Result of AGM
ZIGUP plc announced the results of its Annual General Meeting held on 29 September 2026, where all resolutions were passed with strong shareholder support, including the receipt of the Directors' Report and audited accounts for the year ended 30 April 2026, the declaration of a final dividend of 18.2 pence per ordinary share, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor, and the re-election of directors. Notably, the resolution to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report received 84.35% of votes in favour, while resolutions concerning the allotment of shares and disapplication of pre-emption rights also passed with over 97% of votes. The total votes cast represented 75.39% of the issued share capital.
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At the Annual General Meeting of ZIGUP plc (the "Group") held at 10.30am on 29 September 2026 the total number of votes received on a poll on each resolution were as follows:
| Resolutions | Votes For | % of Votes | Votes Against | % of Votes | Total Votes | Votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital | Votes Withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To receive the Directors' Report and audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 30 April 2026 | 171,757,964 | 99.99% | 7,327 | 0.01% | 171,765,291 | 75.06% | 791,165 |
| 2. To declare a final dividend of 18.2 pence per ordinary share payable to the shareholders on the register at the close of business on the 28 August 2026 | 172,527,660 | 99.99% | 5,027 | 0.01% | 172,532,687 | 75.39% | 23,769 |
| 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 140,591,584 | 84.35% | 26,077,121 | 15.65% | 166,668,705 | 72.83% | 5,887,751 |
| 4. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the company to hold office until the conclusion of the next AGM | 171,163,635 | 99.21% | 1,361,612 | 0.79% | 172,525,247 | 75.39% | 31,209 |
| 5. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor | 171,282,136 | 99.28% | 1,238,943 | 0.72% | 172,521,079 | 75.39% | 35,377 |
| 6. To re-elect Mark Butcher as a director | 170,587,565 | 98.88% | 1,925,381 | 1.12% | 172,512,946 | 75.39% | 43,510 |
| 7. To re-elect Bindi Karia as a director | 170,218,075 | 98.67% | 2,301,613 | 1.33% | 172,519,688 | 75.39% | 36,768 |
| 8. To re-elect Mark McCafferty as a director | 168,861,664 | 97.88% | 3,655,558 | 2.12% | 172,517,222 | 75.39% | 39,234 |
| 9. To re-elect Avril Palmer-Lavery as a director | 167,834,438 | 97.59% | 4,149,967 | 2.41% | 171,984,405 | 75.16% | 572,051 |
| 10. To re-elect John Pattullo as a director | 165,987,046 | 96.21% | 6,532,640 | 3.79% | 172,519,686 | 75.39% | 36,770 |
| 11. To re-elect Martin Ward as a director | 172,068,268 | 99.74% | 455,847 | 0.26% | 172,524,115 | 75.39% | 32,341 |
| 12. To re-elect Nicola Rabson as a director | 170,584,909 | 98.88% | 1,937,759 | 1.12% | 172,522,668 | 75.39% | 33,788 |
| 13. To re-elect Rachel Coulson as a director | 171,171,204 | 99.22% | 1,348,524 | 0.78% | 172,519,728 | 75.39% | 36,728 |
| 14. That the Board be authorised to allot new shares representing one third of the issued share capital (see Notice of AGM) | 170,641,298 | 98.91% | 1,872,543 | 1.09% | 172,513,841 | 75.39% | 42,615 |
| 15. That subject to the passing of Resolution 14, the Board be authorised to allot equity shares for cash and/or sell ordinary shares outside the pre-emption rights in the Companies Act (see Notice of AGM) | 169,971,518 | 98.52% | 2,549,393 | 1.48% | 172,520,911 | 75.39% | 35,545 |
| 16. That subject to the passing of Resolution 15 the Board be authorised to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of transactions which the board determines to be an acquisition or other capital investment (see Notice of AGM) | 168,811,158 | 97.85% | 3,702,093 | 2.15% | 172,513,251 | 75.39% | 43,205 |
| 17. That the Company be permitted to make market purchases of its ordinary shares (see Notice of AGM) | 172,480,540 | 99.99% | 21,337 | 0.01% | 172,501,877 | 75.38% | 54,579 |
| 18. That the Company be permitted to make market purchases of its preference shares (see Notice of AGM) | 172,320,553 | 99.90% | 170,458 | 0.10% | 172,491,011 | 75.38% | 65,445 |
| 19. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 170,064,869 | 98.62% | 2,374,148 | 1.38% | 172,439,017 | 75.35% | 117,439 |
Notes:
- The Group's issued capital (excluding treasury shares) on 25 September 2026 (being the record date for voting at the meeting) was 236,091,423 ordinary shares of 50p each and 1,000,000 preference shares of 50 pence each which do not carry voting rights on the above resolutions. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote and, as the Company held 7,252,974 ordinary shares in treasury on 25 September 2026 (being the record date for voting at the meeting) there were 228,838,449 voting rights in the Group.
- In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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