AGM Poll Results
All resolutions at AGM passed including director elections and share buyback authority.
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Princes Group plc is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions put to shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") were passed by means of a poll. Resolutions 18, 19 and 20 were passed as special resolutions and all other resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions as set out in the Company's notice of AGM dated 24 April 2026 ("the AGM Notice").
The votes cast for resolutions 10, 12 and 14 relating to the election of the Independent Directors were duly passed by both a majority of the votes cast by the independent shareholders as well as by a majority of votes cast by all shareholders.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at:
data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The total number of votes received on each resolution was as follows:
Princes Group plc Annual General Meeting - 27 May 2026 - Poll Result
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Total | % Total Votes Cast | Votes Withheld | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution | No. of Shares | % | No. of Shares | % | |||
| 1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements 2026. | 226,701,648 | 100.00 | 3,105 | 0.00 | 226,704,753 | 92.64 | 6,142 |
| 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 226,276,190 | 99.81 | 425,110 | 0.19 | 226,701,300 | 92.64 | 9,595 |
| 4. To re-elect Angelo Mastrolia as a director of the Company. | 225,894,104 | 99.65 | 804,334 | 0.35 | 226,698,438 | 92.64 | 12,457 |
| 5. To re-elect Simon Harrison as a director of the Company. | 226,688,603 | 100.00 | 9,417 | 0.00 | 226,698,020 | 92.64 | 12,875 |
| 6. To re-elect Fabio Fazzari as a director of the Company. | 226,681,771 | 99.99 | 16,623 | 0.01 | 226,698,394 | 92.64 | 12,501 |
| 7. To re-elect Giuseppe Mastrolia as a director of the Company | 226,680,199 | 99.99 | 17,821 | 0.01 | 226,698,020 | 92.64 | 12,875 |
| 8. To re-elect Benedetta Mastrolia as a director of the Company. | 226,679,246 | 99.99 | 19,274 | 0.01 | 226,698,520 | 92.64 | 12,375 |
| 9. To elect Louise George as a director of the Company. | 226,283,974 | 99.82 | 414,320 | 0.18 | 226,698,294 | 92.64 | 12,601 |
| 10. To elect Louise George as a director of the Company (Independent Shareholder Vote).* | 12,265,299 | 96.38 | 460,138 | 3.62 | 12,725,437 | 5.20 | 8,521 |
| 11. To elect Linda Main as a director of the Company. | 226,688,557 | 100.00 | 9,737 | 0.00 | 226,698,294 | 92.64 | 12,601 |
| 12. To elect Linda Main as a director of the Company (Independent Shareholder Vote).* | 12,668,087 | 99.55 | 57,798 | 0.45 | 12,725,885 | 5.20 | 8,073 |
| 13. To elect David Gosnell as a director of the Company. | 226,688,835 | 100.00 | 9,363 | 0.00 | 226,698,198 | 92.64 | 12,697 |
| 14. To elect David Gosbell as a director of the Company (Independent Shareholder Vote).* | 12,663,676 | 99.51 | 61,987 | 0.49 | 12,725,663 | 5.20 | 8,295 |
| 15. To reappoint Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as the Company's auditor. | 226,689,647 | 99.99 | 15,083 | 0.01 | 226,704,730 | 92.64 | 6,165 |
| 16. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration. | 226,691,957 | 99.99 | 13,079 | 0.01 | 226,705,036 | 92.64 | 5,859 |
| 17. To authorise the directors to allot shares in the Company subject to the restrictions set out in the resolution. | 224,152,315 | 98.88 | 2,549,278 | 1.12 | 226,701,593 | 92.64 | 9,302 |
| 18. To authorise Directors to disapply pre-emption rights. | 226,615,672 | 99.96 | 84,528 | 0.04 | 226,700,200 | 92.64 | 10,695 |
| 19. To authorise additional authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights. | 224,439,559 | 99.00 | 2,262,546 | 1.00 | 226,702,105 | 92.64 | 8,790 |
| 20. To authorise Company to purchase its own shares up to the specified amount. | 226,698,010 | 100.00 | 4,812 | 0.00 | 226,702,822 | 92.64 | 8,073 |
| 21. To approve the Company's Save As You Earn Plan | 226,691,353 | 100.00 | 6,104 | 0.00 | 226,697,457 | 92.64 | 13,438 |
Notes:
- Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in Votes For.
- Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
- The total number of shares available for voting on 22 May 2026 at 9.30am was 244,702,956 Ordinary shares. Shares are entitled to one vote per share. The scrutineer of the poll was Equiniti Limited.
*Under the UK Listing Rules, NewPrinces S.p.A. ('NewPrinces') is classed as a 'controlling shareholder' of the Company. This means that the Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company, namely Louise George, Linda Main and David Gosnell must be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the independent shareholders of the Company, as well as by a majority of the votes cast by all the shareholders. The independent shareholders of the Company are all the shareholders of the Company other than NewPrinces and its associates. The table shows the Total Votes Cast for the Independent Shareholder Vote as a % of the total voting capital of the register and excludes any votes cast by NewPrinces.
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