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Result of AGM
Avon Technologies Plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on January 30, 2026, with resolutions 1-13 approved as ordinary and 14-17 as special resolutions. The company reported strong support for most proposals, with the report and accounts receiving 99.99% approval and the final dividend also passing with 99.99% of votes in favour. While director re-elections generally saw high approval, Bruce Thompson received 94.77% and Victor Chavez CBE received 98.11% of votes for their re-elections, with a significant number of votes withheld for Mr. Chavez. The reappointment of KPMG LLP as auditor was approved with 99.87% of votes. Disclaimer*

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2 February 2026 Avon Technologies plc (the 'Company') Result of AGM Avon Technologies plc is pleased to announce that, at its Annual General Meeting held on 30 January 2026, all the resolutions proposed in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll. Resolutions 1-13 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14-17 (inclusive) as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows: For % Against % Total Votes % of Issued Share Capital Withheld 1 To receive the Report and Accounts 23,417,517 99.99 1,712 0.01 23,419,229 75.49% 78,801 2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 23,318,682 99.26 173,673 0.74 23,492,355 75.72% 5,675 3 To declare a final dividend 23,493,080 99.99 1,776 0.01 23,494,856 75.73% 3,174 4 To re-elect Jos Sclater as a Director 23,485,369 99.97 7,699 0.03 23,493,068 75.73% 4,962 5 To re-elect Rich Cashin as a Director 23,454,131 99.83 38,937 0.17 23,493,068 75.73% 4,962 6 To re-elect Bruce Thompson as a Director 22,263,744 94.77 1,229,299 5.23 23,493,043 75.73% 4,987 7 To re-elect Bindi Foyle as a Director 23,195,799 98.74 296,317 1.26 23,492,116 75.72% 5,914 8 To re-elect Victor Chavez CBE as a Director 18,172,424 98.11 349,625 1.89 18,522,049 59.70% 4,975,981 9 To re-elect Maggie Brereton as a Director 23,145,812 98.52 347,444 1.48 23,493,256 75.73% 4,774 10 To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company 23,409,186 99.87 30,875 0.13 23,440,061 75.56% 57,969 11 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration 23,469,518 99.90 24,160 0.10 23,493,678 75.73% 4,352 12 To authorise the Company to make political donations (as defined in Companies Act 2006) 18,004,896 97.22 514,865 2.78 18,519,761 59.70% 4,978,269 13 To authorise the Directors to allot shares 21,953,406 93.45 1,539,891 6.55 23,493,297 75.73% 4,733 14 To disapply pre-emption rights 21,784,127 92.73 1,707,764 7.27 23,491,891 75.72% 6,139 15 To disapply pre-emption rights limited to a specified capital investment/acquisition 21,258,344 90.49 2,235,358 9.51 23,493,702 75.73% 4,328 16 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 23,480,648 99.95 11,481 0.05 23,492,129 75.72% 5,901 17 To authorise the Company to hold General Meetings on short notice 22,575,826 96.20 892,130 3.80 23,467,956 75.65% 30,074 Notes 1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the "for" total. 2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution. 3. Discretionary proxy votes lodged in favour of a third party have not been included in the "for", "against" or "total" figures. 4. At the date of the AGM the Company's issued share capital consists of 30,258,194 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each. 765,098 ordinary shares are held in treasury. These shares are not taken into consideration in relation to voting. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company are 30,258,194. In accordance with paragraph 9.6.2 of the Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . Zoe Holland Company Secretary LEI: 213800JM1AN62REBWA71
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