Result of AGM

Big Yellow Group PLC

18 July 2024

 

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 22.6 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 26 July 2024.

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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