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Result of AGM
DFS Furniture plc announced that all resolutions presented at its Annual General Meeting on November 14, 2025, were passed by shareholders, with resolutions 1-12 approved as ordinary and resolutions 13-16 as special. The company reported that approximately 87.3% of the total voting shares, representing 234,144,420 shares, were cast, with most resolutions receiving over 99% of the votes in favour, including the re-election of directors and the reappointment of KPMG LLP as auditor. Disclaimer*
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DFS FURNITURE PLC Results of the Annual General Meeting held on 14 NOVEMBER 2025 At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of DFS Furniture plc (the 'Company') held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. Resolutions 1 to 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions; resolutions 13 to 16 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows: Resolution Votes For* % Votes Against % Total Votes % of ISC Votes Withheld** 1 To receive the report and accounts 204,433,110 100.00 0 0.00 204,433,110 87.31 104,734 2 To approve the directors' remuneration report 203,809,804 99.67 669,571 0.33 204,479,375 87.33 58,469 3 To re-elect Tim Stacey as a director 204,514,971 99.99 15,726 0.01 204,530,697 87.35 7,147 4 To elect Marie Wall as a director 204,530,383 100.00 414 0.00 204,530,797 87.35 7,047 5 To elect Tony Buffin as a director 204,530,283 100.00 414 0.00 204,530,697 87.35 7,147 6 To re-elect Alison Hutchinson as a director 203,291,245 99.42 1,182,357 0.58 204,473,602 87.33 64,242 7 To re-elect Bruce Marsh as a director 203,348,890 99.42 1,181,807 0.58 204,530,697 87.35 7,147 8 To re-elect Steve Johnson as a director 202,112,552 98.82 2,418,145 1.18 204,530,697 87.35 7,147 9 To re-elect Gill Barr as a director 203,280,303 99.39 1,250,494 0.61 204,530,797 87.35 7,047 10 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor 201,119,741 98.33 3,416,829 1.67 204,536,570 87.35 1,274 11 To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration 203,882,190 99.68 655,380 0.32 204,537,570 87.36 274 12 To authorise the directors to allot shares 204,448,885 99.96 88,685 0.04 204,537,570 87.36 274 13 To disapply pre-emption rights 204,506,170 99.99 18,274 0.01 204,524,444 87.35 13,400 14 To disapply pre-emption rights for an additional five percent 204,506,670 99.99 17,774 0.01 204,524,444 87.35 13,400 15 To authorise the company to purchase its own shares 204,534,610 100.00 2,069 0.00 204,536,679 87.35 1,165 16 To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice 204,380,985 99.92 156,585 0.08 204,537,570 87.36 274 NOTES * Includes discretionary votes ** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and, therefore cannot be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against a resolution. The number of ordinary shares in issue on Wednesday 12 November 2025, was 236,000,000. 1,855,580 ordinary shares were held in treasury and therefore the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company is 234,144,420 In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the special resolutions passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . Enquiries: DFS Liz McDonald (Group Company Secretary) Phil Hutchinson Investor Relations [email protected] About DFS Furniture plc The Group is the clear market-leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom. Our Group purpose is to bring great design and comfort into every living room, in an affordable, responsible and sustainable manner. We operate an integrated physical and digital retail network of living room furniture showrooms and web sites in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, trading through our leading brands, DFS and Sofology. We attract customers through our targeted and national marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product offer and favourable consumer financing options. We fulfil orders for our exclusive product ranges through our own UK finished goods factories, and through manufacturing partners located in the UK, Europe and Far East, and delivered with care through our expert final-mile delivery service "The Sofa Delivery Company Limited".