Result of AGM
Pollen Street Group Limited announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2026, with strong support, including the Annual Report and Accounts receiving 99.96% of votes for and the Directors' Remuneration Report receiving 87.27% of votes for. Following the AGM, Jim Coyle retired from the Board, and Robert Ohrenstein was appointed chair of the Audit Committee, while Richard Rowney became Senior Independent Director, both effective May 1, 2026. Lynn Fordham was also appointed as a designated Director with immediate effect. Approximately 82.17% of the total voting capital was instructed on most resolutions.
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Pollen Street Group Limited announces that at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), held in-person at 4pm, on Thursday, 30 April 2026, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were duly passed by the requisite majority of votes. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll. A breakdown of the votes cast is set out below.
As previously announced on 30 January 2026, the Company confirms that following the AGM, Jim Coyle has retired from the Board with immediate effect. In addition, the appointment of Robert Ohrenstein (Independent Non-Executive Director) as chair of the Audit Committee, effective 1 May 2026, is confirmed. Furthermore, Richard Rowney (Independent Non-Executive Director) is appointed as Senior Independent Director, also effective from 1 May 2026. The Company further announces the appointment of Lynn Fordham as the designated Director of the Board with immediate effect.
| Resolution | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES TOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annual Report and Accounts | 48,888,730 | 99.96% | 18,321 | 0.04% | 48,907,051 | 82.11% | 32,866 |
| 2 | Directors' Remuneration Report | 42,684,331 | 87.27% | 6,228,099 | 12.73% | 48,912,430 | 82.12% | 27,487 |
| 3 | Directors' Remuneration Policy | 42,206,409 | 86.25% | 6,730,389 | 13.75% | 48,936,798 | 82.16% | 3,119 |
| 4 | Amendments to LTIP 2023 and DBP 2023 | 42,269,383 | 86.38% | 6,667,415 | 13.62% | 48,936,798 | 82.16% | 3,119 |
| 5 | Re-Elect L McMurray | 48,911,594 | 99.95% | 26,013 | 0.05% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 6 | Re-Elect G Cardenas | 45,761,533 | 93.51% | 3,176,074 | 6.49% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 7 | Re-Elect J Lake | 45,263,554 | 92.49% | 3,674,051 | 7.51% | 48,937,605 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 8 | Re-Elect R Rowney | 45,261,120 | 92.49% | 3,676,487 | 7.51% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 9 | Elect L Fordham | 44,657,404 | 91.25% | 4,280,203 | 8.75% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 10 | Elect J Gillies | 45,760,600 | 93.51% | 3,177,007 | 6.49% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 11 | Elect R Ohrenstein | 45,761,193 | 93.51% | 3,176,414 | 6.49% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 12 | Re-Appoint Auditors | 45,652,935 | 93.29% | 3,285,029 | 6.71% | 48,937,964 | 82.17% | 1,953 |
| 13 | Auditors Remuneration | 48,918,025 | 99.96% | 19,630 | 0.04% | 48,937,655 | 82.17% | 2,262 |
| 14 | Make Market Purchases | 45,132,075 | 92.22% | 3,805,889 | 7.78% | 48,937,964 | 82.17% | 1,953 |
| 15 | Issue Ordinary Shares | 45,756,011 | 93.50% | 3,181,596 | 6.50% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 16 | Disapply Pre-emption rights | 45,027,979 | 92.01% | 3,909,628 | 7.99% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 17 | Disapply Pre-emption rights 2 | 44,932,212 | 91.82% | 4,005,395 | 8.18% | 48,937,607 | 82.17% | 2,310 |
| 18 | Rule 9 waiver - market purchase | 22,472,592 | 85.20% | 3,903,494 | 14.80% | 26,376,086 | 44.29% | 22,363,831 |
| 19 | Rule 9 waiver - Awards Grant | 22,439,086 | 85.07% | 3,937,000 | 14.93% | 26,376,086 | 44.29% | 22,363,831 |
| NOTES: | ||||||||
| 1. | Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage (rounded to two decimal places) of votes validly cast for that resolution. | |||||||
| 3. | The number of shares in issue at close of business on 28 April 2026 was 59,559,741, and 4,649,856 Ordinary Shares were held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company w as therefore 59,559,741. Up to 82.17% of voting capital was instructed. | |||||||
| 4. | The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at https://ir.pollenstreetgroup.com/investors/regulatory-announcements/ | |||||||
| 5. | In accordance with UK Listing Rules 6.4.2R and 6.4.3R, a copy of t he resolutions p assed has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism | |||||||
| 6. | These poll results (inclusive of proxy results lodged before the AGM) will be available shortly on the Company's website at https://ir.pollenstreetgroup.com/investors/regulatory-announcements/ | |||||||
| 7 . | Each resolution to re-elect independent non-executive directors (resolutions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) has per Listing Rule 6.2.8R been approved by a majority of the votes cast by: (i) the shareholders of the Company as a whole; and (ii) the independent shareholders of the Company, that is, all the shareholders entitled to vote on each resolution excluding the Concert Party. | |||||||
| 8. | Per the Notice of AGM, the members of the Concert Party were not entitled to vote on the Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares or the Rule 9 Waiver Resolutions (resolutions 18 and 19). | |||||||
| 9 . | Regarding the Board changes, the Company makes this announcement in accordance with LR 6.4.6 of the UK Listing Rules. There are no other matters to be disclosed under LR 6.4.6. or LR 6.4.8 | |||||||
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