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Result of AGM
Result of AGM.
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2 May 2024 Reach plc Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") In accordance with the arrangements announced on 27 March 2024, the AGM of Reach plc (the "Company") was held today at 11:00 a.m. at Numis' Offices, 45 Gresham St, London, EC2V 7BF. All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting. Resolutions 1 to 17 and 21 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 20 and 22 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below. VOTES FOR % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES CAST % of ISC VOTED VOTES WITHHELD 1. Annual Report and Accounts 238,056,183 99.95 115,231 0.05 238,171,414 74.90% 11,412 2. Remuneration Policy 214,150,887 89.92 24,007,481 10.08 238,158,368 74.90% 24,458 3. Remuneration Report 218,832,862 91.89 19,324,155 8.11 238,157,017 74.90% 25,809 4. Dividend 238,115,099 99.97 60,808 0.03 238,175,907 74.90% 6,919 5. Re-elect Nick Prettejohn 237,808,307 99.87 320,826 0.13 238,129,133 74.89% 53,693 6. Re-elect Jim Mullen 230,881,341 96.95 7,256,092 3.05 238,137,433 74.89% 45,393 7. Re-elect Darren Fisher 237,924,388 99.91 210,355 0.09 238,134,743 74.89% 48,083 8. Re-elect Anne Bulford 237,950,483 99.93 172,148 0.07 238,122,631 74.89% 60,195 9. Re-elect Priya Guha 237,869,165 99.91 210,900 0.09 238,080,065 74.87% 102,761 10. Re-elect Denise Jagger 237,952,234 99.93 173,997 0.07 238,126,231 74.89% 56,595 11. Re-elect Barry Panayi 237,967,156 99.93 161,605 0.07 238,128,761 74.89% 54,065 12. Re-elect Wais Shaifta 237,918,002 99.91 206,651 0.09 238,124,653 74.89% 58,173 13. Re-elect Olivia Streatfeild 220,463,637 92.58 17,664,898 7.42 238,128,535 74.89% 54,291 14. Re-Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 233,243,078 97.93 4,930,792 2.07 238,173,870 74.90% 8,956 15. Auditors' remuneration 238,107,175 99.98 56,951 0.02 238,164,126 74.90% 18,700 16. Amendment to the Reach Long Term Incentive Plan 219,111,213 92.01 19,024,126 7.99 238,135,339 74.89% 47,487 17. Allot shares 220,336,871 92.52 17,818,513 7.48 238,155,384 74.90% 27,442 18. Disapplication of pre-emption rights 220,442,161 92.57 17,700,379 7.43 238,142,540 74.89% 40,286 19. Further disapplication of pre-emption rights 215,617,832 90.54 22,524,505 9.46 238,142,337 74.89% 40,489 20. Purchase of own shares 233,298,232 97.95 4,877,680 2.05 238,175,912 74.90% 6,914 21. Political donations 220,372,952 92.53 17,779,437 7.47 238,152,389 74.90% 30,437 22. Notice for General Meetings 237,448,628 99.69 729,860 0.31 238,178,488 74.90% 4,338 Notes: 1. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution. 2. The issued share capital figure used to calculate the percentage voted is 317,974,690. This is the figure as at the close of business on 30 April 2024 and excludes the number of ordinary shares held in treasury at that date. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a copy of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for public inspection at the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . Enquiries Reach plc Jim Mullen, Chief Executive Officer Darren Fisher, Chief Financial Officer Laura Harris, Group Company Secretary 020 7293 3000 Teneo Giles Kernick / David Allchurch 020 7353 4200 LEI: 213800GNI5XF3XOATR61 Classification: 3.1 Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under the laws of the United Kingdom