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RNS Number : 9966W  Big Yellow Group PLC  18 July 2024

Big Yellow Group PLC

18 July 2024

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 18 June 2024 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 22.6 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 26 July
2024.

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 2024       168,943,571        100.00         198                0.00           168,943,769       107,811
 2       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                    161,186,557        96.07          6,597,202          3.93           167,783,759       1,267,821
 3       To approve the updated rules of the Big Yellow Group PLC Sharesave Scheme        167,632,873        99.91          152,451            0.09           167,785,324       1,266,256
 4       To approve the updated rules of the Big Yellow Group PLC LTIP                    161,045,419        95.98          6,740,064          4.02           167,785,483       1,266,097
 5       To approve the final dividend                                                    168,025,850        99.39          1,024,498          0.61           169,050,348       1,232
 6       To re-elect Jim Gibson as a Director                                             166,284,290        99.11          1,501,085          0.89           167,785,375       1,266,205
 7       To re-elect Dr Anna Keay OBE as a Director                                       164,703,982        98.22          2,988,407          1.78           167,692,389       1,359,191
 8       To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director                                          151,872,696        90.89          15,229,938         9.11           167,102,634       1,948,946
 9       To re-elect John Trotman as a Director                                           166,232,839        99.07          1,552,536          0.93           167,785,375       1,266,205
 10      To re-elect Nicholas Vetch CBE as a Director                                     155,895,939        92.91          11,889,436         7.09           167,785,375       1,266,205
 11      To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director                                  164,713,547        98.22          2,978,842          1.78           167,692,389       1,359,191
 12      To re-elect Heather Savory as a Director                                         164,493,375        98.09          3,199,014          1.91           167,692,389       1,359,191
 13      To re-elect Michael O'Donnell as a Director                                      163,558,215        97.53          4,133,973          2.47           167,692,188       1,359,392
 14      To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors                                               169,036,133        99.99          13,950             0.01           169,050,083       1,497
 15      To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration                   169,048,758        100.00         1,325              0.00           169,050,083       1,497
 16      To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount                157,577,586        93.92          10,208,203         6.08           167,785,789       1,265,791
 17      To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity           164,078,236        97.79          3,703,623          2.21           167,781,859       1,269,721
         securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006
         did not apply (3)
 18      To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect   160,735,496        95.80          7,047,025          4.20           167,782,521       1,269,059
         of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain
         circumstances. (3)
 19      To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (3)                          168,764,576        99.92          129,726            0.08           168,894,302       157,278
 20      To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general       158,130,246        94.25          9,655,301          5.75           167,785,547       1,266,033
         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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