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Results of Annual General Meetings of Ninety One plc and Ninety One Limited (the "Annual General Meetings" or “AGMs
Ninety One plc Ninety One Limited
Incorporated in England and Wales Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number: 12245293 Registration number: 2019/526481/06
Date of registration: 4 October 2019 Date of registration: 18 October 2019
LSE share code: N91 JSE share code: NY1
JSE share code: N91 ISIN: ZAE000282356
ISIN: GB00BJHPLV88
LEI: 549300G0TJCT3K15ZG14
As part of the dual-listed companies' structure, Ninety One plc and Ninety One Limited notify both the LSE and
the JSE of matters which are required to be disclosed under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules
and Listing Rules of the FCA and/or the Listings Requirements of the JSE.
Results of Annual General Meetings of Ninety One plc and Ninety One Limited
(the "Annual General Meetings" or "AGMs")
The AGMs were held on 22 July 2026 physically and electronically by audiocast. As required by the companies'
dual-listed structure, all resolutions were treated as Joint Electorate Actions and were decided on a poll. All
resolutions at both meetings were passed by the required majority.
The voting results of the Joint Electorate Actions are identical and are given below:
Total
Votes
Cast as a
Votes Votes Total Votes
Resolution Votes For % % % % of the
Against Withheld Cast
Ordinary
Shares in
Issue
Common business: Ninety One plc and Ninety One Limited
To re-elect Hendrik du Toit as a
1
director. 769,180,952 99.76% 1,861,198 0.24% 571,991 0.07% 771,042,150 77.43%
To re-elect Kim McFarland as a
2
director. 770,198,421 99.89% 841,236 0.11% 574,484 0.07% 771,039,657 77.43%
To re-elect Gareth Penny as a
3
director. 767,540,984 99.55% 3,497,660 0.45% 575,497 0.07% 771,038,644 77.43%
To re-elect Idoya Basterrechea
4
Aranda as a director. 768,557,085 99.88% 938,129 0.12% 2,118,927 0.27% 769,495,214 77.28%
To re-elect Busisiwe Mabuza as a
5
director. 764,631,059 99.37% 4,858,920 0.63% 2,124,162 0.28% 769,489,979 77.28%
To re-elect Victoria Cochrane as a
6
director. 769,277,237 99.97% 218,989 0.03% 2,117,915 0.27% 769,496,226 77.28%
To re-elect Khumo Shuenyane as
7
a director. 767,475,386 99.76% 1,868,364 0.24% 2,270,391 0.29% 769,343,750 77.26%
To elect Charles Harman as a
8
director. 768,936,219 99.93% 539,417 0.07% 2,138,505 0.28% 769,475,636 77.28%
To approve the directors'
9 remuneration report, for the year
ended 31 March 2026. 755,586,767 98.12% 14,503,557 1.88% 1,523,723 0.20% 770,090,324 77.34%
To approve the directors'
10
remuneration policy. 720,220,670 95.54% 33,601,425 4.46% 17,792,046 2.31% 753,822,095 75.70%
To approve Ninety One's climate
11
strategy. 657,985,749 96.85% 21,418,542 3.15% 92,209,850 11.95% 679,404,291 68.23%
Ordinary business: Ninety One plc
To receive and adopt the audited
annual financial statements of
Ninety One plc for the year ended
12
31 March 2026, together with the
reports of the directors and of the
auditor of Ninety One plc. 770,232,744 99.97% 203,319 0.03% 1,178,078 0.15% 770,436,063 77.37%
Subject to the passing of
resolution 22, to declare a final
13
dividend on the ordinary shares for
the year ended 31 March 2026. 771,020,647 100.00% 21,955 0.00% 571,539 0.07% 771,042,602 77.43%
To re-appoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of 7
More London Riverside, London,
SE1 2RT, as auditor of Ninety One
plc in place of the retiring auditor
14
to hold office until the conclusion
of the Annual General Meeting of
Ninety One plc to be held in 2027,
with the designated audit partner
being Allan McGrath. 770,453,690 99.93% 571,752 0.07% 588,699 0.08% 771,025,442 77.43%
To authorise the Audit and Risk
15 Committee to set the remuneration
of Ninety One plc's auditors. 765,414,290 99.27% 5,607,942 0.73% 591,909 0.08% 771,022,232 77.43%
Special business: Ninety One plc
Ordinary resolution: Directors'
16 authority to allot shares and other
securities. 743,260,032 96.40% 27,767,495 3.60% 586,614 0.08% 771,027,527 77.43%
Special resolution: Disapplication
17
of pre-emption rights.
