BURBERRY GROUP PLC
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting 2026
15 July 2026
The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held earlier today at Horseferry House, Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AW. All resolutions were passed by shareholders, as set out below. A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed.
Resolutions 1 to 18 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 19 to 22 as Special Resolutions. The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of 2026 Annual General Meeting (the "Notice"), which is available on the Burberry Group plc website at https://www.burberryplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/AGM2026
The results were as follows:
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Resolution |
Votes For* |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total votes validly cast |
Total votes cast as % of issued share capital** |
Votes Withheld** |
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1. |
To receive the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 March 2026. |
269,661,748 |
99.50 |
1,342,136 |
0.50 |
271,003,884 |
75.07% |
737,684 |
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2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 150 to 160 of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 March 2026. |
172,446,502 |
64.61 |
94,462,467 |
35.39 |
266,908,969 |
73.93% |
4,832,598 |
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3. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 28 March 2026. |
254,640,031 |
95.10 |
13,133,596 |
4.90 |
267,773,627 |
74.17% |
3,967,941 |
|
4. |
To re-elect Dr Gerry Murphy as a Director of the Company. |
266,156,639 |
98.02 |
5,378,934 |
1.98 |
271,535,573 |
75.22% |
205,145 |
|
5. |
To re-elect Joshua Schulman as a Director of the Company. |
271,276,142 |
99.90 |
280,199 |
0.10 |
271,556,341 |
75.22% |
185,227 |
|
6. |
To re-elect Kate Ferry as a Director of the Company. |
268,927,933 |
99.04 |
2,609,420 |
0.96 |
271,537,353 |
75.22% |
204,215 |
|
7. |
To re-elect Orna NíChionna as a Director of the Company. |
267,360,051 |
98.46 |
4,181,340 |
1.54 |
271,541,391 |
75.22% |
200,177 |
|
8. |
To re-elect Alessandra Cozzani as a Director of the Company. |
268,018,788 |
98.70 |
3,522,519 |
1.30 |
271,541,307 |
75.22% |
200,261 |
|
9. |
To re-elect Ron Frasch as a Director of the Company. |
267,069,602 |
98.35 |
4,472,183 |
1.65 |
271,541,785 |
75.22% |
199,783 |
|
10. |
To re-elect Danuta Gray as a Director of the Company. |
264,350,134 |
97.30 |
7,330,598 |
2.70 |
271,680,732 |
75.26% |
60,836 |
|
11. |
To re-elect Stella King as a Director of the Company. |
269,104,461 |
99.11 |
2,423,106 |
0.89 |
271,527,567 |
75.21% |
214,001 |
|
12. |
To re-elect Alan Stewart as a Director of the Company. |
267,360,539 |
98.46 |
4,176,956 |
1.54 |
271,537,495 |
75.22% |
204,073 |
|
13. |
To elect William Jackson as a Director of the Company. |
271,428,881 |
99.96 |
114,844 |
0.04 |
271,543,725 |
75.22% |
197,843 |
|
14. |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company. |
271,373,895 |
99.93 |
178,341 |
0.07 |
271,552,236 |
75.22% |
189,332 |
|
15. |
To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to determine the auditor's remuneration. |
271,521,987 |
99.99 |
34,008 |
0.01 |
271,555,995 |
75.22% |
185,573 |
|
16. |
To approve the proposed amendments to the rules of the Burberry Share Plan 2020. |
170,451,210 |
63.00 |
100,097,536 |
37.00 |
270,548,746 |
74.94% |
1,192,821 |
|
17. |
To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries. |
262,614,838 |
96.71 |
8,936,063 |
3.29 |
271,550,901 |
75.22% |
190,667 |
|
18. |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares. |
262,143,076 |
96.53 |
9,411,004 |
3.47 |
271,554,080 |
75.22% |
187,488 |
|
19. |
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution). |
264,875,191 |
97.54 |
6,667,416 |
2.46 |
271,542,607 |
75.22% |
198,961 |
|
20. |
To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions or other capital investments (Special Resolution). |
264,072,508 |
97.25 |
7,466,940 |
2.75 |
271,539,448 |
75.22% |
202,120 |
|
21. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares (Special Resolution). |
271,222,220 |
99.97 |
87,093 |
0.03 |
271,309,313 |
75.15% |
432,255 |
|
22. |
To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than an AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution). |
258,212,478 |
95.09 |
13,346,761 |
4.91 |
271,559,239 |
75.22% |
182,329 |
Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
Every shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held. As at 6.30pm on 13 July 2026, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 363,849,840 Ordinary Shares. The Company holds 2,839,220 shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Burberry Group plc as at 13 July 2026 was 361,010,620.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than those concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Resolution 2: Directors' Remuneration Policy and Resolution 16: Amendment of rules of Burberry Share Plan 2020
Whilst the Board is pleased that all resolutions at the AGM were approved by shareholders, it acknowledges that Resolution 2 relating to the Directors' Remuneration Policy and Resolution 16 relating to amendments to the rules of the Burberry Share Plan 2020, each received less than 80% support of votes received. Notably, both these resolutions were supported by our 10 largest shareholders. The Board has undertaken a comprehensive consultation process in the period leading up to the AGM and will continue to engage with shareholders to understand and respond to their concerns. An update will be provided within six months of the 2026 AGM in line with the UK Corporate Governance Code.
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Enquiries |
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Gemma Parsons |
Company Secretary |
+44 (0)20 3367 4539 Gemma.Parsons@burberry.com |
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