Result of AGM
Helical PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders on a poll. Key resolutions included the approval of the company's report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026, with 100% of votes cast in favour, and the approval of a final dividend of 1.00 pence per share, also with 100% of votes cast in favour. The appointment and re-appointment of directors were overwhelmingly approved, with most resolutions receiving over 98% of votes cast. The appointment of RSM UK Audit LLP as auditor and the authorisation for the Audit and Risk Committee to agree auditor remuneration both passed with 100% of votes cast. Authorities for directors to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights received strong support, with the general authority to disapply pre-emption rights passing with 96.52% of votes cast, and the additional authority passing with 85.79%. The company also received strong approval for its general authority to purchase own shares, with 99.96% of votes cast in favour.
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The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
| Resolution | For | % of votes cast | Against | % of votes cast | Total votes validly cast | Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital (excl. treasury shares) | Withheld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To receive the report and accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2026 | 96,587,616 | 100.00 | 2,423 | 0.00 | 96,590,039 | 78.97% | 565,206 |
| 2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 91,658,315 | 98.30 | 1,586,881 | 1.70 | 93,245,196 | 76.23% | 3,910,049 |
| 3 | To approve a final dividend of 1.00 pence per share. | 97,153,322 | 100.00 | 1,923 | 0.00 | 97,155,245 | 79.43% | 0 |
| 4 | To appoint M. Malone as a Director of the Company | 97,134,089 | 99.98 | 20,456 | 0.02 | 97,154,545 | 79.43% | 700 |
| 5 | To re-appoint R. T. Fowlds as a Director of the Company | 95,958,076 | 98.77 | 1,194,204 | 1.23 | 97,152,280 | 79.42% | 2,965 |
| 6 | To re-appoint M. C. Bonning-Snook as a Director of the Company | 94,807,575 | 99.91 | 83,163 | 0.09 | 94,890,738 | 77.58% | 2,264,507 |
| 7 | To re-appoint J. R. Moss as a Director of the Company | 94,808,983 | 99.92 | 79,490 | 0.08 | 94,888,473 | 77.57% | 2,266,772 |
| 8 | To re-appoint A. A. Aldridge as a Director of the Company | 96,382,751 | 99.21 | 769,529 | 0.79 | 97,152,280 | 79.42% | 2,965 |
| 9 | To re-appoint S. J. Farr as a Director of the Company | 95,102,125 | 97.89 | 2,052,420 | 2.11 | 97,154,545 | 79.43% | 700 |
| 10 | To appoint RSM UK Audit LLP as the Company's auditor | 97,147,752 | 100.00 | 4,687 | 0.00 | 97,152,439 | 79.42% | 2,806 |
| 11 | To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the Auditor's remuneration | 97,150,016 | 100.00 | 2,423 | 0.00 | 97,152,439 | 79.42% | 2,806 |
| 12 | To authorise the Directors to allot new shares | 93,970,452 | 96.72 | 3,184,793 | 3.28 | 97,155,245 | 79.43% | 0 |
| 13 | To grant the Directors general authority to disapply pre-emption rights* | 93,770,745 | 96.52 | 3,384,500 | 3.48 | 97,155,245 | 79.43% | 0 |
| 14 | To grant the Directors additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights* | 83,347,236 | 85.79 | 13,807,309 | 14.21 | 97,154,545 | 79.43% | 700 |
| 15 | To grant the Directors general authority to purchase own shares.* | 97,117,680 | 99.96 | 37,565 | 0.04 | 97,155,245 | 79.43% | 0 |
| 16 | To authorise the Company to call a general meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, on 14 clear days' notice.* | 96,143,935 | 98.96 | 1,012,077 | 1.04 | 97,156,012 | 79.43% | 0 |
Notes:
- * indicates a Special Resolution requiring 75% of votes cast to be carried.
- Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes cast.
- Votes "For" include discretionary votes.
On Tuesday 14 July 2026, there were 123,355,197 ordinary shares in issue with 1,035,167 shares held in treasury, and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company was 122,320,030. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism today and will be shortly available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the poll results for Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Helical website at www.helical.co.uk shortly.
The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Helical website at www.helical.co.uk.
| Helical plc | Tel: 020 7629 0113 |
| Marsha Rennie Acting Company Secretary | Address: 22 Ganton Street London W1F 7FD |
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