A.G. BARR p.l.c. (the "Company")

31 May 2024

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were duly passed. The results of the poll are as follows:

RESOLUTIONS

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES

%

VOTES

VOTES

AGAINST

TOTAL

WITHHELD

1.

To receive and approve the audited accounts of the group and the Company for the

79,691,548

100.00

3,163

0.00

79,694,711

101,589

year ended 28 January 2024 together with the directors' and auditor's reports thereon.

2.

To receive and approve the annual statement by the chair of the remuneration

62,673,433

81.92

13,834,023

18.08

76,507,456

3,288,844

committee and the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 28 January 2024.

3.

To declare a final dividend of 12.40 pence per ordinary share of 4 1/6 pence for the

79,792,194

100.00

3,163

0.00

79,795,357

943

year ended 28 January 2024.

4.

To re-elect Mr Mark Allen OBE as a director of the Company.

67,915,113

86.36

10,728,356

13.64

78,643,469

1,152,831

5.

To re-elect Mr Stuart Lorimer as a director of the Company.

79,547,708

99.70

240,267

0.30

79,787,975

8,325

6.

To re-elect Ms Susan Verity Barratt as a director of the Company.

75,286,125

94.36

4,502,750

5.64

79,788,875

7,425

7.

To re-elect Ms Zoe Louise Howorth as a director of the Company.

75,334,730

94.42

4,454,145

5.58

79,788,875

7,425

8.

To re-elect Mr Nicholas Barry Edward Wharton as a director of the Company.

75,393,613

94.49

4,394,362

5.51

79,787,975

8,325

9.

To re-elect Ms Julie Anne Barr as a director of the Company.

79,509,766

99.65

281,303

0.35

79,791,069

5,231

10.

To elect Ms Louise Helen Smalley as a director of the Company.

76,040,886

95.30

3,747,989

4.70

79,788,875

7,425

11.

To elect Mr Euan Angus Sutherland as a director of the Company.

79,581,418

99.74

206,557

0.26

79,787,975

8,325

12.

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company and to authorise the audit and

79,755,051

99.98

16,079

0.02

79,771,130

25,170

risk committee to fix their remuneration.

13.

To adopt the Company's new Share Savings Scheme subject to the conditions set out

79,778,752

99.99

5,935

0.01

79,784,687

11,613

in the resolution.

14.

To authorise the directors to allot shares in the Company subject to the restrictions set

75,584,017

94.75

4,186,023

5.25

79,770,040

26,260

out in the resolution.

15.

*To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights subject to the limits set out in the

76,032,503

95.32

3,737,144

4.68

79,769,647

26,653

resolution.

16.

*To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares up to the specified amount.

79,749,382

99.95

37,015

0.05

79,786,397

9,903

Notes:

  1. * denotes a special resolution.
  2. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the Annual General Meeting have been included in the "For" total of the appropriate resolution. In respect of resolution 4 only, proxy appointments amounting to 3.01% of the Company's issued share capital gave discretion to the Chair of the Annual General Meeting and these votes have also been included in the "For" total of the relevant resolutions.
  3. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" any resolution.
  4. The percentage of votes "For" and "Against" any resolution is expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution. The total number of shares in issue at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 30 May 2024 was [112,028,871] ordinary shares of 4 1/6 pence each.
  5. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will be submitted as soon as practicable to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and available for inspection athttps://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Neil C. MacLennan

COMPANY SECRETARY

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