Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1758A
Spectris PLC
24 May 2019
 

Spectris plc

Results of the 2019 Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Spectris plc held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by Shareholders.  The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Spectris plc website at www.spectris.com

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 

 

 

Resolutions

Votes For

(including Discretionary votes)

Votes Against

Votes Cast

Votes Withheld

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

%

Number of shares

% of relevant shares in issue

Number of shares

1

Receive the 2018

Annual Report

95,178,524

100.00

60

0.00

95,178,584

82.11%

1,470,922

2

Approve Annual Remuneration Report

89,404,171

93.10

6,628,488

6.90

96,032,659

82.85%

617,297

3

Declaration of 2018 Final Dividend

96,648,750

100.00

88

0.00

96,648,838

83.38%

1,118

4

Elect Andrew Heath

96,603,269

99.99

9,516

0.01

96,612,785

83.35%

37,111

5

Elect Derek Harding

95,769,273

99.13

842,956

0.87

96,612,229

83.35%

37,667

6

Re-elect Mark Williamson

89,108,840

95.39

4,305,759

4.61

93,414,599

80.59%

3,235,297

7

Re-elect Karim Bitar

96,313,808

99.93

66,827

0.07

96,380,635

83.15%

269,261

8

Re-elect Russell King

96,139,024

99.50

479,198

0.50

96,618,222

83.35%

31,614

9

Re-elect Ulf Quellmann

96,555,012

99.94

57,623

0.06

96,612,635

83.35%

37,261

10

Re-elect William (Bill) Seeger

96,608,150

100.00

4,485

0.00

96,612,635

83.35%

37,261

11

Re-elect Kjersti Wiklund

96,549,293

99.93

63,342

0.07

96,612,635

83.35%

37,261

12

Re-elect Martha Wyrsch

96,603,654

100.00

3,481

0.00

96,607,135

83.34%

42,761

13

Re-appoint Auditor

96,639,489

99.99

8,703

0.01

96,648,192

83.38%

1,764

14

Auditors' remuneration

96,638,932

100.00

4,190

0.00

96,643,122

83.37%

6,774

15

Authority to allot shares

91,828,813

95.05

4,784,224

4.95

96,613,037

83.35%

36,859

16

Disapply pre-emption rights

96,588,148

99.98

22,319

0.02

96,610,467

83.35%

39,489

17

Disapply pre-emption rights for acquisition or capital investment

90,579,937

93.72

6,065,987

6.28

96,645,924

83.38%

4,032

18

Authority to purchase own shares

96,293,494

99.72

268,689

0.28

96,562,183

83.30%

87,773

19

Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice

94,378,065

97.65

2,270,667

2.35

96,648,732

83.38%

1,224

20

Adopt new Articles of Association

96,611,171

100.00

1,515

0.00

96,612,686

83.35%

37,270

 

The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on 22 May 2019 (excluding 5,263,234 Treasury shares) was 115,916,087.

 

Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion has been included in the 'For' votes. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

Resolutions 16 to 20 are special resolutions (75% majority required).  Copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM (Resolutions 15 to 20, inclusive) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

A copy of the poll results will be shortly be available on the company's website at www.spectris.com

 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Rebecca Dunn

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470470


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