Result of AGM
Clarkson PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its 2026 Annual General Meeting, with the Annual Report receiving 99.74% of votes cast and the final dividend receiving 100%. However, the Directors' Remuneration Report and Policy saw lower support at 57.56% and 58.97% respectively, and the re-election of Dr Tim Miller received 63.30% of votes. The company noted these results and stated it will continue engagement with shareholders. The total number of shares in issue is 30,953,500.
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At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company, held electronically by video webcast at 12 noon today, all resolutions were passed on a poll. The total number of votes received on each resolution was as follows:
| Description | Votes for | % of votes cast | Votes against | % of votes cast | Total Votes Cast | Votes cast as % of issued share capital | Votes withheld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annual Report | 22,326,239 | 99.74 | 59,157 | 0.26 | 22,385,396 | 72.32% | 215,036 |
| 2 | Directors' Remuneration Report | 12,966,456 | 57.56 | 9,562,304 | 42.44 | 22,528,760 | 72.78% | 71,672 |
| 3 | Directors' Remuneration Policy | 12,887,371 | 58.97 | 8,967,416 | 41.03 | 21,854,787 | 70.61% | 745,645 |
| 4 | Final dividend | 22,569,397 | 100.00 | 917 | 0.00 | 22,570,314 | 72.92% | 30,118 |
| 5 | Re-elect Laurence Hollingworth | 17,725,454 | 78.61 | 4,822,238 | 21.39 | 22,547,692 | 72.84% | 52,740 |
| 6 | Re-elect Andi Case | 22,374,527 | 99.12 | 199,458 | 0.88 | 22,573,985 | 72.93% | 26,447 |
| 7 | Re-elect Jeff Woyda | 22,206,892 | 98.47 | 346,129 | 1.53 | 22,553,021 | 72.86% | 47,411 |
| 8 | Re-elect Martine Bond | 19,308,859 | 85.77 | 3,203,734 | 14.23 | 22,512,593 | 72.73% | 87,839 |
| 9 | Re-elect Constantin Cotzias | 22,327,641 | 99.18 | 185,692 | 0.82 | 22,513,333 | 72.73% | 87,099 |
| 10 | Re-elect Sue Harris | 21,911,352 | 97.33 | 601,341 | 2.67 | 22,512,693 | 72.73% | 87,739 |
| 11 | Re-elect Dr Tim Miller | 14,249,950 | 63.30 | 8,262,831 | 36.70 | 22,512,781 | 72.73% | 87,651 |
| 12 | Re-elect Heike Truol | 22,311,408 | 99.12 | 198,298 | 0.88 | 22,509,706 | 72.72% | 90,726 |
| 13 | Reappoint PwC as Auditor of the Company | 21,945,495 | 97.35 | 597,515 | 2.65 | 22,543,010 | 72.83% | 57,422 |
| 14 | Authority for the Board to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 22,209,354 | 98.53 | 331,327 | 1.47 | 22,540,681 | 72.82% | 59,751 |
| 15 | Directors' authority to allot shares | 22,029,338 | 97.69 | 520,145 | 2.31 | 22,549,483 | 72.85% | 50,949 |
| 16 | Political donations | 21,981,929 | 98.00 | 448,011 | 2.00 | 22,429,940 | 72.46% | 170,492 |
| 17 | Amendments to the LTIP | 18,647,701 | 83.25 | 3,751,582 | 16.75 | 22,399,283 | 72.36% | 201,149 |
| 18 | Disapply pre-emption rights* | 22,202,002 | 99.62 | 84,705 | 0.38 | 22,286,707 | 72.00% | 313,725 |
| 19 | Purchase own shares* | 22,475,489 | 99.76 | 54,068 | 0.24 | 22,529,557 | 72.79% | 70,875 |
| 20 | General meeting notice period* | 22,001,942 | 97.56 | 549,871 | 2.44 | 22,551,813 | 72.86% | 48,619 |
*Special resolution requiring 75% majority.
Notes:
- Any proxy appointments which give discretion to the Chair have been included in the "for" total.
- The total number of shares in issue is 30,953,500 as at today's date.
Statement regarding voting result
The Company notes that resolution 2 to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, resolution 3 to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy, resolution 5 to approve the re-election of Laurence Hollingworth and resolution 11 to approve the re-election of Dr Tim Miller were passed with 57.56%, 58.97%, 78.61% and 63.30% support respectively. We appreciate the support from the majority of our shareholders and will continue our engagement over the year ahead.
Availability of documents
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of the resolutions (other than those comprising ordinary business) passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
In addition, copies of resolutions 15 and 18 to 20 will be filed with Companies House.
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