Result of AGM
Dr. Martens PLC announced that all resolutions were duly passed at its Annual General Meeting, with strong support for the Annual Report and Accounts, Directors' Remuneration Report, and the final dividend, all receiving over 99.9% of votes. Re-elections of directors generally saw high approval, though Paul Mason received 14.69% against and Tara Alhadeff 12.03% against. Special resolutions, including the general disapplication of pre-emption rights, also passed with significant majorities, with 94.68% and 94.65% of votes in favour respectively. The company confirmed that 82.35% of its voting capital participated in the resolutions.
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The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today and confirms that all resolutions were duly passed on a poll with majorities as set out below.
Resolutions 1 to 16 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 17 to 20 as Special Resolutions.
| Resolution | Votes For (note 1) | % | Votes Against (note 1) | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld (note 2) | % Voting Capital Instructed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Receive the 2026 Annual Report and Accounts | 796,957,114 | 99.99 | 40,567 | 0.01 | 796,997,681 | 656,372 | 82.34% |
| 02 | Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 796,937,723 | 99.97 | 201,393 | 0.03 | 797,139,116 | 514,937 | 82.35% |
| 03 | Approve the Final Dividend | 797,096,340 | 99.99 | 48,759 | 0.01 | 797,145,099 | 508,954 | 82.35% |
| 04 | Re-elect Paul Mason | 680,070,438 | 85.31 | 117,069,614 | 14.69 | 797,140,052 | 514,001 | 82.35% |
| 05 | Re-elect Ije Nwokorie | 721,173,072 | 90.47 | 75,967,312 | 9.53 | 797,140,384 | 513,669 | 82.35% |
| 06 | Re-elect Giles Wilson | 721,165,856 | 90.47 | 75,974,525 | 9.53 | 797,140,381 | 513,672 | 82.35% |
| 07 | Re-elect Robyn Perriss | 775,726,615 | 97.31 | 21,415,207 | 2.69 | 797,141,822 | 512,231 | 82.35% |
| 08 | Re-elect Andrew Harrison | 782,771,472 | 98.20 | 14,368,942 | 1.80 | 797,140,414 | 513,639 | 82.35% |
| 09 | Re-elect Ian Rogers | 775,355,475 | 97.27 | 21,786,386 | 2.73 | 797,141,861 | 512,192 | 82.35% |
| 10 | Re-elect Robert Hanson | 782,337,763 | 98.14 | 14,802,553 | 1.86 | 797,140,316 | 513,737 | 82.35% |
| 11 | Re-elect Tara Alhadeff | 701,224,174 | 87.97 | 95,917,854 | 12.03 | 797,142,028 | 512,025 | 82.35% |
| 12 | Re-elect Benoit Vauchy | 720,136,984 | 90.34 | 77,004,838 | 9.66 | 797,141,822 | 512,231 | 82.35% |
| 13 | Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor | 797,059,524 | 99.99 | 65,737 | 0.01 | 797,125,261 | 528,792 | 82.35% |
| 14 | Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 797,072,443 | 99.99 | 68,433 | 0.01 | 797,140,876 | 513,177 | 82.35% |
| 15 | Authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 796,818,677 | 99.96 | 327,853 | 0.04 | 797,146,530 | 507,523 | 82.35% |
| 16 | Authorise allotment of shares | 790,698,389 | 99.20 | 6,387,690 | 0.80 | 797,086,079 | 567,974 | 82.35% |
| 17 | Authorise general disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 754,687,652 | 94.68 | 42,387,365 | 5.32 | 797,075,017 | 579,036 | 82.35% |
| 18 | Authorise additional disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 754,417,184 | 94.65 | 42,660,766 | 5.35 | 797,077,950 | 576,103 | 82.35% |
| 19 | Authorise purchase of own shares* | 787,550,622 | 98.81 | 9,481,431 | 1.19 | 797,032,053 | 622,000 | 82.34% |
| 20 | Authorise calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice* | 795,512,977 | 99.80 | 1,628,457 | 0.20 | 797,141,434 | 512,619 | 82.35% |
*Special Resolution
The votes of independent shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the Independent Non-Executive Directors are set out below:
| Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld | % Independent Capital Instructed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | Re-elect Robyn Perriss | 405,784,175 | 94.99 | 21,415,207 | 5.01 | 427,199,382 | 512,231 | 71.43% |
| 08 | Re-elect Andrew Harrison | 412,829,032 | 96.64 | 14,368,942 | 3.36 | 427,197,974 | 513,639 | 71.43% |
| 09 | Re-elect Ian Rogers | 405,413,035 | 94.90 | 21,786,386 | 5.10 | 427,199,421 | 512,192 | 71.43% |
| 10 | Re-elect Robert Hanson | 412,395,323 | 96.53 | 14,802,553 | 3.47 | 427,197,876 | 513,737 | 71.43% |
Notes:
- Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
- As at 6.30pm on 14 July 2026 the Company had a total of 967,969,739 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The total independent voting capital, used to calculate the votes of independent shareholders on resolutions 7 to 10, was 598,027,299.
- In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2(R), copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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