Big Yellow Group PLC Result of AGM (7004G)

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RNS Number : 7004G

Big Yellow Group PLC

20 July 2023

Big Yellow Group PLC

20 July 2023

Big Yellow Group PLC - Result of AGM

Result of Annual General Meeting

Big Yellow Group PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held today, all resolutions contained in the notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 20 June 2023 (the "AGM Notice") were duly passed.

A final dividend of 22.9 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 28 July 2023.

The total number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution in advance of the meeting is set out below:

 
 Resolutions                         Votes for (1)           Votes against        Total votes      Votes 
                                                                                      cast        withheld 
                                                                                                    (2) 
                                No. of shares    % of       No. of      % of     No. of shares    No. of 
                                                 shares     shares      shares                     shares 
                                                 voted                  voted 
                               --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To receive 
       the Annual 
       Report and 
       Accounts for 
       the year ended 
 1     31 March 2023              153,540,469     100.0        5,149       0.0     153,545,618     101,423 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 2     Report                     149,388,647      98.2    2,794,254       1.8     152,182,901   1,464,140 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To approve 
       the final 
 3     dividend                   153,393,465      99.8      253,576       0.2     153,647,041           0 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Jim Gibson 
 4     as a Director              151,635,740      99.6      548,736       0.4     152,184,476   1,462,565 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Dr Anna Keay 
 5     OBE as a Director          150,138,477      98.7    2,046,109       1.3     152,184,586   1,462,455 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Vince Niblett 
 6     as a Director              134,342,384      88.3   17,842,092      11.7     152,184,476   1,462,565 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       John Trotman 
 7     as a Director              150,943,091      99.2    1,241,385       0.8     152,184,476   1,462,565 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Nicholas Vetch 
 8     CBE as a Director          141,641,363      93.2   10,413,309       6.9     152,054,672   1,592,369 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Laela Pakpour 
       Tabrizi as 
 9     a Director                 150,138,215      98.7    2,046,261       1.3     152,184,476   1,462,565 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Heather Savory 
 10    as a Director              150,138,477      98.7    2,046,109       1.3     152,184,586   1,462,455 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-elect 
       Michael O'Donnell 
 11    as a Director              148,582,455      97.6    3,602,021       2.4     152,184,476   1,462,565 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint 
       KPMG LLP as 
 12    auditors                   153,633,349     100.0        7,428       0.0     153,640,777       6,264 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to agree the 
       auditor's 
 13    remuneration               153,633,519     100.0        7,258       0.0     153,640,777       6,264 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to allot shares 
       up to a limited 
 14    amount                     141,371,670      92.9   10,811,394       7.1     152,183,064   1,463,977 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To empower 
       the Directors 
       to allot equity 
       securities 
       and/or sell 
       equity securities 
       held as treasury 
       shares as 
       if section 
       561 of the 
       Companies 
       Act 2006 did 
       not apply 
 15    (3)                        149,072,303      98.0    3,110,761       2.0     152,183,064   1,463,977 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to disapply 
       statutory 
       pre-emption 
       rights in 
       respect of 
       an additional 
       10% of the 
       Company's 
       issued share 
       capital, in 
       certain circumstances. 
 16    (3)                        144,117,959      95.2    7,273,323       4.8     151,391,282   2,255,759 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the Company 
       to purchase 
       its own shares 
 17    (3)                        153,362,760      99.8      252,716       0.2     153,615,476      31,565 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
      To authorise 
       the calling 
       of general 
       meetings (other 
       than an annual 
       general meeting) 
       by notice 
       of not less 
       than 14 clear 
 18    days (3)                   141,383,057      92.9   10,801,793       7.1     152,184,850   1,462,191 
     ------------------------  --------------  --------  -----------  --------  --------------  ---------- 
 

(1) Includes discretionary votes

(2) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

(3) Special Resolution (75% majority required)

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Enquiries:

   Shauna Beavis, Company Secretary                             01276 477811 

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