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RNS Number : 2402J  Harworth Group PLC  19 May 2025

19 May
2025
                        LEI: 213800R8JSSGK2KPFG21

 

Harworth Group plc

 

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Harworth Group plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General
Meeting held at 10.00 a.m. on Monday 19 May 2025 all resolutions in the Notice
of Annual General Meeting dated 15 April 2025 were passed by the necessary
majority on a show of hands.

Details of proxy voting instructions received in advance of the Annual General
Meeting are shown in the table below and will be posted on the Company's
website, www.harworthgroup.com (http://www.harworthgroup.com) .

The number of ordinary shares in issue on 19 May 2025 was 325,718,727 ordinary
shares.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of votes for or against a resolution.

 

Copies of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary
business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.  They will
shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 Res.      Brief Description                                                             Votes for    %        Votes against  %       Total votes      Votes withheld

(ex. withheld)
 No.
 Ordinary resolutions
 1.        To adopt the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the  year   280,147,147  100.00%  3,727          0.00%   280,153,884      16,141
           ended 31 December 2024
 2.        To declare a final dividend of 1.125 pence per ordinary share in respect of   280,151,949  100.00%  4,684          0.00%   280,163,643      1,051
           the year ended 31 December 2024
 3.        To re-elect Alastair Lyons as a director of the Company                       278,071,857  99.26%   2,074,270      0.74%   280,153,594      16,431
 4.        To re-elect Lynda Shillaw as a director of the Company                        277,025,978  98.89%   3,107,379      1.11%   280,140,824      29,201
 5.        To re-elect Katerina Patmore as a director of the Company                     280,056,992  99.97%   89,165         0.03%   280,153,624      16,401
 6.        To re-elect Angela Bromfield as a director of the Company                     277,704,947  99.13%   2,439,243      0.87%   280,151,657      18,368
 7.        To re-elect Lisa Scenna as a director of the Company                          277,317,636  98.99%   2,816,182      1.01%   280,141,285      23,409
 8.        To re-elect Patrick O'Donnell Bourke as a director of the Company             280,134,931  99.99%   17,993         0.01%   280,160,391      9,634
 9.        To re-elect Marzia Zafar as a director of the Company                         280,099,708  99.98%   39,441         0.01%   280,146,616      23,409
 10.       To re-elect Martyn Bowes as a director of the Company                         280,138,603  99.99%   14,281         0.01%   280,160,351      9,674
 11.       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December  277,344,247  99.26%   2,069,460      0.74%   279,421,717      748,308
           2024
 12.       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                                 203,329,389  75.67%   65,359,579     24.33%  268,691,978      11,472,716
 13.       To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the auditors of the Company                280,067,692  99.97%   93,832         0.03%   280,164,534      5,491
 14.       To give authority to the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration    280,128,816  99.99%   17,768         0.01%   280,149,960      20,065
 15.       To authorise political donations                                              277,400,528  99.01%   2,759,891      0.99%   280,163,429      6,596
 16.       Authority to allot shares                                                     279,495,546  99.76%   658,186        0.23%   280,156,742      13,283

 17.       To approve                                                                    274,336,407  97.94%   5,742,328      2.05%   280,103,793      66,232

           amendments to the

           Harworth 2019

           Restricted Share Plan
 Special resolutions
 18.       Authority to disapply pre-emption rights                                      279,941,770  99.92%   211,956        0.08%   280,156,736      13,289
 19.       To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares                           280,065,479  99.97%   90,745         0.03%   280,159,234      10,791
 20.       To reduce notice of general meetings (other than AGM) to 14 clear days        279,864,430  99.89%   294,007        0.10%   280,161,447      8,578

 

While the Board is pleased that all resolutions were supported by a
significant majority of shareholders, Resolution 12 (to approve the Directors'
Remuneration Policy) was approved with a 75.67% majority. The Company has
actively engaged with shareholders over the last eight months in respect of
the proposed changes to the Directors' Remuneration Policy and incentive
structure and has a detailed understanding of shareholder views. The Company
will continue to engage with its shareholders on this matter and, in
accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, will publish an update
within six months.

 

-ENDS-

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

 Harworth Group plc
 Chris Birch, General Counsel and Company Secretary  Tel: +44 (0)114 349 3131
 Juliana Weiss Dallton, Head of Investor Relations

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

ABOUT HARWORTH GROUP PLC

Harworth Group plc (LSE: HWG), is a leading land and property regenerator of
sustainable developments. We own, develop, and manage a portfolio of over
15,000 acres of Strategic Land over 100 sites located throughout the North of
England and Midlands. We specialise in delivering long-term value for all
stakeholders by regenerating large, complex sites, particularly former
industrial sites, into new Industrial & Logistics developments and
serviced Residential land to create sustainable places, support new homes,
jobs and communities where people want to live and work. Visit
www.harworthgroup.com for further information.

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