Result of AGM

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Safestore Holdings plc announced that all resolutions were passed by the requisite majority at its 2026 Annual General Meeting. Key resolutions included the approval of the Annual Report and Accounts with 99.56% of votes in favour, the Directors' Remuneration Report with 94.80% in favour, and the declaration of a final dividend of 20.60 pence per ordinary share with 99.61% in favour. The re-election of all directors and the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditor also received strong support, with the latter passing with 95.85% of votes. The company's current issued share capital stands at 218,490,500 ordinary shares.

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Safestore Holdings plc
18 March 2026
 

 

 

 18 March 2026

 

Safestore Holdings plc

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

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

 

Annual General Meeting

 

The 2026 Annual General Meeting of Safestore Holdings plc was held at 1pm today at the Company's registered office in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

 

All resolutions were passed by the requisite majority by way of a poll.

 

The following votes were cast in respect of the AGM resolutions:

 


Resolution

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

 

Total Votes (excluding withheld)

% of Issued Share Capital Voted

Votes Withheld

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts

            191,770,183

99.56%

                   843,086

0.44%

            192,613,269

88.16%

                   828,617

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

            182,716,730

94.80%

              10,028,827

5.20%

            192,745,557

88.22%

                   696,329

3

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy 2026

            189,265,308

97.85%

                4,149,595

2.15%

            193,414,903

88.52%

                     26,983

4

To declare a final dividend of 20.60 pence per ordinary share

            192,681,102

99.61%

                   758,130

0.39%

            193,439,232

88.53%

                       2,654

5

To re-elect David Hearn as a Director

            186,966,426

97.01%

                5,772,155

2.99%

            192,738,581

88.21%

                   703,293

6

To re-elect Frederic Vecchioli as a Director

            192,240,113

99.39%

                1,183,285

0.61%

            193,423,398

88.53%

                     18,488

7

To re-elect Simon Clinton as a Director

            192,358,287

99.45%

                1,065,111

0.55%

            193,423,398

88.53%

                     18,488

8

To re-elect Jane Bentall as a Director

            191,313,455

98.91%

                2,108,431

1.09%

            193,421,886

88.53%

                     19,988

9

To re-elect Avis Darzins as a Director

            192,655,131

99.60%

                   766,767

0.40%

            193,421,898

88.53%

                     19,988

10

To re-elect Laure Duhot as a Director

            187,626,171

97.00%

                5,797,215

3.00%

            193,423,386

88.53%

                     18,488

11

To re-elect Delphine Mousseau as a Director

            192,652,289

99.60%

                   769,609

0.40%

            193,421,898

88.53%

                     19,988

12

To re-elect Gert van de Weerdhof as a Director

            192,659,132

99.61%

                   762,766

0.39%

            193,421,898

88.53%

                     19,988

13

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor of the Company

            185,387,067

95.85%

                8,036,363

4.15%

            193,423,430

88.53%

                     18,456

14

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor

            193,408,783

99.99%

                       8,034

0.01%

            193,416,817

88.52%

                     25,069

15

To authorise political donations and political expenditure

            191,310,925

98.91%

                2,116,690

1.09%

            193,427,615

88.53%

                     14,271

16

To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities

            178,869,118

92.48%

              14,550,166

7.52%

            193,419,284

88.53%

                     22,602

17

To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights

            189,173,083

97.80%

                4,245,705

2.20%

            193,418,788

88.53%

                     23,098

18

To authorise the additional dis-application of pre-emption rights

            183,744,791

95.00%

                9,673,997

5.00%

            193,418,788

88.53%

                     23,098

19

To authorise market purchases of ordinary shares

            192,351,623

99.50%

                   968,436

0.50%

            193,320,059

88.48%

                   121,827

20

To authorise general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice meetings

            184,224,932

95.24%

                9,204,705

4.76%

            193,429,637

88.53%

                     12,249

21

To reapprove the Safestore 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan

            190,627,663

98.55%

                2,795,145

1.45%


            193,422,808

88.53%

                     19,078

 

 

Resolutions 1 to 16, and 21 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50 per cent. of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 17 to 20 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75 per cent. of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

 

Where shareholders appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included in the "votes for" column.

 

A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentages of votes cast for and against a resolution.

 

The current issued capital of Safestore Holdings plc is 218,490,500 ordinary shares.

 

In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Safestore Holdings plc

David Orr, Company Secretary                                       Tel: 020 8732 1500

           

 

LEI Code:  213800WGA3YSJC1YOH73

 

 

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