Big Yellow Group PLC
18 July 2024
Big Yellow Group PLC - Result of AGM
Result of Annual General Meeting
Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 18 June 2024 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.
A final dividend of
The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below:
|
Resolutions |
Votes for 1 |
Votes against |
Total votes cast |
Votes withheld 2 |
|||
|
No. of shares |
% of shares voted |
No. of shares |
% of shares voted |
No. of shares |
No. of shares |
||
|
1 |
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 |
168,943,571 |
100.00 |
198 |
0.00 |
168,943,769 |
107,811 |
|
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
161,186,557 |
96.07 |
6,597,202 |
3.93 |
167,783,759 |
1,267,821 |
|
3 |
To approve the updated rules of the Big Yellow Group PLC Sharesave Scheme |
167,632,873 |
99.91 |
152,451 |
0.09 |
167,785,324 |
1,266,256 |
|
4 |
To approve the updated rules of the Big Yellow Group PLC LTIP |
161,045,419 |
95.98 |
6,740,064 |
4.02 |
167,785,483 |
1,266,097 |
|
5 |
To approve the final dividend |
168,025,850 |
99.39 |
1,024,498 |
0.61 |
169,050,348 |
1,232 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Jim Gibson as a Director |
166,284,290 |
99.11 |
1,501,085 |
0.89 |
167,785,375 |
1,266,205 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Dr Anna Keay OBE as a Director |
164,703,982 |
98.22 |
2,988,407 |
1.78 |
167,692,389 |
1,359,191 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director |
151,872,696 |
90.89 |
15,229,938 |
9.11 |
167,102,634 |
1,948,946 |
|
9 |
To re-elect John Trotman as a Director |
166,232,839 |
99.07 |
1,552,536 |
0.93 |
167,785,375 |
1,266,205 |
|
10 |
To re-elect Nicholas Vetch CBE as a Director |
155,895,939 |
92.91 |
11,889,436 |
7.09 |
167,785,375 |
1,266,205 |
|
11 |
To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director |
164,713,547 |
98.22 |
2,978,842 |
1.78 |
167,692,389 |
1,359,191 |
|
12 |
To re-elect Heather Savory as a Director |
164,493,375 |
98.09 |
3,199,014 |
1.91 |
167,692,389 |
1,359,191 |
|
13 |
To re-elect Michael O'Donnell as a Director |
163,558,215 |
97.53 |
4,133,973 |
2.47 |
167,692,188 |
1,359,392 |
|
14 |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors |
169,036,133 |
99.99 |
13,950 |
0.01 |
169,050,083 |
1,497 |
|
15 |
To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration |
169,048,758 |
100.00 |
1,325 |
0.00 |
169,050,083 |
1,497 |
|
16 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount |
157,577,586 |
93.92 |
10,208,203 |
6.08 |
167,785,789 |
1,265,791 |
|
17 |
To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply 3 |
164,078,236 |
97.79 |
3,703,623 |
2.21 |
167,781,859 |
1,269,721 |
|
18 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain circumstances. 3 |
160,735,496 |
95.80 |
7,047,025 |
4.20 |
167,782,521 |
1,269,059 |
|
19 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3 |
168,764,576 |
99.92 |
129,726 |
0.08 |
168,894,302 |
157,278 |
|
20 |
To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days 3 |
158,130,246 |
94.25 |
9,655,301 |
5.75 |
167,785,547 |
1,266,033 |
1 Includes discretionary votes
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
3 Special Resolution (75% majority required)
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Shauna Beavis, Company Secretary 01276 477811
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