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Strong support for Haleon (NYSE: HLN) board, pay and buyback powers

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Haleon plc reported the results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, confirming that all resolutions were approved by poll vote. Resolutions 20–23 were passed as special resolutions, with all others passed as ordinary resolutions.

Shareholders received the Annual Report & Accounts, with 7,518,381,689 votes in favour, and approved the Directors’ Remuneration Report and Remuneration Policy with support of 98.00% and 94.65% of votes cast, respectively. A final dividend was approved with 7,540,340,495 votes for and 0.01% against.

All directors standing for election or re-election were strongly supported, with backing generally above 99% of votes cast. Shareholders renewed authorities to allot ordinary shares and to disapply pre-emption rights, including an additional authority that received 92.78% support. Authority to purchase the Company’s own shares passed with 99.93% of votes cast.

Across resolutions, approximately 84.8% of the issued share capital was voted. As at 6:30pm BST on 24 April 2026, Haleon’s issued share capital was 8,903,405,354 ordinary shares, of which 12,281,053 were held as treasury shares, giving 8,891,124,301 total voting rights.

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Support for Annual Report & Accounts 7,518,381,689 votes for (99.99%) AGM Resolution 1 poll result
Directors’ Remuneration Report support 7,385,589,576 votes for (98.00%) AGM Resolution 2 poll result
Remuneration Policy support 7,133,534,799 votes for (94.65%) AGM Resolution 3 poll result
Final dividend approval 7,540,340,495 votes for (99.99%) AGM Resolution 4 poll result
Additional pre-emption disapplication dissent 544,236,758 votes against (7.22%) AGM Resolution 21 poll result
Buyback authority support 7,533,340,747 votes for (99.93%) AGM Resolution 23 poll result
Issued share capital 8,903,405,354 ordinary shares As of 24 April 2026, 6:30pm BST
Total voting rights 8,891,124,301 votes Issued shares excluding 12,281,053 treasury shares, 24 April 2026
special resolutions regulatory
"Resolutions 20, 21, 22 and 23 were passed as special resolutions;"
Special resolutions are shareholder votes used to approve major, permanent changes to a company—such as altering the rules, approving mergers, or changing capital structure—and they require a higher-than-normal approval level (commonly a substantial supermajority rather than a simple majority). They matter to investors because they can permanently change rights, ownership or strategy; think of them like needing more than a simple majority to pass a company’s equivalent of a constitutional change.
pre-emption rights regulatory
"General authority to disapply pre-emption rights"
A shareholder’s right to be offered new shares before they are sold to outsiders, allowing existing owners to buy enough to keep their ownership percentage. Think of it like being offered the first slice of a pie so your share doesn’t shrink; it matters to investors because it protects voting power and economic value from being diluted when a company issues more stock, and it can affect how easy or costly fundraising is.
treasury shares financial
"12,281,053 of which were held as treasury shares."
Treasury shares are a company’s own stock that it has repurchased and keeps on its books instead of canceling or leaving in the hands of outside investors. Think of them like coupons a business puts back in a drawer: they don’t vote or receive dividends while held, but they can be reissued later for employee pay or fundraising. For investors this matters because buybacks change the number of shares that count toward earnings and ownership, can boost per‑share metrics, and use corporate cash that might otherwise go to growth or dividends.
Companies Act 2006 regulatory
"For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006,"
National Storage Mechanism regulatory
"submitted to the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available"
A national storage mechanism is an official, centralized electronic repository where companies and regulators file and keep required corporate documents such as prospectuses, financial statements and regulatory disclosures. For investors it is the authoritative public source to find and verify key papers — like using a government-run public archive or filing cabinet — so you can check the original documents for due diligence, compliance and to confirm claims made in news or marketing.
Listing Rule 6.4.2R regulatory
"As required by the UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R of the Financial Conduct Authority"
 
UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of April 2026
 
Commission File Number: 001-41411
 
Haleon plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
Building 5, First Floor, The Heights,
Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0NY
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
 
 
Form 20-F
 
Form 40-F
 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Description
99.1
29 April 2026 - “Results of Haleon 2026 Annual General Meeting”
 
 
 
 
99.1
 
Haleon plc: Results of Haleon 2026 Annual General Meeting
 
29 April 2026: Haleon plc (the "Company" or "Haleon) (LSE/NYSE: HLN) announces that the following resolutions were decided by poll vote at the Company's 2026 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") which was held today.
 
Resolutions 20, 21, 22 and 23 were passed as special resolutions; all other resolutions were passed as ordinary resolutions. Full text of the resolutions is contained in the Company's Notice of 2026 AGM, which is available at www.haleon.com.
 
Haleon plc - Poll Results
 
Resolution
Votes for
For (% of shares voted)
Votes against
Against (% of shares voted)
Total votes cast (excluding withheld)
% of issued share capital voted1
Votes withheld2
1
To receive the Annual Report & Accounts
 
7,518,381,689
99.99
974,818
0.01
7,519,356,507
84.57%
41,371,913
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
7,385,589,576
98.00
151,074,594
2.00
7,536,664,170
84.77%
24,063,940
3
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
 
7,133,534,799
94.65
402,883,378
5.35
7,536,418,177
84.76%
24,310,243
4
To declare a final dividend
 
7,540,340,495
99.99
1,088,307
0.01
7,541,428,802
84.82%
19,299,618
5
To re-elect Manvinder Singh (Vindi) Banga
 
7,508,532,595
99.57
32,203,620
0.43
7,540,736,215
84.81%
19,991,895
6
To re-elect Brian McNamara
 
7,506,462,082
99.54
34,382,494
0.46
7,540,844,576
84.81%
19,883,534
7
To re-elect Dawn Allen
 
