Result of AGM
AO World PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, with strong support for the report and accounts (99.99% in favour) and the re-election of directors, including John Roberts (99.93%) and Mark Higgins (99.92%). The company also received significant approval for re-appointing KPMG LLP as auditors (99.96%) and for the authority to purchase its own shares (99.97%). The total votes cast represented 83.55% of the company's issued voting capital.
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At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AO World PLC, held today, all the resolutions put to the meeting were passed. Details of the votes cast are shown in the table below.
| Resolution | Votes in favour* | Votes against | Total number of votes cast | Votes Withheld** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of shares | % | No. of shares | % | No. of shares | |||
| 1 | To receive the report and accounts | 471,661,145 | 99.99 | 9,285 | 0.01 | 471,670,430 | 796,400 |
| 2 | To approve the Directors' remuneration report | 470,818,443 | 99.65 | 1,640,782 | 0.35 | 472,459,225 | 7,605 |
| 3 | To re-elect Geoff Cooper as a Director | 444,477,584 | 94.08 | 27,947,798 | 5.92 | 472,425,382 | 41,448 |
| 4 | To re-elect John Roberts as a Director | 472,083,337 | 99.93 | 345,445 | 0.07 | 472,428,782 | 38,048 |
| 5 | To re-elect Mark Higgins as a Director | 472,050,293 | 99.92 | 376,454 | 0.08 | 472,426,747 | 40,083 |
| 6 | To re-elect Shaun McCabe as a Director | 471,767,082 | 99.86 | 658,242 | 0.14 | 472,425,324 | 41,506 |
| 7 | To re-elect Peter Pritchard as a Director | 458,044,236 | 96.96 | 14,381,086 | 3.04 | 472,425,322 | 41,508 |
| 8 | To re-elect Sarah Venning as a Director | 458,246,825 | 97.00 | 14,178,558 | 3.00 | 472,425,383 | 41,447 |
| 9 | To elect Sophie Tomkins as a Director | 469,163,614 | 99.31 | 3,263,134 | 0.69 | 472,426,748 | 40,082 |
| 10 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 472,249,018 | 99.96 | 175,059 | 0.04 | 472,424,077 | 42,753 |
| 11 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors | 472,416,285 | 99.99 | 18,552 | 0.01 | 472,434,837 | 31,993 |
| 12 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 470,118,342 | 99.50 | 2,343,781 | 0.50 | 472,462,123 | 4,707 |
| 13 | To disapply pre-emption rights*** | 470,896,318 | 99.67 | 1,564,973 | 0.33 | 472,461,291 | 5,539 |
| 14 | To disapply pre-emption rights - limited to an acquisition or capital investment*** | 470,290,953 | 99.54 | 2,170,338 | 0.46 | 472,461,291 | 5,539 |
| 15 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*** | 472,091,403 | 99.97 | 143,035 | 0.03 | 472,234,438 | 232,392 |
| 16 | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 459,600,390 | 97.28 | 12,854,665 | 2.72 | 472,455,055 | 11,775 |
| 17 | To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 days' notice*** | 469,051,432 | 99.28 | 3,412,212 | 0.72 | 472,463,644 | 3,186 |
* Includes those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** A vote 'Withheld' has no legal effect and is not counted in the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution
*** Passed as special resolutions
The maximum number of votes cast was 472,463,644 representing 83.55% of the Company's issued voting capital of 565,466,524 as at 6pm on 22 September 2026.
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