Result of AGM
THG PLC announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders, with resolutions 1 to 15 approved as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 21 as special resolutions. Notably, the re-election of Charles Allen received 87.29% of votes for, while other director re-elections and the re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditor garnered over 96% and 98% of votes for, respectively. The company also saw strong support for resolutions concerning share allotment, pre-emption rights, share purchases, and the cancellation of its share premium account and capital redemption reserve, with most receiving over 95% approval.
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| 1. To receive the Report & Accounts | 1,140,236,715 | 98.90% | 12,721,036 | 1.10% | 1,152,957,751 | 70.29 | 1,211,675 |
| 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) | 1,108,280,025 | 96.09% | 45,042,526 | 3.91% | 1,153,322,551 | 70.31 | 846,875 |
| 3. To re-elect Charles Allen, Lord Allen of Kensington CBE, as a Director | 990,532,733 | 87.29% | 144,169,528 | 12.71% | 1,134,702,261 | 69.17 | 19,467,165 |
| 4. To re-elect Sue Farr as a Director | 1,108,859,161 | 96.21% | 43,659,612 | 3.79% | 1,152,518,773 | 70.26 | 1,650,653 |
| 5. To re-elect Helen Jones as a Director | 1,092,583,517 | 96.39% | 40,918,261 | 3.61% | 1,133,501,778 | 69.10 | 20,667,648 |
| 6. To re-elect Gillian Kent as a Director | 1,109,460,089 | 96.27% | 43,014,711 | 3.73% | 1,152,474,800 | 70.26 | 1,694,626 |
| 7. To re-elect Edward Koopman as a Director | 1,108,907,320 | 96.22% | 43,567,480 | 3.78% | 1,152,474,800 | 70.26 | 1,694,626 |
| 8. To re-elect Dean Moore as a Director | 1,109,729,238 | 96.29% | 42,745,562 | 3.71% | 1,152,474,800 | 70.26 | 1,694,626 |
| 9. To re-elect Matthew Moulding as a Director | 1,105,129,979 | 95.78% | 48,688,354 | 4.22% | 1,153,818,333 | 70.34 | 351,093 |
| 10. To re-elect Milyae Park as a Director | 1,111,715,733 | 96.46% | 40,761,157 | 3.54% | 1,152,476,890 | 70.26 | 1,692,536 |
| 11. To re-elect Damian Sanders as a Director | 1,107,877,805 | 96.10% | 44,942,715 | 3.90% | 1,152,820,520 | 70.28 | 1,348,906 |
| 12. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor | 1,133,460,912 | 98.31% | 19,483,157 | 1.69% | 1,152,944,069 | 70.28 | 1,225,357 |
| 13. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 1,133,535,532 | 98.41% | 18,260,903 | 1.59% | 1,151,796,435 | 70.21 | 2,372,991 |
| 14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 1,105,178,321 | 95.81% | 48,317,307 | 4.19% | 1,153,495,628 | 70.32 | 673,798 |
| 16. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 1,101,211,206 | 95.52% | 51,681,564 | 4.48% | 1,152,892,770 | 70.28 | 1,276,656 |
| 17. To authorise the Directors to further disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment | 1,105,109,539 | 95.85% | 47,790,280 | 4.15% | 1,152,899,819 | 70.28 | 1,269,607 |
| 18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 1,124,702,320 | 97.52% | 28,631,758 | 2.48% | 1,153,334,078 | 70.31 | 835,348 |
| 19. To authorise a 14-day notice period for general meetings other than annual general meetings | 1,040,480,211 | 90.23% | 112,663,035 | 9.77% | 1,153,143,246 | 70.30 | 1,026,180 |
| 20. To authorise the cancellation of the Company's share premium account and capital redemption reserve | 1,117,840,747 | 97.09% | 33,480,481 | 2.91% | 1,151,321,228 | 70.19 | 2,848,198 |
| 21. To authorise the appropriation of the Company's profits (to be treated as distributable profits) to payment of the Ingenuity Distribution and authorise entry into the Electing Shareholders' Deed of Release and the Directors' Deed of Release | 945,865,787 | 95.30% | 46,632,097 | 4.70% | 992,497,884 | 60.50 | 5,115,406 |
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R and 6.4.3R, a copy of all resolutions, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. A copy of the poll results for the AGM will also be available shortly on the Company's website at https://www.thg.com/investor-relations/annual-general-meeting-documents.
If you require further information, please contact:
James Pochin
General Counsel & Company Secretary
THG PLC
Telephone No.: 020 7250 1446
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