Result of AGM
Dunelm Group plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on November 19, 2025, were duly passed by shareholders. The company's accounts, dividend, director re-elections, auditor appointments, and various share allotment and purchase authorities received strong support, with most resolutions passing with over 96% of votes in favour. Notably, Resolution 20, concerning a Rule 9 waiver, passed with 96.96% of votes for, representing 51.61% of the voting capital. The company has 201,544,221 total voting rights.
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At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 11.30am on 19 November 2025 at Watermead Business Park, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1AD ("AGM"), a poll was taken on all resolutions set out in Part 4 of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM Notice"). All resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed by the members entitled to vote.
The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are as follows:
| # | Resolution Name | Number of Votes For & Discretionary | % of Votes For & Discretionary | Number of Votes Against | % of Votes Against | Votes Total | % Voting Capital | Votes Withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes of all shareholders | ||||||||
| 01 | Accounts | 179,211,221 | 100.00% | 5,071 | 0.00% | 179,216,292 | 88.92 | 279,829 |
| 02 | Dividend | 179,468,475 | 99.99% | 25,518 | 0.01% | 179,493,993 | 89.06 | 2,128 |
| 03 | Alison Brittain | 178,706,181 | 99.56% | 782,765 | 0.44% | 179,488,946 | 89.06 | 7,175 |
| 04 | Will Adderley | 177,590,321 | 98.94% | 1,897,396 | 1.06% | 179,487,717 | 89.06 | 8,404 |
| 05 | Clodagh Moriarty | 179,275,879 | 99.88% | 211,682 | 0.12% | 179,487,561 | 89.06 | 8,560 |
| 06 | Karen Witts | 178,091,922 | 99.22% | 1,398,024 | 0.78% | 179,489,946 | 89.06 | 6,175 |
| 07 | Ian Bull | 178,228,178 | 99.51% | 875,735 | 0.49% | 179,103,913 | 88.87 | 392,208 |
| 08 | Ajay Kavan | 179,307,455 | 99.90% | 179,714 | 0.10% | 179,487,169 | 89.06 | 8,952 |
| 09 | Katharine Poulter | 179,482,558 | 100.00% | 5,658 | 0.00% | 179,488,216 | 89.06 | 7,905 |
| 10 | Marion Sears | 176,685,549 | 98.44% | 2,804,189 | 1.56% | 179,489,738 | 89.06 | 6,383 |
| 11 | Vijay Talwar | 178,709,701 | 99.57% | 778,791 | 0.43% | 179,488,492 | 89.06 | 7,629 |
| 12 | Dan Taylor | 179,307,491 | 99.90% | 181,439 | 0.10% | 179,488,930 | 89.06 | 7,191 |
| 13 | Remuneration Report | 173,016,103 | 96.67% | 5,953,622 | 3.33% | 178,969,725 | 88.80 | 526,396 |
| 14 | Auditors | 178,066,056 | 99.21% | 1,422,941 | 0.79% | 179,488,997 | 89.06 | 7,124 |
| 15 | Auditors' Remuneration | 179,471,171 | 99.99% | 18,833 | 0.01% | 179,490,004 | 89.06 | 6,117 |
| 16 | Allot Securities | 178,201,977 | 99.28% | 1,286,265 | 0.72% | 179,488,242 | 89.06 | 7,879 |
| 17 | Allot Equity | 174,413,345 | 97.17% | 5,075,861 | 2.83% | 179,489,206 | 89.06 | 6,915 |
| 18 | Allot Further Equity | 173,094,634 | 96.44% | 6,394,502 | 3.56% | 179,489,136 | 89.06 | 6,985 |
| 19 | Purchase Shares | 177,035,821 | 98.64% | 2,436,411 | 1.36% | 179,472,232 | 89.05 | 23,889 |
| 20 | Rule 9 Waiver | 100,856,439 | 96.96% | 3,160,664 | 3.04% | 104,017,103 | 51.61 | 10,074 |
| 21 | 14 Days | 177,000,069 | 98.61% | 2,492,076 | 1.39% | 179,492,145 | 89.06 | 3,976 |
| Votes of independent shareholders only | ||||||||
| 03 | Alison Brittain | 103,237,236 | 99.25% | 782,765 | 0.75% | 104,020,001 | 82.51 | 7,175 |
| 07 | Ian Bull | 102,759,233 | 99.15% | 875,735 | 0.85% | 103,634,968 | 82.20 | 392,208 |
| 08 | Ajay Kavan | 103,838,510 | 99.83% | 179,714 | 0.17% | 104,018,224 | 82.50 | 8,952 |
| 09 | Katharine Poulter | 104,013,613 | 99.99% | 5,658 | 0.01% | 104,019,271 | 82.51 | 7,905 |
| 10 | Marion Sears | 101,216,604 | 97.30% | 2,804,189 | 2.70% | 104,020,793 | 82.51 | 6,383 |
| 11 | Vijay Talwar | 103,240,756 | 99.25% | 778,791 | 0.75% | 104,019,547 | 82.51 | 7,629 |
| 12 | Dan Taylor | 103,838,546 | 99.83% | 181,439 | 0.17% | 104,019,985 | 82.51 | 7,191 |
Notes:
- At the date of the AGM, the Company has 203,426,835 ordinary shares in issue, with 1,882,614 ordinary shares in treasury. Total voting rights are therefore 201,544,221.
- The Controlling Shareholder and the Concert Party (each as defined in the AGM Notice) were the same parties at the date of the AGM. On that date they held 75,468,945 Ordinary Shares, 37.45% of the issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares) with voting rights. Such persons were not eligible to vote on Resolution 20. Resolutions 3 and 7-12 have been counted separately excluding such persons.
- Votes withheld do not count in the number of votes counted for or against a resolution.
- Any proxy appointments giving discretion to 'the Chair of the meeting' have been included in the 'For' totals above.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, the full text of the resolutions passed, other than those relating to ordinary business will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The Annual Report and Accounts, the AGM Notice and a copy of this announcement are available in the investor section of the Company's website at https://corporate.dunelm.com.
Name of authorised Company official responsible for making this notification:
Luisa Wright, Company Secretary
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