AGM Information • Jul 14, 2025
AGM Information
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To be held at Investec, 30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP
on Monday 1 September 2025 at 9.30 am
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A form of proxy for the Annual General Meeting is enclosed and should be completed and returned so as to reach Equiniti Limited (Equiniti) (the Company's Registrars) by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday 28 August 2025. Completion and return of the form of proxy will not prevent you from attending and voting at the meeting, should you so wish. Alternatively, you can register your proxy vote electronically by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday 28 August 2025, either by means of a website provided by Equiniti, www.shareview.co.uk, or by using the service provided by Euroclear. Further details are given in the explanatory notes from page 8 of this document.
Dialight plc 60 Petty France London SW1H 9EU Registered in England and Wales 2486024 Web: www.dialight.com 14 July 2025
Dear Shareholder
I am pleased to inform you that this year's annual general meeting (Meeting or 2025 AGM) of Dialight plc (Dialight or the Company) will be held at Investec, 30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP on Monday 1 September 2025 at 9.30am.
This document provides details of those items of business to be transacted at the AGM and includes the formal notice of the 2025 AGM (the Notice). Explanatory notes can be found from page 6 onwards.
All shareholders are encouraged to vote either in advance of the Meeting by casting a proxy vote or on the day of the Meeting by attending. You can vote either:
For further information on the appointment of proxies please refer to the explanatory notes and the notes to the form of proxy.
The Companies Act 2006 (CA2006) requires that shareholders approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy every three years. The Company's last remuneration policy approval was in 2024 and accordingly there is no requirement for approval at the 2025 AGM. In accordance with CA2006, the annual advisory vote on the Directors' Remuneration Report is being put to shareholders.
The attention of shareholders is drawn to the notes accompanying resolution 3.
The attention of shareholders is drawn to the notes accompanying resolution 4-10. There have been two changes to the Board since last year's annual general meeting. On 11 November 2024, we announced that Carolyn Zhang had stepped down as Chief Financial Officer and as an Executive Director of Dialight with immediate effect. On 10 December 2024, Dialight was pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fryer as a Director and Interim Chief Financial Officer, and on 1 May 2025 to announce his appointment to the permanent Chief Financial Officer role. Mark has extensive experience across a range of UK listed and private companies and further biographical details are provided on page 44 of the Company's 2025 Annual Report and Accounts.
Copies of all service agreements under which the Directors are employed by the Company, copies of the letters of appointment of the Non-Executive Directors of the Company will be available for inspection at the Company's registered office during normal business hours (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) from the date of this Notice until the date of the 2025 AGM and at the place of the 2025 AGM for 15 minutes prior to and during the Meeting.
The interests of the Directors as at 31 March 2025 are set out on page 79 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts (2025 AR&A) in accordance with Listing Rule 9.8.6. As at 11 July 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice, there have been no changes in the interests of each Director.
The Directors consider that all the resolutions to be put to the Meeting are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and are most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of shareholders as a whole. The Directors unanimously recommend that you vote in favour of all the proposed resolutions as they intend to do so in respect of their own interests (both beneficial and non-beneficial), save in respect of those resolutions in which they are personally interested.
If you have any questions regarding the 2025 AGM business please contact Equiniti by phone on +44 (0) 371 384 2495. Lines are open from 8.30am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales).
Neil Johnson Group Chair
The annual general meeting (Meeting or 2025 AGM) of Dialight plc (the Company) will be held at Investec, 30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP, at 9.30 am on Monday 1 September 2025. You will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, pass the resolutions below. Resolutions 13 to 15 (inclusive) will be proposed as special resolutions; all other resolutions will be proposed as ordinary resolutions. Voting on all resolutions will be conducted by way of a poll rather than a show of hands.
provided that the amount of political donations made, and political expenditure incurred, by the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to this resolution shall not in aggregate exceed £10,000.
Such power shall, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied, expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting after this resolution is passed or on 30 September 2026, whichever is the earlier. For the purpose of this resolution the above terms (political donations, political parties, independent election candidates, political organisations and political expenditure) shall have the same meanings as set out in Part 14 of the CA2006.
The authorised sum referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this resolution may be comprised of one or more amounts in different currencies which, for the purpose of calculating that authorised sum, shall be converted into pounds sterling at such rate as the Board of the Company in its absolute discretion may determine to be appropriate.
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter whatsoever.
