Result of AGM

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22 January 2026 LEI: 213800U8Q9K2XI3WRE39 Auction Technology Group plc ("the Company") Results of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at the offices of Travers Smith LLP, 10 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2AL on 22 January 2026. Resolutions 1 - 14 and 18 - 19 were passed and resolutions 15 - 17 failed to pass on a poll. The results of each resolution were as follows: Resolution For (%) Against (%) Votes withheld Total votes cast Percentage of issued share capital voted (%) 1.         To receive the reports of the Directors and the Auditor and the audited accounts for the financial year ended 30 September 2025 99.96% 0.04% 76,353 101,115,498 83.49 2.         To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 72.24% 27.76% 62,543 101,129,308 83.50 3.    To re-elect John-Paul Savant as a Director of the Company 71.87% 28.13% 1,614,868 99,576,983 82.22 4.         To elect Sarah Highfield as a Director of the Company 73.77% 26.23% 86,887 101,104,964 83.48 5.         To re-elect Scott Forbes as a Director of the Company 71.69% 28.31% 89,036 101,102,815 83.48 6.   To re-elect Pauline Reader as a Directorof the Company 72.36% 27.64% 102,474 101,089,377 83.47 7.   To re-elect Suzanne Baxter as a Directorof the Company 72.36% 27.64% 104,010 101,087,841 83.47 8.         To re-elect Tamsin Todd as a Director of the Company 72.36% 27.64% 102,474 101,089,377 83.47 9.     To re-elect Andrew Miller as a      Director of the Company 73.78% 26.22% 104,974 101,086,877 83.47 10.       To elect Sejal Amin as Director of the Company 73.79% 26.21% 107,359 101,084,492 83.47 11.     To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor to the Company 99.96% 0.04% 68,262 101,123,589 83.50 12.  To authorise the Directors to   determine  the remuneration of the Auditor 99.96% 0.04% 65,490 101,126,361 83.50 13.       To authorise the Company to make political donations 97.80% 2.20% 155,613 101,036,238 83.43 14.    To authorise the Directors to allot shares or grant subscription or conversion rights under section 551 Companies Act 2006 70.08% 29.92% 81,823 101,110,028 83.49 15.   To disapply statutory pre-emption rights under section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 (general) 67.89% 32.11% 83,545 101,108,306 83.49 16.   To further disapply statutory pre-emption rights under section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 (in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment) 67.60% 32.40% 86,496 101,105,355 83.48 17.    To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares   73.78% 26.22% 61,659 101,130,192 83.50 18.     To authorise the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice 98.19% 1.81% 60,131 101,131,720 83.51 19.      To cancel the amount standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company 99.92% 0.08% 177,423 101,014,428 83.41   Notes: (i)               Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair discretion. (ii)              The number of ordinary shares in issue on 20 January 2026 (excluding shares held in treasury) was 121,108,423  Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.  (iii)             A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast. Full details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 10 December 2025 (which is available on the Company's website at www.auctiontechnologygroup.com/investors ). Resolutions 1 to 14 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50 per cent. of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 15 to 19 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75 per cent. of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. The Board acknowledges that more than 20% of the votes cast on Resolutions 2-10 and 14-17 were against and, in addition, the failure of Resolutions 15-17 to pass. The Board is committed to continuing an open and transparent dialogue with the Company's shareholders to better understand the reasons behind their voting and these results. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish an update within six months and report the outcome of that engagement in the next annual report. Capital Reduction Following the passing of Resolution 19, the Company intends to apply to the High Court of Justice in England and Wales (the " Court ") to approve the cancellation of the Company's share premium account (the " Capital Reduction "). The expected timetable of principal events with respect to the Capital Reduction is as follows:  Principal event Date Expected date for the directions hearing for the Court to consider the Capital Reduction application 18 February 2026 Expected date for the hearing by Court to confirm the Capital Reduction 3 March 2026 Expected date that the Capital Reduction becomes effective Late March 2026 Notes: (i)             The dates set out in this timetable are based on the Company's current expectations and are subject to change. The times and dates are indicative only and will depend, among other things, on the date upon which the Court confirms the Capital Reduction. The provisional final hearing date will be subject to change and dependent on the Court. (ii)              All times shown are London times unless otherwise stated. In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, a copy of all the resolutions passed other than ordinary business at the Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . For further information contact: FTI Consulting (Media Enquiries) Jamie Ricketts, Matt Dixon, Ed Bridges, Edward Knight +44 20 3727 1999   ATG For investor enquiries [email protected] For media enquiries [email protected] Company Secretary [email protected]    

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