Result of AGM

PZ CUSSONS PLC

21 November 2024

 

21 November 2024

PZ CUSSONS PLC

(the 'Company')

Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today, Thursday 21 November 2024, at Manchester Business Park, 3500 Aviator Way, Manchester, M22 5TG all resolutions were passed on a poll.

The polling results for each resolution are set out below:

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the audited financial statements	344,521,951	99.99	50,581	0.01	344,572,532	80.37	190,782
2	To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration	290,233,658	84.19	54,490,079	15.81	344,723,737	80.41	39,577
3	To re-elect J C Myers	344,380,751	99.90	335,871	0.10	344,716,622	80.41	46,692
4	To re-elect S Pollard	344,542,517	99.95	185,105	0.05	344,727,622	80.41	35,692
5	To re-elect D A Tyler	343,516,264	99.65	1,196,358	0.35	344,712,622	80.40	50,692
6	To re-elect K Bashforth	333,847,703	96.84	10,877,919	3.16	344,725,622	80.41	37,692
7	To re-elect J Sodha	338,335,934	98.15	6,387,688	1.85	344,723,622	80.41	39,692
8	To re-elect V Juarez	338,256,725	98.13	6,461,897	1.87	344,718,622	80.41	44,692
9	To elect V Ahuja	344,517,435	99.96	127,237	0.04	344,644,672	80.39	118,642
10	To re-appoint the auditor of the Company	344,541,979	99.96	142,614	0.04	344,684,593	80.40	78,721
11	To fix the remuneration of the auditor	344,579,349	99.97	110,613	0.03	344,689,962	80.40	73,352
12	To allot shares	324,193,443	94.05	20,513,920	5.95	344,707,363	80.40	55,951
13*	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares	314,033,044	91.11	30,646,607	8.89	344,679,651	80.40	83,663
14*	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares for an acquisition or capital investment	296,965,281	86.16	47,716,870	13.84	344,682,151	80.40	81,163
15*	To make market purchases of Ordinary Shares	340,634,693	98.89	3,840,189	1.11	344,474,882	80.35	288,432
16*	To permit the calling of a general meeting with no less than 14 clear days' notice	322,755,546	93.63	21,954,907	6.37	344,710,453	80.40	52,861
17	To make political donations	343,683,012	99.70	1,044,688	0.30	344,727,700	80.41	35,614

*Special Resolution

VOTES OF INDEPENDENT SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

	Resolution	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED
6	To re-elect K Bashforth	156,668,054	93.51	10,877,919	6.49	167,545,973	68.30
7	To re-elect J Sodha	161,156,285	96.19	6,387,688	3.81	167,543,973	68.30
8	To re-elect V Juarez	161,077,076	96.14	6,461,897	3.86	167,538,973	68.29
9	To elect V Ahuja	167,337,786	99.92	127,237	0.08	167,465,023	68.26

Notes:

(a) The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chair discretion.

(b) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution.

(c) The total number of shares in issue on 21 November 2024 was 428,724,960.

(d) In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of the relevant ordinary and special resolutions passed at the meeting have been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . The full text of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and also on the Company's website at www.pzcussons.com.

K Moustafa

Company Secretary

 

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