Such authorities shall, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied, expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting after this resolution is passed or on 30 September 2026, whichever is the earlier, but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements before the authority expires which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares to be granted after the authority expires and the Directors may allot shares or grant such rights under any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
and shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting or on 30 September 2026, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may, before such expiry make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares to be sold, after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities, or sell treasury shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the power conferred by this resolution has expired.
as if s561 CA2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash and the sale of treasury shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £37,992 and used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the power is to be used within 12 months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Directors have determined to be either an acquisition or specified capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of this Notice, or for any other purposes as the Company in general meeting may at any time by special resolution determine and shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting of the Company or on 30 September 2026, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may, before such expiry make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares to be sold, after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities, or sell treasury shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the power conferred by this resolution has expired.
This authority shall, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied, expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting after this resolution is passed or on 30 September 2026, whichever is the earlier, but during this period the Company may make a contract to purchase Ordinary Shares under this authority before the expiry of the authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of the authority, and may make a purchase of Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any such contract.
By order of the Board
Laura Walker Company Secretary
Dialight plc 14 July 2025 Company Number: 2486024 Registered Office: 60 Petty France London SW1H 9EU
Resolutions 1 to 12 are proposed as ordinary resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, more than half of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.
Resolutions 13 to 15 are proposed as special resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, at least three-quarters of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.
Voting on all resolutions will be conducted by way of a poll rather than a show of hands. This is a more transparent method of voting as shareholder votes are to be counted according to the number of shares held. This ensures that shareholders who are not able to attend the annual general meeting, but who have appointed proxies, have their votes fully taken into account. Any Directors who have been appointed as proxies will cast those votes as directed by the person who appointed them.
The directors will lay before the Meeting the audited 2025 ARA.
The Directors' Remuneration Report, which may be found on pages 60 to 80 of the 2025 ARA, gives details of the remuneration paid to the Directors for the year ended 31 March 2025 and includes the Directors' Remuneration Policy applicable to the period. The Company's auditor has audited those parts of the directors' Remuneration Report to be audited, and their report may be found on pages 85 to 97 of the 2025 ARA.
By voting on resolution 2, shareholders are invited to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy). This vote is advisory in nature so payments made or promised to Directors will not have to be repaid, reduced or withheld if the resolution is not passed.
In accordance with s439A CA2026, the Company's Remuneration Policy is subject to a binding shareholder vote by ordinary resolution at least once every three years. The Company's current Remuneration Policy was last approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting in 2024.
The Company is required to appoint the auditor at each general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next such meeting. The Company's current auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, which was first appointed at last year's annual general meeting, wishes to stand for re-appointment at the 2025 AGM. Further details relating to the proposed re-appointment of Grant Thornton UK LLP is set out on page 81 of the 2025 AR&A.
This resolution authorises the directors, in accordance with standard practice, to determine the remuneration of the auditor.
In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) and the Company's Articles of Association, all Directors who have served since the Company's Annual General Meeting in 2024, will stand for re-election or election, other than Carolyn Zhang who has stepped down from the Board. The Board considers that, following a formal performance evaluation, the performance of each Director on the Board at the date of this Notice continues to be effective and demonstrates the commitment required to continue in their present roles and accordingly supports each Director's re-election or election.
Of the six Directors seeking election or re-election, two, Neil Johnson and Mark Fryer, have been subject to formal and extensive review processes upon assuming their current Board roles (in the case of Neil Johnson, relating to his assumption of the Executive Chair role) and the recommendation for their election is made in full confidence of the efficacy of those review processes.
Of the remaining four directors: Stephen Blair, Lynn Brubaker, John Lincoln and Nigel Lingwood have undergone comprehensive and formal review processes upon their appointment to the Board and during the annual Board review process and their nomination for election is made with full confidence in the rigor and effectiveness of these evaluations. Nigel Lingwood is now the longest serving member currently on the Board and invested very considerable time providing oversight during the period between the departure of Carolyn Zhang and the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, and in the recruitment process for that CFO, Mark Fryer. He has assumed the role of Senior Independent Director in February 2024. Biographical details of all current Directors can be found on pages 44 and 45 of the 2025 ARA and on the Company's website at www.dialight.com.
Part 14 of the CA2006 prohibits the Company and its subsidiaries from, amongst other things, making political donations exceeding £5,000 in aggregate in any 12-month period or incurring political expenditure in respect of a political party or other political organisation or an independent election candidate unless authorised by the Company's shareholders. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any intention of making any political donations or incurring any political expenditure. However, CA2006 defines 'political party', 'political organisation', 'political donation' and 'political expenditure' widely. For example, bodies such as those concerned with policy review and law reform or with the representation of the business community or sections of it, which the Company and/or its subsidiaries may see benefit in supporting, may be caught. Accordingly, the Company wishes to ensure that neither it nor its subsidiaries inadvertently commits any breaches of CA2006 through the undertaking of routine activities, which would not normally be considered to result in the making of political donations and political expenditure being incurred. As permitted under CA2006, the resolution extends not only to the Company but also covers all companies that are subsidiaries of the Company at any time the authority is in place. The resolution reflects the three categories covered by the rules and authorises the Company and its subsidiaries to:
As required by the CA 2006, the resolution is in general terms and does not purport to authorise particular donations.
