Result of AGM
Ibstock Plc held its 2026 Annual General Meeting where all resolutions were passed by shareholders, with the total number of voting shares being 395,016,066 out of 409,631,594 ordinary shares in issue. Key resolutions included the approval of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts with 99.99% of votes in favour, the Directors' Remuneration Report with 99.95% in favour, and the declaration of a final dividend of 1.5p per ordinary share, which received 99.98% approval. Directors' re-elections and new appointments, along with the re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditor, also passed with strong majorities, generally above 97%. Special business resolutions concerning share allotment, pre-emption rights, and market purchases of shares also received significant shareholder support, with most passing with over 97% of votes in favour.
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The 2026 Annual General Meeting of Ibstock Plc (the "Company") was held at 54 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8HN on Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 12:00 noon.
All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue was 409,631,594 shares. As at the time of the meeting there were 14,615,528 shares held in Treasury meaning that the total voting rights were 395,016,066 shares.
The full text of each resolution is contained in the notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website (https://www.ibstock.co.uk/investors) with each resolution number below corresponding to the resolution number in the Notice.
The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Annual General Meeting and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
| Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Total Votes cast (excluding Withheld) | Votes Withheld* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of shares | % of shares voted | No of shares | % of shares voted | No of shares | |||
| 1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 306,005,371 | 99.99% | 37,749 | 0.01% | 306,043,120 | 260,136 |
| 2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 306,001,994 | 99.95% | 164,317 | 0.05% | 306,166,311 | 136,945 |
| 3 | To declare a final dividend of 1.5p per ordinary share | 306,196,302 | 99.98% | 59,249 | 0.02% | 306,255,551 | 47,705 |
| 4 | To re-elect Richard Akers as a Director | 299,204,493 | 97.71% | 6,998,906 | 2.29% | 306,203,399 | 99,857 |
| 5 | To re-elect Peju Adebajo as a Director | 304,124,131 | 99.32% | 2,074,007 | 0.68% | 306,198,138 | 105,118 |
| 6 | To re-elect Nicola Bruce as a Director | 304,213,134 | 99.35% | 1,989,420 | 0.65% | 306,202,554 | 100,702 |
| 7 | To re-elect Louis Eperjesi as a Director | 304,130,478 | 99.32% | 2,074,557 | 0.68% | 306,205,035 | 98,221 |
| 8 | To re-elect Claire Hawkings as a Director | 304,208,138 | 99.35% | 1,985,108 | 0.65% | 306,193,246 | 110,010 |
| 9 | To re-elect Joe Hudson as a Director | 306,044,393 | 99.96% | 115,611 | 0.04% | 306,160,004 | 143,252 |
| 10 | To elect Martin Payne as a Director | 305,734,093 | 99.86% | 420,063 | 0.14% | 306,154,156 | 149,100 |
| 11 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor | 306,123,953 | 99.97% | 101,456 | 0.03% | 306,225,409 | 77,847 |
| 12 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor | 306,100,618 | 99.98% | 64,249 | 0.02% | 306,164,867 | 138,389 |
| 13 | To authorise the Company to make political donations | 297,203,665 | 97.04% | 9,057,340 | 2.96% | 306,261,005 | 42,251 |
| 14 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 297,311,715 | 97.09% | 8,898,121 | 2.91% | 306,209,836 | 93,420 |
| Special Business | |||||||
| 15 | General authority to disapply pre-emption rights** | 298,492,713 | 97.50% | 7,663,669 | 2.50% | 306,156,382 | 146,874 |
| 16 | Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions/capital investments)** | 298,491,984 | 97.49% | 7,675,178 | 2.51% | 306,167,162 | 136,094 |
| 17 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares** | 306,094,644 | 99.99% | 39,581 | 0.01% | 306,134,225 | 169,031 |
| 18 | That a general meeting (other than an AGM) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice** | 304,885,278 | 99.56% | 1,347,258 | 0.44% | 306,232,536 | 70,720 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of the resolutions, other than those relating to ordinary business, will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism.
Notes:
* Votes 'withheld' are not votes under English law and so have not been included in the calculation of whether a resolution is carried. Percentages have been rounded to two decimal places.
** Special resolution.
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