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Cranswick plc announced on 27 July 2026 that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting were passed on a poll vote by its shareholders. Resolution 11, concerning the re-election of Tim Smith, passed with 79.25% of votes cast in favour. The company stated it will engage with major shareholders regarding Resolution 11 and publish an update within six months of the AGM.
| Date | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 14:50:06 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 0283O |
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