Replacement - Result of AGM
Currys PLC has amended its Annual General Meeting results, clarifying that resolutions 16 and 17 passed with 719,345,626 votes for and 8,204,636 against for the Long Term Incentive Plan 2026, and 732,023,150 votes for and 3,160,528 against for the authority to allot shares. All other resolutions were passed as previously announced, with the election of Rune Bjerke receiving 79.68% of the votes in favour, prompting the company to engage with shareholders to understand concerns. The total issued share capital voted across all resolutions was approximately 67.90%.
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The following amendments have been made to the 'Result of AGM' announcement released on 10 September 2026 at 14:47 under RNS No 3022U.
Resolutions 16 and 17 in the poll results table should have shown as follows:
| 16. | To approve the Currys plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2026 | 719,345,626 | 98.87 | 8,204,636 | 1.13 | 727,550,262 | 67.20% | 7,668,894 |
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text of the announcement is shown below.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026 - POLL RESULTS
The Board of Currys plc ('the Company') is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held at 11:00am on Thursday 10 September 2026, were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.
The results of the poll were as follows:
| Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Total | Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | ||
| 1. | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts, including the strategic report and the reports of the directors and auditor for the period ended 2 May 2026 | 732,501,994 | 99.99 | 73,644 | 0.01 | 732,575,638 | 67.66% | 2,643,518 |
| 2. | To approve the Directors' Annual Remuneration Report | 719,768,702 | 97.90 | 15,411,356 | 2.10 | 735,180,058 | 67.90% | 39,098 |
| 3. | To declare a final dividend of 2.25p per ordinary share for the year ended 2 May 2026 | 735,075,542 | 99.98 | 123,084 | 0.02 | 735,198,626 | 67.90% | 20,530 |
| 4. | To elect Rune Bjerke as a director | 585,785,810 | 79.68 | 149,397,909 | 20.32 | 735,183,719 | 67.90% | 35,437 |
| 5. | To elect Elaine Bucknor as a director | 734,917,668 | 99.97 | 256,438 | 0.03 | 735,174,106 | 67.90% | 45,050 |
| 6. | To elect Fredrik Tønnesen as a director | 735,132,407 | 99.99 | 53,180 | 0.01 | 735,185,587 | 67.90% | 33,569 |
| 7. | To re-elect Ian Dyson as a director | 638,408,953 | 86.84 | 96,780,196 | 13.16 | 735,189,149 | 67.90% | 30,007 |
| 8. | To re-elect Magdalena Gerger as a director | 715,485,795 | 97.32 | 19,676,381 | 2.68 | 735,162,176 | 67.90% | 56,980 |
| 9. | To re-elect Steve Johnson as a director | 735,063,797 | 99.98 | 111,711 | 0.02 | 735,175,508 | 67.90% | 43,648 |
| 10. | To re-elect Bruce Marsh as a director | 733,393,069 | 99.76 | 1,784,487 | 0.24 | 735,177,556 | 67.90% | 41,600 |
| 11. | To re-elect Octavia Morley as a director | 722,612,150 | 98.29 | 12,563,429 | 1.71 | 735,175,579 | 67.90% | 43,577 |
| 12. | To re-elect Adam Walker as a director | 735,063,213 | 99.98 | 113,707 | 0.02 | 735,176,920 | 67.90% | 42,236 |
| 13. | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company | 734,972,959 | 99.97 | 214,682 | 0.03 | 735,187,641 | 67.90% | 31,515 |
| 14. | To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 735,003,077 | 99.98 | 171,380 | 0.02 | 735,174,457 | 67.90% | 44,699 |
| 15. | To authorise political donations not exceeding £25,000 in total | 734,551,778 | 99.91 | 652,900 | 0.09 | 735,204,678 | 67.90% | 14,478 |
| 16. | To approve the Currys plc Long Term Incentive Plan 2026 | 719,345,626 | 98.87 | 8,204,636 | 1.13 | 727,550,262 | 67.20% | 7,668,894 |
| 18. | Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights * | 734,859,658 | 99.96 | 320,277 | 0.04 | 735,179,935 | 67.90% | 38,614 |
| 19. | Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares * | 733,444,638 | 99.90 | 705,176 | 0.10 | 734,149,814 | 67.81% | 1,069,342 |
| 20. | Authority to call general meetings at short notice * | 721,663,412 | 98.16 | 13,547,006 | 1.84 | 735,210,418 | 67.90% | 8,738 |
* Special Resolutions
Notes:
- The total number of ordinary shares of 0.1p each in issue on the share register as at the date of meeting was 1,082,237,837 and all of these have voting rights.
- Percentages above are rounded to 2 decimal places.
- A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution, the total votes validly cast or the calculation of the proportion of issued share capital voted.
Resolution 4 - Election of Rune Bjerke
The Board welcomes the 79.68% vote in favour of the election of Rune Bjerke. However, the Board acknowledges that a significant minority of shareholders did not support this resolution. The Company has already engaged with shareholders and will continue to do so to further understand their concerns and will publish an update as soon as possible.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed at the Annual General Meeting have been 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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