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Animalcare Group plc confirmed that all 15 resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 10 June 2025 were duly passed. Shareholders approved a final dividend of 3.0 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2024, with resolutions 1-12 passed as ordinary and resolutions 13-15 as special, based on approximately 77% of the Issued Share Capital voted.
| Date | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Time | 16:36:47 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2668M |
Animalcare Group plc
(''Animalcare'', "the Company" or "the Group")
Result of 2025 AGM
10 June 2025. Animalcare Group plc confirms that all the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") today were duly passed. All resolutions were decided on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions. The voting results are given below.
|
No. |
Resolution |
Votes FOR (including discretionary) |
% |
Votes AGAINST |
% |
% of ISC Voted |
Votes WITHHELD |
|
1 |
To receive the audited annual accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024 together with the directors' report and the auditors' report on those annual accounts. |
53,220,613 |
99.99 |
3,770 |
0.01 |
77.15
|
0 |
|
2 |
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024 of 3.0 pence per ordinary share. |
53,224,137 |
99.99 |
246 |
0.01 |
77.15 |
0 |
|
3 |
To re-elect Mr C Brewster as a Director. |
52,708,839 |
99.95 |
24,176 |
0.05 |
76.44 |
491,368 |
|
4 |
To re-elect Mr M Coucke as a Director. |
53,186,483 |
99.95 |
24,176 |
0.05 |
77.13 |
13,724 |
|
5 |
To re-elect Mr D Hutchens as a Director. |
48,896,136 |
91.88 |
4,318,794 |
8.12 |
77.14 |
9,453 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Ms S Metayer as a Director. |
53,214,680 |
99.99 |
250 |
0.01 |
77.14 |
9,453 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Mr E Torr as a Director. |
53,211,156 |
99.99 |
3,774 |
0.01 |
77.14 |
9,453 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Ms J Winter as a Director |
53,190,754 |
99.95 |
24,176 |
0.05 |
77.14 |
9,453 |
|
9 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2024. |
52,729,822 |
99.09 |
482,161 |
0.91 |
77.13 |
12,400 |
|
10 |
To approve the re-appointment of Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditors of the Company. |
53,220,613 |
99.99 |
3,770 |
0.01 |
77.15 |
0 |
|
11 |
To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors. |
53,211,160 |
99.99 |
3,770 |
0.01 |
77.14 |
9,453 |
|
12 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares. |
48,971,758 |
92.01 |
4,250,425 |
7.99 |
77.15 |
2,200 |
|
13 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of the Company's issued share capital. |
48,445,437 |
91.06 |
4,754,246 |
8.94 |
77.11 |
24,700 |
|
14 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for purposes of acquisitions or capital investments. |
48,467,937 |
91.07 |
4,754,246 |
8.93 |
77.15 |
2,200 |
|
15 |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. |
51,794,306 |
99.99 |
3,946 |
0.01 |
75.08 |
1,426,131 |
Notes:
1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "For" totals.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
3. The number of shares in issue at 9.30am on 6 June 2025 was 68,989,072 ("ISC"). Holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote per share. No shares are held in treasury.
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Animalcare Group Plc Jennifer Winter, Chief Executive Officer Chris Brewster, Chief Financial Officer Media/investor relations |
+44 (0)1904 487 687
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Stifel (Nominated Advisor & Joint Broker) Ben Maddison Nicholas Harland Francis North |
+44 (0)20 7710 7600
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Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker) Corporate Finance Freddy Crossley/Emma Earl Corporate Banking Rupert Dearden
Alma Strategic Communications Caroline Forde Kinvara Verdon Rose Docherty |
+44 (0)20 7886 2500
+44 (0)20 3405 0205 |
For more information, please visit www.animalcaregroup.com or contact:
About Animalcare
Animalcare Group plc is a UK AIM-listed international veterinary sales and marketing organisation. Animalcare operates in seven European countries as well as Australia and New Zealand and exports to approximately 40 countries worldwide. The Group is focused on bringing new and innovative products to market through its own development pipeline, partnerships and via acquisition.