Result of AGM
S4 Capital plc announced that all resolutions presented at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders. Key resolutions included the approval of the 2025 annual report and accounts with 99.99% of votes in favour, the Directors' Remuneration Report with 80.84% in favour, and a final dividend of 1.1 pence per ordinary share with 99.72% in favour. The re-election of directors saw varying levels of support, with Sir Martin Sorrell receiving 96.20% and Daniel Pinto receiving 86.59% of votes in favour. Resolutions concerning the re-appointment of auditors and the authorisation of share allotment and pre-emption rights also passed with strong majorities, generally above 98%.
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S4Capital plc (SFOR.L) announces that, following its Annual General Meeting, held at 15 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4DN and virtually on 4 June 2026 at 12 noon (London time), all the proposed resolutions were duly passed by shareowners by way of a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 20 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The full text of the resolutions is detailed in the Notice of AGM dated 12 May 2026.
The total number of votes cast on the poll for each resolution is set out below.
| Resolution | Votes For | % For | Votes Against | % Against | Votes Withheld | Total cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To receive the 2025 annual report and accounts | 270,119,497 | 99.99% | 28,799 | 0.01% | 1,094,564 | 270,148,296 |
| 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 219,131,488 | 80.84% | 51,942,839 | 19.16% | 168,533 | 271,074,327 |
| 3. To declare a final dividend of 1.1 pence per ordinary share | 270,481,749 | 99.72% | 757,468 | 0.28% | 3,643 | 271,239,217 |
| 4. To re-elect Sir Martin Sorrell as a Director of the Company | 247,168,335 | 96.20% | 9,762,985 | 3.80% | 14,311,540 | 256,931,320 |
| 5. To re-elect Radhika Radhakrishnan as a Director of the Company | 270,835,639 | 99.91% | 242,342 | 0.09% | 164,879 | 271,077,981 |
| 6. To re-elect Margaret Ma Connolly as a Director of the Company | 270,581,166 | 99.82% | 496,815 | 0.18% | 164,879 | 271,077,981 |
| 7. To re-elect Colin Day as a Director of the Company | 269,742,059 | 99.51% | 1,335,922 | 0.49% | 164,879 | 271,077,981 |
| 8. To re-elect Daniel Pinto as a Director of the Company | 234,726,917 | 86.59% | 36,351,064 | 13.41% | 164,879 | 271,077,981 |
| 9. To re-elect Nirvik Singh as a Director of the Company | 267,348,483 | 98.62% | 3,729,040 | 1.38% | 165,337 | 271,077,523 |
| 10. To re-elect Rupert Faure Walker as a Director of the Company | 269,733,424 | 99.50% | 1,344,399 | 0.50% | 165,037 | 271,077,823 |
| 11. To re-elect Peter Miles Young as a Director of the Company | 269,733,989 | 99.50% | 1,343,574 | 0.50% | 165,297 | 271,077,563 |
| 12. To elect Alina Kessel as a Director of the Company | 270,601,046 | 99.83% | 470,406 | 0.17% | 171,408 | 271,071,452 |
| 13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 270,395,994 | 99.79% | 568,671 | 0.21% | 278,195 | 270,964,665 |
| 14. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 270,964,209 | 99.92% | 213,665 | 0.08% | 64,986 | 271,177,874 |
| 15. To authorise the Directors generally to allot ordinary shares | 265,855,450 | 98.26% | 4,719,054 | 1.74% | 668,356 | 270,574,504 |
| 16. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights generally | 267,925,118 | 99.03% | 2,633,445 | 0.97% | 684,297 | 270,558,563 |
| 17. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with a specified acquisition or capital investment | 265,413,154 | 98.10% | 5,132,302 | 1.90% | 697,404 | 270,545,456 |
| 18. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights to facilitate pro-rata offers to overseas shareowners | 267,494,136 | 98.88% | 3,035,036 | 1.12% | 713,688 | 270,529,172 |
| 19. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 270,250,432 | 99.90% | 260,118 | 0.10% | 732,310 | 270,510,550 |
| 20. To enable the Company to call general meetings, other than an Annual General Meeting, on reduced notice | 267,948,650 | 99.03% | 2,628,956 | 0.97% | 665,254 | 270,577,606 |
The above poll results will shortly be available on the website. In accordance with UK Listing Rule 22.2.6 a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business of the Company, will be submitted to the FCA and will in due course be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The Company now has approximately 6,200 people in 34 countries with approximately 82% of net revenue across the Americas, 12% across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 6% across Asia-Pacific. The longer-term objective is a geographic split of 60%:20%:20%. Marketing Services accounted for approximately 91% of net revenue and Technology Services 9%. The target allocation is a practice split of 75%:25%.
Sir Martin Sorrell was CEO of WPP for 33 years, building it from a £1 million 'shell' company in 1985 into the world's largest advertising and marketing services company, with a market capitalisation of over £16 billion on the day he left. Prior to that, Sir Martin was Group Financial Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Company Plc for nine years.
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