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RNS Number : 3338F  Hill & Smith PLC  21 May 2026

 

 

Hill & Smith PLC

Result of AGM

 

Hill & Smith PLC announces that, at its AGM held on 21 May 2026, all
resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed by
shareholders on a poll.

The table below shows the results of votes cast on each resolution.

 

 Resolution  Description                                                                  Votes For(1)  % For    Votes Against  %         Votes Total  % of Issued Share Capital  Votes Withheld(2)

                                                                                                                                Against
 1           To receive the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31      62,618,799    100.00%  510            0.00%     62,619,309   79.46%                     307,280
             December 2025
 2           To Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                62,670,738    99.85%   93,167         0.15%     62,763,905   79.65%                     162,684
 3           To Approve the New Remuneration Policy                                       62,569,425    99.45%   348,700        0.55%     62,918,125   79.84%                     8,464
 4           To declare a final dividend of 35.0 pence per ordinary share                 62,926,502    100.00%  10             0.00%     62,926,512   79.85%                     77
 5           To elect Nick Anderson                                                       61,791,468    98.45%   974,150        1.55%     62,765,618   79.65%                     160,971
 6           To elect Chris McLeish                                                       62,585,738    99.71%   179,871        0.29%     62,765,609   79.65%                     160,980
 7           To re-elect Rutger Helbing                                                   62,765,052    100.00%  2,593          0.00%     62,767,645   79.65%                     158,944
 8           To re-elect Tony Quinlan                                                     51,780,102    82.50%   10,980,394     17.50%    62,760,496   79.64%                     166,093
 9           To re-elect Farrokh Batliwala                                                58,495,847    93.19%   4,271,798      6.81%     62,767,645   79.65%                     158,944
 10          To re-elect Carol Chesney                                                    60,295,904    96.06%   2,471,743      3.94%     62,767,647   79.65%                     158,942
 11          To re-elect Pete Raby                                                        57,588,018    91.75%   5,179,627      8.25%     62,767,645   79.65%                     158,944
 12          To re-elect Gillian Tomlinson                                                60,269,314    96.04%   2,487,446      3.96%     62,756,760   79.64%                     169,829
 13          To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Auditor of the Company                62,763,515    99.99%   5,071          0.01%     62,768,586   79.65%                     158,003
 14          To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's Remuneration           62,923,908    100.00%  790            0.00%     62,924,698   79.85%                     1,891
 15          To authorise the Directors to allot and grant relevant Securities            61,957,832    98.70%   814,728        1.30%     62,772,560   79.66%                     154,029
 16          To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash*              59,520,131    94.59%   3,405,251      5.41%     62,925,382   79.85%                     1,207
 17          To authorise the Directors to allot further equity securities for cash*      58,109,428    92.35%   4,815,954      7.65%     62,925,382   79.85%                     1,207
 18          To authorise the Company to make market purchases*                           62,861,444    99.99%   8,302          0.01%     62,869,746   79.78%                     56,843
 19          To approve the Company US Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)                62,579,503    99.71%   182,332        0.29%     62,761,835   79.64%                     164,754
 20          To authorise the Company to make political donations                         61,231,305    97.55%   1,539,833      2.45%     62,771,138   79.65%                     155,451
 21          To allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than an Annual General  61,496,572    97.73%   1,429,910      2.27%     62,926,482   79.85%                     107
             Meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice*

 

Note 1: The "For" vote includes those giving discretion to the Chair.

Note 2: A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

* Indicates a special resolution requiring a 75% majority.

 

In accordance with paragraph 6.4.2 of the UK Listing Rules, copies of the
resolutions dealing with items of special business will be uploaded to the
National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing shortly.

 

 

Contact:

Hill & Smith PLC

Tel:  + 44 (0) 121 704 7430

Karen Atterbury

Company Secretary

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