Result of AGM

Topps Tiles PLC

15 January 2025

 

15 January 2025

Topps Tiles Plc

Result of AGM

Topps Tiles Plc (the "Company"), the UK's leading tile specialist, announces that at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held earlier today, all of the Resolutions proposed (1 -13), were duly passed by the requisite majority on a poll.

The full text of each resolution is contained in the 2025 Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website www.toppsgroup.com.

The following table shows the total number of votes cast for each Resolution:

	Resolution	VOTES FOR		VOTES AGAINST		VOTES TOTAL		WITHHELD
		Number of votes	%	Number of votes	%	Number of votes	% of ISC	Number of votes
1	Approval of the Company's annual report and accounts	90,056,746	99.98	17,034	0.02	90,073,780	45.80	58,569,649
2	Declaration of a final dividend	148,626,895	99.99	16,534	0.01	148,643,429	75.58	0
3	Approval of the directors' remuneration report	89,902,727	60.49	58,723,165	39.51	148,625,892	75.57	17,537
4	Election of Denise Jagger as a director	148,596,299	99.98	26,355	0.02	148,622,654	75.57	20,775
5	Election of Martin Payne as a director	148,565,119	99.96	56,035	0.04	148,621,154	75.56	22,275
6	Re-election of Paul Forman as a director	88,357,627	98.23	1,591,412	1.77	89,949,039	45.73	58,694,390
7	Re-election of Robert Parker as a director	89,893,498	60.48	58,731,652	39.52	148,625,150	75.57	18,279
8	Re-election of Stephen Hopson as a director	148,458,889	99.89	166,261	0.11	148,625,150	75.57	18,279
9	Re-election of Diana Breeze as a director	89,201,659	60.02	59,424,991	39.98	148,626,650	75.57	16,779
10	Re-election of Kari Daniels as a director	147,763,308	99.42	863,342	0.58	148,626,650	75.57	16,779
11	Re-appointment of Forvis Mazars LLP as auditor	148,615,395	99.98	24,534	0.02	148,639,929	75.57	3,500
12	Authorisation of the auditor's remuneration	148,609,620	99.99	16,534	0.01	148,626,154	75.57	17,275
13	Directors' authority to allot shares	89,979,675	60.54	58,659,758	39.46	148,639,433	75.57	3,996

Notes

1.	Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "Total votes for" total.
2.	A "Vote Withheld" is not a valid vote in English law and was not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" or "Against" a Resolution.
3.	As at the date of the AGM the issued share capital of the Company was 196,681,818 ordinary shares of 3.33 pence each.

The Board would like to thank shareholders for their engagement and support ahead of the AGM and throughout the year. Whilst the majority of the Resolutions were passed with majorities in excess of 50%, the Board notes that Resolution 3, Resolution 7, Resolution 9 and Resolution 13, passed with a majority of less than 80% (receiving votes in favour of 60.49%, 60.48%, 60.02% and 60.54% respectively).

In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board confirms that it will consult and engage with the relevant shareholders to understand and discuss their views with respect to these Resolutions. An update will be provided within six months of the AGM, in accordance with the Code.

These results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.toppsgroup.com  and, in accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the Resolutions that were passed at the meeting and that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Enquiries:

Topps Tiles Plc
Joanne Steer, Company Secretary	0116 282 8000
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Kevin Smith	020 7638 9571

 

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