Result of AGM

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Diploma PLC
19 January 2022
 

 

DIPLOMA   PLC

    10-11 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6EE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

19 JANUARY 2022

 

 

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")

 

All of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM of Diploma PLC ("Diploma" or the "Company"") held today, were passed by poll votes. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website. The results of the AGM have now been published on the Company's website at https://www.diplomaplc.com/investors/agm/

 

As advised in the circular distributed to shareholders, John Nicholas, Chairman of the Board, did not stand for re-election at the AGM and retired from the Board of Directors following the conclusion of the AGM. David Lowden has accordingly been appointed as Chairman following the conclusion of the AGM.

 

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below (rounded to 2 decimal places).

 

Summary of Votes Cast

 

Resolution

Description

For

%

Against

%


Withheld









1

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

108,113,160

99.88%

132,000

0.12%


302,442

2

FINAL DIVIDEND OF 30.1p

108,522,303

99.98%

25,000

0.02%


299

3

ELECT D.LOWDEN

104,760,223

96.52%

3,778,595

3.48%


8,784

4

RE-ELECT JD THOMSON

108,539,140

100.00%

902

0.00%


7,560

5

RE-ELECT B.GIBBES

108,264,731

99.75%

275,004

0.25%


7,867

6

RE-ELECT AP SMITH

103,242,434

95.12%

5,298,992

4.88%


7,793

7

RE-ELECT A.THORBURN

108,111,595

99.61%

428,157

0.39%


7,850

8

RE-ELECT G.HUSE

108,112,496

99.61%

427,314

0.39%


7,792

9

ELECT D.FINCH

108,505,820

99.97%

33,507

0.03%


8,275

10

RE-APPOINT AUDITOR

108,529,286

99.99%

6,233

0.01%


12,083

11

REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

108,541,216

100.00%

3,561

0.00%


2,825

12

REMUNERATION REPORT

101,036,465

93.26%

7,304,995

6.74%


206,630

13

AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES

100,320,024

92.43%

8,214,873

7.57%


8,955

14 (SR)

DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

106,219,323

97.87%

2,316,476

2.13%


8,053

15 (SR)

FURTHER DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

 

103,039,041

94.93%

5,499,793

5.07%


8,768

16 (SR)

AUTHORITY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES

107,487,542

99.43%

620,522

0.57%


439,338

17 (SR)

CALL GENERAL MEETINGS

102,255,058

94.34%

6,131,167

5.66%


161,377

 

 

 

 

Notes:

 

1.  A total of 108,547,303 votes were validly cast.

2.  The Company's Issued Share Capital ("ISC") is 124,616,170 ordinary shares of 5p each and the proportion of the ISC represented by those votes validly cast is 87.11 %.

3.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted.

4.  In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 

 

 

J Morrison

Group Company Secretary

Diploma PLC

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Diploma PLC -

+44 (0)20 7549 5700

John Morrison, Group Company Secretary




 

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