Result of AGM
Kainos Group plc announced that all resolutions proposed at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were carried by poll vote, with resolutions 1 to 11 passing as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 to 15 as special resolutions. Notably, the audited accounts and financial statements received 99.99% of votes for, and the proposed final dividend of 19.8 pence per ordinary share was approved with 99.99% of votes for. The re-election of directors and the re-appointment of KPMG as auditor also saw strong support, with votes for generally exceeding 97% of the issued share capital voted.
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The 2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Kainos Group plc took place today at 10.30am.
All resolutions proposed at the AGM were carried through poll voting. The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of AGM published on 13 August 2026 which is available on the Kainos website www.kainos.com.
Resolutions 1 to 11 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution.
| Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes cast | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes withheld* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To receive the Company’s audited accounts and financial statements | 87,829,403 | 99.99 | 12,825 | 0.01 | 87,842,228 | 75.55 | 244,818 |
| 2 | To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report | 84,673,554 | 98.6 | 1,204,945 | 1.4 | 85,878,499 | 73.87 | 2,208,547 |
| 3 | To declare a final dividend of 19.8 pence per ordinary share | 88,083,724 | 99.99 | 205 | 0.01 | 88,083,929 | 75.76 | 3,117 |
| 4 | To re-elect Mr Richard McCann | 87,379,380 | 99.2 | 702,125 | 0.8 | 88,081,505 | 75.76 | 5,541 |
| 5 | To re-elect Dr Brendan Mooney | 87,253,928 | 99.06 | 829,175 | 0.94 | 88,083,103 | 75.76 | 3,943 |
| 6 | To re-elect Mrs Rosaleen Blair | 85,534,097 | 97.11 | 2,548,875 | 2.89 | 88,082,972 | 75.76 | 4,074 |
| 7 | To re-elect Mr James Kidd | 86,837,340 | 98.63 | 1,204,550 | 1.37 | 88,041,890 | 75.73 | 45,156 |
| 8 | To elect Ms Shruthi Chindalur | 86,175,885 | 98.17 | 1,608,700 | 1.83 | 87,784,585 | 75.50 | 302,461 |
| 9 | To re-appoint KPMG as the Company’s auditor. | 88,071,029 | 99.99 | 8,873 | 0.01 | 88,079,902 | 75.76 | 7,144 |
| 10 | To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor | 88,077,865 | 99.99 | 3,642 | 0.01 | 88,081,507 | 75.76 | 5,539 |
| 11 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares. | 86,189,005 | 97.85 | 1,892,790 | 2.15 | 88,081,795 | 75.76 | 5,251 |
| 12 | To authorise a standard disapplication of pre-emption rights. | 87,708,911 | 99.58 | 372,998 | 0.42 | 88,081,909 | 75.76 | 5,137 |
| 13 | To authorise an additional disapplication of pre-emption rights. | 79,776,251 | 90.57 | 8,303,903 | 9.43 | 88,080,154 | 75.76 | 6,892 |
| 14 | To authorise the repurchase of shares. | 87,908,309 | 99.97 | 27,573 | 0.03 | 87,935,882 | 75.63 | 151,164 |
| 15 | Approve the holding of any general meeting, other than an AGM, may be called by not less than 14 clear days’ notice. | 86,123,398 | 97.78 | 1,958,987 | 2.22 | 88,082,385 | 75.76 | 4,661 |
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R and 6.4.3R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
No other business was conducted at the meeting.
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