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RNS Number : 2282X Carr's Group PLC 14 February 2025
14 February 2025
Carr's Group plc
("Carr's", the "Company", or the "Group")
Result of Annual General Meeting 2025
Carr's (CARR.L), the Agriculture and Engineering Group, confirms that the
Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM") was held at 10.00am (GMT) today
14 February 2025. At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out
in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 23 December 2024 were
proposed and voted on by way of a poll. All of the proposed resolutions were
passed.
Full details of the poll results are set out below.
Issued share capital: 94,437,970 ordinary shares
Resolution Number of votes for % of votes for Number of votes against % of votes against Total votes cast % of issued share capital Votes withheld*
1. Approve Annual Report and Accounts 99.98% 6,263 0.02% 39,841,030 42.19% 6,118
39,834,767
2. Approve final dividend 99.95% 18,087 0.05% 39,841,030 42.19% 6,118
39,822,943
3. Re-elect Tim Jones 98.90% 438,327 1.10% 39,824,536 42.17% 22,612
39,386,209
4. Re-elect David White 99.92% 30,573 0.08% 39,804,736 42.15% 42,412
39,774,163
5. Re-elect Martin Rowland 99.89% 41,963 0.11% 39,804,736 42.15% 42,412
39,762,773
6. Re-elect Stuart Lorimer 98.84% 463,065 1.16% 39,804,736 42.15% 42,412
39,341,671
7. Re-elect Gillian Watson 98.79% 479,930 1.21% 39,804,736 42.15% 42,412
39,324,806
8. Elect Fiona Rodford 98.77% 490,168 1.23% 39,801,158 42.15% 45,990
39,310,990
9. Re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditor 99.83% 69,617 0.17% 15,770
39,761,761
39,831,378 42.18%
10. Authorise remuneration of Auditor 99.96% 17,199 0.04% 39,809,028 42.15% 38,120
39,791,829
11. Approve Remuneration Report 96.89% 1,233,959 3.11% 39,734,699 42.07% 112,449
38,500,740
12. Authorise allotment of shares 99.64% 141,486 0.36% 39,827,204 42.17% 19,944
39,685,718
13. Approve Sharesave Plan 2025 99.31% 276,622 0.69% 39,806,026 42.15% 41,122
39,529,404
14. Disapply pre-emption (general) 99.58% 167,885 0.42% 39,832,782 42.18% 14,366
39,664,897
15. Disapply pre-emption (investments) 99.58% 166,238 0.42% 39,832,782 42.18% 14,366
39,666,544
*A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
The Board is always open to constructive dialogue with shareholders and is
grateful to all those who took the time to consider and vote on the
resolutions proposed.
A copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for public
inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (NSM)
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .
The Company also announces that Paula Robertson is to be appointed as Company
Secretary, with effect from 1 April 2025, succeeding Justin Richards.
Enquiries:
Carr's Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 1228 554 600
Justin Richards, Company Secretary
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