Tesco PLC — AGM Information 2025

Jun 12, 2025

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Tesco PLC

12 June 2025

Tesco PLC

12 June 2025

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

Tesco PLC held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 12 June 2025 at 11:30a.m.  All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed.   The results of the polls are as follows:

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST	% ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the report and accounts	4,733,848,307	99.99	278,409	0.01	4,734,126,716	71.51%	50,773,983
2	To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	4,631,549,244	96.99	143,610,274	3.01	4,775,159,518	72.13%	9,730,076
3	To approve the Directors' remuneration report	4,636,959,734	96.97	145,011,372	3.03	4,781,971,106	72.23%	2,918,387
4	To declare a final dividend	4,780,752,299	99.96	1,836,454	0.04	4,782,588,753	72.24%	2,305,521
5	To elect Chris Kennedy as a Director	4,595,458,414	96.10	186,677,236	3.90	4,782,135,650	72.24%	2,752,911
6	To re-elect Melissa Bethell as a Director	4,656,530,860	97.37	125,658,134	2.63	4,782,188,994	72.24%	2,700,145
7	To re-elect Bertrand Bodson as a Director	4,702,717,696	98.34	79,480,207	1.66	4,782,197,903	72.24%	2,691,682
8	To re-elect Dame Carolyn Fairbairn as a Director	4,711,006,546	98.51	71,180,655	1.49	4,782,187,201	72.24%	2,702,829
9	To re-elect Thierry Garnier as a Director	4,687,819,896	98.03	94,353,779	1.97	4,782,173,675	72.24%	2,714,336
10	To re-elect Stewart Gilliland as a Director	4,658,410,237	98.29	80,864,770	1.71	4,739,275,007	71.59%	45,614,578
11	To re-elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director	4,384,822,592	91.69	397,355,874	8.31	4,782,178,466	72.24%	2,711,119
12	To re-elect Ken Murphy as a Director	4,771,854,375	99.78	10,379,211	0.22	4,782,233,586	72.24%	2,661,003
13	To re-elect Imran Nawaz as a Director	4,750,658,557	99.34	31,536,662	0.66	4,782,195,219	72.24%	2,694,366
14	To re-elect Caroline Silver as a Director	4,649,657,761	97.23	132,544,883	2.77	4,782,202,644	72.24%	2,686,941
15	To re-elect Karen Whitworth as a Director	4,711,006,033	98.51	71,204,197	1.49	4,782,210,230	72.24%	2,679,355
16	To reappoint the auditor	4,718,026,339	99.55	21,367,068	0.45	4,739,393,407	71.59%	45,495,872
17	To authorise the Audit Committee to set the auditor's remuneration	4,780,840,862	99.97	1,447,501	0.03	4,782,288,363	72.24%	2,599,553
18	To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries	4,576,285,742	97.82	101,813,888	2.18	4,678,099,630	70.66%	106,781,228
19	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	4,430,617,402	92.65	351,638,134	7.35	4,782,255,536	72.24%	2,633,658
20	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights*	4,445,706,453	92.96	336,483,044	7.04	4,782,189,497	72.24%	2,699,782
21	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and other capital investment*	4,195,185,360	87.85	580,191,435	12.15	4,775,376,795	72.13%	9,512,473
22	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*	4,770,022,224	99.81	8,872,288	0.19	4,778,894,512	72.19%	6,001,336
23	To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings*	4,467,446,023	93.42	314,675,776	6.58	4,782,121,799	72.24%	2,768,618

*Special resolutions

Notes

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: https://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/shareholder-meetings/

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

The total number of ordinary shares available for voting on 11 June 2025 at 6.30pm was 6,620,186,219. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those relating to ordinary business) will be submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

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