21 July 2026
GB GROUP PLC
("GBG", "Group" or the "Company")
Results of AGM
GBG (LSE: GBG), the global identity and location technology business, announces the results of its Annual General Meeting 2026. Voting on all of the resolutions was conducted on a poll with all resolutions duly passed.
The number of votes received in respect of each resolution were as follows:
|
Resolution |
Votes in favour |
% in favour |
Votes against |
% against |
Votes withheld |
Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Register |
|
1. Receive the annual report and accounts |
176,413,810 |
96.93% |
5,588,165 |
3.07% |
158,885 |
79.53 |
|
2. Declare a final dividend of 4.40 pence |
182,054,220 |
99.98% |
36,178 |
0.02% |
70,462 |
79.57 |
|
3. Re-appoint Richard Longdon |
170,079,967 |
93.41% |
11,991,408 |
6.59% |
89,485 |
79.56 |
|
4. Re-appoint Dev Datt Dhiman |
181,870,508 |
99.89% |
203,141 |
0.11% |
87,211 |
79.56 |
|
5. Re-appoint David Mathew Ward |
181,227,562 |
99.54% |
843,647 |
0.46% |
89,651 |
79.56 |
|
6. Re-appoint Elizabeth Margaret Catchpole |
178,790,322 |
98.83% |
2,114,154 |
1.17% |
1,256,384 |
79.05 |
|
7. Re-appoint Michelle Senecal de Fonseca |
172,820,870 |
94.92% |
9,254,246 |
5.08% |
85,744 |
79.56 |
|
8. Re-appoint Bhavneet Singh |
179,375,952 |
98.52% |
2,696,682 |
1.48% |
88,226 |
79.56 |
|
9. Receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
169,401,696 |
93.04% |
12,670,870 |
6.96% |
88,294 |
79.56 |
|
10. Receive and approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration |
156,561,226 |
88.69% |
19,972,100 |
11.31% |
5,627,534 |
77.14 |
|
11. Re-appoint PwC as auditors |
182,045,833 |
99.98% |
36,064 |
0.02% |
78,963 |
79.57 |
|
12. Authorise directors to determine auditor remuneration |
181,345,869 |
99.60% |
728,912 |
0.40% |
86,079 |
79.56 |
|
13. Approve the GBG Share Incentive Plan |
176,494,909 |
96.93% |
5,589,089 |
3.07% |
76,862 |
79.57 |
|
14. Authorise directors to make political donations |
175,993,400 |
98.51% |
2,657,696 |
1.49% |
3,509,764 |
78.07 |
|
15. Authorise directors to allot shares |
168,695,524 |
92.66% |
13,366,224 |
7.34% |
99,112 |
79.56 |
|
*16. Authorise directors to disapply pre-emption up to 10% |
167,011,448 |
92.47% |
13,590,401 |
7.53% |
1,559,011 |
78.92 |
|
*17. Authorise directors to dis-apply pre-emption up to a further 10% in connection with acquisition or specified capital investment |
165,403,074 |
91.58% |
15,199,932 |
8.42% |
1,557,854 |
78.92 |
|
*18. Authorise directors to purchase shares |
178,609,524 |
99.99% |
14,311 |
0.01% |
3,537,025 |
78.05 |
|
*19. Authorise directors to call a general meeting on 14 days' notice |
164,458,558 |
90.32% |
17,629,312 |
9.68% |
72,990 |
79.57 |
Notes
(1) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the portion of votes in favour or against a resolution
(2) *denotes special resolution
(3) At the date of AGM the issued share capital of the Company is 228,842,147 ordinary shares.
-ENDS -
For further information, please contact:
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GBG Annabelle Burton, Company Secretary Richard Foster, Investor Relations |
+44 (0) 7976 660181 +44 (0) 7816 124164 |
|
FTI Consulting (Financial PR) Ed Bridges, Dwight Burden & Emma Hall |
+44 (0) 203 727 1779 GBG@fticonsulting.com |
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