Result of Annual General Meeting

McBride PLC

12 November 2024

 

12 November 2024

McBride plc

Result of Annual General Meeting

McBride plc (the Company) is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held earlier today, 12 November 2024, all the resolutions put to its shareholders were passed by the requisite majorities. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions.

The results of the poll vote for each resolution are set out below:

No	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR (incl. discretionary)	FOR (% of votes cast)	VOTES AGAINST	AGAINST (% of votes cast)	TOTAL VOTES CAST	% of ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL  VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Company's accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 2024, together with the Directors' reports and the independent auditor's report on those accounts.	117,500,938	99.86%	159,097	0.14%	117,660,035	67.61%	218,669
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2024 (other than the summary of the Directors' Remuneration Policy included in the Directors' Remuneration Report)	117,547,834	99.74%	309,558	0.26%	117,857,392	67.73%	21,312
3	To re‑appoint Jeffrey (Jeff) Nodland as a Director.	114,399,884	97.06%	3,467,438	2.94%	117,867,322	67.73%	11,382
4	To re‑appoint Christopher (Chris) Smith as a Director.	117,699,234	99.86%	168,889	0.14%	117,868,123	67.73%	10,581
5	To re-appoint Mark Strickland as a Director.	117,698,433	99.86%	168,889	0.14%	117,867,322	67.73%	11,382
6	To re-appoint Elizabeth (Liz) McMeikan as a Director.	115,294,605	97.82%	2,573,518	2.18%	117,868,123	67.73%	10,581
7	To re-appoint Alastair Murray as a Director.	116,936,026	99.21%	932,097	0.79%	117,868,123	67.73%	10,581
8	To re-appoint Regi Aalstad as a Director.	116,936,026	99.21%	932,097	0.79%	117,868,123	67.73%	10,581
9	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company.	117,795,497	99.94%	71,593	0.06%	117,867,090	67.73%	11,614
10	To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration.	117,832,908	99.97%	35,515	0.03%	117,868,423	67.73%	10,281
11	To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure	112,722,186	99.83%	193,894	0.17%	112,916,080	64.89%	4,962,624
12	To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	112,820,977	99.92%	95,523	0.08%	112,916,500	64.89%	4,962,204
13	Subject to the passing of Resolution 12, to authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of the Company's equity securities for cash.	112,695,811	99.81%	218,521	0.19%	112,914,332	64.89%	4,964,372
14	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.	117,779,641	99.92%	88,782	0.08%	117,868,423	67.73%	10,281
15	To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice.	111,545,055	98.78%	1,372,246	1.22%	112,917,301	64.89%	4,961,403

The Board would like to thank shareholders for their engagement and support ahead of the AGM and throughout the year.

Notes:

1.   Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "For" totals.

2.   A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution or the total number of votes cast.

3.   On 11 November 2024, the Company's issued share capital comprised 174,015,287 ordinary shares of 10 pence each (excluding treasury shares), 42,041 ordinary shares of 10 pence each held in treasury ('treasury shares') and 665,888,258 B Shares of 0.1 pence each. Each ordinary share of the Company carries one vote at General Meetings of the Company. Any ordinary shares held in treasury and the B Shares have no voting rights.  Consequently, on 11 November 2024, the total number of voting rights was 174,015,287.

4.   Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the AGM today will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

5.   Results of the poll will also be available shortly to view on the Company's website at www.mcbride.co.uk/investors/shareholder-information/agm/.

For further enquiries:

McBride plc                                          Robert Henry, General Counsel and Company Secretary Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer	0161 203 7401
Instinctif Partners                                 Hannah Scott Augustine Chipungu	0207 457 2020

 

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