REG - ME Group Intl. - Result of GM and Share Buyback Programme

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RNS Number : 5663U  ME Group International PLC  26 February 2026

26 February 2026

ME GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC

("ME Group" or "the Group" or "the Company")

Result of General Meeting and Commencement of Share Buyback Programme

ME Group International plc (LON: MEGP), the instant-service vending equipment
group, is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held today at 10.00
a.m. at the offices of Hudson Sandler LLP, 25 Charterhouse Square, London,
EC1M 6AE, both resolutions set out in the Circular and Notice of General
Meeting sent to shareholders on 10 February 2026 ("Circular and Notice of 2026
GM") were passed on a poll.

 

The results of the poll for each resolution are set out below:

 

 Special Business                                                                            Total Votes Cast  % of total voting rights  Votes        Votes       Votes      % for  % against

                                                                                                                                         For          Against     withheld
 Special Resolution

 1.          THAT, subject to resolution 2, the Company be authorised to make market         159,427,696       42.21                     159,138,119  289,577     17,715     99.82  0.18
             purchases of ordinary shares of 0.5p each.

 Ordinary Resolution
 2.          THAT, subject to resolution 1, the waiver by the Panel on Takeovers and         159,392,232       42.20                     133,157,571  26,234,661  53,179     83.54  16.46
             Mergers of any obligation which might arise on the Concert Party to make a

             general offer as a result of market purchases of ordinary shares be approved.

 

Notes:

 

1. Votes withheld have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion
of the votes "for" and "against" resolutions.

 

2. Votes which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for"
total.

 

3. In accordance with the terms of the Panel Waiver, only Independent
Shareholders were entitled to vote on Resolution 2.

Other than where defined, capitalised terms used in this Announcement have the
meanings given to them in the Circular and Notice of 2026 GM.

Accordingly, as set out in the Company's announcement on 25 February 2026, the
Company expects to launch a share buyback of between £15 million to £20
million shortly following publication of its audited financial statements for
the year ended 31 October 2025.

 

Enquiries:

 ME Group International plc      +44 (0) 1372 453 399
 Serge Crasnianski, CEO

 Vlad Crasneanscki, Deputy CEO
 Stéphane Gibon, CFO

 Hudson Sandler                  +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
 Wendy Baker                     me-group@hudsonsandler.com

 Nick Moore

 

Disclaimer

Peel Hunt LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority (FCA), is acting as Financial Adviser to the Company in connection
with the matters described in this announcement. Peel Hunt LLP will not be
responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Peel Hunt LLP or for advising any other person on the
Proposed Buy-Back Authority and the Rule 9 Waiver or any other arrangements
described in this announcement. Peel Hunt LLP has not authorised the contents
of, or any part of, this announcement and no liability whatsoever is accepted
by Peel Hunt LLP for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in
this announcement or for the omission of any information.

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