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RNS Number : 2265I  Hays PLC  19 November 2025

 

Hays plc

 

Results of 2025 Annual General Meeting

 

19 November 2025

 

Hays plc (the "Company") announces the at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
held earlier today, shareholders passed each of the following ordinary and
special resolutions by the requisite majorities on a poll. The full text of
each resolution is contained in the Notice of AGM dated 6 October 2025, which
is available on the Company's website at:
www.haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm
(http://www.haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm) .
(http://www.haysplc.com/investors/shareholder-services/agm)

 

The total number of votes cast on each resolution is set out in the table
below. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions
18 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.

 

 Resolutions                                                                    Votes                        %       Votes Against  %      Votes Total    % of     Votes

                                                                                            For                                                             ISC    Withheld

                                                                                                                                                          Votes
 1. Receive the Directors' and Auditors' Reports and the financial statements   1,405,084,480                99.99   117,586        0.01   1,405,202,066  88.04    1,646,739
 for the year ended 30 June 2025
 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                               1,402,656,174                99.98   290,671        0.02   1,402,946,845  87.90    3,901,960
 3. To declare a final dividend                                                 1,405,846,467                99.99   109,920        0.01   1,405,956,387  88.08    892,418
 4. To elect Michael Findlay as a director of the Company                       1,404,394,198                99.89   1,524,964      0.11   1,405,919,162  88.08    929,643
 5. To re-elect Helen Cunningham as a director of the Company                   1,399,298,558                99.53   6,537,337      0.47   1,405,835,895  88.08    1,012,910
 6. To re-elect Dirk Hahn as a director of the Company                          1,405,660,156                99.99   192,410        0.01   1,405,852,566  88.08    996,239
 7. To re-elect James Hilton as a director of the Company                       1,405,526,238                99.98   311,848        0.02   1,405,838,086  88.08    1,010,719
 8. To re-elect Joe Hurd as a director of the Company                           1,402,256,845                99.75   3,582,002      0.25   1,405,838,847  88.08    1,009,958
 9. To re-elect Anthony Kirby as a director of the Company                      1,402,737,781                99.78   3,110,347      0.22   1,405,848,128  88.08    1,000,677
 10. To re-elect Cheryl Millington as a director of the Company                 1,340,310,242                95.34   65,537,221     4.66   1,405,847,463  88.08    1,001,342
 11. To re-elect Susan Murray as a director of the Company                      1,340,304,191                95.34   65,547,472     4.66   1,405,851,663  88.08    997,142
 12. To re-elect Zarin Patel as a director of the Company                       1,344,255,358                95.62   61,540,202     4.38   1,405,795,560  88.07    1,053,245
 13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company         1,118,773,491                99.98   190,439        0.02   1,118,963,930  70.10        287,884,875
 14. To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's         1,118,835,247                99.73   3,074,503      0.27   1,121,909,750  70.29       284,939,055
 remuneration
 15. To authorise the Company to make political donations                       1,117,854,592                99.64   3,996,702      0.36   1,121,851,294  70.28       284,997,511
 16. To authorise the directors to allot Ordinary shares in the Company         1,036,438,159                73.72   369,516,559    26.28  1,405,954,718  88.08    894,087
 17. To approve the Hays plc Deferred Annual Bonus Plan                         1,405,565,037                99.98   330,672        0.02   1,405,895,709  88.08    953,096
 18. To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights*                 1,115,191,184                79.32   290,758,326    20.68  1,405,949,510  88.08    899,295
 19. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*                       1,405,756,722                100.00  67,087         0.00   1,405,823,809  88.08    1,024,996
 20. To authorise the calling of a general meeting with 14 clear days' notice*  1,292,739,730                91.95   113,145,142    8.05   1,405,884,872  88.08    963,933

 

 

Notes:

1.   Special resolutions are indicated by an asterisk*.

2.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been
included in the "for" total.

3.   Votes withheld are not votes in law and therefore have not been counted
in the calculation of the percentage of votes for or against a resolution.

4.   Issued share capital (ISC) at the close of business on 17 November 2025
was 1,596,153,695 (excluding 4,279,397 shares held in Treasury).

 

The Board notes that resolutions 16 and 18 were passed with less than 80% of
votes in favour. The Board will engage with shareholders in respect of these
resolutions to ensure their views are understood. In accordance with provision
4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Board will provide an update on
this engagement within 6 months of the AGM, as well as a final summary in the
Company's 2026 Annual Report.

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions passed as
non-routine business at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism as soon as practicable and will shortly be available for inspection
at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

Enquiries

 Hays plc                        General Counsel & Company Secretary

 Rachel Ford                     Head of Investor Relations               +44 (0) 333 010 2682

Kean Marden

                                                                        +44 (0) 333 010 7092
 FGS Global

Guy Lamming / Richard Crowley

hays@fgsglobal.com

 

LEI code: 213800QC8AWD4BO8TH08

 

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