29th Apr 2026 14:15
Melrose Industries PLC
1. Results of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Melrose Industries PLC (the "Company") was held on Wednesday 29 April 2026.
The table below sets out the results of the poll on all 21 resolutions that were put to a shareholder vote, with each shareholder present in person or by proxy being entitled to one vote per share held.
The Board would like to thank shareholders for their engagement and support ahead of today's Annual General Meeting and throughout the year, and for subsequently voting in favour of all Annual General Meeting resolutions.
Ordinary Resolutions
Resolutions | Votes 'For'* | % of Votes Cast 'For' | Votes 'Against' | % of Votes Cast 'Against' | Total Issued Share Capital Voted | Total % of Issued Share Capital Voted** | Votes Withheld*** |
1. To receive the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 | 1,061,029,073 | 99.99 | 81,004 | 0.01 | 1,061,110,077 | 80.91% | 8,399,202 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 1,035,357,584 | 97.03 | 31,661,725 | 2.97 | 1,067,019,309 | 81.36% | 2,489,970 |
3. To approve the 2026 Directors' Remuneration Policy | 1,044,095,435 | 98.37 | 17,339,553 | 1.63 | 1,061,434,988 | 80.93% | 8,074,291 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 4.8 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 1,067,552,112 | 99.84 | 1,740,810 | 0.16 | 1,069,292,922 | 81.53% | 216,357 |
5. To re-elect Peter Dilnot as a Director of the Company | 1,062,236,244 | 99.35 | 6,990,886 | 0.65 | 1,069,227,130 | 81.53% | 282,149 |
6. To re-elect Matthew Gregory as a Director of the Company | 1,040,601,406 | 97.32 | 28,624,199 | 2.68 | 1,069,225,605 | 81.53% | 283,674 |
7. To re-elect Chris Grigg as a Director of the Company | 1,049,838,984 | 98.19 | 19,380,342 | 1.81 | 1,069,219,326 | 81.53% | 289,953 |
8. To re-elect Charlotte Twyning as a Director of the Company | 1,041,594,022 | 97.42 | 27,630,284 | 2.58 | 1,069,224,306 | 81.53% | 284,973 |
9. To re-elect Heather Lawrence as a Director of the Company | 1,054,806,883 | 98.65 | 14,418,738 | 1.35 | 1,069,225,621 | 81.53% | 283,658 |
10. To re-elect Gillian Elcock as a Director of the Company | 1,031,221,173 | 96.45 | 38,003,499 | 3.55 | 1,069,224,672 | 81.53% | 284,607 |
11. To re-elect Ian Barkshire as a Director of the Company | 1,052,577,369 | 98.44 | 16,645,864 | 1.56 | 1,069,223,233 | 81.53% | 286,046 |
12. To elect Alison Goligher as a Director of the Company | 1,057,452,116 | 98.90 | 11,760,571 | 1.10 | 1,069,212,687 | 81.53% | 296,595 |
13. To elect Guy Hachey as a Director of the Company | 1,066,342,811 | 99.73 | 2,868,419 | 0.27 | 1,069,211,230 | 81.53% | 298,049 |
14. To elect Mary Petryszyn as a Director of the Company | 1,066,432,282 | 99.74 | 2,775,376 | 0.26 | 1,069,207,658 | 81.53% | 301,621 |
15. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company | 1,069,096,298 | 99.98 | 165,791 | 0.02 | 1,069,262,089 | 81.53% | 247,190 |
16. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 1,069,121,473 | 99.99 | 119,809 | 0.01 | 1,069,241,282 | 81.53% | 267,997 |
17. To renew the authority given to Directors to allot shares | 1,026,622,316 | 96.02 | 42,569,687 | 3.98 | 1,069,192,003 | 81.53% | 317,276 |
Special Resolutions
Resolutions | Votes 'For'* | % of Votes Cast 'For' | Votes 'Against' | % of Votes Cast 'Against' | Total Issued Share Capital Voted | Total % of Issued Share Capital Voted** |
Votes Withheld*** |
18. To give the Directors authority to allot equity securities without application of pre-emption rights | 1,046,023,059 | 97.83 | 23,168,347 | 2.17 | 1,069,191,406 | 81.53% | 317,873 |
19. To give the Directors authority to allot equity securities used only for the purpose of financing a transaction which the Directors determine to be an acquisition or other capital investment | 1,046,099,811 | 97.84 | 23,093,468 | 2.16 | 1,069,193,279 | 81.53% | 316,000 |
20. To authorise a market purchase of shares | 1,051,123,578 | 98.68 | 14,023,083 | 1.32 | 1,065,146,661 | 81.22% | 4,363,740 |
21. To approve the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on no less than 14 days' notice | 1,040,609,438 | 97.32 | 28,652,177 | 2.68 | 1,069,261,615 | 81.53% | 247,664 |
As at 6:30pm (BST) on 27 April 2026 there were 1,248,088,493 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 in Melrose Industries PLC in issue (excluding treasury shares).
* Includes discretionary votes
** Excludes treasury shares
*** A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
2. Resolutions submitted to National Storage Mechanism
The Company has today submitted to the National Storage Mechanism copies of resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 29 April 2026 concerning items other than ordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at:
Melrose Industries PLC
11th Floor
The Colmore Building
20 Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 6AT
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