Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0060Q

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

23 June 2022

 

23 June 2022

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today. All of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting were passed by the appropriate majority on a poll. 

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc Annual General Meeting Poll Results

	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Directors' Report, the Audited Statement of Accounts and Auditor's Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2021	627,244,607	100.00	11,141	0.00	627,255,748	76.18	203,390
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2021	588,537,846	99.39	3,611,314	0.61	592,149,160	71.91	35,309,978
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy	589,737,541	99.70	1,777,387	0.30	591,514,928	71.83	35,944,210
4	To elect Dr Gurdial (Gordon) Sanghera as a director of the Company	598,678,566	95.84	25,985,661	4.16	624,664,227	75.86	2,794,911
5	To elect Dr James (Spike) Willcocks as a director of the Company	625,215,340	99.94	385,625	0.06	625,600,965	75.97	1,858,173
6	To elect Clive Brown as a director of the Company	625,428,361	99.97	172,603	0.03	625,600,964	75.97	1,858,174
7	To elect Timothy Cowper as a director of the Company	625,337,232	99.96	262,846	0.04	625,600,078	75.97	1,859,060
8	To elect Peter Allen as a director of the Company	586,683,704	94.83	31,957,151	5.17	618,640,855	75.13	8,818,283
9	To elect Wendy Becker as a director of the Company	598,486,977	95.38	28,961,042	4.62	627,448,019	76.20	11,119
10	To elect Adrian Hennah as a director of the Company	622,674,100	99.43	3,558,013	0.57	626,232,113	76.05	1,227,025
11	To elect John O'Higgins as a director of the Company	623,612,018	99.68	1,989,129	0.32	625,601,147	75.97	1,857,991
12	To elect Sarah Gordon Wild as a director of the Company	626,332,634	99.92	482,400	0.08	626,815,034	76.12	644,104
13	To elect Dr Guy Harmelin as a director of the Company	623,609,854	99.68	1,989,231	0.32	625,599,085	75.97	1,860,053
14	To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company	585,318,732	98.84	6,839,639	1.16	592,158,371	71.91	35,300,767
15	To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors	620,883,629	98.95	6,569,799	1.05	627,453,428	76.20	5,710
16	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	584,455,011	98.70	7,703,645	1.30	592,158,656	71.91	35,300,482
17	To disapply pre-emption rights*	591,555,558	99.90	589,533	0.10	592,145,091	71.91	35,314,047
18	To further disapply pre-emption rights*	570,560,964	96.36	21,580,497	3.64	592,141,461	71.91	35,317,677
19	To authorise the Company to make market purchases*	591,890,136	99.96	257,126	0.04	592,147,262	71.91	35,311,876
20	To authorise the Company to hold any general meeting (other than an Annual General Meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice*	625,425,338	99.78	1,394,100	0.22	626,819,438	76.12	639,700
21	To authorise UK political expenditure not exceeding £100,000	590,595,282	99.85	916,101	0.15	591,511,383	71.83	35,947,755

*Special Resolution

NOTES:

1.  Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue and eligible to be voted on at the AGM was 823,437,983.

3.  A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total issued share capital voted" for any resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will  be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

A copy of the poll results for the AGM will also be available shortly on the Company's website at https://nanoporetech.com/about-us/investors/shareholder-information .

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Enquiries:

Hannah Coote, Company Secretary

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