as a percentage of the Company’s total issued share capital.

 

  1. The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Investors section of the Company's website: https://www.procookgroup.co.uk/investors/reports-and-presentations/
  2. A copy of resolutions 14 to 18 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
  3. These poll results will be available shortly on the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://www.procookgroup.co.uk/investors/rns.

 

For more information, please contact:


 

ProCook Group plc

Lee Tappenden, Chief Executive Officer 

Dan Walden, Chief Financial Officer

investor.relations@procook.co.uk

 

 

MHP (Financial PR Adviser)

Katie Hunt

Lucy Gibbs

procook@mhpgroup.com

Tel: +44 (0)7885 447 944

 

Notes to editors:

ProCook is the UK's leading direct-to-consumer specialist kitchenware brand. ProCook designs, develops, and retails a high-quality range of direct-sourced and own-brand kitchenware which provides customers with significant value for money.

The brand sells directly through its website, www.procook.co.uk, and through 80 own-brand retail stores, located across the UK.

Founded over 30 years ago as a family business, selling cookware sets by direct mail in the UK, ProCook has grown into a market leading, multi-channel specialist kitchenware company, employing over 600 colleagues, and operating from its Store Support Centre in Gloucester.

As a B Corp, a Real Living Wage employer and a certified Great Place to WorkTM, ProCook is committed to being a socially responsible and environmentally conscious business for the benefit of all stakeholders. 

ProCook has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since November 2021 (PROC.L).

Further information about the ProCook Group can be found at www.procookgroup.co.uk.

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