604,177,383 78.36% 166,840,548 21.64% 596,210 0.08% 771,017,931 77.43%
Special resolution: Authority to
18
purchase own ordinary shares.
767,030,685 99.51% 3,743,104 0.49% 840,352 0.11% 770,773,789 77.41%
Special resolution: Authority to
purchase own ordinary shares on
19
the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange. 765,523,866 99.31% 5,348,606 0.69% 741,669 0.10% 770,872,472 77.42%
Special resolution: Consent to
20
short notice. 738,432,418 95.77% 32,595,213 4.23% 586,510 0.08% 771,027,631 77.43%
Ordinary business: Ninety One Limited
To present the audited financial
statements of Ninety One Limited
for the year ended 31 March 2026,
together with the reports of the
21 directors, the auditor, the chair of Non-voting resolution
the Audit and Risk Committee and
the chair of the Sustainability,
Social and Ethics Committee to
the shareholders.
Subject to the passing of
resolution 13, to declare a final
22
dividend on the ordinary shares for
the year ended 31 March 2026.
770,912,442 99.99% 104,982 0.01% 596,717 0.08% 771,017,424 77.43%
To re-appoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. of 5
Silo Square, V&A Waterfront,
Cape Town, 8002, South Africa,
as auditor of Ninety One Limited,
23 to hold office until the conclusion
of the Annual General Meeting of
Ninety One Limited to be held in
2027, with the designated audit
partner being Nicolette Jacobs.
770,687,709 99.96% 322,702 0.04% 603,730 0.08% 771,010,411 77.43%
Election of Audit and Risk
Committee members.
i. Victoria Cochrane
24 768,950,250 99.93% 516,854 0.07% 2,147,037 0.28% 769,467,104 77.28%
ii. Khumo Shuenyane
762,808,845 99.13% 6,658,247 0.87% 2,147,049 0.28% 769,467,092 77.28%
iii. Charles Harman
769,104,227 99.95% 362,877 0.05% 2,147,037 0.28% 769,467,104 77.28%
Election of Sustainability, Social
25
and Ethics Committee members
i. Khumo Shuenyane
767,287,198 99.74% 2,026,625 0.26% 2,300,318 0.30% 769,313,823 77.26%
ii. Gareth Penny
768,914,635 99.73% 2,095,328 0.27% 604,178 0.08% 771,009,963 77.43%
iii. Hendrik du Toit
769,147,599 99.39% 4,749,969 0.61% 607,650 0.08% 773,897,568 77.72%
Special business: Ninety One Limited
Authorising the directors to issue
26 up to 5% of the issued ordinary
shares in Ninety One Limited. 753,295,584 92.77% 58,727,822 7.23% 611,885 0.08% 812,023,406 81.55%
General authority to issue ordinary
27
shares for cash. 694,662,736 95.63% 31,722,456 4.37% 608,185 0.08% 726,385,192 72.95%
Authority to acquire ordinary
28
shares of Ninety One Limited. 766,856,151 99.50% 3,855,671 0.50% 866,563 0.11% 770,711,822 77.40%
Special resolution 1 - Financial
29
Assistance. 767,262,170 99.50% 3,823,529 0.50% 601,505 0.08% 771,085,699 77.44%
Special resolution 2 - Non-
30
executive directors' remuneration. 770,445,686 99.97% 225,070 0.03% 686,104 0.09% 770,670,756 77.40%
Votes withheld are not votes in law and have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'for' or
'against' a resolution. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'for' total.
The Board notes that special resolution 17 passed with the required majority, there were a significant number of
votes cast against it (21.64%). The Board will continue its ongoing dialogue with Shareholders and consult as
appropriate to fully understand any concerns in relation to this resolution. In accordance with provision 4 of the 2024
UK Corporate Governance Code, the Board shall provide an update on these engagements within six months of the
AGM.
Other information
As at the date of the AGM, Ninety One plc's issued capital consists of 662,783,436 ordinary shares
of GBP0.0001 each and Ninety One Limited's issued capital consists of 332,961,027 ordinary shares of no par value.
In accordance with the dual-listed companies' structure, the aggregate number of voting rights which may be
exercised at the AGM was 995,744,463.
Resolutions 17, 18, 19, 20, 29 and 30 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 16, 17,18 19 and 20
will be filed with Companies House in the United Kingdom.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's AGM, other than resolutions
concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for
inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
22 July 2026
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