Cranswick plc ("Cranswick" or the "Company")
Poll Result for 2026 Annual General Meeting
Cranswick confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting earlier today were passed on a poll vote
The results of the 2026 Annual General Meeting poll vote are as follows:
Resolution For No. of shares (see note 2) % Against No. of shares (see note 2) % No. of votes Withheld (see note 3) Total Votes Cast | 1. Receive Annual Report and Accounts 43,202,135 99.99 1,557 0.01 319,680 43,203,692 | 2. Approve the Remuneration Report 40,939,161 95.50 1,928,147 4.50 656,064 42,867,308 | 3. Declare final dividend 43,515,938 99.99 1,570 0.01 5,864 43,517,508 | 4. Re-elect Chris Aldersley 42,215,357 97.01 1,301,233 2.99 6,782 43,516,590 | 5. Re-elect Liz Barber 42,761,275 98.93 462,358 1.07 299,739 43,223,633 | 6. Re-elect Mark Bottomley 42,109,588 96.77 1,407,105 3.23 6,679 43,516,693 | 7. Re-elect Jim Brisby 42,215,460 97.01 1,301,181 2.99 6,731 43,516,641 | 8. Re-elect Adam Couch 42,622,295 97.94 895,148 2.06 5,929 43,517,443 | 9. Re-elect Yetunde Hofmann 43,053,402 98.94 462,552 1.06 7,418 43,515,954 | 10. Re-elect Rachel Howarth 42,460,396 97.57 1,056,196 2.43 6,780 43,516,592 | 11. Re-elect Tim Smith 34,451,506 79.25 9,020,836 20.75 51,030 43,472,342 | 12. Re-elect Alan Williams 42,632,623 97.97 883,331 2.03 7,418 43,515,954 | 13. Re-appoint PwC as auditors 43,514,715 99.99 2,445 0.01 6,212 43,517,160 | 14. Authorise Directors to determine auditors' remuneration 43,515,850 99.99 1,506 0.01 6,016 43,517,356 | 15. Authorise allotment of shares 40,537,439 93.25 2,935,387 6.75 50,546 43,472,826 | 16. Disapply pre-emption rights (General)* 41,875,869 96.23 1,639,349 3.77 8,154 43,515,218 | 17. Disapply pre-emption rights (Acquisitions)* 39,238,497 90.26 4,235,006 9.74 49,869 43,473,503 | 18. Authorise purchase of own shares* 43,408,832 99.98 6,634 0.02 107,906 43,415,466 | 19. Call general meetings on 14 days notice* 42,261,686 97.12 1,254,738 2.88 6,948 43,516,424 |
* Special Resolution
While all Resolutions were passed, most with significant majorities in favour, the Board notes Resolution 11, which concerns the re-election of Lord Smith of Ranmoor as a Director, received less than 80% of votes cast in favour. As such, in accordance with the Corporate Governance Code, the Board will engage with any major shareholders who did not support the resolution to understand the reasons behind their voting decision. An update will be published within six months of today's Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.
NOTES:
1. All resolutions were passed
2. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
3. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4. Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 25 July 2025 = 54,305,558. 80.13% of voting capital was instructed.
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by Cranswick plc shareholders, other than ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage mechanism and are available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For enquiries:
Steven Glover, Company Secretary - 01482 275000
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