Result of AGM
Big Yellow Group PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, including the approval of the final dividend of 23.4 pence per Ordinary Share, payable on 24 July 2026. The company saw strong support for most resolutions, with over 93% of votes cast in favour of re-electing directors Vince Niblett and Nicholas Vetch, and over 94% for re-electing directors to call general meetings. The re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors and the authorisation for directors to agree their remuneration also received unanimous support.
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Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 17 June 2026 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.
A final dividend of 23.4 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 24 July 2026.
The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below:
| Resolutions | Votes for 1 | Votes against | Total votes cast | Votes withheld 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of shares | % of shares voted | No. of shares | % of shares voted | No. of shares | No. of shares | ||
| 1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 | 160,219,257 | 100.00 | 3,373 | 0.00 | 160,222,630 | 784,196 |
| 2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 155,829,626 | 98.40 | 2,534,967 | 1.60 | 158,364,593 | 2,642,233 |
| 3 | To approve the final dividend | 161,003,807 | 100.00 | 1,213 | 0.00 | 161,005,020 | 1,806 |
| 4 | To re-appoint John Hunter as a Director | 157,300,965 | 99.77 | 356,844 | 0.23 | 157,657,809 | 3,349,017 |
| 5 | To re-elect Dr Anna Keay OBE as a Director | 156,170,235 | 99.06 | 1,486,849 | 0.94 | 157,657,084 | 3,349,742 |
| 6 | To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director | 147,354,344 | 93.47 | 10,302,835 | 6.53 | 157,657,179 | 3,349,647 |
| 7 | To re-elect John Trotman as a Director | 156,062,863 | 98.99 | 1,594,939 | 1.01 | 157,657,802 | 3,349,024 |
| 8 | To re-elect Nicholas Vetch CBE as a Director | 146,914,484 | 93.18 | 10,747,454 | 6.82 | 157,661,938 | 3,344,888 |
| 9 | To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director | 155,685,376 | 98.75 | 1,971,706 | 1.25 | 157,657,082 | 3,349,744 |
| 10 | To re-elect Heather Savory as a Director | 155,451,921 | 99.05 | 1,486,541 | 0.95 | 156,938,462 | 4,068,364 |
| 11 | To re-elect Michael O'Donnell as a Director | 156,206,765 | 99.08 | 1,450,405 | 0.92 | 157,657,170 | 3,349,656 |
| 12 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 160,995,569 | 100.00 | 4,386 | 0.00 | 160,999,955 | 6,871 |
| 13 | To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration | 160,995,935 | 100.00 | 4,369 | 0.00 | 161,000,304 | 6,522 |
| 14 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount | 154,199,643 | 96.92 | 4,892,476 | 3.08 | 159,092,119 | 1,914,707 |
| 15 | To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply 3 | 156,758,232 | 98.53 | 2,333,436 | 1.47 | 159,091,668 | 1,915,158 |
| 16 | To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain circumstances. 3 | 152,374,893 | 95.78 | 6,716,528 | 4.22 | 159,091,421 | 1,915,405 |
| 17 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 3 | 160,947,715 | 99.99 | 17,421 | 0.01 | 160,965,136 | 41,690 |
| 18 | To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days 3 | 150,753,278 | 94.76 | 8,338,513 | 5.24 | 159,091,791 | 1,915,035 |
1 Includes discretionary votes
3 Special Resolution (75% majority required)
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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