Notes: Client Vote Instructions.
| No. |
Proposition |
For |
Against |
| 1 |
TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025, TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE DIRECTORS AND THE AUDITOR ON THOSE ACCOUNTS |
100% |
0% |
| 2 |
TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT (COMPRISING THE ANNUAL STATEMENT AND ANNUAL REPORT ON REMUNERATION BUT EXCLUDING THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION POLICY AS SET OUT ON PAGES 86 AND 87 OF THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION REPORT), AS SET OUT ON |
100% |
0% |
| 3 |
TO APPROVE THE DIRECTORS REMUNERATION POLICY, AS SET OUT ON PAGES 86 AND 87 OF THE GROUPS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 |
100% |
0% |
| 4 |
TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 6.36P PER SHARE, TO BE PAID TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS ON THE REGISTER OF MEMBERS AS AT 16 JANUARY 2026 |
100% |
0% |
| 5 |
TO RE- APPOINT JULIE ARMSTRONG AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY |
100% |
0% |
| 6 |
TO RE-APPOINT RICHARD ELSY AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY |
100% |
0% |
| 7 |
TO RE-APPOINT LOUISE EVANS AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY |
100% |
0% |
| 8 |
TO RE-APPOINT RICHARD HICKINBOTHAM AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY |
100% |
0% |
| 9 |
TO RE-APPOINT SARAH MATTHEWS-DEMERS AS A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY |
100% |
0% |
| 10 |
TO RE-APPOINT CROWE UK LLP AS THE AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY FROM THE CONCLUSION OF THIS AGM UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEXT AGM OF THE COMPANY AND TO AUTHORISE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE AUDITORS REMUNERATION |
100% |
0% |
| 11 |
DIRECTORS AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES |
100% |
0% |
| 12 |
PARTIAL DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS |
100% |
0% |
ABSTAIN VOTES ARE COMPILED AND SUBMITTED ON YOUR BEHALF AND ARE REFLECTED IN THE VOTING RESULTS AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FOR % AND THE AGAINST % WHERE APPLICABLE.