Results of Annual General Meeting 2026

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Severfield PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on July 29, 2026. The adoption of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 29, 2025, received 99.94% of votes in favour, while the Directors' remuneration report was approved by 88.78%. The appointments and reappointments of directors, including Paul McNerney, Andrew Page, Charlie Cornish, Mark Pegler, Cynthia Gordon, Janice Crawford, and Ian McAulay, all received overwhelming support, with votes in favour ranging from 96.88% to 99.90%. The reappointment of KPMG LLP as auditor and the authorization for directors to determine auditor remuneration, allot securities, and dis-apply pre-emption rights also passed with high percentages, indicating strong shareholder confidence.

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Severfield PLC
29 July 2026
 

29 July 2026

SEVERFIELD PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2026

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held at 10 am today, 29 July 2026, all of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Copies of all the resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for review at Financial Conduct Authority website (https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism).

A summary of Proxies received in respect of each resolution is set out below (a "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution):










In Favour

Against

Total

Withheld


Resolution

No of   votes

% of votes

No of votes

% of votes

No of   votes

No of votes


1.   To receive and adopt the annual accounts and the reports of the Directors for the financial year ended 29 March 2025 together with the report of the auditor thereon.

192070118

99.94%

109702

0.06%

192179820

192029


2.   To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy) for the financial year ended 29 March 2025 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2025.

166453928

88.78%

21041900

11.22%

187495828

4876021


3.   To appoint Paul McNerney as a Director

192082989

99.90%

186338

0.10%

192269327

102522


4.   To appoint Andrew Page as a Director

192042718

99.88%

223456

0.12%

192266174

105675


5.   To reappoint Charlie Cornish as a Director.

186213329

96.88%

6001975

3.12%

192215304

156545


6.   To reappoint Mark Pegler as a Director.

190273268

98.99%

1941236

1.01%

192214504

157345


7.   To reappoint Cynthia Gordon as a Director

190219299

98.93%

2047718

1.07%

192267017

104832


8.   To reappoint Janice Crawford as a Director

190174213

98.94%

2042215

1.06%

192216428

155421


9.   To reappoint Ian McAulay as a Director

190204724

98.95%

2009780

1.05%

192214504

157345


10.  To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company in 2027.

191716313

99.73%

528355

0.27%

192244668

127181


11.  To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.

192052118

99.88%

232178

0.12%

192284296

87553


12.  To authorise the Directors to allot securities of the Company.

192007310

99.83%

323370

0.17%

192330680

41169


13.  To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in relation to the issue of securities of the Company.

191400431

99.52%

926093

0.48%

192326524

45325


14.  To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.

191633446

99.64%

686617

0.36%

192320063

51786


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

192107290

99.87%

246839

0.13%

192354129

17720


16.  That a general meeting of the Company (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

191845275

99.76%

461686

0.24%

192306961

64888










 

 

Mark Sanderson

Company Secretary 29th July 2026

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