Result of AGM
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Serco Group plc (the Company)
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Company announces the results of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at 10.30am on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ.
All resolutions were passed and decided on by a poll: resolutions 1 to 7, 11 and 13 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8 to 10 and 12 as special resolutions.
The table below sets out the results for each resolution.
|
Resolution1 |
Total votes For2,3 |
% |
Total votes Against3
|
% |
Total votes cast |
% of relevant shares in issue4 |
Votes Withheld5 |
|
|
1. |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
758,363,622 |
100.00 |
21,829 |
0.00 |
758,385,451 |
76.14% |
366,769 |
|
2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
756,552,651 |
99.71 |
2,165,106 |
0.29 |
758,717,757 |
76.17% |
34,463 |
|
3. |
To declare the Final Dividend of 3.05 pence per share |
758,732,424 |
100.00 |
6,082 |
0.00 |
758,738,506 |
76.17% |
13,714 |
|
4(a) |
To elect Keith Williams as a Director |
738,337,145 |
97.32 |
20,363,488 |
2.68 |
758,700,633 |
76.17% |
51,587 |
|
4(b) |
To elect Mark Reid as a Director |
748,500,740 |
98.66 |
10,198,992 |
1.34 |
758,699,732 |
76.17% |
52,488 |
|
4(c) |
To re-elect Anthony Kirby as a Director |
751,287,033 |
99.02 |
7,425,158 |
0.98 |
758,712,191 |
76.17% |
40,029 |
|
4(d) |
To re-elect Kirsty Bashforth as a Director |
746,427,458 |
98.38 |
12,271,337 |
1.62 |
758,698,795 |
76.17% |
53,425 |
|
4(e) |
To re-elect Kru Desai as a Director |
751,322,877 |
99.03 |
7,371,934 |
0.97 |
758,694,811 |
76.17% |
57,409 |
|
4(f) |
To re-elect Ian El-Mokadem as a Director |
751,339,622 |
99.03 |
7,371,669 |
0.97 |
758,711,291 |
76.17% |
40,929 |
|
4(g) |
To re-elect Victoria Hull as a Director |
738,790,617 |
97.37 |
19,921,314 |
2.63 |
758,711,931 |
76.17% |
40,289 |
|
4(h) |
To re-elect Tim Lodge as a Director |
747,894,757 |
98.58 |
10,810,469 |
1.42 |
758,705,226 |
76.17% |
46,994 |
|
4(i) |
To re-elect Dame Sue Owen as a Director |
751,307,041 |
99.02 |
7,405,384 |
0.98 |
758,712,425 |
76.17% |
39,795 |
|
4(j) |
To re-elect Lynne Peacock as a Director |
751,316,880 |
99.03 |
7,382,887 |
0.97 |
758,699,767 |
76.17% |
52,453 |
|
5. |
To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company |
758,547,763 |
99.98 |
166,244 |
0.02 |
758,714,007 |
76.17% |
38,213 |
|
6. |
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration |
758,586,105 |
99.98 |
143,424 |
0.02 |
758,729,529 |
76.17% |
22,691 |
|
7. |
To authorise Directors to allot shares |
733,651,321 |
96.69 |
25,079,530 |
3.31 |
758,730,851 |
76.17% |
21,369 |
|
8. |
To disapply statutory pre-emption rights (first disapplication resolution) |
734,069,106 |
96.76 |
24,592,521 |
3.24 |
758,661,627 |
76.16% |
90,593 |
|
9. |
To disapply pre-emption rights (additional disapplication resolution) |
717,991,107 |
94.63 |
40,722,015 |
5.37 |
758,713,122 |
76.17% |
39,098 |
|
10. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
757,230,873 |
100.00 |
31,076 |
0.00 |
757,261,949 |
76.02% |
1,490,271 |
|
11. |
To authorise political donations |
736,997,493 |
97.14 |
21,726,901 |
2.86 |
758,724,394 |
76.17% |
27,826 |
|
12. |
To authorise the convening of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
742,355,888 |
97.84 |
16,380,317 |
2.16 |
758,736,205 |
76.17% |
16,015 |
|
13. |
To approve an increase to the current cap on Non-Executive Directors' fees |
748,556,763 |
98.88 |
8,442,415 |
1.12 |
756,999,178 |
76.00% |
1,753,042 |
NOTES:
1. The full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice of Meeting which can be found on the Company's website: https://www.serco.com/investors/shareholder-information
2. 'Total Votes For' include votes recorded as at the discretion of the appointed proxy.
3. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast.
4. As at the record date of the AGM (20 April 2025 at 6.30pm), the issued share capital of the Company was 996,087,302 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares).
5. The 'Vote Withheld' option was provided to enable shareholders to refrain from voting on any particular resolution. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the vote 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
A copy of the special business resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's National Storage Mechanism which is located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Amanda Miller
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
22 April 2026
For further information please contact:
Jamie Hastings, Head of Investor Relations | +44 (0) 7718 195 074 | jamie.hastings@serco.com
Scot Marchbank, Group Communications and Marketing Director | +44 (0) 7958 675 706 | scot.marchbank@serco.com
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