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GlobalData Plc announced that all resolutions were duly passed at its Annual General Meeting held on 28 April 2026. Shareholders approved the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 and declared a final dividend of 1.2 pence per ordinary share, payable on 1 May 2026. The company also re-elected six directors, elected two new directors, reappointed Deloitte LLP as auditors, and renewed authority to make market purchases of up to 75,721,663 ordinary shares.
| Date | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 15:13:37 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2643C |
28 April 2026
GlobalData Plc ('GlobalData' or 'the Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
GlobalData Plc, a leading provider of industry intelligence, announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today (28 April 2026) all resolutions were duly passed.
A description on the subject matter of the poll and details on the votes are set out below.
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Resolution |
In Favour |
Against |
Total |
% of issued share capital |
Number of votes withheld |
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Number of votes |
% |
Number of votes |
% |
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Ordinary resolutions |
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1 |
To receive the financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025 together with the Reports of the Directors and Auditors. |
603,898,458 |
99.99% |
48,952 |
0.01% |
603,947,410 |
79.77% |
6,584 |
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2 |
To declare a final dividend of 1.2 pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025, payable on 1 May 2026 to the holders of ordinary shares at close of business on 27 March 2026. |
603,924,453 |
99.99% |
25,823 |
0.01% |
603,950,276 |
79.77% |
3,718 |
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3 |
To re-elect Murray Legg as a Director of the Company. |
584,091,596 |
99.07% |
5,467,487 |
0.93% |
589,559,083 |
77.87% |
14,394,911 |
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4 |
To re-elect Michael Danson as a Director of the Company. |
603,213,797 |
99.88% |
713,030 |
0.12% |
603,926,827 |
79.76% |
27,167 |
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5 |
To re-elect Graham Lilley as a Director of the Company. |
603,772,880 |
99.97% |
153,947 |
0.03% |
603,926,827 |
79.76% |
27,167 |
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6 |
To re-elect Catherine Birkett as a Director of the Company. |
603,701,140 |
99.96% |
225,687 |
0.04% |
603,926,827 |
79.76% |
27,167 |
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7 |
To re-elect Julien Decot as a Director of the Company. |
601,796,611 |
99.65% |
2,130,216 |
0.35% |
603,926,827 |
79.76% |
27,167 |
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8 |
To re-elect Peter Harkness as a Director of the Company. |
603,586,103 |
99.94% |
340,724 |
0.06% |
603,926,827 |
79.76% |
27,167 |
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9 |
To elect Rachel Higham as a Director of the Company. |
603,819,229 |
99.98% |
114,598 |
0.02% |
603,933,827 |
79.77% |
20,167 |
|
10 |
To elect Toby Walter as a Director of the Company. |
595,566,169 |
98.62% |
8,354,243 |
1.38% |
603,920,412 |
79.76% |
33,582 |
|
11 |
To approve the reappointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditors of the Company. |
603,839,349 |
99.98% |
105,635 |
0.02% |
603,944,984 |
79.77% |
9,010 |
|
12 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the Company's Auditors. |
603,744,478 |
99.97% |
209,368 |
0.03% |
603,953,846 |
79.77% |
148 |
|
13 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration report contained on pages 85 to 101 of the Company's report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025. |
510,050,817 |
84.45% |
93,900,472 |
15.55% |
603,951,289 |
79.77% |
2,705 |
|
14 |
To approve the Directors' remuneration policy contained on pages 98 to 101 of the Company's report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025. |
501,834,762 |
83.09% |
102,118,084 |
16.91% |
603,952,846 |
79.77% |
1,148 |
|
15 |
To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares in the Company. |
603,451,535 |
99.92% |
496,456 |
0.08% |
603,947,991 |
79.77% |
6,003 |
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Special resolutions |
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16 |
To renew the Directors' power to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares or sell treasury shares where they propose to do so for cash (other than pursuant to an employee share scheme) otherwise than to existing shareholders pro rata to their holdings (i.e. non pre-emptively), as permitted by the Articles. |
594,788,135 |
98.48% |
9,159,856 |
1.52% |
603,947,991 |
79.77% |
6,003 |
|
17 |
To give the Directors power to make non-pre-emptive issues of ordinary shares in connection with acquisitions and other capital investments as contemplated by the Pre-emption Principles. |
594,058,391 |
98.36% |
9,889,600 |
1.64% |
603,947,991 |
79.77% |
6,003 |
|
18 |
To renew the Company's authority to make market purchases of up to 75,721,663 ordinary shares (being 10% of the Company's total issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the Notice of AGM), either for cancellation or for placing into treasury at the determination of the Directors. |
602,315,365 |
99.73% |
1,619,156 |
0.27% |
603,934,521 |
79.77% |
19,473 |
|
19 |
To approve a reduction of the length of notice for general meetings other than the Annual General Meeting. |
602,778,312 |
99.81% |
1,171,257 |
0.19% |
603,949,569 |
79.77% |
4,425 |
|
Independent resolutions |
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3 |
To re-elect Murray Legg as a Director of the Company. |
158,779,073 |
96.67% |
5,467,487 |
3.33% |
164,246,560 |
21.69% |
14,394,911 |
|
6 |
To re-elect Catherine Birkett as a Director of the Company. |
178,388,617 |
99.87% |
225,687 |
0.13% |
178,614,304 |
23.59% |
27,167 |
|
7 |
To re-elect Julien Decot as a Director of the Company. |
176,484,088 |
98.81% |
2,130,216 |
1.19% |
178,614,304 |
23.59% |
27,167 |
|
8 |
To re-elect Peter Harkness as a Director of the Company. |
178,273,580 |
99.81% |
340,724 |
0.19% |
178,614,304 |
23.59% |
27,167 |
|
9 |
To elect Rachel Higham as a Director of the Company. |
178,506,706 |
99.94% |
114,598 |
0.06% |
178,621,304 |
23.59% |
20,167 |
|
10 |
To elect Toby Walter as a Director of the Company. |
170,253,646 |
95.32% |
8,354,243 |
4.68% |
178,607,889 |
23.59% |
33,582 |
Notes:
1. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation proportion of the votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
2. A copy of the AGM results will be available on the Company's website at https://www.globaldata.com/.
3. Issued share capital as at 28 April 2026 is 757,140,958 ordinary shares of 1/100 pence each in the capital of the Company.
-ENDS-
ENQUIRIES
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GlobalData Plc |
0207 936 6400 |
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Mike Danson, Chief Executive Officer |
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Graham Lilley, Chief Financial Officer |
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J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Broker) |
0203 493 8000 |
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Bill Hutchings |
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Mose Adigun |
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Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker) |
0203 100 2000 |
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Rupert Dearden |
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James Sinclair-Ford
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Investec Bank plc (Joint Broker) Henry Reast |
0207 597 5970 |
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Virginia Bull |
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FTI Consulting (Financial PR) |
0203 727 1000 |
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Edward Bridges |
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Dwight Burden |
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Emma Hall |
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LEI: 2138005I669UO6PJXM24
A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at https://www.globaldata.com/. Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website for any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company.