REG - Barr(A.G.) PLC - Result of AGM

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27/05/2022 14:00

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RNS Number : 1251N  Barr(A.G.) PLC  27 May 2022

 

A.G. BARR p.l.c. (the "Company")

27 May 2022

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held
earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed.
The results of the poll are as follows:

 

 RESOLUTIONS                                                                     VOTES FOR    %        VOTES AGAINST  %       VOTES TOTAL  VOTES WITHHELD
 1.   To receive and approve the audited accounts of the group and the           78,614,149   100.00%  2,318          0.00%   78,616,467   74,538
 Company for the year ended 30 January 2022 together with the directors' and
 auditor's reports thereon.
 2.   To receive and approve the annual statement by the chairman of the         57,671,927   73.29%   21,017,122     26.71%  78,689,049   1,956
 remuneration committee and the directors' remuneration report for the year
 ended 30 January 2022.
 3.   To declare a final dividend of 10.00 pence per ordinary share of 4 1/6     78,690,572   100.00%  203            0.00%   78,690,775   230
 pence for the year ended 30 January 2022.
 4.   To elect Mr Mark Allen OBE as a director of the Company.                   77,549,997   98.56%   1,135,067      1.44%   78,685,064   5,941
 5.   To re-elect Mr Roger Alexander White as a director of the Company.         78,370,059   99.60%   314,177        0.40%   78,684,236   6,769
 6.   To re-elect Mr Stuart Lorimer as a director of the Company.                78,342,551   99.56%   343,507        0.44%   78,686,058   4,947
 7.   To re-elect Mr Jonathan David Kemp as a director of the Company.           78,364,277   99.59%   321,781        0.41%   78,686,058   4,947
 8.   To re-elect Mr William Robin Graham Barr as a director of the Company.     76,141,524   97.19%   2,201,350      2.81%   78,342,874   348,131
 9.   To re-elect Ms Susan Verity Barratt as a director of the Company.          72,666,378   94.19%   4,479,650      5.81%   77,146,028   1,544,977
 10.  To elect Ms Zoe Louise Howorth as a director of the Company.               78,512,36.6  99.78%   171,870        0.22%   78,684,236   6,769
 11.  To re-elect Mr David James Ritchie as a director of the Company.           70,855,635   91.85%   6,290,393      8.15%   77,146,028   1,544,977
 12.  To re-elect Mr Nicholas Barry Edward Wharton as a director of the          76,367,041   98.99%   778,987        1.01%   77,146,028   1,544,977
 Company.
 13.  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company and to authorise      78,669,222   99.98%   17,510         0.02%   78,686,732   4,273
 the audit and risk committee to fix their remuneration.
 14.  To authorise the directors to allot shares in the Company subject to the   77,128,551   98.02%   1,559,525      1.98%   78,688,076   2,929
 restrictions set out in the resolution.
 15.  To authorise the continued operation of the All Employee Share Ownership   78,525,315   99.79%   164,336        0.21%   78,689,651   1,354
 Plan.
 16.  *To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights subject to the      75,171,290   95.54%   3,513,073      4.46%   78,684,363   6,642
 limits set out in the resolution.
 17.  *To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to the specified   78,455,539   99.77%   179,334        0.23%   78,634,873   56,132
 amount.

 

Notes:

(1)          * denotes a special resolution.

(2)          Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of
the Annual General Meeting have been included in the "For" total of the
appropriate resolution. In respect of resolutions 9, 11 and 12 only, proxy
appointments amounting to 3.02% of the Company's issued share capital gave
discretion to the Chair of the Annual General Meeting and these votes have
also been included in the "For" total of the relevant resolutions.

(3)          A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not
counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" any
resolution.

(4)          The percentage of votes "For" and "Against" any
resolution is expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that
resolution. The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 26
May 2022 was 112,028,871 ordinary shares of 4 1/6 pence each.

(5)          In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of
resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general
meeting will be submitted as soon as practicable to the FCA's National Storage
Mechanism and available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

(6)          The results will also be made available on the Company's
website at www.agbarr.co.uk (http://www.agbarr.co.uk)

(7)          A copy of all the resolutions passed at the meeting are
set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained within the Company's
Annual Report and Accounts 2022, which is available on the Company's website
www.agbarr.co.uk (http://www.agbarr.co.uk)

 

The Board notes the minority vote against Resolution 2 (the approval of the
Directors' Remuneration Report). We will consult and engage with relevant
shareholders to understand their views and will provide an update within six
months as required by the UK Corporate Governance Code.

 

Julie A. Barr

COMPANY SECRETARY

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