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Vertu Motors PLC
25 June 2025
 

25 June 2025

Vertu Motors plc ("Vertu Motors" or "Company")

Result of AGM

Vertu Motors plc, the UK automotive retailer with a network of 197 sales and aftersales outlets across the UK, announces that all resolutions put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today were duly passed and the proxy voting results are set out below.

In Favour


Against


Withheld

Resolution

Votes

% age


Votes

% age


Votes

1

Annual Report and Accounts

155,966,610

99.74


403,215

0.26


542,046

2

Reappointment of Auditors

155,321,497

98.99


1,578,682

1.01


11,692

3

Auditors' Remuneration

156,878,986

99.98


28,292

0.02


4,593

4

Dividend

156,910,554

99.99


429

0.01


888

5

Re-election of Karen Anderson

156,061,155

99.46


849,356

0.54


1,360

6

Election of Amanda Cox

156,629,768

99.85


230,750

0.15


51,353

7

Re-election of David Crane

155,863,476

99.36


997,035

0.64


51,360

8

Re-election of Robert Forrester

156,157,088

99.52


753,888

0.48


895

9

Re-election of David Gillard

155,970,842

99.40


939,676

0.60


1,353

10

Re-election of Andrew Goss

151,057,352

96.27


5,853,166

3.73


1,353

11

Re-election of Jonathan Mewett

156,365,619

99.65


544,899

0.35


1,353

12

Remuneration Report

155,316,302

99.47


823,003

0.53


772,566

13

Authority to Allot

156,265,476

99.63


582,500

0.37


63,895

14

Disapplication of Pre-Emption

156,357,035

99.69


487,415

0.31


67,421

15

Pre-emption on Acquisitions

156,012,697

99.47


831,753

0.53


67,421

16

Purchase of Own Shares

152,114,295

99.96


67,953

0.04


4,729,623

 

 

- Ends -

 

Vertu Motors plc

Tel: +44 (0) 191 491 2121

Robert Forrester, CEO

Karen Anderson, CFO

Phil Clark, Investor Relations

 


 

Stifel (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 207 710 7688

Matthew Blawat

Nick Harland

 


 

Shore Capital (Joint Broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Mark Percy / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory)

Isobel Jones (Corporate Broking)

 


 

Camarco

Tel: +44 (0) 203 757 4980

Billy Clegg

Tom Huddart


 

Notes to Editors

Vertu Motors is the fourth largest automotive retailer in the UK with a network of 197 sales outlets across the UK.

Vertu Motors was established in November 2006 with the strategy to consolidate the UK motor retail sector.  It is intended that the Group will continue to acquire motor retail operations to grow a scaled dealership group.  The Group's acquisition strategy is supplemented by a focused organic growth strategy to drive operational efficiencies through its national dealership network. The Group currently operates 195 franchised sales outlets and 2 non-franchised sales operations from 153 locations across the UK.

Vertu's Mission Statement is to "deliver an outstanding customer motoring experience through honesty and trust".

Vertu Motors Group websites - https://investors.vertumotors.com / www.vertucareers.com

Vertu brand websites - www.vertumotors.com / www.vertuhonda.com / www.vertutoyota.com / www.vertumotorcycles.com

 

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