7th May 2026 17:02
7 May 2026
Barclays PLCResults of Annual General Meeting
The Barclays PLC (the 'Company') Annual General Meeting ('AGM') was held earlier today. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed and the results of the poll are set out below. All resolutions were passed.
RESOLUTIONS | Number of votes cast "For" the Resolution | % of votes cast "For" the Resolution | Number of votes cast "Against" the Resolution | % of votes cast "Against" the Resolution | Number of votes Withheld* | Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Register | |
1. | To receive the reports of the Directors and Auditors and the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025. | 9,526,837,043 | 99.26 | 71,101,132 | 0.74 | 48,623,716 | 70.39% |
2. | To approve the Remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2025. | 9,244,124,718 | 95.95 | 390,601,576 | 4.05 | 11,833,792 | 70.66% |
3. | That Robert Berry be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,606,080,197 | 99.72 | 26,921,134 | 0.28 | 13,395,700 | 70.65% |
4. | That Anna Cross be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,582,281,193 | 99.46 | 52,345,026 | 0.54 | 11,929,369 | 70.66% |
5. | That Dawn Fitzpatrick be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,607,402,782 | 99.73 | 25,875,536 | 0.27 | 13,118,717 | 70.65% |
6. | That Brian Gilvary be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,417,284,882 | 97.75 | 216,345,315 | 2.25 | 12,766,834 | 70.66% |
7. | That Nigel Higgins be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,286,913,352 | 96.41 | 346,309,749 | 3.59 | 13,337,985 | 70.65% |
8. | That Sir John Kingman be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,608,433,718 | 99.74 | 24,922,235 | 0.26 | 13,041,082 | 70.65% |
9. | That Diony Lebot be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,609,169,646 | 99.75 | 24,390,881 | 0.25 | 12,995,065 | 70.66% |
10. | That Mary Mack be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,609,449,653 | 99.75 | 23,816,334 | 0.25 | 13,131,048 | 70.65% |
11. | That Marc Moses be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,609,258,619 | 99.75 | 23,760,784 | 0.25 | 13,377,632 | 70.65% |
12. | That Brian Shea be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,589,302,891 | 99.56 | 42,348,091 | 0.44 | 14,904,610 | 70.64% |
13. | That C.S. Venkatakrishnan be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,609,928,689 | 99.73 | 26,000,220 | 0.27 | 10,473,620 | 70.67% |
14. | That Julia Wilson be reappointed a Director of the Company. | 9,477,113,089 | 98.37 | 156,628,836 | 1.63 | 12,655,110 | 70.66% |
15. | To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors. | 9,619,612,185 | 99.84 | 15,194,126 | 0.16 | 11,590,958 | 70.66% |
16. | To authorise the Board Audit Committee to set the remuneration of the Auditors. | 9,609,785,243 | 99.74 | 25,481,714 | 0.26 | 11,135,572 | 70.67% |
17. | To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure. | 9,523,016,819 | 98.93 | 103,198,364 | 1.07 | 20,346,898 | 70.60% |
18. | To authorise the Directors to allot shares and equity securities. | 9,018,769,204 | 93.62 | 614,647,590 | 6.38 | 12,981,652 | 70.65% |
19. | To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash and/or sell treasury shares other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders of no more than 5% of issued share capital.** | 9,367,168,819 | 97.23 | 266,578,437 | 2.77 | 12,655,273 | 70.66% |
20. | To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash and/or sell treasury shares other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders of no more than 5% of issued share capital in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.** | 9,366,954,871 | 97.24 | 265,997,261 | 2.76 | 13,450,393 | 70.65% |
21. | To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in relation to the issuance of contingent Equity Conversion Notes. | 9,594,737,766 | 99.60 | 38,214,942 | 0.40 | 13,449,817 | 70.65% |
22. | To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders in relation to the issuance of contingent Equity Conversion Notes.** | 9,414,748,928 | 97.74 | 218,037,405 | 2.26 | 13,617,978 | 70.65% |
23. | To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.** | 9,600,855,825 | 99.75 | 23,646,744 | 0.25 | 22,053,078 | 70.59% |
24. | To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.** | 9,275,145,815 | 96.26 | 360,167,366 | 3.74 | 11,242,258 | 70.67% |
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
** Special Resolution
As at 6.30pm on Tuesday 5 May 2026, the time by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the AGM must have been entered on the Company's register of members, there were 13,634,596,267 ordinary shares in issue (including shares which had been bought back by the Company and were pending cancellation). Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share on a poll.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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About Barclays
Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients and communities.
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