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Harworth Group plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting held on 18 May 2026. This included the declaration of a final dividend of 1.775 pence per ordinary share and the election or re-election of directors. The number of ordinary shares in issue on the meeting date was 326,908,824.
| Date | 18 May 2026 |
| Time | 11:42:00 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 7500E |
18 May 2026
Harworth Group plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
Harworth Group plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held at 10.00 a.m. on Monday 18 May 2026 all resolutions in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 April 2026 were passed by the necessary majority on a show of hands.
Details of proxy voting instructions received in advance of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the table below and will be posted on the Company's website, www.harworthgroup.com.
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 18 May 2026 was 326,908,824 ordinary shares. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes for or against a resolution.
Copies of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. They will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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Res. No. |
Brief Description |
Votes for |
% |
Votes against |
% |
Total votes |
Votes withheld |
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Ordinary resolutions |
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1. |
To adopt the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
276,317,973 |
100.00% |
8,857 |
0.00% |
276,326,830 |
917,027 |
|
2. |
To declare a final dividend of 1.775pence per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025 |
277,237,620 |
100.00% |
5,136 |
0.00% |
277,242,756 |
1,101 |
|
3. |
To elect Phil Redding as a director of the Company |
277,226,769 |
99.99% |
15,838 |
0.01% |
277,242,607 |
1,250 |
|
4. |
To re-elect Alastair Lyons as a director of the Company |
275,675,619 |
99.76% |
660,078 |
0.24% |
276,335,697 |
908,160 |
|
5. |
To re-elect Lynda Shillaw as a director of the Company |
275,411,855 |
99.34% |
1,827,663 |
0.66% |
277,239,518 |
4,339 |
|
6. |
To re-elect Katerina Patmore as a director of the Company |
277,214,722 |
99.99% |
24,796 |
0.01% |
277,239,518 |
4,339 |
|
7. |
To re-elect Angela Bromfield as a director of the Company |
274,824,934 |
99.13% |
2,414,584 |
0.87% |
277,239,518 |
4,339 |
|
8. |
To re-elect Lisa Scenna as a director of the Company |
276,575,008 |
99.76% |
664,510 |
0.24% |
277,239,518 |
4,339 |
|
9. |
To re-elect Patrick O'Donnell Bourke as a director of the Company |
277,219,800 |
99.99% |
22,007 |
0.01% |
277,241,807 |
2,050 |
|
10. |
To re-elect Marzia Zafar as a director of the Company |
277,216,013 |
99.99% |
24,729 |
0.01% |
277,240,742 |
3,115 |
|
11. |
To re-elect Martyn Bowes as a director of the Company |
277,218,803 |
99.99% |
22,944 |
0.01% |
277,241,747 |
2,110 |
|
12. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 |
274,635,708 |
99.07% |
2,587,408 |
0.93% |
277,223,116 |
20,741 |
|
13. |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the auditors of the Company |
277,212,428 |
99.99% |
18,248 |
0.01% |
277,230,676 |
13,181 |
|
14. |
To give authority to the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration |
277,220,550 |
100.00% |
10,819 |
0.00% |
277,231,369 |
12,488 |
|
15. |
To approve an increase in the Non‑Executive Directors' remuneration limit |
277,096,867 |
99.95% |
129,047 |
0.05% |
277,225,914 |
17,943 |
|
16. |
To authorise political donations |
274,149,847 |
98.89% |
3,090,756 |
1.11% |
277,240,603 |
3,254 |
|
17. |
Authority to allot shares
|
276,915,798 |
99.88% |
321,919 |
0.12% |
277,237,717 |
6,140 |
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Special resolutions |
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18. |
Authority to disapply pre-emption rights |
277,121,925 |
99.96% |
116,189 |
0.04% |
277,238,114 |
5,743 |
|
19. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
277,199,154 |
99.99% |
40,601 |
0.01% |
277,239,755 |
4,102 |
|
20. |
To reduce notice of general meetings (other than AGM) to 14 clear days |
277,127,038 |
99.96% |
110,020 |
0.04% |
277,237,058 |
6,799 |
-ENDS-
Enquiries
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Harworth Group plc |
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Chris Birch, General Counsel and Company Secretary |
Tel: +44 (0)114 349 3131 |
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Juliana Weiss Dallton, Head of Investor Relations |
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NOTES TO EDITORS
ABOUT HARWORTH GROUP PLC
Harworth Group plc (LSE: HWG), is a leading regeneration, strategic land and development business focused on the I&L and Residential sectors. We own, develop, and manage a portfolio of over 15,000 acres of Strategic Land over 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. We specialise in delivering long-term value for all stakeholders by regenerating large, complex sites, into new I&L developments and serviced remediated land for sale into the I&L and Residential land markets. Our long-term through-the-cycle business model is to create sustainable places, support new homes, jobs and communities where people want to live and work. Visit www.harworthgroup.com for further information. LEI: 213800R8JSSGK2KPFG21