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RNS Number : 7041F  Lords Group Trading PLC  26 May 2026

26 May 2026

 

Lords Group Trading plc

('Lords', the 'Company' or the 'Group')

 

Annual Report and Notice of AGM

 

Lords (LORD.L), a leading distributor of building materials in the UK,
announces that electronic copies of its Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025, together with the 2026 Notice of Annual
General Meeting, are now available from the Company's website.

 

Hard copies of the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements and 2026 Notice
of Annual General Meeting have also been posted to shareholders today.

 

The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') will be held the offices of Burson
Buchanan, Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, SE1 9HS on
Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 2:00pm (UK).

 

To facilitate shareholder engagement, the proceedings of the AGM will be
broadcast via the Investor Meet Company platform.  Shareholders will be able
to follow the proceedings of the AGM online over the Investor Meet Company
platform by registering in advance via the following link:
www.investormeetcompany.com/lords-group-trading-plc/register-investor
(http://www.investormeetcompany.com/lords-group-trading-plc/register-investor)
.

 

Shareholders are invited to submit any questions in respect of the business of
the AGM for the Board to consider. Questions may be submitted in advance via
the Investor Meet Company dashboard, or at any time during the AGM over the
Investor Meet Company platform following registration, and the Board will aim
to respond to any such questions relevant to the business of the AGM.

 

Shareholders are encouraged to vote on the resolutions to be put to the AGM by
proxy whether or not they intend to attend. Voting by proxy prior to the AGM
does not affect shareholders' right to attend the AGM and vote in person
should they so wish.

 

Shareholders will not receive a hard copy form of proxy for the 2026 AGM in
the post. Instead, they will be able to vote electronically using the link
https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/
(https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/) or via a shareholder app Investor
Centre, a free app for smartphone and tablet available to download on the
Apple App Store and Google Play. Institutional investors may also be able to
appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform. Proxies may also be
appointed via a CREST proxy instruction. Proxy votes must be received no later
than 2:00 p.m. on 16 June 2026. Please refer to the 'Notes' section of the
Notice of AGM for further details on how to vote by proxy.

 

Shareholders may request a hard copy form of proxy directly from the Company's
registrars, MUFG Corporate Markets, by email at
shareholderenquiries@cm.mpms.mufg.com
(mailto:shareholderenquiries@cm.mpms.mufg.com) or on 0371 664 0300. Calls are
charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls from
outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are
open 09.00am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England
and Wales.

 

- Ends -

 

 

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES:

 

 Lords Group Trading plc                                   Via Burson Buchanan

 Shanker Patel, Chief Executive Officer                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 Stuart Kilpatrick, Chief Financial Officer

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited                         Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 0500

 (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

 Ben Jeynes / Seamus Fricker (Corporate Finance)

 Julian Morse / Henry Nicol / Matt Lewis (Sales and ECM)

 Berenberg                                                 Tel: +44 (0)20 3207 7800

 (Joint Broker)

 Matthew Armitt / Harry Nicholas / Detlir Elezi

 Burson Buchanan                                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore / Abby Gilchrist   LGT@buchanan.co.uk (mailto:LGT@buchanan.co.uk)

 

Notes to Editors:

 

Lords is a specialist distributor of building, plumbing, heating and DIY
goods.  The Group principally sells to local tradesmen, small to medium sized
plumbing and heating merchants, construction companies and retails directly to
the general public.

 

The Group operates through the following three divisions:

 

Merchanting: supplies building materials and DIY goods through its network of
merchant businesses and online platform capabilities.  It operates both in
the 'light side' (building materials and timber) and 'heavy side' (civils and
landscaping), through 33 locations in the UK.

 

Plumbing and Heating: a specialist distributor in the UK of plumbing and
heating products to a UK network of independent merchants, installers and the
general public.  The division offers its customers an attractive proposition
through a multi-channel offering.  The division operates over 16 locations
enabling nationwide next day delivery service.

 

Digital: CMO Superstores provides an online route to market from nine
specialist websites for construction and plumbing & heating customers.

 

Lords was established 40 years ago as a family business with its first retail
unit in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.  Since then, the Group has grown to
a business operating from 50 sites.

 

For additional information please visit www.lordsgrouptradingplc.co.uk
(http://www.lordsgrouptradingplc.co.uk)

 

 

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