Result of AGM
Henry Boot PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on May 21, 2026, were passed by shareholders. Notably, the resolution to receive the Directors' Report and Financial Statements received 99.79% of the vote, while the declaration of a final dividend was approved with 99.98% of votes cast. Reappointments of directors and auditors also saw strong support, with most director reappointments exceeding 96% approval and the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors receiving 99.83% of the vote. The company had 134,511,827 ordinary shares in issue eligible to vote.
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Henry Boot PLC announces that following resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 April 2026 previously circulated to the Company's shareholders were passed on a poll at the Company's Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held today. The total number of votes received on each resolution was as follows:
| Resolution | Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld) | Total for | Total against | Withheld | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of votes | No. of votes | % of vote | No. of votes | % of vote | No. of votes | |
| Resolution 1 : To receive the Directors' Report, Auditors' Report, Strategic Report and the Financial Statements. | 86,776,508 | 86,592,319 | 99.79% | 184,189 | 0.21% | 1,692,544 |
| Resolution 2 : To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares. | 88,468,514 | 88,448,514 | 99.98% | 20,000 | 0.02% | 538 |
| Resolution 3 : To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 88,406,216 | 87,424,827 | 98.89% | 981,389 | 1.11% | 62,836 |
| Resolution 4 : To reappoint Timothy Roberts as a Director. | 88,367,199 | 79,011,240 | 89.41% | 9,355,959 | 10.59% | 101,853 |
| Resolution 5 : To reappoint Darren Littlewood as a Director. | 88,369,598 | 88,147,130 | 99.75% | 222,468 | 0.25% | 99,454 |
| Resolution 6 : To reappoint Peter Mawson as a Director. | 88,372,188 | 85,585,742 | 96.85% | 2,786,446 | 3.15% | 96,864 |
| Resolution 7 : To reappoint Talita Ferreira as a Director. | 88,309,565 | 87,633,710 | 99.23% | 675,855 | 0.77% | 159,487 |
| Resolution 8 : To reappoint Serena Lang as a Director. | 86,623,838 | 85,974,226 | 99.25% | 649,612 | 0.75% | 1,845,214 |
| Resolution 9 : To reappoint Earl Sibley as a Director. | 88,318,365 | 87,680,126 | 99.28% | 638,239 | 0.72% | 150,687 |
| Resolution 10 : To reappoint James Sykes as a Director. | 88,371,292 | 86,028,144 | 97.35% | 2,343,148 | 2.65% | 97,760 |
| Resolution 11 : To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors. | 88,288,179 | 88,134,668 | 99.83% | 153,511 | 0.17% | 180,873 |
| Resolution 12: To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to fix the auditors' remuneration. | 88,466,124 | 88,186,568 | 99.68% | 279,556 | 0.32% | 2,928 |
| Resolution 13 : To authorise the Directors under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot shares. | 88,363,872 | 88,116,090 | 99.72% | 247,782 | 0.28% | 105,180 |
| Resolution 14*: To grant the authority requested in respect of the issue of equity securities for cash. | 88,401,899 | 87,591,503 | 99.08% | 810,396 | 0.92% | 67,153 |
| Resolution 15*: To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares. | 88,403,274 | 88,179,888 | 99.75% | 223,386 | 0.25% | 65,778 |
*Special resolution
The 'for' vote includes those giving discretion to the Chairman.
On 19 May 2026, being the date on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote, there were 134,511,827 Henry Boot PLC ordinary shares of 10p each in issue and no shares were held in treasury. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.
A copy of the results for the AGM will also be available on the Company's website within the news section at www.henryboot.co.uk.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM. The 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements, together with the Notice of AGM, are available to view on the National Storage Mechanism ('NSM') https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and a copy can also be found on the Company's website.
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