Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3698P

Spectris PLC

25 May 2018

 

Voting Results of Spectris plc Annual General Meeting 2018

The Annual General Meeting of Spectris plc was held on Friday 25 May 2018 at 12.30pm. All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as Special Resolutions.

The table below sets out the proxy voting results.

Resolution	Number of Votes For	% of Votes Cast	Number of Votes Against	% of Votes Cast	Total % of Voting Capital voted	Number of Votes Withheld*
1. To receive the annual report and accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2017	98,456,663	99.93%	68,297	0.07%	83.78%	911,013
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	98,570,343	99.17%	821,736	0.83%	83.78%	43,894
3. To declare a final dividend of 37.5p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2017	98,799,346	100.00%	0	0.00%	83.78%	636,628
4. To elect Karim Bitar as a Director	99,070,559	99.98%	18,146	0.02%	83.78%	347,268
5. To elect Mark Williamson as a Director	96,375,820	97.28%	2,698,694	2.72%	83.78%	361,459
6. To re-elect John O'Higgins as a Director	99,430,472	100.00%	3,970	0.00%	83.78%	1,532
7. To re-elect Clive Watson as a Director	98,860,101	99.42%	574,341	0.58%	83.78%	1,532
8. To re-elect Russell King as a Director	99,430,769	100.00%	3,719	0.00%	83.78%	1,486
9. To re-elect Ulf Quellmann as a Director	99,067,709	99.63%	366,735	0.37%	83.78%	1,529
10. To re-elect Bill Seeger as a Director	99,431,138	100.00%	3,350	0.00%	83.78%	1,486
11. To re-elect Kjersti Wiklund as a Director	99,103,248	99.68%	322,954	0.32%	83.78%	9,771
12. To re-elect Martha Wyrsch as a Director	98,302,078	99.60%	392,938	0.40%	83.78%	740,957
13. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	98,795,038	99.36%	640,255	0.64%	83.78%	681
14. To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	98,798,060	99.36%	637,230	0.64%	83.78%	684
15. To approve the Spectris Share Incentive Plan	99,418,982	99.99%	12,490	0.01%	83.78%	4,502
16. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	96,124,002	96.67%	3,310,239	3.33%	83.78%	1,733
17. Disapplication of pre-emption rights	99,423,200	99.99%	8,302	0.01%	83.78%	4,472
18. Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	94,583,159	95.12%	4,849,038	4.88%	83.78%	3,776
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of shares	98,923,722	99.50%	499,703	0.50%	83.78%	12,548
20. That the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than annual general meetings) shall be not less than 14 clear days' notice	96,571,474	97.12%	2,863,531	2.88%	83.78%	969

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes For and Against a resolution.

Any votes that gave the Chairman discretion have been included in the For votes.

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue at close of business on 23 May 2018 was 124,377,294 and the total voting capital was 118,685,804.

In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.2 R, copies of resolutions 15 to 20 will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Rebecca Dunn

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470 470

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10

Date:  25 May 2018

 

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