Halma plc Results of Annual General Meeting 2023
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Halma plc held today, all the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting and put to the meeting were duly passed. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 21 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.
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Resolution
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Votes
For*
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%
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Votes
Against
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%
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Votes
Total
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% Voted
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Votes
Withheld**
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1
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Annual Report and Accounts
|
302,511,105
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99.82%
|
549,968
|
0.18%
|
303,061,073
|
79.83%
|
453,497
|
2
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Declaration of final dividend
|
303,220,606
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100.00%
|
84
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0.00%
|
303,220,690
|
79.87%
|
293,880
|
3
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Remuneration Report
|
292,741,842
|
96.56%
|
10,422,169
|
3.44%
|
303,164,011
|
79.85%
|
349,625
|
4
|
Election of Steve Gunning
|
302,375,895
|
99.77%
|
688,873
|
0.23%
|
303,064,768
|
79.83%
|
449,802
|
5
|
Re-election of
Dame Louise Makin
|
297,973,353
|
98.32%
|
5,091,037
|
1.68%
|
303,064,390
|
79.83%
|
449,246
|
6
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Re-election of
Marc Ronchetti
|
302,961,378
|
99.97%
|
102,990
|
0.03%
|
303,064,368
|
79.83%
|
449,268
|
7
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Re-election of Jennifer Ward
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302,883,157
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99.94%
|
174,106
|
0.06%
|
303,057,263
|
79.83%
|
452,193
|
8
|
Re-election of
Carole Cran
|
300,386,164
|
99.12%
|
2,678,026
|
0.88%
|
303,064,190
|
79.83%
|
449,446
|
9
|
Re-election of
Jo Harlow
|
295,530,886
|
98.20%
|
5,414,532
|
1.80%
|
300,945,418
|
79.27%
|
2,568,218
|
10
|
Re-election of
Dharmash Mistry
|
300,366,980
|
99.11%
|
2,697,848
|
0.89%
|
303,064,828
|
79.83%
|
448,808
|
11
|
Re-election of Sharmila Nebhrajani OBE
|
299,837,034
|
98.93%
|
3,227,794
|
1.07%
|
303,064,828
|
79.83%
|
448,808
|
12
|
Re-election of
Tony Rice
|
300,332,491
|
99.10%
|
2,732,337
|
0.90%
|
303,064,828
|
79.83%
|
448,808
|
13
|
Re-election of
Roy Twite
|
298,547,642
|
98.93%
|
3,220,251
|
1.07%
|
301,767,893
|
79.49%
|
1,745,743
|
14
|
Re-appointment of Auditor
|
301,399,649
|
99.41%
|
1,785,162
|
0.59%
|
303,184,811
|
79.86%
|
329,759
|
15
|
Remuneration of Auditor
|
302,979,529
|
99.97%
|
79,970
|
0.03%
|
303,059,499
|
79.83%
|
455,071
|
16
|
Authority to allot shares
|
296,188,635
|
97.73%
|
6,864,326
|
2.27%
|
303,052,961
|
79.83%
|
460,675
|
17
|
Authority to make political donations
|
294,451,716
|
97.18%
|
8,556,765
|
2.82%
|
303,008,481
|
79.81%
|
502,155
|
18
|
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
|
300,007,841
|
98.99%
|
3,048,382
|
1.01%
|
303,056,223
|
79.83%
|
458,347
|
19
|
Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights
|
295,684,407
|
97.57%
|
7,371,260
|
2.43%
|
303,055,667
|
79.83%
|
458,903
|
20
|
Authority to purchase own shares
|
299,351,059
|
98.89%
|
3,361,176
|
1.11%
|
302,712,235
|
79.74%
|
800,792
|
21
|
Notice of general meetings
|
279,661,439
|
92.28%
|
23,397,887
|
7.72%
|
303,059,326
|
79.83%
|
454,245
|
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information, please contact:
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Mark Jenkins
Company Secretary, Halma plc
Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111
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