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7 August 2025
THE PEBBLE GROUP PLC
("The Pebble Group", the "Group" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
The Pebble Group, a leading provider of technology, products and related services to the global promotional products industry, announces the results of its General Meeting held at 10.00 a.m. (UK time) today at Didsbury House, 748-754 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2DW. The resolutions put to shareholders, as outlined in the circular published on 21 July 2025 (the "Circular"), were as follows:
· A special resolution to approve the Tender Offer (the "Tender Offer Resolution"); and
· An advisory vote tabled as an ordinary resolution to approve the proposed amendments to the Current Directors' Remuneration Policy (the "Directors' Remuneration Policy Resolution").
The Company is pleased to announce that, following the conclusion of the General Meeting, both resolutions were duly passed. Voting on the resolutions proposed at the General Meeting was conducted by way of a poll.
The number of votes for and against the resolutions put before the General Meeting, as well as the number of votes withheld, were as follows:
| Resolution |
Votes for |
Votes for (%) |
Votes against |
Votes against (%) |
Total votes |
Votes cast as % of issued share capital |
Votes withheld* |
| Tender Offer Resolution |
139,977,327 |
100.00% |
6,686 |
0.00% |
139,984,013 |
87.84% |
1,078 |
| Directors' Remuneration Policy Resolution |
136,085,358 |
97.24% |
3,869,011 |
2.76% |
139,954,369 |
87.82% |
30,772 |
*A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
The Tender Offer closes at 1.00 p.m. (UK time) on 7 August 2025. The Company expects to make a further announcement in respect of the results of the Tender Offer on 8 August 2025.
Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, capitalised terms used in this announcement will have the same meaning given to them in the Circular.
The Pebble Group
Christopher Lee, Chief Executive Officer
Claire Thomson, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0) 7385 024855
Temple Bar Advisory (Financial PR)
Alex Child-Villiers
Alistair de Kare-Silver
+44 (0) 207 183 1190
Panmure Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Edward Mansfield
William King
Gaya Bhatt
+44 (0) 20 3100 2000
About The Pebble Group
The Pebble Group is a provider of technology, products and related services to the global promotional products industry, comprising two differentiated businesses, Facilisgroup and Brand Addition, focused on specific areas of the promotional products market. For further information, please visit www.thepebblegroup.com .
Forward Looking Statements
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