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RNS Number : 5467R Big Yellow Group PLC 17 July 2025
Big Yellow Group PLC
17 July 2025
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 17 June 2025 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.
A final dividend of 23.8 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 25 July
2025.
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 2025 160,284,324 100.00 612 0.00 160,284,936 100,976
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 155,448,419 97.40 4,150,043 2.60 159,598,462 787,450
3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy 156,474,193 98.04 3,124,359 1.96 159,598,552 787,360
4 To approve the final dividend 160,375,643 99.99 8,837 0.01 160,384,480 1,432
5 To re-elect Jim Gibson as a Director 158,154,688 98.76 1,982,117 1.24 160,136,805 248,607
6 To re-elect Dr Anna Keay OBE as a Director 158,382,528 98.90 1,755,513 1.10 160,138,041 247,371
7 To re-elect Vince Niblett as a Director 128,534,858 80.27 31,601,991 19.73 160,136,849 248,563
8 To re-elect John Trotman as a Director 157,480,139 98.34 2,657,918 1.66 160,138,057 247,355
9 To re-elect Nicholas Vetch CBE as a Director 147,330,555 92.00 12,810,314 8.00 160,140,869 244,543
10 To re-elect Laela Pakpour Tabrizi as a Director 158,383,000 98.90 1,755,041 1.10 160,138,041 247,371
11 To re-elect Heather Savory as a Director 158,383,896 98.90 1,754,145 1.10 160,138,041 247,371
12 To re-elect Michael O'Donnell as a Director 157,032,104 98.06 3,105,893 1.94 160,137,997 247,415
13 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors 159,833,364 100.00 7,042 0.00 159,840,406 545,506
14 To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration 160,373,624 100.00 6,088 0.00 160,379,712 6,200
15 To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to a limited amount 149,717,159 93.49 10,427,062 6.51 160,144,221 241,690
16 To empower the Directors to allot equity securities and/or sell equity 157,610,277 98.42 2,533,944 1.58 160,144,221 241,690
securities held as treasury shares as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006
did not apply (3)
17 To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect 153,094,561 95.76 6,780,475 4.24 159,875,036 510,875
of an additional 10% of the Company's issued share capital, in certain
circumstances. (3)
18 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (3) 159,955,291 99.92 121,967 0.08 160,077,258 308,654
19 To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general 148,570,539 92.77 11,573,143 7.23 160,143,682 241,730
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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