7 May 2026, 2:00pm · Results

Annual Report and notice of AGM

Swift & Hale plc (SWH)

Swift & Hale plc has published the following documents:

• the Annual Report and Accounts 2026, for the 52 weeks to 31 January 2026;
• the notice of the 2026 annual general meeting;
• the form of proxy for the meeting.

Shareholders who have asked for paper copies will receive them by post. The Annual Report is available on the annual report website and as a PDF. Copies of the documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

Annual general meeting

The AGM will be held at 11am on Thursday 18 June 2026 at Hale House, Fordington Fields, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 9SH. Voting will be on a poll, and the results will be announced after the meeting.

Shareholders can appoint a proxy online through the Quayside Registrars shareholder portal or on the form of proxy. Appointments must reach Quayside Registrars by 11am on Tuesday 16 June 2026. Questions can be sent in advance to the Company Secretary at the registered office.

The resolutions include the final dividend of 6.2p per share, the re-election of every director, the reappointment of Penrose Lyle LLP as auditor and the renewal of the authorities to allot shares, to disapply pre-emption rights and to buy back up to 10% of the issued share capital. If shareholders approve the final dividend, it will be paid on 3 July 2026 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 29 May 2026. The ex-dividend date is 28 May 2026.

Responsibility statement

The preliminary results announcement of 15 April 2026 included a condensed set of the financial statements, the management report and the principal risks. This announcement, with that one, meets the requirements of DTR 6.3.5R. The directors' responsibility statement below is taken from the Annual Report and Accounts 2026.

Each of the directors confirms that, to the best of their knowledge:

• the financial statements, prepared under the applicable accounting standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
• the strategic report and the directors' report include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

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