AGM Results 2026

I am pleased to confirm the result of voting at the Society’s 165th Annual General Meeting held in Burnley on Wednesday 22 April 2026 as follows.

Ordinary Resolutions	For	Against	Withheld	% in Favour
To receive the Auditor’s Report, Directors’ Report, Annual Accounts and Business Statement	2,347	24	17	99.0%
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	2,203	129	56	94.5%
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	2,305	60	24	97.5%

Ordinary Resolution for the Re-Election of Directors	For	Against	Withheld	% in Favour
To elect Julia Ann Laura Brook as a Director	2,292	58	38	97.5%
To elect Darin Landon as a Director	2,300	50	38	97.9%
To re-elect John Laurence Walker as a Director	2,289	62	72	97.4%
To re-elect Robert Michael Pheasey as a Director	2,301	54	33	97.1%
To re-elect Georgina Louise Smith as a Director	2,285	62	41	97.4%
To re-elect Maura Sullivan as a Director	2,285	62	41	97.4%
To re-elect Neal Walker as a Director	2,299	53	36	97.7%

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