Result of AGM

Spectris PLC
23 May 2024
 

Spectris plc

 

Results of the 2024 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

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2023

74,363,914

 

 

100.00

 

 

1,907

 

 

0.00

 

 

74,365,821

 

 

73.90%

 

 

2,304,980

 

 

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

73,272,605

 

95.69

 

3,299,833

 

4.31

 

76,572,438

 

76.09%

 

98,363

 

3

Declaration of 2023 Final Dividend

76,669,788

 

100.00

 

988

 

0.00

 

76,670,776

 

76.19%

 

25

 

4

To elect Mandy Gradden as a Non-executive Director of the Company

76,631,844

 

99.96

 

30,360

 

0.04

 

76,662,204

 

76.18%

 

8,597

 

5

To re-elect Ravi Gopinath as a Non-Executive Director of the Company

75,674,142

 

98.71

 

988,823

 

1.29

 

76,662,965

 

76.18%

 

7,836

 

6

To re-elect Derek Harding as an Executive Director of the Company

75,989,129

 

99.12

 

674,446

 

0.88

 

76,663,575

 

76.18%

 

7,226

 

7

To re-elect Andrew Heath as a Executive Director of the Company

76,631,379

 

99.96

 

32,136

 

0.04

 

76,663,515

 

76.18%

 

7,226

 

8

To re-elect Alison Henwood as a Non-executive Director of the Company

74,451,345

 

99.02

 

735,351

 

0.98

 

75,186,696

 

74.71%

 

1,484,105

 

9

To re-elect Ulf Quellmann as a Non-executive Director of the Company

76,632,997

 

99.96

 

30,369

 

0.04

 

76,663,366

 

76.18%

 

7,435

 

10

To re-elect Cathy Turner as a Non-executive Director of the Company

75,707,103

 

98.75

 

956,560

 

1.25

 

76,663,663

 

76.18%

 

7,138

 

11

To re-elect Kjersti Wiklund as a Non-executive Director of the Company

75,620,227

 

98.64

 

1,043,138

 

1.36

 

76,663,365

 

76.18%

 

7,436

 

12

To re-elect Mark Williamson as a Non-executive Director of the Company

75,543,219

 

98.65

 

1,036,312

 

1.35

 

76,579,531

 

76.10%

 

91,270

 

13

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company

75,176,629

 

99.98

 

12,307

 

0.02

 

75,188,936

 

74.72%

 

1,481,865

 

14

To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration

76,626,490

 

99.95

 

37,355

 

0.05

 

76,663,845

 

76.18%

 

6,956

 

15

To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares

68,112,368

 

90.59

 

7,076,957

 

9.41

 

75,189,325

 

74.72%

 

1,481,476

 

16

To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis (Special Resolution)

70,535,285

 

92.01

 

6,125,009

 

7.99

 

76,660,294

 

76.18%

 

10,507

 

17

To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis for purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)

63,267,430

 

82.53

 

13,393,261

 

17.47

 

76,660,691

 

76.18%

 

10,110

 

18

To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (Special Resolution)

75,138,348

 

98.02

 

1,515,809

 

1.98

 

76,654,157

 

76.17%

 

16,644

 

19

To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)

74,030,679

 

96.56

 

2,633,962

 

3.44

 

76,664,641

 

76.18%

 

6,095

 

 

Notes:

Following the retirement of Bill Seeger, Mandy Gradden has been appointed as Audit and Risk Committee Chairman with effect from the end of the AGM.

 

The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on Thursday 23 May 2024 (excluding 3,813,481 treasury shares) was 100,632,733.

 

Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion have 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.

 

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM (resolutions 15 and 16 to 19 inclusive) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

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

 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

 

 

Eliza Unwin

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 77 8542 1875

 

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

 

LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10

Date: 23 May 2024

 

About Spectris

Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. We provide critical insights to our customers through premium precision measurement solutions combined with technical expertise and deep domain knowledge. Precision is at the heart of what we do - our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. Our two, high quality divisions - Spectris Scientific and Spectris Dynamics - are placed in technology-driven end markets, with strong fundamentals and attractive growth trajectories. We have leading market positions in premium segments and employ 7,600 people located in more than 30 countries, all united behind our Purpose to deliver Value Beyond Measure for all our stakeholders. For more information, visit www.spectris.com.

 

 

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