Results of Annual General Meeting
Victrex plc is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting on 4 February 2015 were duly passed by a show of hands.
The proxy votes cast are shown below:
Victrex plc 22nd Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes
Resolution |
Votes In Favour |
Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
|
1. |
To receive the financial statements and the auditor's and Director's reports for the year ended 30 September 2014 |
58,094,706 |
312,847 |
41,758 |
2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
55,603,251 |
553,358 |
2,292,702 |
3. |
To declare the final dividend |
58,410,299 |
0 |
39,012 |
4. |
To declare a special dividend |
58,410,241 |
58 |
39,012 |
5. |
To re-elect Mr L C Pentz as a Director |
58,023,742 |
386,344 |
39,225 |
6. |
To re-elect Dr P J Kirby as a Director |
57,685,873 |
259,298 |
504,140 |
7. |
To re-elect Mr G F B Kerr as a Director |
58,084,269 |
281,843 |
83,199 |
8. |
To re-elect Mr P J M De Smedt as a Director |
58,181,148 |
228,938 |
39,225 |
9. |
To re-elect Mr D R Hummel as a Director |
58,122,989 |
287,097 |
39,225 |
10. |
To re-elect Mr T J Cooper as a Director |
58,055,534 |
354,552 |
39,225 |
11. |
To re-elect Ms L S Burdett as a Director |
58,115,470 |
294,616 |
39,225 |
12. |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company |
56,738,511 |
700,616 |
1,010,184 |
13. |
To authorise the Directors' to determine the auditors remuneration |
57,498,300 |
588,781 |
362,230 |
14. |
To authorise the Directors' to allot shares |
54,429,772 |
3,514,699 |
504,840 |
15. |
To approve the rules of the Victrex plc 2015 Executive Share Option Plan |
57,276,048 |
1,131,785 |
41,478 |
16. |
To approve the rules of the Victrex plc 2015 UK Sharesave Plan |
58,195,699 |
214,192 |
39,420 |
17. |
To approve the rules of the Victrex plc 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
58,393,296 |
16,808 |
39,207 |
18. |
To partially disapply the statutory rights of pre-emption |
58,158,098 |
2,212 |
289,001 |
19. |
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
58,345,972 |
64,327 |
39,012 |
20. |
To hold general meetings upon 14 clear days' notice |
55,713,470 |
2,696,828 |
39,012 |
The current issued capital of Victrex plc is 85,273,524 shares.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and from the Company's website, www.victrexplc.com.