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Creightons plc shareholders passed all 19 resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 August 2025. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary and resolutions 16 to 19 as special resolutions, including the declaration of a final dividend of 0.50 pence per Ordinary Share. Resolutions related to equity securities allotment and share buyback (Resolutions 15, 16, 17, 18) passed with votes ranging from 79.21% to 80.90% in favour.
| Date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Time | 15:22:41 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 1082X |
Creightons plc
("Creightons" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Creightons, the British-based beauty and well-being brand owner and manufacturer, announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 11:00 a.m. earlier today were duly passed by shareholders.
All 19 resolutions put to members were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.
The number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions proposed, and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
|
|
Resolution |
Votes for |
% |
Votes against |
% |
Votes withheld |
|
1. |
To receive the Company's annual accounts |
29,652,310 |
100.00 |
- |
0.00 |
17,683 |
|
2. |
To accept the Directors' Remuneration Report |
29,620,837 |
99.90 |
30,473 |
0.10 |
18,683 |
|
3. |
To appoint Paul Watts as a Director of the Company |
29,650,738 |
99.99 |
1,572 |
0.01 |
17,683 |
|
4. |
To appoint Jemima Bird as a Director of the Company |
29,651,738 |
99.998 |
572 |
0.002 |
17,683 |
|
5. |
To appoint Mohammed Qadeer as a Director of the Company |
29,649,229 |
99.99 |
3,081 |
0.01 |
17,683 |
|
6. |
To re-elect Paul Forster as a Director of the Company |
29,648,172 |
99.99 |
4,138 |
0.01 |
17,683 |
|
7. |
To re-elect Philippa Clark as a Director of the Company |
29,666,647 |
99.99 |
1,572 |
0.01 |
1,774 |
|
8. |
To re-elect Martin Stevens as a Director of the Company |
29,667,647 |
99.998 |
572 |
0.002 |
1,774 |
|
9. |
To re-elect William Glencross as a Director of the Company |
29,574,618 |
99.80 |
58,210 |
0.20 |
37,165 |
|
10. |
To re-elect Nicholas O'Shea as a Director of the Company |
29,648,125 |
99.99 |
4,185 |
0.01 |
17,683 |
|
11. |
To re-elect Brian Geary as a Director of the Company |
29,595,053 |
99.81 |
57,257 |
0.19 |
17,683 |
|
12. |
To re-appoint Forvis Mazars LLP as auditor of the Company |
29,624,440 |
99.99 |
2,128 |
0.01 |
43,425 |
|
13. |
To authorise the Directors to determine the fees payable to the auditor |
29,624,996 |
99.91 |
27,314 |
0.09 |
17,683 |
|
14. |
To declare a final dividend of 0.50 pence per Ordinary Share for the financial year ended 31 March 2025 |
29,654,084 |
100.00 |
- |
0.00 |
15,909 |
|
15. |
To authorise the Directors to allot Equity Securities within the parameters set out in the Notice |
21,726,340 |
79.21 |
5,702,444 |
20.79 |
2,241,209 |
|
16. |
Subject to Resolution 15 being passed, to authorise the Directors to allot Equity Securities for cash as if Section 561 of the Act did not apply |
23,574,461 |
79.46 |
6,093,758 |
20.54 |
1,774 |
|
17. |
Subject to Resolutions 15 and 16 being passed, to authorise the Directors to allot Equity Securities for cash as if Section 561 of the Act did not apply |
23,589,417 |
79.51 |
6,078,802 |
20.49 |
1,774 |
|
18. |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares |
24,004,391 |
80.90 |
5,665,602 |
19.10 |
- |
|
19. |
The articles of association of the Company be amended as further set out in the Notice |
29,590,057 |
99.99 |
2,253 |
0.01 |
77,683 |
Please note:
(1) Any proxy appointments, which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' votes total.
(2) Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
(3) 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".
(4) The number of shares in issue on 28 August 2025 was 70,133,123 with 1,600,000 shares held in treasury, resulting in total voting rights of 68,533,123.
(5) The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website.
The Board notes the votes in relation to Resolutions 15, 16, 17 and 18, regarding the Directors' general power to allot relevant securities, disapplication of pre-emption rights and share buyback. The Board is committed to determining the sentiment of all of its major shareholders. The Board will undertake a full consultation to fully understand their views and has already engaged with some investors. Should any outcomes of this consultation require public announcement, the Board will do so as necessary.
For enquiries, please contact:
Creightons plc [email protected] +44 1733 281058
Philippa Clark, CEO
Qadeer Mohammed, CFO
Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 203 829 5000
David Foreman / Ed Beddows (Investment Banking)
Nick Searle (Sales)