Result of AGM
Science Group PLC announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting, including the adoption of the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements with 93.31% of votes for, the reappointment of auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP with 99.99% for, and the re-election of directors Martyn Ratcliffe and Susan Clement Davies with 97.25% and 96.12% respectively. Shareholders also approved the final dividend of 10.0 pence per ordinary share and granted authorities for share allotment and market purchases.
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Science Group plc (AIM:SAG) reports that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held earlier today, all the resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed.
The results of the proxy voting are outlined in the table below and will be available on the Company's website www.sciencegroup.com in due course.
| Resolution | Votes For & Discretion | Votes Against | Votes Total (inc. Withheld) | Votes Withheld 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % of Voting Rights 2 | Votes | ||
| 1 | To receive and adopt the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 28,177,542 | 93.31% | 2,021,376 | 6.69% | 30,198,918 | 73.60% | 269,793 |
| 2 | To reappoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditors to the Company | 30,291,805 | 99.99% | 1,907 | 0.01% | 30,293,712 | 73.83% | 175,000 |
| 3 | To authorise the Directors to set the auditors remuneration | 30,468,459 | 100.00% | 253 | 0.00% | 30,468,712 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 4 | To re-elect Martyn Ratcliffe as a Director of the Company | 28,781,048 | 97.25% | 812,826 | 2.75% | 29,593,874 | 72.13% | 874,837 |
| 5 | To re-elect Susan Clement Davies as a Director of the Company | 28,445,825 | 96.12% | 1,148,049 | 3.88% | 29,593,874 | 72.13% | 874,837 |
| 6 | To approve the declaration of a final dividend of 10.0 pence per ordinary share | 30,468,712 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 30,468,712 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 7 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares under section 551 Companies Act 2006 | 30,464,002 | 99.98% | 4,710 | 0.02% | 30,468,712 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 8 | To dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights under section 560(1) Companies Act 2006 | 30,184,859 | 99.07% | 283,853 | 0.93% | 30,468,712 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 9 | To dis-apply statutory pre-emption rights under section 560(1) Companies Act 2006 for acquisitions | 30,185,209 | 99.07% | 283,503 | 0.93% | 30,468,712 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 10 | To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of Company shares | 30,463,312 | 99.98% | 5,400 | 0.02% | 30,468,712 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 11 | To authorise the Directors to make additional market purchases of Company shares once the authority under Resolution 10 has been exhausted. | 27,521,996 | 90.33% | 2,946,715 | 9.67% | 30,468,711 | 74.26% | 0 |
| 12 | To authorise the Directors to extend the vesting date of EEI incentive awards granted in 2021. | 27,386,059 | 90.99% | 2,712,452 | 9.01% | 30,098,511 | 73.36% | 370,200 |
1 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution.
2 Issued Share Capital excluding Treasury Shares.
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