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HELICAL PLC

AGM Information Jul 14, 2022

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RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Results of the 2022 Annual General Meeting

Helical plc ("Helical" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that at its one hundred and second Annual General Meeting ("Meeting") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 14 June 2022 ("Notice") were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies lodged before the Meeting are set out below:

Resolution For the
Resolution1
% For Against the
Resolution
%
Against
Total Votes
Validly Cast
Votes
Withheld2
1 To receive and
consider the
accounts and
reports of the
Directors and
Independent
Auditor for the
year ended 31
March 2022
91,405,924 99.99 748 0.01 91,406,672 68,166
2 To declare a
final dividend of
8.25 pence per
ordinary share
91,474,090 99.99 748 0.01 91,474,838 0
3 To re-elect G. A.
Kaye as a
Director
90,981,273 99.46 493,565 0.54 91,474,838 0
4 To re-elect T. J.
Murphy as a
Director
90,941,484 99.42 533,354 0.58 91,474,838 0
5 To re-elect M. C.
Bonning-Snook
as a Director
90,981,041 99.46 493,797 0.54 91,474,838 0
6 To re-elect S. V.
Clayton as a
Director
90,929,688 99.4 545,150 0.6 91,474,838 0
7 To re-elect R. R.
Cotton as a
Director
89,362,511 97.69 2,112,327 2.31 91,474,838 0
8 To re-elect S. J.
Farr as a
Director
90,929,688 99.4 545,150 0.6 91,474,838 0
9 To re-elect J. J.
Lister as a
Director
90,929,688 99.4 545,150 0.6 91,474,838 0
10 To re-appoint
Deloitte LLP as
Auditors of the
Company
91,474,090 99.99 748 0.01 91,474,838 0
11 To authorise the
Directors to set
the
remuneration of
the Independent
Auditor
91,474,090 99.99 748 0.01 91,474,838 0
12 To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration
Report (other
than the section
containing the
Directors'
remuneration
policy) for the
year ended 31
March 2022
85,918,219 97.52 2,183,676 2.48 88,101,895 3,372,943
13 To authorise the
renewal and
extension of the
Helical Bar 2002
Share Incentive
Plan (the "SIP")
91,274,344 99.78 200,494 0.22 91,474,838 0
14 To authorise the
Directors to allot
shares pursuant
to section 551 of
the Companies
Act 2006
90,171,535 98.58 1,303,303 1.42 91,474,838 0
15 To authorise the
Directors to dis
apply pre
emption rights
pursuant to
sections 570
and 573 of the
Companies Act
20063
91,473,090 99.99 1,748 0.01 91,474,838 0
16 To authorise the
Directors to dis
apply pre
emption rights
pursuant to
sections 570
and 573 of the
Companies Act
2006 in addition
to resolution 173
87,041,300 95.15 4,433,538 4.85 91,474,838 0
17 To authorise the
Company to
make market
purchases of its
Ordinary Shares
pursuant to
section 701 of
the Companies
Act 20063
90,905,386 99.38 565,431 0.62 91,470,817 4,021
18 To approve
general
meetings (other
than annual
general
meetings) to be
held on not less
than 14 clear
days' notice3
89,194,715 97.51 2,280,123 2.49 91,474,838 0

Notes:

1 Includes discretionary votes

2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

3 Special Resolution which requires at least 75% of votes in favour

As at the date of the Meeting there were 122,325,413 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the Notice.

2. Resolutions submitted to the National Storage Mechanism

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism

The resolutions carried at the Meeting are set out in full in the Notice which can be found on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk

3. Confirmed Board Changes

The Shareholders approved the re-appointment of Richard Cotton at today's AGM. The Company therefore confirms that Richard Cotton has succeeded Richard Grant and is now the Chairman of Helical.

Sue Clayton was also re-appointed to the Board and consequently, she has assumed the role of Senior Independent Director of Helical.

Helical plc

J.R. Moss (Company Secretary) Tel: 020 7629 0113 Address: 5 Hanover Square London W1S 1HQ Website: www.helical.co.uk

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