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Future plc
7 February 2024
FUTURE PLC
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Board is pleased to note that all resolutions passed with the requisite majority of votes.
Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions, resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.
The results of votes cast by proxy for each resolution were as follows:
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes | % of ISC* voted | Votes withheld |
1 | 95,564,663 | 100.0% | 761 | 0.00% | 95,564,424 | 82.95% | 493,378 |
2 | 95,995,097 | 99.94% | 61,481 | 0.06% | 96,056,578 | 83.38% | 2,224 |
3 | 76,950,982 | 80.59% | 18,529,409 | 19.41% | 95,480, 391 | 82.88% | 578,011 |
4 | 88,611,896 | 92.25% | 7,443,487 | 7.75% | 96,055,383 | 83.38% | 3,418 |
5 | 92,707,081 | 96.51% | 3,348,026 | 3.49% | 96,055,107 | 83.38% | 3,695 |
6 | 94,831,087 | 98.73% | 1,224,185 | 1.27% | 96,055,272 | 83.38% | 3,529 |
7 | 79,417,589 | 83.06% | 16,202,708 | 16.94% | 95,620,297 | 83.00% | 438,504 |
8 | 95,663,190 | 99.59% | 392,075 | 0.41% | 96,055,265 | 83.38% | 3,536 |
9 | 96,010,955 | 99.95% | 44,428 | 0.05% | 96,055,383 | 83.38% | 3,419 |
10 | 95,663,101 | 99.59% | 392,282 | 0.41% | 96,055,383 | 83.38% | 3,418 |
11 | 84,763,855 | 88.65% | 10,856,426 | 11.35% | 95,620,281 | 83.00% | 438,521 |
12 | 95,217,834 | 99.13% | 837,298 | 0.87% | 96,055,132 | 83.38% | 3,670 |
13 | 96,052,343 | 100.00% | 2,251 | 0.00% | 96,054,594 | 83.38% | 4,208 |
14 | 96,051,809 | 100.00% | 2,187 | 0.00% | 96,053,996 | 83.38% | 4,806 |
15 | 88,410,649 | 92.04% | 7,643,862 | 7.96% | 96,054,511 | 83.38% | 4,291 |
16 | 87,851,569 | 91.46% | 8,204,863 | 8.54% | 96,056,432 | 83.38% | 2,370 |
17 | 86,785,589 | 90.35% | 9,268,958 | 9.65% | 96,054,547 | 83.38% | 4,255 |
18 | 85,240,801 | 88.74% | 10,813,502 | 11.26% | 96,054,303 | 83.38% | 4,499 |
19 | 95,607,770 | 99.54% | 437,328 | 0.46% | 96,045,098 | 83.37% | 13,704 |
20 | 93,983,146 | 97.84% | 2,073,398 | 2.16% | 96,056,544 | 83.38% | 2,258 |
* Issued share capital
Notes:
1. As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 115,202,254 ordinary shares in issue. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury and therefore the number of total voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 115,202,254.
2. The full text of the resolutions is set out in the notice of annual general meeting, which can be found on pages 176 to 181 of the 2023 Annual Report.
3. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast.
4. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
5. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the "For" total.
A copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R.
The proxy voting information will shortly be available on the Company's website at https://www.futureplc.com/shareholder-info/
Enquiries:
Future plc Jon Steinberg, Chief Executive Officer David Bateson, Company Secretary Marion Le Bot, Head of Investor Relations | Tel: +44 (0)1225 442244 |