Result of AGM

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Xaar Plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on May 27, 2026, were passed by a poll vote. Key resolutions, including the approval of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts, Directors' Remuneration Report, and New Remuneration Policy, received overwhelming support with over 98.90% of votes in favour. The election and re-election of all directors, along with the re-appointment of PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditors and the authorization of directors to determine auditor remuneration, also passed with high approval margins, generally exceeding 99.98%. Amendments to the Xaar 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan and Sharesave Plan were approved with 99.78% and 99.99% of votes respectively, and directors were authorized to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights with over 99.87% of votes. The total number of shares in issue is 79,819,928, with approximately 69.8% of the issued share capital voted at the meeting.

Disclaimer*

Xaar PLC
28 May 2026
 

28 May 2026

Xaar Plc

("Xaar" or "the Company")

 

Results of the Annual General Meeting

 

 

Xaar's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") was held at 1 Hurricane Close, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 6XX on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 at 11:00 am:

 

All resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by way of a poll.  The results are set out below:

 

 

For1

Against1

Votes total
(excluding withheld2)

% of ISC voted3

Withheld2

Resolution

No of shares

%

No of shares

%

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2025

55,795,323

99.99

131

0.01

55,795,454

69.90

489

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

55,154,746

98.90

613,186

1.10

55,767,932

69.87

28,011

3

To approve the New Remuneration Policy

55,240,693

99.01

554,740

0.99

55,795,433

69.90

510

4

To elect Ben Stocks as a Director

55,757,791

99.94

35,642

0.06

 

55,793,433

69.90

2,510

5

To re-elect John Mills as a Director

55,783,292

99.98

10,141

0.02

55,793,433

69.90

2,510

6

To re-elect Paul James as a Director

55,771,027

99.98

12,406

0.02

55,783,433

69.89

12,510

7

To re-elect Richard Amos as a Director

54,811,390

98.26

972,043

1.74

55,783,433

69.89

12,510

8

To re-elect Inken Braunschmidt as a Director

54,812,316

98.26

971,117

1.74

55,783,433

69.89

12,510

9

To re-elect Jacqueline Sutton as a Director

55,321,993

99.17

461,440

0.83

55,783,433

69.89

12,510

10

To re-elect Stuart Widdowson as a Director

55,781,027

99.98

12,406

0.02

55,793,433

69.90

2,510

11

To re-appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as auditors

55,795,234

99.99

199

0.01

55,795,433

69.90

510

12

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

55,795,255

99.99

199

0.01

55,795,454

69.90

489

13

To approve amendments to the Xaar 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

55,605,576

99.78

124,521

0.22

55,730,097

69.82

65,846

14

To approve amendments to the Xaar 2017 Sharesave Plan.

55,732,966

99.99

7,131

0.01

55,740,097

69.83

55,846

15

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

55,778,875

99.99

6,558

0.01

55,785,433

69.89

10,510

 

16

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*

55,727,027

99.88

68,406

0.12

55,795,433

69.90

510

17

 

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment*

55,721,204

99.87

74,229

0.13

55,795,433

69.90

510

18

To authorise the calling of a general meetings on 14 clear days' notice*

55,765,815

99.95

29,618

0.05

55,795,433

69.90

510

 

Notes to the disclosure:

*Special Resolution

1.    Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2.    A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

3.    Total number of shares in issue is 79,819,928.

 

MUFG acted as scrutineer of the poll on all resolutions.

 

In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business that were passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

Enquiries:                                

Pheobe Greenwood - Company Secretary

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1223 423 663


E mail: investor.relations@xaar.com

 


Xaar Plc's LEI code is 213800MXEC3KAOBBPO57

 

 

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