Result of AGM
Breedon Group plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on April 29, 2026, were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 through 14, concerning ordinary business such as receiving reports, re-appointing auditors, approving dividends, and re-electing directors, received overwhelming support, with votes for ranging from 95.52% to 99.99% of the total votes cast. Special resolutions, including those related to share allotment, disapplying pre-emption rights, and share purchases, also passed with significant majorities, ranging from 93.24% to 99.99% of votes cast, indicating strong shareholder confidence in the company's management and proposed actions.
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The Annual General Meeting of Breedon (the AGM) was held on 29 April 2026 at Pinnacle House, Breedon on the Hill, Derby, DE73 8AP at 2:00pm, the Directors are pleased to announce that the shareholders of Breedon Group plc passed all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting which were voted by way of a poll. The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. These resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The percentages shown below are rounded to two decimal places.
All resolutions were duly passed on a poll and the results of each resolution were as follows:
Ordinary resolutions:
| Votes for | % for | Votes against | % against | Votes withheld | Total votes cast | % of issued share capital voted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To receive the reports of the Directors and the Auditor for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 | 292,841,215 | 99.99 | 3,825 | 0.01 | 1,279,025 | 292,845,040 | 84.37 |
| 2 | To re-appoint the Auditor | 292,640,659 | 99.64 | 1,065,729 | 0.36 | 417,677 | 293,706,388 | 84.62 |
| 3 | To authorise the Directors to determine the fee payable to the Auditor | 293,533,904 | 99.94 | 178,137 | 0.06 | 412,024 | 293,712,041 | 84.62 |
| 4 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 286,434,169 | 97.52 | 7,274,048 | 2.48 | 415,848 | 293,708,217 | 84.62 |
| 5 | To approve a final dividend | 293,717,463 | 99.99 | 2,876 | 0.01 | 403,726 | 293,720,339 | 84.62 |
| 6 | To re-elect Amit Bhatia as a Director of the Company | 280,545,704 | 95.52 | 13,162,182 | 4.48 | 416,179 | 293,707,886 | 84.62 |
| 7 | To re-elect James Brotherton as a Director of the Company | 293,548,657 | 99.95 | 157,459 | 0.05 | 417,949 | 293,706,116 | 84.62 |
| 8 | To re-elect Carol Hui, OBE, as a Director of the Company | 291,371,497 | 99.47 | 1,555,158 | 0.53 | 1,197,410 | 292,926,655 | 84.39 |
| 9 | To re-elect Pauline Lafferty as a Director of the Company | 288,704,622 | 98.30 | 5,001,427 | 1.70 | 418,016 | 293,706,049 | 84.62 |
| 10 | To re-elect Helen Miles as a Director of the Company | 292,149,518 | 99.47 | 1,556,644 | 0.53 | 417,903 | 293,706,162 | 84.62 |
| 11 | To re-elect Clive Watson as a Director of the Company | 291,761,907 | 99.34 | 1,944,209 | 0.66 | 417,949 | 293,706,116 | 84.62 |
| 12 | To re-elect Rob Wood as a Director of the Company | 293,652,531 | 99.98 | 53,585 | 0.02 | 417,949 | 293,706,116 | 84.62 |
| 13 | To authorise the Directors to make political donations | 289,893,865 | 98.70 | 3,825,940 | 1.30 | 404,260 | 293,719,805 | 84.62 |
| 14 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 289,231,400 | 98.47 | 4,484,943 | 1.53 | 407,722 | 293,716,343 | 84.62 |
| Special resolutions: | ||||||||
| 15 | To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares | 289,550,004 | 98.58 | 4,164,779 | 1.42 | 409,282 | 293,714,783 | 84.62 |
| 16 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares issued for an acquisition without applying pre-emption rights | 273,849,301 | 93.24 | 19,863,351 | 6.76 | 411,413 | 293,712,652 | 84.62 |
| 17 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 293,653,357 | 99.99 | 26,887 | 0.01 | 443,821 | 293,680,244 | 84.61 |
| 18 | To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting in not less than 14 clear days' notice | 291,154,463 | 99.13 | 2,562,717 | 0.87 | 406,885 | 293,717,180 | 84.62 |
Notes:
- Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair discretion.
- The number of ordinary shares in issue at 2.00pm on 27 April 2026 was 347,090,897; Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
- A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
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