Result of AGM
Pets at Home Group Plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on July 9, 2026, were passed by shareholders. Key resolutions included the approval of the directors' report and accounts for the year ended March 26, 2026, with 99.95% of votes in favour, and the directors' remuneration report, which received 85.06% approval. The company also secured strong support for its Directors' Remuneration Policy (96.39% for) and the Performance Share Plan (98.19% for). Shareholders approved a final dividend of 2.7 pence per ordinary share with 99.99% of votes in favour. All directors seeking re-election or election were also approved, and Deloitte LLP was re-appointed as auditor with 99.99% of votes in favour.
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Pets at Home Group Plc ("Company") gives notice that at its Annual General Meeting held on 9 July 2026 at Pets at Home, Chester House, Stanley Green Trading Estate, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3RN at 09.00 a.m., a poll was taken on all resolutions put to the meeting. All resolutions were passed by the requisite majority of members entitled to vote.
The results of the poll incorporating proxy instructions lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.
| VOTES FOR¹ | %² | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % OF ISC³ | VOTES WITHHELD⁴ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Resolutions | ||||||||
| 1. | To receive the directors' report and accounts for the year ended 26 March 2026 | 306,273,762 | 99.95% | 155,682 | 0.05% | 306,429,444 | 68.42% | 1,222,286 |
| 2. | To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 26 March 2026 | 261,652,867 | 85.06% | 45,967,010 | 14.94% | 307,619,877 | 68.69% | 31,853 |
| 3. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 289,482,970 | 96.39% | 10,830,431 | 3.61% | 300,313,401 | 67.06% | 7,338,329 |
| 4. | To approve the Performance Share Plan as an employees' share scheme | 294,880,841 | 98.19% | 5,450,510 | 1.81% | 300,331,351 | 67.06% | 7,320,379 |
| 5. | To declare a final dividend recommended by the Directors of 2.7 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 26 March 2026 | 307,618,808 | 99.99% | 17,024 | 0.01% | 307,635,832 | 68.69% | 15,898 |
| 6. | To re-elect the following individuals as directors | |||||||
| 6A | Ian Burke | 256,923,561 | 83.52% | 50,694,184 | 16.48% | 307,617,745 | 68.69% | 33,985 |
| 6B | Zarin Patel | 302,970,685 | 98.49% | 4,638,268 | 1.51% | 307,608,953 | 68.69% | 42,777 |
| 6C | Roger Burnley | 296,480,295 | 96.38% | 11,133,221 | 3.62% | 307,613,516 | 68.69% | 38,214 |
| 6D | Natalie-Jane Macdonald | 304,637,657 | 99.03% | 2,975,930 | 0.97% | 307,613,587 | 68.69% | 38,143 |
| 6E | Garret Turley | 303,649,439 | 98.99% | 3,093,214 | 1.01% | 306,742,653 | 68.49% | 909,077 |
| 7. | To elect the following individuals as directors | |||||||
| 7A | James Bailey | 307,337,386 | 99.91% | 276,689 | 0.09% | 307,614,075 | 68.69% | 37,655 |
| 7B | Sarah Pollard | 307,317,845 | 99.90% | 293,053 | 0.10% | 307,610,898 | 68.69% | 40,832 |
| 8. | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the auditor | 307,568,247 | 99.99% | 45,208 | 0.01% | 307,613,455 | 68.69% | 38,275 |
| 9. | To authorise the directors to set the auditors' fees | 307,599,569 | 99.99% | 26,084 | 0.01% | 307,625,653 | 68.69% | 26,077 |
| 10. | To give the directors authority to allot shares | 302,494,798 | 98.33% | 5,123,548 | 1.67% | 307,618,346 | 68.69% | 33,384 |
| 11. | To authorise the Company and its Subsidiaries to make political donations | 302,018,048 | 98.18% | 5,603,027 | 1.82% | 307,621,075 | 68.69% | 30,655 |
| Special Resolutions | ||||||||
| 12. | To disapply pre-emption rights (general) | 307,137,233 | 99.95% | 165,021 | 0.05% | 307,302,254 | 68.62% | 349,476 |
| 13. | To further disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions and specified capital investments) | 307,362,824 | 99.95% | 139,721 | 0.05% | 307,502,545 | 68.66% | 149,185 |
| 14. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 307,168,397 | 99.99% | 34,352 | 0.01% | 307,202,749 | 68.59% | 448,981 |
| 15. | To authorise short notice general meetings | 302,894,221 | 98.46% | 4,736,682 | 1.54% | 307,630,903 | 68.69% | 20,827 |
Notes:
- Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
- Percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
- Issued share capital at 6.00 p.m. on 7 July 2026 (being the voting record time): 447,852,558
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website https://www.petsathomeplc.com/investors/.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 9 July 2026, has been 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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