Result of AGM

Marshalls PLC

10 May 2023

 

10 May 2023                                                                            

Marshalls plc

(the "Company" or "Marshalls")

Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Marshalls plc announces that all resolutions contained in the Notice of AGM dated 3 April 2023 previously circulated to shareholders were passed on a poll at the AGM of the Company held earlier today.

The proxy voting results for each resolution are as follows:

	Resolution	Votes for	% of votes cast	Votes against	% of votes cast	Votes withheld	% of the share capital voted
1.	Approve Annual Report	202,443,076	99.99%	19,536	0.01%	122,443	80.03%
2.	Re-appoint auditor	200,191,906	99.98%	30,236	0.02%	2,370,313	79.15%
3.	Remuneration of auditor	202,556,663	99.98%	32,815	0.02%	2,977	80.08%
4.	Approve final dividend	202,589,832	100.00%	1,076	0.00%	1,547	80.09%
5.	Re-elect Vanda Murray	194,847,136	96.19%	7,712,988	3.81%	32,331	80.07%
6.	Re-elect Martyn Coffey	202,171,592	99.80%	402,838	0.20%	18,025	80.08%
7.	Re-elect Graham Prothero	194,274,211	97.04%	5,931,453	2.96%	2,386,791	79.14%
8.	Re-elect Angela Bromfield	197,292,511	97.40%	5,275,013	2.60%	24,931	80.08%
9.	Re-elect Avis Darzins	197,310,399	97.41%	5,247,625	2.59%	34,431	80.07%
10.	Elect Diana Houghton	198,308,611	97.90%	4,253,486	2.10%	30,358	80.07%
11.	Re-elect Justin Lockwood	202,109,938	99.77%	457,247	0.23%	25,270	80.08%
12.	Re-elect Simon Bourne	200,565,790	99.01%	2,008,272	0.99%	18,393	80.08%
13.	Approve Remuneration Policy	178,972,586	88.35%	23,597,053	11.65%	22,816	80.08%
14.	Approve Remuneration Report	146,979,034	75.02%	48,950,961	24.98%	6,662,460	77.45%
15.	Authority to allot shares	199,780,315	98.62%	2,797,558	1.38%	14,582	80.08%
16.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	202,416,450	99.92%	169,061	0.08%	6,944	80.08%
17.	Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	199,636,950	98.56%	2,908,643	1.44%	46,862	80.07%
18.	Authority to purchase own shares	197,668,676	97.60%	4,852,105	2.40%	71,674	80.06%
19.	Authority to call general meetings on 14 clear days' notice	198,332,077	97.90%	4,257,024	2.10%	3,354	80.08%

Notes:

1.	Any proxy appointments, which gave discretion to the Chairman, have been included in the "Votes for" total.
2.	"Votes withheld" are not votes in law and do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.
3.	Valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 202,590,908 shares representing 80.09% of the issued share capital
4.	In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, the full text of the special business resolutions passed will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
5.	A copy of this announcement will shortly be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.marshalls.co.uk
6.	As at 5 May 2023, Marshalls had 252,968,728 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in issue with voting rights. No shares are held in treasury.
7.	Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions.

Enquiries:

Shiv Sibal, Company Secretary	Marshalls plc	[phone]

 

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