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RNS Number : 5075F  Barr(A.G.) PLC  22 May 2026

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A.G. BARR p.l.c. (the "Company")

22 May 2026

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held
earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed.
The results of the poll are as follows:

 

 RESOLUTIONS                                                                      VOTES FOR   %       VOTES AGAINST  %     VOTES TOTAL  VOTES WITHHELD
 1.   To receive and approve the audited accounts of the group and the            76,359,366  99.99   6,002          0.01  76,365,368   68.17%
 Company for the year ended 31 January 2026 together with the directors' and
 auditor's reports thereon.
 2.   To approve the directors' remuneration policy set out on pages 113 to       75,386,234  98.69   1,001,909      1.31  76,388,143   68.19%
 123 of the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 January
 2026.
 3.   To receive and approve the annual statement by the chair of the             74,770,835  97.88   1,623,056      2.12  76,393,891   68.19%
 remuneration committee and the directors' remuneration report as set out on
 pages 93 to 97 and pages 98 to 112 respectively of the Company's annual report
 and accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026.
 4.   To declare a final dividend of 15.27 pence per ordinary share of 4 1/6      76,407,878  100.00  3,503          0.00  76,411,381   68.21%
 pence for the year ended 31 January 2026.
 5.   To re-elect Susan Barratt as a director of the Company.                     73,798,745  96.59   2,605,231      3.41  76,403,976   68.20%
 6.   To re-elect Euan Sutherland as a director of the Company.                   76,219,695  99.77   172,733        0.23  76,392,428   68.19%
 7.   To re-elect Stuart Lorimer as a director of the Company.                    76,215,800  99.75   187,951        0.25  76,403,751   68.20%
 8.   To re-elect Julie Barr a director of the Company.                           75,353,558  98.63   1,044,672      1.37  76,398,230   68.20%
 9.   To re-elect Zoe Howorth as a director of the Company.                       73,059,272  95.62   3,345,201      4.38  76,404,473   68.20%
 10.  To re-elect Louise Smalley as a director of the Company.                    74,221,411  97.16   2,173,312      2.84  76,394,723   68.19%
 11.  To re-elect Nicholas Wharton as a director of the Company.                  73,563,516  96.28   2,840,947      3.72  76,404,463   68.20%
 12.  To elect Rohit Dhawan as a director of the Company.                         76,344,822  99.93   55,169         0.07  76,399,991   68.20%
 13.  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor, to hold office         76,365,898  99.97   21,662         0.03  76,387,560   68.19%
 until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid,
 and to authorise the audit and risk committee of the board of directors of the
 Company to fix their remuneration.
 14.  To approve and adopt the A.G. Barr p.l.c. Annual Bonus Plan and             76,360,514  99.97   23,882         0.03  76,384,396   68.18%
 authorise the directors to implement it.
 15.  To authorise the directors to allot shares in the Company subject to the    73,704,578  96.47   2,693,434      3.53  76,398,012   68.19%
 restrictions set out in the resolution.
 16.  *To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights subject to the       74,277,081  97.22   2,120,402      2.78  76,397,483   68.19%
 limits set out in the resolution.
 17.  *To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to the specified    76,306,969  99.88   91,263         0.12  76,398,232   68.20%
 amount.

 

Notes:

(1)          * denotes a special resolution.

(2)          Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of
the Annual General Meeting have been included in the "For" total of the
appropriate resolution.

(3)          A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not
counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" any
resolution.

(4)          The percentage of votes "For" and "Against" any
resolution is expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that
resolution. The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 21
May 2026 was 112,028,871 ordinary shares of 4 1/6 pence each.

(5)          In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of
resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general
meeting will be submitted as soon as practicable to the FCA's National Storage
Mechanism and available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

(6)          The results will also be made available on the Company's
website at www.agbarr.co.uk (http://www.agbarr.co.uk)

(7)          A copy of all the resolutions passed at the meeting are
set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained within the Company's
Annual Report and Accounts 2026, which is available on the Company's website
www.agbarr.co.uk (http://www.agbarr.co.uk)

 

Christopher K. O'Donnell

COMPANY SECRETARY

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