Result of AGM
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on July 15, 2026, were passed. Key resolutions included the approval of the audited accounts for the year ended February 28, 2026, with 99.99% of votes in favour, and the declaration of a final dividend of 12.12p per ordinary share, also receiving 99.99% approval. The re-election of directors and the re-appointment of auditors were overwhelmingly supported, with votes for ranging from 95.93% to 98.91% for directors and 99.98% for auditors. Resolutions to authorize the directors to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights also passed, with the latter receiving 97.86% and 92.33% of votes respectively. The company also received approval to purchase its own shares with 99.98% of votes in favour.
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The Company held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 July 2026. All resolutions tabled at the Meeting were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17 were passed as special resolutions.
The results of the poll for each resolution are shown in the table below:
| Resolutions | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To receive the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 February 2026, together with the Report of the Directors and the report of the Auditor thereon. | 55,848,462 | 99.99% | 4,746 | 0.01% | 55,853,208 | 68.46% | 50,327 |
| 2. To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 28 February 2026. | 52,131,339 | 93.27% | 3,763,445 | 6.73% | 55,894,784 | 68.51% | 8,751 |
| 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. | 52,921,735 | 94.67% | 2,977,305 | 5.33% | 55,899,040 | 68.51% | 4,495 |
| 4. To declare a final dividend of 12.12p per Ordinary share. | 55,900,872 | 99.99% | 1,151 | 0.01% | 55,902,023 | 68.52% | 1,512 |
| 5. To re-elect John Bason as a Director of the Company. | 53,701,320 | 96.07% | 2,199,197 | 3.93% | 55,900,517 | 68.51% | 3,018 |
| 6. To re-elect Nigel Newton as a Director of the Company. | 55,284,540 | 98.90% | 614,699 | 1.10% | 55,899,239 | 68.51% | 4,296 |
| 7. To re-elect Leslie-Ann Reed as a Director of the Company. | 55,290,806 | 98.91% | 607,102 | 1.09% | 55,897,908 | 68.51% | 5,627 |
| 8. To re-elect Dame Heather Rabbatts as a Director of the Company. | 53,623,560 | 95.93% | 2,274,348 | 4.07% | 55,897,908 | 68.51% | 5,627 |
| 9. To elect Keith Underwood as a Director of the Company. | 55,881,663 | 99.97% | 18,514 | 0.03% | 55,900,177 | 68.51% | 3,358 |
| 10. To elect Jenny Ridout as a Director of the Company. | 55,882,535 | 99.97% | 17,643 | 0.03% | 55,900,178 | 68.51% | 3,357 |
| 11. To elect Chris Blatchford as a Director of the Company. | 55,894,147 | 99.99% | 5,030 | 0.01% | 55,899,177 | 68.51% | 4,358 |
| 12. To re-appoint Crowe U.K. LLP as Auditor of the Company. | 55,887,812 | 99.98% | 11,001 | 0.02% | 55,898,813 | 68.51% | 4,722 |
| 13. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. | 55,895,946 | 99.99% | 4,283 | 0.01% | 55,900,229 | 68.51% | 3,306 |
| 14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares. | 55,888,233 | 99.98% | 13,836 | 0.02% | 55,902,069 | 68.52% | 1,466 |
| 15. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights. | 54,641,591 | 97.86% | 1,193,747 | 2.14% | 55,835,338 | 68.44% | 68,197 |
| 16. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights regarding acquisition/investment. | 51,612,358 | 92.33% | 4,289,285 | 7.67% | 55,901,643 | 68.52% | 1,892 |
| 17. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. | 54,687,085 | 99.98% | 9,696 | 0.02% | 54,696,781 | 67.04% | 1,206,754 |
NOTES:
- The 'For' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair of the Meeting.
- As at Monday 13 July 2026, there were 81,608,672 ordinary shares of 1.25 pence in issue.
- The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk.
- In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 R, copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting other than those considered as ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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