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MEARS GROUP PLC

AGM Information Jun 7, 2018

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Mears Group PLC Result of AGM

The Annual General Meeting of Mears Group PLC, was held at Carpenters' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue London, EC2N 2JJ on 7 June 2018.

All resolutions were duly passed on a poll and the results of each resolution were as follows:

Resolution Votes For Votes Against Votes Total votes Percentage of
withheld cast issued share
capital voted
(%)
1: To receive and adopt the
Directors' and Auditor's Reports
and Audited Accounts for the
year ended 31 December 2017 82,327,633 383,044 374,000 82,710,677 79.82%
2 To approve the Remuneration
report 77,588,906 5,532,133 4,000 83,121,039 80.22%
3 To re-appoint Grant Thornton
UK LLP as auditor of the 82,670,914 413,404 359 83,084,318 80.18%
Company
4 To authorise the Directors to
fix the remuneration of the
auditor 83,079,493 2,184 3,000 83,081,677 80.18%
5 To approve a final dividend of
8.55p per ordinary share 83,082,663 2,014 0 83,084,677 80.18%
6 To re-elect Bob Holt 44,061,456 23,960,765 15,102,818 68,022,221 65.64%
7 To re-elect David Miles 83,054,382 27,249 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
8 To re-elect Andrew Smith 82,983,097 98,534 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
9 To re-elect Alan Long 83,054,382 27,249 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
10 To re-elect Geraint Davies 82,702,947 378,684 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
11 To re-elect Julia Unwin 82,962,509 119,122 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
12 To re-elect Roy Irwin 83,079,447 2,184 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
13 To re-elect Jason Burt 83,076,947 4,684 3,046 83,081,631 80.18%
14 To elect Elizabeth Corrado 83,061,447 2,184 21,046 83,063,631 80.16%
15 To elect Amanda Hillerby 83,036,382 27,249 21,046 83,063,631 80.16%
16 To authorise the Directors to
allot relevant securities generally
pursuant to Section 551 of the
Companies Act 2006 in
connection with a rights issue,
open offer or other offer of
securities 66,385,484 16,699,147 46 83,084,631 80.18%
17 To authorise the Directors to
allot relevant securities generally
pursuant to Section 570 of the
Companies Act 2006 71,589,241 11,495,390 46 83,084,631 80.18%
18 To authorise the Directors to
allot relevant securities generally
pursuant to Section 570 of the
Companies Act 2006 for the
purpose of financing an
acquisition or other capital
investment 64,412,357 18,672,274 46 83,084,631 80.18%
19 To authorise the holding of
general meetings on 14 clear
days' notice 72,713,056 10,371,575 46 83,084,631 80.18%

Notes:

(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(ii) The number of ordinary shares in issue on 7 June 2018 was 103,621,576. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.

(iii) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.

Full details of the resolutions are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 4 May 2018 (which is available on the Company's website at https://investors.mearsgroup.co.uk/i/shareholders/meetings%20and%20voting/)

Resolutions 1 to 16 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50 per cent. of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions. Resolutions 17 to 19 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75 per cent. of shareholders' votes to be cast in favour of the resolutions.

The Board notes the outcome of the shareholder vote on Resolution 6 concerning the re-election of the Chairman, Robert Holt. The Board has consulted with a number of shareholders to understand the reasons behind their negative vote. The Board will continue to engage with shareholders on this matter.

Despite engagement with shareholders, the Board notes significant votes against Resolution 16 (Issue of shares), Resolutions 18 (Dis-application of Pre-emption Rights). These Resolutions are consistent with the latest investor guidelines and with the resolutions approved in previous years. The Company will consult with shareholders voting against these resolutions to understand their views in relation to the specific authorities sought. The outcome of this exercise will be reported back to the Board for further consideration and a summary of any decisions or actions taken by the Board as a result will be included in the explanatory materials accompanying the notice of annual general meeting in 2019.

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