Result of AGM
PageGroup plc announced that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 28 May 2026 were passed by shareholders. While the Directors' Report and Accounts, Directors' Remuneration Report, final dividend, and most director re-elections received overwhelming support with over 99% of votes cast in favour, the Directors' Remuneration Policy saw 19.83% of votes against. Other resolutions, including the re-election of directors Karen Geary and Babak Fouladi, the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP, and the authority to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights, also received significant, though lower, levels of approval, with votes against ranging from 2.85% to 17.82%. The total number of shares in issue as of the meeting date was 328,618,774.
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All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of PageGroup plc held on 28 May 2026 were passed by shareholders. The poll voting results were as follows:-
| Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Total Votes cast (excluding Withheld) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of shares | % of shares voted | No of shares | % of shares voted | No of shares | ||
| 1 Directors' Report and Accounts | 282,040,992 | 99.99% | 4,521 | 0.01% | 97,216 | 282,045,513 |
| 2 Directors' Remuneration Policy | 226,206,103 | 80.17% | 55,936,600 | 19.83% | 26 | 282,142,703 |
| 3 Directors' Remuneration Report | 281,224,135 | 99.67% | 918,174 | 0.33% | 420 | 282,142,309 |
| 4 Declare a Final Dividend | 282,119,062 | 99.99% | 23,632 | 0.01% | 35 | 282,142,694 |
| 5 Re-elect Nicholas Kirk | 282,134,546 | 99.99% | 7,445 | 0.01% | 738 | 282,141,991 |
| 6 Re-elect Babak Fouladi | 274,105,272 | 97.15% | 8,036,709 | 2.85% | 748 | 282,141,981 |
| 7 Re-elect Karen Geary | 239,687,708 | 84.95% | 42,454,273 | 15.05% | 748 | 282,141,981 |
| 8 Elect Paul Harrison | 282,061,587 | 99.97% | 77,421 | 0.03% | 3,721 | 282,139,008 |
| 9 Re-elect Angela Seymour-Jackson | 231,861,697 | 82.18% | 50,280,284 | 17.82% | 748 | 282,141,981 |
| 10 Re-elect Kelvin Stagg | 282,115,013 | 99.99% | 26,978 | 0.01% | 738 | 282,141,991 |
| 11 Re-elect Ben Stevens | 279,525,235 | 99.07% | 2,616,746 | 0.93% | 748 | 282,141,981 |
| 12 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP | 271,749,860 | 96.32% | 10,391,018 | 3.68% | 1,851 | 282,140,878 |
| 13 Auditor's Remuneration | 281,859,955 | 99.90% | 281,230 | 0.10% | 1,544 | 282,141,185 |
| 14 Authority to Allot Shares | 268,769,875 | 95.26% | 13,371,386 | 4.74% | 1,468 | 282,141,261 |
| 15 Political Donations and Expenditure | 282,102,405 | 99.99% | 40,298 | 0.01% | 26 | 282,142,703 |
| 16 Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights | 243,505,739 | 86.31% | 38,632,534 | 13.69% | 4,456 | 282,138,273 |
| 17 Power to Purchase Own Shares | 282,031,505 | 99.98% | 62,710 | 0.02% | 48,514 | 282,094,215 |
| 18 Notice of General Meetings | 246,997,336 | 87.54% | 35,145,059 | 12.46% | 334 | 282,142,395 |
Resolutions 16, 17 and 18 were proposed as Special Resolutions.
The votes withheld are not a vote in law and not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The total number of shares in issue as at 28 May 2026 is 328,618,774.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of the resolutions passed (other than those concerning ordinary business) will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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