7,464,666,016
98.99
76,193,454
1.01
7,540,859,470
84.81%
19,868,950
8
To re-elect Alan Stewart
 
7,523,725,090
99.77
17,312,615
0.23
7,541,037,705
84.82%
19,690,715
9
To re-elect Nancy Avila
 
7,527,476,825
99.83
13,173,973
0.17
7,540,650,798
84.81%
20,077,622
10
To re-elect Marie-Anne Aymerich
 
7,514,059,525
99.84
11,924,672
0.16
7,525,984,197
84.65%
34,743,913
11
To re-elect Bláthnaid Bergin
 
7,535,655,488
99.93
5,031,351
0.07
7,540,686,839
84.81%
20,041,582
12
To re-elect Tracy Clarke
 
7,496,699,209
99.41
44,348,201
0.59
7,541,047,410
84.82%
19,677,335
13
To re-elect Dame Vivienne Cox
 
7,517,554,491
99.69
23,507,481
0.31
7,541,061,972
84.82%
19,666,449
14
To re-elect Asmita Dubey
 
7,536,859,688
99.95
3,756,869
0.05
7,540,616,557
84.81%
20,111,863
15
To elect Matthew Shattock
 
7,537,243,742
99.96
3,237,791
0.04
7,540,481,533
84.81%
20,246,887
16
To re-appoint KPMG as auditor of the Company
 
7,539,941,050
99.98
1,220,592
0.02
7,541,161,642
84.82%
19,561,576
17
To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to set the auditor's remuneration
 
7,539,239,644
99.98
1,669,241
0.02
7,540,908,885
84.81%
19,819,535
18
To authorise the Company to make political donations
 
7,438,001,218
99.00
75,178,085
1.00
7,513,179,303
84.50%
47,549,118
19
To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares
 
7,248,168,508
96.12
292,273,298
3.88
7,540,441,806
84.81%
20,286,615
20
General authority to disapply pre-emption rights
 
7,177,724,786
95.20
361,654,667
4.80
7,539,379,453
84.80%
21,348,967
21
Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights
 
6,995,143,055
92.78
544,236,758
7.22
7,539,379,813
84.80%
21,348,334
22
To authorise a 14-day notice period for general meetings
 
7,054,966,644
93.56
485,779,174
6.44
7,540,745,818
84.81%
19,982,603
23
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
 
7,533,340,747
99.93
5,392,478
0.07
7,538,733,225
84.79%
21,991,442
 
1 For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, as at 6:30pm (BST) on Friday, 24 April 2026, Haleon's issued share capital was 8,903,405,354 ordinary shares of £0.01 each, 12,281,053 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company were 8,891,124,301.
2 A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
 
As required by the UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R of the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), copies of resolutions passed by the Company other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the FCA via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
 
 
Amanda Mellor 
Company Secretary 
 
About Haleon
Haleon (LSE/NYSE: HLN) is a consumer company that is solely focused on better everyday health. Our people, our brands, our research, our investment and our innovation are aimed at improving the everyday health of consumers. Our product portfolio spans six major categories - Oral Health, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS), Pain Relief, Respiratory Health, Digestive Health and Therapeutic Skin Health and Other. Our superior brands - such as AdvilCentrumOtrivinPanadolparodontaxPolidentSensodyneTheraflu and Voltaren - are trusted by more than one billion consumers and are recommended by health professionals around the world.
 
For more information, please visit www.haleon.com
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
HALEON PLC
(Registrant)
 
Date: April 29, 2026
By:
/s/ Amanda Mellor
 
 
Name:
Amanda Mellor
 
 
Title:
Company Secretary

FAQ

What did Haleon (HLN) shareholders approve at the 2026 AGM?

Shareholders approved all AGM resolutions, including receiving the Annual Report & Accounts, the Directors’ Remuneration Report and Policy, a final dividend, all director elections, auditor reappointment, share issuance authorities, pre-emption right disapplications, shorter meeting notice and authority to repurchase the company’s own shares.

How strong was shareholder support for Haleon’s 2026 AGM resolutions?

Support was very high across resolutions, with many receiving more than 99% of votes cast. The remuneration report gained 98.00% support, the remuneration policy 94.65%, and the share buyback authority 99.93%, indicating broad backing for Haleon’s board, pay framework and capital management authorities.

What level of share capital was voted at Haleon’s 2026 AGM?

Around 84.5%–84.8% of Haleon’s issued share capital was voted on each resolution. This high participation means the poll results reflect a large proportion of the company’s ownership base, strengthening the legitimacy of decisions on governance, remuneration, capital authorities and buyback permissions.

Did Haleon (HLN) shareholders approve a dividend at the 2026 AGM?

Yes. Shareholders approved a final dividend with 7,540,340,495 votes in favour and only 1,088,307 against, equal to 99.99% support. This resolution confirms the proposed cash return to shareholders, following review of the company’s Annual Report & Accounts for the relevant financial year.

What share buyback authority did Haleon shareholders grant in 2026?

Shareholders authorised Haleon to purchase its own shares, with 7,533,340,747 votes for and 5,392,478 against, representing 99.93% support. This resolution allows the company, within legal and regulatory limits, to conduct share repurchases as part of its broader capital allocation and balance sheet management.

What were Haleon’s voting rights and share capital before the 2026 AGM?

As of 6:30pm BST on 24 April 2026, Haleon had 8,903,405,354 ordinary shares of £0.01 each issued, including 12,281,053 held as treasury shares. After excluding treasury shares, total voting rights were 8,891,124,301, forming the basis for AGM poll calculations.