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Result of AGM

By LSE RNS

Date: Wednesday 14 Jan 2026






RNS Number : 9331O
Diploma PLC
14 January 2026
 



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        10-11 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE,

 LONDON EC1M 6EE

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700



 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


14 JANUARY 2026


 


 


RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")


 


Diploma PLC (the "Company") held its AGM today and announces that all resolutions, except resolution 17, were duly passed with the requisite majority.


 


Resolution 17 (disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments) did not achieve the 75% majority required to pass. The resolution was proposed in accordance with the best practice guidance in the Pre-Emption Group's 2022 Statement of Principles and is consistent with its template resolution.


 


The Board acknowledges the significant vote against resolution 16 (general disapplication of pre-emption rights). The Board is committed to maintaining an open dialogue with the Company's shareholders and will continue to engage with those shareholders who voted against resolutions 16 and 17 to understand their views. An update will be provided within six months of today's AGM in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.


 


The results of the AGM have now been published on the Company's website at https://www.diplomaplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/.


 


The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below (rounded to 2 decimal places).


 


Summary of Votes Cast


 



































































































































































































Resolution



Description



For



%



Against



%



Withheld
























1



REPORT AND ACCOUNTS



104,165,261



99.99%



3,329



0.01%



198,908



2



FINAL DIVIDEND OF 44.1p



104,365,515



100.00%



240



0.00%



1,743



3



RE-ELECT D LOWDEN



95,946,436



91.93%



8,417,593



8.07%



3,469



4



RE-ELECT J THOMSON



104,365,065



100.00%



389



0.00%



2,044



5



ELECT W NG



103,878,825



99.53%



486,629



0.47%



2,044



6



RE-ELECT J WARD



101,406,022



97.16%



2,958,782



2.84%



2,694



7



RE-ELECT G HUSE



104,359,779



99.99%



4,250



0.01%



3,469



8



RE-ELECT D FINCH



104,005,810



99.66%



358,219



0.34%



3,469



9



RE-ELECT J STIPP



103,868,925



99.52%



495,879



0.48%



2,694



10



RE-ELECT K BICKERSTAFFE



103,352,470



99.03%



1,012,334



0.97%



2,694



11



ELECT I EL-MOKADEM



104,363,037



99.99%



1,767



0.01%



2,694



12



RE-APPOINT AUDITOR



104,181,911



99.95%



50,225



0.05%



135,362



13



REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS



104,359,083



99.99%



3,670



0.01%



4,745



14



REMUNERATION REPORT



97,487,081



94.58%



5,588,078



5.42%



1,292,339



15



AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES



98,069,179



93.97%



6,293,182



6.03%



5,137



16 (SR)



DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS



79,590,867



76.26%



24,771,461



23.74%



5,170



17 (SR)



 


FURTHER DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS


 



75,785,540



72.62%



28,576,244



27.38%



5,714



18 (SR)



 


AUTHORITY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES



103,780,096



99.64%



369,936



0.36%



217,466



19 (SR)



CALL GENERAL MEETINGS



99,324,910



95.17%



5,039,387



4.83%



3,201



 


 


 


Notes:


 


1.     A total of 104,365,515 votes were validly cast.


2.     The Company's Issued Share Capital ("ISC") is 134,317,398 ordinary shares of 5p each and the proportion of the ISC represented by those votes validly cast is 77.70%.


3.     A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted.


4.     In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.1, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism   


 


 


For further information, please contact:


 


















Diploma PLC -



+44 (0)20 7549 5700



Anna Lawrence, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary



 









 


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