Result of AGM
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2026, were passed by poll. Key resolutions, including the Report and Accounts, Directors' Remuneration Policy, and the final dividend of 10.375p, received overwhelming support with over 99% of votes cast in favour. Directors were re-elected with strong majorities, and auditors Deloitte LLP were re-appointed. The company also secured shareholder approval for authorities to allot shares, disapply pre-emption rights, and buy back shares, with the latter two being special resolutions. The total voting rights comprised 133,921,079 shares.
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100 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AG
Annual General Meeting Poll Results
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. (the "Corporation") announces that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 24 April 2026, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed by way of poll and the results are as follows:
| Resolutions | Description | For (including discretionary) | % | Against | % | Withheld | Votes cast as a % of TVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Report and Accounts | 30,789,373 | 99.93% | 20,595 | 0.07% | 21,728 | 23.01% |
| 2. | Directors' Remuneration Policy | 30,133,117 | 98.24% | 540,770 | 1.76% | 157,809 | 22.90% |
| 3. | Directors' Remuneration Report | 27,168,496 | 96.95% | 853,669 | 3.05% | 2,809,531 | 20.92% |
| 4. | Final dividend of 10.375p | 30,792,834 | 99.96% | 12,893 | 0.04% | 25,969 | 23.00% |
| 5. | Re-elect Denis Jackson | 30,639,886 | 99.65% | 106,320 | 0.35% | 85,490 | 22.96% |
| 6. | Re-elect Trish Houston | 30,609,553 | 99.60% | 122,249 | 0.40% | 99,894 | 22.95% |
| 7. | Re-elect Robert Hingley | 29,657,101 | 96.51% | 1,071,410 | 3.49% | 103,185 | 22.95% |
| 8. | Re-elect Pars Purewal | 30,006,169 | 97.62% | 732,598 | 2.38% | 92,929 | 22.95% |
| 9. | Re-elect Claire Finn | 29,978,516 | 97.54% | 755,816 | 2.46% | 97,364 | 22.95% |
| 10. | Re-elect Clare Askem | 29,935,908 | 97.42% | 792,603 | 2.58% | 103,185 | 22.95% |
| 11. | Re-elect Maarten Slendebroek | 29,926,296 | 97.37% | 809,111 | 2.63% | 96,289 | 22.95% |
| 12. | Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors | 30,606,017 | 99.48% | 158,581 | 0.52% | 67,098 | 22.97% |
| 13. | Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 30,690,282 | 99.69% | 94,820 | 0.31% | 46,594 | 22.99% |
| 14. | Authority to allot shares | 30,607,293 | 99.56% | 135,139 | 0.44% | 89,264 | 22.96% |
| 15.* | Authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 29,619,877 | 97.08% | 891,519 | 2.92% | 320,300 | 22.78% |
| 16.* | Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investment | 29,675,900 | 97.25% | 840,540 | 2.75% | 315,256 | 22.79% |
| 17.* | Authority to buy back shares | 30,670,141 | 99.59% | 126,634 | 0.41% | 34,921 | 23.00% |
| 18.* | Authority to call general meeting on 14 clear days' notice | 30,252,436 | 98.43% | 482,052 | 1.57% | 97,208 | 22.95% |
* Special resolutions.
For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the votes validly cast are expressed in the table above as a percentage of the Corporation's total voting rights as at close of business on 22 April 2026, being the time at which shareholders had to be registered on the register of members in order to attend and vote at the AGM. A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a vote "for" or "against" a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue as at the date of this announcement is 133,921,079 with no ordinary shares held in treasury. As at the date of this announcement the Corporation's total voting rights therefore comprises 133,921,079 shares with one vote each.
A copy of resolutions 14 to 18 (the "Resolutions") and the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts will be filed at Companies House. The Resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Law Debenture Corporate Services Limited, Corporate Secretary
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