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Mitchells & Butlers : Result of Annual General Meeting(175.25 kB) (AGM 2026 results announcement 29.1.26 FINAL RNS)
Mitchells & Butlers : Result of Annual General Meeting(175.25 kB) (AGM 2026 results announcement 29.1.26 FINAL

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29 January 2026 Mitchells & Butlers plc (the "Company") LEI no. 213800JHYNDNB1NS2W10 Result of Annual General Meeting Mitchells & Butlers plc announces the results of the voting at the Company's Annual General Meeting held today, 29 January 2026, at 11.30 a.m. All the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and the results of each resolution are shown below. All resolutions were duly approved by the relevant majority in each case. Resolutions 15 and 16 were passed as special resolutions. All other resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions and, in the case of resolutions 3, 5 and 10, were also passed by a majority of the independent shareholders voting on the resolution, in accordance with UKLR 6.2.8R. VOTES FOR (a) % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES TOTAL % of ISC VOTED VOTES WITHHELD (b) 1 Receipt of accounts 539,066,903 100.00 12,389 0.00 539,079,292 89.91% 285,274 2 Approval of Annual Report on Remuneration 538,572,937 99.86 749,977 0.14 539,322,914 89.95% 41,717 3 Re-elect Amanda Brown 527,639,101 97.83 11,687,521 2.17 539,326,622 89.95% 38,009 4 Re-elect Keith Browne 526,847,511 98.24 9,420,653 1.76 536,268,164 89.44% 3,096,467 5 Re-elect Dave Coplin 523,559,612 97.08 15,764,063 2.92 539,323,675 89.95% 40,956 6 Re-elect Eddie Irwin 474,804,431 88.54 61,460,288 11.46 536,264,719 89.44% 3,099,912 7 Re-elect Bob Ivell 428,541,342 79.64 109,540,767 20.36 538,082,109 89.74% 1,283,697 8 Re-elect Tim Jones 535,674,359 99.33 3,639,729 0.67 539,314,088 89.95% 50,543 9 Re-elect Josh Levy 522,785,716 96.93 16,541,081 3.07 539,326,797 89.95% 37,834 10 Re-elect Jane Moriarty 448,349,084 84.95 79,403,251 15.05 527,752,335 88.02% 11,612,296 11 Re-elect Phil Urban 537,636,155 99.68 1,702,382 0.32 539,338,537 89.95% 27,310 12 Reappointment of auditor 539,298,096 99.99 36,513 0.01 539,334,609 89.95% 31,197 13 Auditor's remuneration 539,284,058 99.99 41,784 0.01 539,325,842 89.95% 39,940 14 Political donations 536,559,774 99.51 2,626,247 0.49 539,186,021 89.93% 179,785 15 Authority to purchase own shares (c) 535,382,513 99.30 3,792,930 0.70 539,175,443 89.93% 190,363 16 Notice period for meetings (c) 536,778,096 99.53 2,553,775 0.47 539,331,871 89.95% 33,935 VOTES EXCLUDING THE CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS VOTES FOR (a) % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES TOTAL % of ISC VOTED (excluding controlling shareholder) VOTES WITHHELD (b) 3 Re-elect Amanda Brown (d) 188,805,406 94.17 11,687,521 5.83 200,492,927 76.89% 38,009 5 Re-elect Dave Coplin (d) 184,725,917 92.14 15,764,063 7.86 200,489,980 76.89% 40,956 10 Re-elect Jane Moriarty (d) 109,515,389 57.97 79,403,251 42.03 188,918,640 72.45% 11,612,296 NOTES: The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution. Passed as special resolutions. Passed both as an ordinary resolution by a majority of all shareholders and by a majority of the independent shareholders voting on the resolution, in accordance with UKLR 6.2.8R. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. Voting was conducted by a poll. The Board notes the shareholder vote outcome in respect of resolution 7 concerning the re-election of the Chairman. The Company has explained the circumstances of this appointment and the Board's reasons for its recommendation in detail in its 2025 Annual Report. The Board also notes that whilst the UK Corporate Governance Code contains best practice recommendations in relation to corporate governance it acknowledges that, in individual cases, these will not all necessarily be appropriate for particular companies. The Board also notes the independent shareholder vote outcome in respect of resolution 10 concerning the re-election of the Company's Senior Independent Director, Jane Moriarty, and is committed to continuing discussions alongside the Company's wider shareholder engagement activities. The number of shares in issue at 6.30p.m. on 27 January 2026 was 599,582,466 of which 260,748,771 were held by shareholders other than the controlling shareholder. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/ #/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and also on the Company's website at https://www.mbplc.com These results will shortly be available on the Company's website at https://www.mbplc.com Denise Burton Deputy Company Secretary
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