River and Mercantile : Result of AGM

9 December 2019

LEI: 2138005C7REHURGWHW31

River and Mercantile Group PLC

(the 'Company')

2019 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') Results

The Board is pleased to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Company's 2019 AGM held on 9 December 2019 passed by the requisite majority. Resolution 7 was withdrawn. Each of the resolutions put to the AGM was voted on by way of a poll. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

	Resolution (*indicates special resolution)	For (No. of shares)	For (%)	Against (No. of shares)	Against (%)	Votes Withheld (No. of shares)	% ISC Voted (excluding withheld)
1.	To receive the annual report and accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 together with the report of the auditors thereon.	68,556,427	99.98%	10,769	0.02%	0	80.26%
2.	To approve the Directors' report on remuneration for the financial year ended 30 June 2019 as set out in the Annual Report and Accounts 2019.	68,495,230	99.90%	65,713	0.10%	6,252	80.25%
3.	To approve a final dividend of 5.0 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 June 2019.	68,652,450	99.99%	4,747	0.01%	0	80.26%
4.	To re-elect Jonathan Dawson as a Director of the Company.	68,555,643	99.98%	11,553	0.02%	0	80.26%
5.	To re-elect James Barham as a Director of the Company.	68,561,666	99.99%	5,531	0.01%	0	80.26%
6.	To re-elect Angela Crawford-Ingle as a Director of the Company.	68,542,001	99.96%	25,195	0.04%	0	80.26%
7.	To re-elect Kevin Hayes as a Director of the Company.	Resolution 7 withdrawn
8.	To re-elect John Misselbrook as a Director of the Company.	68,561,666	99.99%	5,531	0.01%	0	80.26%
9.	To elect Miriam Greenwood as a Director of the Company.	68,517,901	99.93%	49,296	0.07%	0	80.26%
10.	To reappoint BDO LLP as auditors to the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.	68,556,427	99.98%	10,769	0.02%	0	80.26%
11.	To authorise the Board to set the remuneration of the auditors.	68,562,450	99.99%	4,747	0.01%	0	80.26%
12.	Authority to allot securities	68,561,666	99.99%	5,531	0.01%	0	80.26%
13.	Political donations	41,834,504	96.58%	1,481,033	3.42%	25,251,660	50.70%
14.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	67,529,197	98.49%	1,038,000	1.51%	0	80.26%
15.	Additional Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	67,523,174	98.48%	1,044,022	1.52%	0	80.26%
16.	Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares	68,554,127	99.98%	13,096	0.02%	0	80.26%
17.	Reduction of capital	68,562,450	99.99%	4,747	0.01%	0	80.26%
18.	Notice of general meetings	68,455,056	99.84%	112,141	0.16%	0	80.26%

Sally Buckmaster

Group Company Secretary

River and Mercantile Group PLC

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