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RNS Number : 7004G  Big Yellow Group PLC  20 July 2023

Big Yellow Group PLC

20 July 2023

Big Yellow Group PLC - Result of AGM

Result of Annual General Meeting

Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General
Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the
Annual General Meeting dated 20 June 2023 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 22.9 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 28 July
2023.

The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the
meeting is set out below:

 

 Resolutions                                                                              Votes for (1)                     Votes against                     Total votes cast  Votes withheld (2)
         No. of shares                                                                    % of shares voted  No. of shares  % of shares voted  No. of shares  No. of shares
 1       To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023       153,540,469        100.0          5,149              0.0            153,545,618       101,423
 2       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                    149,388,647        98.2           2,794,254          1.8            152,182,901       1,464,140
 3       To approve the final dividend                                                    153,393,465        99.8           253,576            0.2            153,647,041       0
 4       To re-elect Jim Gibson as a Director                                             151,635,740        99.6           548,736            0.4            152,184,476       1,462,565
 5       To re-elect Dr Anna Keay OBE as a Director                                       150,138,477        98.7           2,046,109          1.3            152,184,586       1,462,455
 6       To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director                                          134,342,384        88.3           17,842,092         11.7           152,184,476       1,462,565
 7       To re-elect John Trotman as a Director                                           150,943,091        99.2           1,241,385          0.8            152,184,476       1,462,565
 8       To re-elect Nicholas Vetch CBE as a Director                                     141,641,363        93.2           10,413,309         6.9            152,054,672       1,592,369
 9       To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director                                  150,138,215        98.7           2,046,261          1.3            152,184,476       1,462,565
 10      To re-elect Heather Savory as a Director                                         150,138,477        98.7           2,046,109          1.3            152,184,586       1,462,455
 11      To re-elect Michael O'Donnell as a Director                                      148,582,455        97.6           3,602,021          2.4            152,184,476       1,462,565
 12      To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors                                               153,633,349        100.0          7,428              0.0            153,640,777       6,264
 13      To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration                   153,633,519        100.0          7,258              0.0            153,640,777       6,264
 14      To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount                141,371,670        92.9           10,811,394         7.1            152,183,064       1,463,977
 15      To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity           149,072,303        98.0           3,110,761          2.0            152,183,064       1,463,977
         securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006
         did not apply (3)
 16      To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect   144,117,959        95.2           7,273,323          4.8            151,391,282       2,255,759
         of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain
         circumstances. (3)
 17      To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (3)                          153,362,760        99.8           252,716            0.2            153,615,476       31,565
 18      To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general       141,383,057        92.9           10,801,793         7.1            152,184,850       1,462,191
         meeting) by notice of not less than 14 clear days (3)

 

(1) Includes discretionary votes

(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes
cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

(3) Special Resolution (75% majority required)

 

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy
of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via
the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

Enquiries:

 

Shauna Beavis, Company
Secretary                             01276 477811

 

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