Result of AGM
Harworth Group plc announced that all resolutions at its Annual General Meeting on May 18, 2026, were passed by shareholders. The company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, were adopted with 100% of votes in favour. A final dividend of 1.775 pence per ordinary share was declared, also with 100% approval. All proposed director re-elections and appointments received overwhelming support, with the lowest approval at 99.34% for Lynda Shillaw. The Directors' Remuneration Report was approved by 99.07%, and the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors passed with 99.99% of votes. The company's total ordinary shares in issue on the date of the meeting were 326,908,824.
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Harworth Group plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at 10.00 a.m. on Monday 18 May 2026 all resolutions in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 April 2026 were passed by the necessary majority on a show of hands.
Details of proxy voting instructions received in advance of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the table below and will be posted on the Company's website, www.harworthgroup.com.
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 18 May 2026 was 326,908,824 ordinary shares. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against a resolution.
Copies of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. They will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
| Res. No. | Brief Description | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes (ex. withheld) | Votes withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary resolutions | |||||||
| 1. | To adopt the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 276,317,973 | 100.00% | 8,857 | 0.00% | 276,326,830 | 917,027 |
| 2. | To declare a final dividend of 1.775 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025 | 277,237,620 | 100.00% | 5,136 | 0.00% | 277,242,756 | 1,101 |
| 3. | To elect Phil Redding as a director of the Company | 277,226,769 | 99.99% | 15,838 | 0.01% | 277,242,607 | 1,250 |
| 4. | To re-elect Alastair Lyons as a director of the Company | 275,675,619 | 99.76% | 660,078 | 0.24% | 276,335,697 | 908,160 |
| 5. | To re-elect Lynda Shillaw as a director of the Company | 275,411,855 | 99.34% | 1,827,663 | 0.66% | 277,239,518 | 4,339 |
| 6. | To re-elect Katerina Patmore as a director of the Company | 277,214,722 | 99.99% | 24,796 | 0.01% | 277,239,518 | 4,339 |
| 7. | To re-elect Angela Bromfield as a director of the Company | 274,824,934 | 99.13% | 2,414,584 | 0.87% | 277,239,518 | 4,339 |
| 8. | To re-elect Lisa Scenna as a director of the Company | 276,575,008 | 99.76% | 664,510 | 0.24% | 277,239,518 | 4,339 |
| 9. | To re-elect Patrick O'Donnell Bourke as a director of the Company | 277,219,800 | 99.99% | 22,007 | 0.01% | 277,241,807 | 2,050 |
| 10. | To re-elect Marzia Zafar as a director of the Company | 277,216,013 | 99.99% | 24,729 | 0.01% | 277,240,742 | 3,115 |
| 11. | To re-elect Martyn Bowes as a director of the Company | 277,218,803 | 99.99% | 22,944 | 0.01% | 277,241,747 | 2,110 |
| 12. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 274,635,708 | 99.07% | 2,587,408 | 0.93% | 277,223,116 | 20,741 |
| 13. | To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the auditors of the Company | 277,212,428 | 99.99% | 18,248 | 0.01% | 277,230,676 | 13,181 |
| 14. | To give authority to the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 277,220,550 | 100.00% | 10,819 | 0.00% | 277,231,369 | 12,488 |
| 15. | To approve an increase in the Non‑Executive Directors' remuneration limit | 277,096,867 | 99.95% | 129,047 | 0.05% | 277,225,914 | 17,943 |
| 16. | To authorise political donations | 274,149,847 | 98.89% | 3,090,756 | 1.11% | 277,240,603 | 3,254 |
| 17. | Authority to allot shares | 276,915,798 | 99.88% | 321,919 | 0.12% | 277,237,717 | 6,140 |
| Special resolutions | |||||||
| 18. | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 277,121,925 | 99.96% | 116,189 | 0.04% | 277,238,114 | 5,743 |
| 19. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 277,199,154 | 99.99% | 40,601 | 0.01% | 277,239,755 | 4,102 |
| 20. | To reduce notice of general meetings (other than AGM) to 14 clear days | 277,127,038 | 99.96% | 110,020 | 0.04% | 277,237,058 | 6,799 |
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