Result of AGM

Reach PLC

02 May 2024

 

2 May 2024

Reach plc

Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

In accordance with the arrangements announced on 27 March 2024, the AGM of Reach plc (the "Company") was held today at 11:00 a.m. at Numis' Offices, 45 Gresham St, London, EC2V 7BF.

All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. Resolutions 1 to 17 and 21 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 20 and 22 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES CAST	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1.	Annual Report and Accounts	238,056,183	99.95	115,231	0.05	238,171,414	74.90%	11,412
2.	Remuneration Policy	214,150,887	89.92	24,007,481	10.08	238,158,368	74.90%	24,458
3.	Remuneration Report	218,832,862	91.89	19,324,155	8.11	238,157,017	74.90%	25,809
4.	Dividend	238,115,099	99.97	60,808	0.03	238,175,907	74.90%	6,919
5.	Re-elect Nick Prettejohn	237,808,307	99.87	320,826	0.13	238,129,133	74.89%	53,693
6.	Re-elect Jim Mullen	230,881,341	96.95	7,256,092	3.05	238,137,433	74.89%	45,393
7.	Re-elect Darren Fisher	237,924,388	99.91	210,355	0.09	238,134,743	74.89%	48,083
8.	Re-elect Anne Bulford	237,950,483	99.93	172,148	0.07	238,122,631	74.89%	60,195
9.	Re-elect Priya Guha	237,869,165	99.91	210,900	0.09	238,080,065	74.87%	102,761
10.	Re-elect Denise Jagger	237,952,234	99.93	173,997	0.07	238,126,231	74.89%	56,595
11.	Re-elect Barry Panayi	237,967,156	99.93	161,605	0.07	238,128,761	74.89%	54,065
12.	Re-elect Wais Shaifta	237,918,002	99.91	206,651	0.09	238,124,653	74.89%	58,173
13.	Re-elect Olivia Streatfeild	220,463,637	92.58	17,664,898	7.42	238,128,535	74.89%	54,291
14.	Re-Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	233,243,078	97.93	4,930,792	2.07	238,173,870	74.90%	8,956
15.	Auditors' remuneration	238,107,175	99.98	56,951	0.02	238,164,126	74.90%	18,700
16.	Amendment to the Reach Long Term Incentive Plan	219,111,213	92.01	19,024,126	7.99	238,135,339	74.89%	47,487
17.	Allot shares	220,336,871	92.52	17,818,513	7.48	238,155,384	74.90%	27,442
18.	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	220,442,161	92.57	17,700,379	7.43	238,142,540	74.89%	40,286
19.	Further disapplication of pre-emption rights	215,617,832	90.54	22,524,505	9.46	238,142,337	74.89%	40,489
20.	Purchase of own shares	233,298,232	97.95	4,877,680	2.05	238,175,912	74.90%	6,914
21.	Political donations	220,372,952	92.53	17,779,437	7.47	238,152,389	74.90%	30,437
22.	Notice for General Meetings	237,448,628	99.69	729,860	0.31	238,178,488	74.90%	4,338

Notes:

1.   A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

2.   The issued share capital figure used to calculate the percentage voted is 317,974,690. This is the figure as at the close of business on 30 April 2024 and excludes the number of ordinary shares held in treasury at that date.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for public inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries
Reach plc
Jim Mullen, Chief Executive Officer Darren Fisher, Chief Financial Officer Laura Harris, Group Company Secretary		020 7293 3000
Teneo
Giles Kernick / David Allchurch		020 7353 4200
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