This resolution is divided into two parts. Paragraph (a) of the resolution would give the directors the authority to allot ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to approximately £253,279 (representing a maximum of 13,400,979 ordinary shares). This amount represents approximately one-third of the issued share capital of the Company as at 11 July 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice.
In line with the latest guidelines issued by the Investment Association (IA), paragraph (b) of the resolution would give the directors the authority to allot ordinary shares by way of a pre-emptive offer or invitation (including a rights issue or open offer) in favour of ordinary shareholders up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to approximately £506,558 (representing a maximum of 26,801,957 ordinary shares), as reduced by the nominal amount of any ordinary shares issued under paragraph (a) of the resolution. This amount (before any reduction) represents approximately two-thirds of the issued share capital of the Company as at 11 July 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice.
The authorities sought under paragraphs (a) and (b) of the resolution will expire at the earlier of the conclusion of the 2026 AGM and 30 September 2026 (the last date by which the Company must hold an annual general meeting in 2026).
The Directors are mindful of shareholder concerns relating to the general granting of allotment powers and take all such allotment authorities so granted seriously. The Company has previously consulted with its major shareholders on the inclusion of this resolution and also sought external legal advice. The Directors have no present intention to exercise the authorities sought under this resolution. However, the authorities will give the Directors the flexibility to (a) manage the business prudently and (b) take advantage of business opportunities as they arise. If circumstances changed and the Directors were considering exercising the authorities sought under this resolution, the Directors would take note of relevant corporate governance guidelines in the use of such powers. The Directors note that such authorities are not required to issue shares under employee share schemes. As at the date of this Notice, no ordinary shares are held by the Company in treasury.
Resolutions 13 and 14 will be proposed as special resolutions, each of which requires a 75% majority of the votes to be cast in favour. They would give the Directors the power to allot ordinary shares (or sell any ordinary shares which the Company holds in treasury) for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings in certain circumstances.
Apart from offers or invitations in proportion to the respective number of shares held, the power in resolution 13 would be limited to the allotment of equity securities and sales of treasury shares for cash (i) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £37,992 (equivalent to approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 11 July 2025 being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice).
The power set out in resolution 14 would be limited to (i) the allotment of equity securities and sales of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £37,992 (equivalent to approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital at 11 July 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice. This is in addition to the 5% referred to in resolution 13.
The powers set out in resolutions 13 and 14 remain below the recommendations set out in the Pre-Emption Group (PEG's) 2022 Statement of Principles which increased the level of disapplication authority that companies can request routinely to 20% of their issued ordinary share capital.
The Directors confirm that they intend to use this power only in connection with a transaction which they have determined to be an acquisition or a specified capital investment (of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles) which is announced contemporaneously with the announcement of the issue, or which has taken place in the preceding 12 month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the issue. The Directors also confirm that they intend to follow the shareholder protections in paragraph one of Part 2B of the Statement of Principles.
The powers under resolutions 13 and 14 will expire at the earlier of the conclusion of the 2026 AGM or on 30 September 2026.
This resolution would give authority for the Company to purchase up to 4,020,294 of its ordinary shares, representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued share capital. The resolution specifies the minimum and maximum prices for any ordinary shares purchased under the authority. If granted, the authority will expire at the earlier of the conclusion of the 2026 AGM or on 30 September 2026 (the last date by which the Company must hold an annual general meeting in 2026).
The Directors will determine whether any ordinary shares acquired pursuant to this authority are to be cancelled or held in treasury at the time that they resolve to exercise the authority. As at 11 July 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this Notice, the total number of options over shares outstanding under the Company's share schemes was 1,051,510 which, if exercised, would represent 2.62% of the issued shares at that time. If the Company were to purchase its own shares to the fullest possible extent of its authority from shareholders (existing and being sought), this number of outstanding options could potentially represent approximately 2.91% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The Directors are of the opinion that this authority, if renewed, will continue to give them greater flexibility to manage the issued share capital of the Company for the benefit of the shareholders and would only use this authority if it is for the benefit of the shareholders as a whole and could be expected to result in an increase in the earnings per share of the Company. The Directors have no present intention of exercising the authority conferred by this resolution.
Dialight plc 60 Petty France London SW1H 9EU
www.dialight.com
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