SLINGSBY (H.C.) PLC

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 23, 2025

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Slingsby(H.C.)Plc

23 May 2025

23 May 2025

H C SLINGSBY PLC

("Slingsby" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Result of Annual General Meeting

HC Slingsby PLC (AIM: SLNG), one of the market leaders in the distribution of industrial and commercial equipment, announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting, held earlier today, resolutions 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 were passed on a poll.  Resolution 6 was not passed.

Details of the poll voting on each resolution are set out below:

	NO. OF VOTES FOR*	%**	NO. OF VOTES AGAINST	%**	TOTAL VOTES CAST (EXCLUDING VOTES WITHHELD)**	NO. OF VOTES WITHHELD**
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
1.    To receive the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.	621,481	100%	-	0.00%	621,481	-
2.    To elect as a Director, Andrew Kitchingman.	567,709	63.25%	329,902	36.75%	897,611	-
3.    To re-elect as a Director, Morgan Morris.	897,298	99.97%	313	0.03%	897,611	-
4.    To reappoint RSM UK Audit LLP as auditors of the Company.	621,481	100.00%	-	0.00%	621,481	-
5.    To authorise the Directors of the Company to determine the remuneration of the auditors.	621,481	100.00%	-	0.00%	621,481	-
6.    To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in the Company.	289,579	46.75%	329,902	53.25%	619,481	2,000
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
7.    Subject to the passing of resolution 6, to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in the Company.	359,534	99.91%	313	0.09%	359,847	261,634
8.    Subject to the passing of resolution 6 and 7, to authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in the Company for cash.	359,534	99.91%	313	0.09%	359,847	261,634
9.    To authorise the Company generally and unconditionally to make one or more market purchases.	619,168	99.95%	313	0.05%	619,481	2,000

*Votes "For" include votes giving the Chairman discretion.

**A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

Whilst resolution 2 was passed with the necessary majority, the Board notes the voting in relation to this resolution. The Board has considered this and does not believe that any further actions are required to understand the reasons behind this voting result or otherwise.

Following resolution 6 not being passed, the Directors do not currently have the authority to allot ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for cash or for other purposes, or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any securities into Ordinary Shares.  Following the voting on resolution 6, where it is able to, the Board will seek to engage with those shareholders who are understood to have voted against this resolution in order to understand their views and/or any specific concerns. 

For further information, please contact:

H C Slingsby PLC	Tel: 01274 535 030
Andrew Kitchingman, Non-Executive Chairman
Morgan Morris, Group Chief Executive
Allenby Capital Limited  (Nominated adviser and Broker)	Tel: 020 3328 5656
Alex Brearley / Ashur Joseph (Corporate Finance) Amrit Nahal (Sales and Corporate Broking)

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