Helios Towers plc (the "Company")
2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results
At the Company's AGM held at 10.00 a.m. today, Thursday 14 May 2026, all of the resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a poll vote. The results are set out below.
The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM, which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism, which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and from the Company's website at https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/.
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In Favour (including Discretionary) |
Against |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
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Resolutions |
No. of Votes |
% of Votes |
No. of Votes |
% of Votes |
No. of Votes |
% of issued share capital voted |
No. of Votes |
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Ordinary resolutions
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1. To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 (the '2025 Annual Report'), together with the Directors' reports and the auditor's report. |
728,375,100 |
100.00% |
15,732 |
0.00% |
728,390,832 |
69.71% |
249,524 |
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2. To approve the annual statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) set out on pages 101 - 130 of the 2025 Annual Report. |
724,348,936 |
99.41% |
4,272,885 |
0.59% |
728,621,821 |
69.73% |
18,535 |
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3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy set out on pages 107 to 113 of the 2025 Annual Report to take effect at the conclusion of the AGM. |
705,714,354 |
96.86% |
22,902,229 |
3.14% |
728,616,583 |
69.73% |
23,773 |
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4. To approve amendments to the Helios Towers plc Employee Incentive Plan 2019 |
723,208,286 |
99.26% |
5,425,051 |
0.74% |
728,633,337 |
69.73% |
7,019 |
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5. To approve amendments to the HT Global Share Purchase Plan |
727,647,229 |
99.87% |
974,107 |
0.13% |
728,621,336 |
69.73% |
19,020 |
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6. To re-elect Sir Samuel Jonah, KBE, OSG as a Director of the Company. |
677,303,064 |
92.96% |
51,310,842 |
7.04% |
728,613,906 |
69.73% |
26,450 |
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7. To re-elect Tom Greenwood as a Director of the Company. |
728,287,678 |
99.95% |
341,228 |
0.05% |
728,628,906 |
69.73% |
11,450 |
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8. To re-elect Manjit Dhillon as a Director of the Company. |
726,868,326 |
99.76% |
1,745,281 |
0.24% |
728,613,607 |
69.73% |
26,749 |
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9. To re-elect Alison Baker as a Director of the Company. |
683,973,996 |
93.87% |
44,633,910 |
6.13% |
728,607,906 |
69.73% |
32,450 |
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10. To re-elect Richard Byrne as a Director of the Company. |
604,909,891 |
84.15% |
113,939,377 |
15.85% |
718,849,268 |
68.80% |
9,791,088 |
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11. To re-elect Sally Ashford as a Director of the Company. |
727,409,403 |
99.84% |
1,198,503 |
0.16% |
728,607,906 |
69.73% |
32,450 |
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12. To re-elect Carole Wamuyu Wainaina as a Director of the Company. |
728,229,137 |
99.95% |
383,797 |
0.05% |
728,612,934 |
69.73% |
27,422 |
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13. To elect Dana Tobak, CBE, as a Director of the Company. |
725,923,220 |
99.63% |
2,690,284 |
0.37% |
728,613,504 |
69.73% |
26,852 |
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14.To elect David Wassong, as a Director of the Company. |
728,319,648 |
99.96% |
294,558 |
0.04% |
728,614,206 |
69.73% |
26,150 |
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15. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company. |
722,586,045 |
99.17% |
6,016,941 |
0.83% |
728,602,986 |
69.73% |
37,370 |
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16. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company, for and on behalf of the Directors, to fix the remuneration of the auditors. |
728,602,541 |
100.00% |
6,445 |
0.00% |
728,608,986 |
69.73% |
31,370 |
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17. To authorise the Directors to make political donations and political expenditure up to an aggregate of £100,000. |
723,158,077 |
99.68% |
2,309,051 |
0.32% |
725,467,128 |
69.43% |
3,173,228 |
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18. To authorise the Directors to allot securities pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. |
685,198,229 |
94.04% |
43,389,172 |
5.96% |
728,587,401 |
69.73% |
52,955 |
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Special resolutions
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19. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights. |
697,059,311 |
95.67% |
31,526,366 |
4.33% |
728,585,677 |
69.73% |
54,679 |
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20. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. |
686,458,472 |
94.22% |
42,147,029 |
5.78% |
728,605,501 |
69.73% |
34,855 |
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21. To authorise the Company to make market purchases pursuant to Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006. |
727,494,490 |
99.90% |
704,176 |
0.10% |
728,198,666 |
69.69% |
441,690 |
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22. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares from a Pre-IPO Shareholder. |
614,727,221 |
94.42% |
36,304,765 |
5.58% |
651,031,986 |
62.31% |
77,608,370 |
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23. To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
715,952,826 |
98.26% |
12,660,644 |
1.74% |
728,613,470 |
69.73% |
26,886 |
The total number of shares in issue at the voting date is 1,044,748,040. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for and against the resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of all resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the voting results shown above will also be made available on the Company's website at https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/shareholder-centre/general-meetings/.
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Enquiries: |
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For investor enquiries |
Chris Baker-Sams - Head of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations investorrelations@heliostowers.com +44 782 511 2288
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For media enquiries |
Headland |
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Andy Rivett-Carnac, +44 796 899 7365 |
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Henry Wallers, +44 787 656 2436 |
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Joe Hughes, +44 731 137 0016 |
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About Helios Towers
· Helios Towers is a leading independent mobile tower company connecting people and powering growth across Africa and the Middle East. We deliver world-class operations at nearly 15,000 mobile tower sites across nine countries in Africa and The Middle East - the fastest growing region globally for mobile services - providing mission critical infrastructure and power services to leading mobile network operators (MNOs).
· Our pioneering approach enables colocation - the sharing of telecom tower sites - by hosting multiple MNOs on individual sites, creating benefits in the performance quality, the environmental impact, and the cost of rolling out and running mobile networks in our markets.
· Helios Towers' business excellence methodology focuses on delivering world class performance for its customers - centred around the development and upskilling of its people. We foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement to deliver global standards in processes and innovation, which makes us the partner of choice for all the region's leading MNOs.
· As one of the largest and fastest-growing FTSE-listed companies focused on operating in Africa and the Middle East, Helios Towers' disciplined approach to capital allocation, long-term partnerships with leading MNOs and its operational capabilities deliver resilient performance that is reshaping digital connectivity in the region and catalysing investment that is essential to unlocking its human and economic potential.
For more information about Helios Towers, please visit: https://www.heliostowers.com/investors/
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