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RNS Number : 5075F Barr(A.G.) PLC 22 May 2026
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A.G. BARR p.l.c. (the "Company")
22 May 2026
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 76,359,366 99.99 6,002 0.01 76,365,368 68.17%
Company for the year ended 31 January 2026 together with the directors' and
auditor's reports thereon.
2. To approve the directors' remuneration policy set out on pages 113 to 75,386,234 98.69 1,001,909 1.31 76,388,143 68.19%
123 of the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 January
2026.
3. To receive and approve the annual statement by the chair of the 74,770,835 97.88 1,623,056 2.12 76,393,891 68.19%
remuneration committee and the directors' remuneration report as set out on
pages 93 to 97 and pages 98 to 112 respectively of the Company's annual report
and accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026.
4. To declare a final dividend of 15.27 pence per ordinary share of 4 1/6 76,407,878 100.00 3,503 0.00 76,411,381 68.21%
pence for the year ended 31 January 2026.
5. To re-elect Susan Barratt as a director of the Company. 73,798,745 96.59 2,605,231 3.41 76,403,976 68.20%
6. To re-elect Euan Sutherland as a director of the Company. 76,219,695 99.77 172,733 0.23 76,392,428 68.19%
7. To re-elect Stuart Lorimer as a director of the Company. 76,215,800 99.75 187,951 0.25 76,403,751 68.20%
8. To re-elect Julie Barr a director of the Company. 75,353,558 98.63 1,044,672 1.37 76,398,230 68.20%
9. To re-elect Zoe Howorth as a director of the Company. 73,059,272 95.62 3,345,201 4.38 76,404,473 68.20%
10. To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director of the Company. 74,221,411 97.16 2,173,312 2.84 76,394,723 68.19%
11. To re-elect Nicholas Wharton as a director of the Company. 73,563,516 96.28 2,840,947 3.72 76,404,463 68.20%
12. To elect Rohit Dhawan as a director of the Company. 76,344,822 99.93 55,169 0.07 76,399,991 68.20%
13. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor, to hold office 76,365,898 99.97 21,662 0.03 76,387,560 68.19%
until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid,
and to authorise the audit and risk committee of the board of directors of the
Company to fix their remuneration.
14. To approve and adopt the A.G. Barr p.l.c. Annual Bonus Plan and 76,360,514 99.97 23,882 0.03 76,384,396 68.18%
authorise the directors to implement it.
15. To authorise the directors to allot shares in the Company subject to the 73,704,578 96.47 2,693,434 3.53 76,398,012 68.19%
restrictions set out in the resolution.
16. *To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights subject to the 74,277,081 97.22 2,120,402 2.78 76,397,483 68.19%
limits set out in the resolution.
17. *To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to the specified 76,306,969 99.88 91,263 0.12 76,398,232 68.20%
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.
(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 21
May 2026 was 112,028,871 ordinary shares of 4 1/6 pence each.
(5) In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, 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 2026, which is available on the Company's website
www.agbarr.co.uk (http://www.agbarr.co.uk)
Christopher K. O'Donnell
COMPANY SECRETARY
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