Result of AGM

Future PLC

07 February 2024

 

Future plc

7 February 2024

FUTURE PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Board is pleased to note that all resolutions passed with the requisite majority of votes.

Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions, resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.

The results of votes cast by proxy for each resolution were as follows:

Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Total votes	% of ISC* voted	Votes withheld
1	95,564,663	100.0%	761	0.00%	95,564,424	82.95%	493,378
2	95,995,097	99.94%	61,481	0.06%	96,056,578	83.38%	2,224
3	76,950,982	80.59%	18,529,409	19.41%	95,480, 391	82.88%	578,011
4	88,611,896	92.25%	7,443,487	7.75%	96,055,383	83.38%	3,418
5	92,707,081	96.51%	3,348,026	3.49%	96,055,107	83.38%	3,695
6	94,831,087	98.73%	1,224,185	1.27%	96,055,272	83.38%	3,529
7	79,417,589	83.06%	16,202,708	16.94%	95,620,297	83.00%	438,504
8	95,663,190	99.59%	392,075	0.41%	96,055,265	83.38%	3,536
9	96,010,955	99.95%	44,428	0.05%	96,055,383	83.38%	3,419
10	95,663,101	99.59%	392,282	0.41%	96,055,383	83.38%	3,418
11	84,763,855	88.65%	10,856,426	11.35%	95,620,281	83.00%	438,521
12	95,217,834	99.13%	837,298	0.87%	96,055,132	83.38%	3,670
13	96,052,343	100.00%	2,251	0.00%	96,054,594	83.38%	4,208
14	96,051,809	100.00%	2,187	0.00%	96,053,996	83.38%	4,806
15	88,410,649	92.04%	7,643,862	7.96%	96,054,511	83.38%	4,291
16	87,851,569	91.46%	8,204,863	8.54%	96,056,432	83.38%	2,370
17	86,785,589	90.35%	9,268,958	9.65%	96,054,547	83.38%	4,255
18	85,240,801	88.74%	10,813,502	11.26%	96,054,303	83.38%	4,499
19	95,607,770	99.54%	437,328	0.46%	96,045,098	83.37%	13,704
20	93,983,146	97.84%	2,073,398	2.16%	96,056,544	83.38%	2,258

* Issued share capital

Notes:

1.         As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 115,202,254 ordinary shares in issue. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury and therefore the number of total voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 115,202,254. 

2.         The full text of the resolutions is set out in the notice of annual general meeting, which can be found on pages 176 to 181 of the 2023 Annual Report.

3.         Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast.

4.         A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

5.         Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the "For" total.

A copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R.

The proxy voting information will shortly be available on the Company's website at https://www.futureplc.com/shareholder-info/

Enquiries:

Future   plc Jon Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer David Bateson, Company Secretary Marion Le Bot, Head of Investor Relations

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