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Result of AGM
Future PLC announced board changes following its Annual General Meeting, with Mark Brooker appointed as Chair, replacing Richard Huntingford. Alan Newman is now the Senior Independent Director, and Angela Seymour-Jackson chairs the Remuneration Committee. All resolutions presented at the AGM were passed with requisite majorities, including ordinary resolutions 1-17 and special resolutions 18-21, with significant 'For' votes ranging from 86.61% to 99.99% across the resolutions, indicating strong shareholder support for the company's governance and proposals. Disclaimer*
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Future plc 5 February 2026 FUTURE PLC (the 'Company') Board changes and Result of Annual General Meeting Board changes As announced by the Company on 4 December 2025, immediately following today's AGM, the following Board changes took place: ● Richard Huntingford stepped down as Chair and Director of the Company. ● Mark Brooker was appointed as Chair of the Company and as Chair of the Nomination Committee. Mark stepped down as Senior Independent Director (SID) and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. ● Alan Newman took over the role of SID, in addition to continuing to chair the Audit & Risk Committee. ● Angela Seymour-Jackson took over as Chair of the Remuneration Committee, in addition to continuing in her role as Chair of Go.Compare. ● Ivana Kirkbride became a member of the Remuneration Committee, joining Angela Seymour-Jackson and Rob Hattrell. Result of AGM The Board is pleased to note that all resolutions passed with the requisite majority of votes. Details of the votes cast are set out below. Resolutions 1 to 17 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions, resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions. The results of votes cast by proxy for each resolution were as follows : Resolution Votes for % Votes against % Total votes % of ISC* voted Votes withheld 1 69,597,006 99.99% 8,098 0.01% 69,605,104 73.43% 2,680,229 2 72,273,515 99.99% 6025 0.01% 72,279,540 76.25% 5793 3 67995440 94.08% 4280606 5.92% 72276046 76.24% 9287 4 71136380 98.42% 1139700 1.58% 72276080 76.24% 9253 5 72227863 99.93% 51058 0.07% 72278921 76.25% 6412 6 71387258 98.77% 890628 1.23% 72277886 76.24% 7447 7 66189949 91.58% 6087104 8.42% 72277053 76.24% 8280 8 71467154 98.88% 810662 1.12% 72277816 76.24% 7517 9 69086006 98.71% 906246 1.29% 69992252 73.83% 2293081 10 71465699 98.88% 811044 1.12% 72276743 76.24% 8590 11 66615457 92.17% 5661976 7.83% 72277433 76.24% 7900 12 68766538 95.14% 3512275 4.86% 72278813 76.25% 6520 13 72236421 99.98% 11647 0.02% 72248068 76.21% 37265 14 72248521 99.99% 8963 0.01% 72257484 76.22% 27849 15 70602601 97.68% 1675359 2.32% 72277960 76.24% 7373 16 67567605 93.88% 4402063 6.12% 71969668 75.92% 315665 17 69761802 96.54% 2497385 3.46% 72259187 76.22% 26146 18 63894116 88.43% 8363508 11.57% 72257624 76.22% 27709 19 62601441 86.61% 9676068 13.39% 72277509 76.24% 7824 20 71934004 99.97% 19351 0.03% 71953355 75.90% 331978 21 70422128 97.43% 1856017 2.57% 72278145 76.24% 7188 * Issued share capital Notes: 1. As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 94,742,014 ordinary shares in issue. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury and therefore the number of total voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 94,742,014. 2. The full text of the resolutions is set out in the notice of annual general meeting, which can be found on the Company 's website at: https://futureplc.com/shareholder-info/ . 3. Percentages are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast. 4. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not included in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution. 5. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the "For" total. A copy of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2(R). The proxy voting information will shortly be available on the Company's website at https://www.futureplc.com/shareholder-info/ Enquiries: Future plc Kevin Li Ying, Chief Executive Officer Sharjeel Suleman, Chief Finance Officer David Bateson, Company Secretary Marion Le Bot, Head of Investor Relations Tel: +44 (0)1225 442244 Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800K2581YRLEXV353 About Future About Future We are the platform for creating and distributing trusted, specialist content, to build engaged and valuable global communities. We operate ~175 brands in diversified content verticals, with multiple market leading positions and three core monetisation frameworks: advertising, eCommerce affiliate and direct consumer monetisation (subscriptions and newstrade magazine sale). Our content is published and distributed through a range of formats including websites, email newsletters, videos, magazines and live events. The successful execution of our strategy is focused on three pillars: grow engaged audience, diversify and grow revenue per user and optimise the portfolio.