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Results of the 2025 Annual General Meeting
Results of the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nResults of the 2025 Annual General Meeting\n16 July 2025\nThe Company held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 16 July 2025. All resolutions tabled at the Meeting were passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 were passed as special resolutions.\nThe results of the poll for each resolution are shown in the table below:\n \n\n\n\n\nResolutions\n\n\nVOTES FOR\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES AGAINST\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES\nTOTAL\n\n\n% of ISC VOTED\n\n\nVOTES\nWITHHELD\n\n\n\n\n1. To receive the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 28 February 2025, together with the Report of the Directors and the report of the Auditor thereon.\n\n\n57,346,441\n\n\n100.00\n\n\n1,329\n\n\n0.00\n\n\n57,347,770\n\n\n70.27%\n\n\n34,994\n\n\n\n\n2. To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 28 February 2025.\n\n\n53,467,523\n\n\n94.66\n\n\n3,016,867\n\n\n5.34\n\n\n56,484,390\n\n\n69.21%\n\n\n898,374\n\n\n\n\n3. To declare a final dividend of 11.54p per Ordinary share.\n\n\n57,380,184\n\n\n100.00\n\n\n1,127\n\n\n0.00\n\n\n57,381,311\n\n\n70.31%\n\n\n1,453\n\n\n\n\n4. To re-elect John Bason as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n54,266,737\n\n\n94.59\n\n\n3,100,782\n\n\n5.41\n\n\n57,367,519\n\n\n70.30%\n\n\n15,245\n\n\n\n\n5. To re-elect Nigel Newton as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n56,838,213\n\n\n99.08\n\n\n530,318\n\n\n0.92\n\n\n57,368,531\n\n\n70.30%\n\n\n14,233\n\n\n\n\n6. To re-elect Leslie-Ann Reed as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n56,923,027\n\n\n99.23\n\n\n442,717\n\n\n0.77\n\n\n57,365,744\n\n\n70.29%\n\n\n17,020\n\n\n\n\n7. To re-elect Penny Scott-Bayfield as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n57,358,655\n\n\n99.98\n\n\n9,364\n\n\n0.02\n\n\n57,368,019\n\n\n70.30%\n\n\n14,745\n\n\n\n\n8. To re-elect Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n57,343,215\n\n\n99.96\n\n\n23,029\n\n\n0.04\n\n\n57,366,244\n\n\n70.29%\n\n\n16,520\n\n\n\n\n9. To elect Dame Heather Rabbatts as a Director of the Company.\n\n\n57,349,418\n\n\n99.97\n\n\n19,101\n\n\n0.03\n\n\n57,368,519\n\n\n70.30%\n\n\n14,245\n\n\n\n\n10. To re-appoint Crowe U.K. LLP as Auditor of the Company.\n\n\n57,355,684\n\n\n99.98\n\n\n11,597\n\n\n0.02\n\n\n57,367,281\n\n\n7...