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FirstGroup plc shareholders passed all resolutions at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 30 July 2026. A total of 380,483,039 ordinary shares were voted, representing 69.31% of the total votes capable of being cast. This included the approval of a 5.0 pence per ordinary share final dividend for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2026.
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FirstGroup plc
Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) - 30 JULY 2026
FirstGroup plc (the 'Company') announces that, at the AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were passed by the Company's shareholders on a poll. The results of the poll are shown in the table below and will also be available on the Company's website.
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FOR |
AGAINST |
TOTAL |
WITHHELD |
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Number of Votes |
% of Vote |
Number of Votes |
% of Vote |
Number of Votes |
Number of Votes |
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1 |
To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2026 |
379,882,351 |
99.99 |
34,923 |
0.01 |
379,917,274 |
658,441 |
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2 |
To approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration |
377,239,773 |
99.19 |
3,069,433 |
0.81 |
380,309,206 |
266,509 |
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3 |
To declare a final dividend of 5.0 pence per ordinary share for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2026 |
380,468,489 |
100.00 |
14,550 |
0.00 |
380,483,039 |
92,676 |
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4 |
To re-elect Sally Cabrini as a Director |
373,085,993 |
98.10 |
7,208,392 |
1.90 |
380,294,385 |
281,330 |
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5 |
To re-elect Myrtle Dawes as a Director |
373,210,261 |
98.14 |
7,071,630 |
1.86 |
380,281,891 |
293,824 |
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6 |
To re-elect Claire Hawkings as a Director |
373,217,161 |
98.14 |
7,059,424 |
1.86 |
380,276,585 |
299,130 |
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7 |
To re- elect Jane Lodge as a Director |
373,028,761 |
98.09 |
7,248,767 |
1.91 |
380,277,528 |
298,187 |
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8 |
To re- elect Peter Lynas as a Director |
373,200,376 |
98.13 |
7,093,460 |
1.87 |
380,293,836 |
281,879 |
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9 |
To re-elect Ryan Mangold as a Director |
378,546,133 |
99.54 |
1,748,607 |
0.46 |
380,294,740 |
280,975 |
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10 |
To re-elect Graham Sutherland as a Director |
379,835,470 |
99.88 |
473,495 |
0.12 |
380,308,965 |
266,750 |
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11 |
To re-elect Lena Wilson as a Director |
371,939,378 |
97.80 |
8,365,980 |
2.20 |
380,305,358 |
268,632 |
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12 |
To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors |
380,267,051 |
99.97 |
127,965 |
0.03 |
380,395,016 |
180,699 |
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13 |
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
380,228,632 |
99.96 |
160,529 |
0.04 |
380,389,161 |
186,554 |
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14 |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
369,551,014 |
97.16 |
10,812,071 |
2.84 |
380,363,085 |
212,630 |
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15 |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights |
374,388,069 |
98.46 |
5,874,616 |
1.54 |
380,262,685 |
313,030 |
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16 |
To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or other capital investments |
366,310,304 |
96.34 |
13,906,736 |
3.66 |
380,217,040 |
358,675 |
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17 |
To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares |
375,109,500 |
98.86 |
4,314,077 |
1.14 |
379,423,577 |
1,152,138 |
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18 |
To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure |
374,184,912 |
98.93 |
4,029,958 |
1.07 |
378,214,870 |
2,360,845 |
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19 |
To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice |
370,280,415 |
97.34 |
10,124,203 |
2.66 |
380,404,618 |
171,097 |
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20 |
To authorise a reduction of the Company's share premium account |
379,874,866 |
99.93 |
278,913 |
0.07 |
380,153,779 |
422,206 |
Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received. A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution. Votes were cast for a total of 380,483,039 ordinary shares of 5 pence per share, representing 69.31% of the total number of votes capable of being cast at the AGM. The Company's issued share capital as at close of business on 28 July 2026 which was the voting record date for the meeting was 570,695,015 ordinary shares and the number of votes per share is one. On 28 July 2026 the Company held 21,717,828 shares in Treasury, which do not carry any voting rights. Resolutions 1 to 14 and 18 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 15 to 17 and 19 and 20 as Special Resolutions.
Marianna Bowes Head of Investor Relations
David Blizzard, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3354
Simone Selzer, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93. Classification as per DTR 6 Annex 1R: 3.1.
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