Result of AGM
Croda International PLC
30 April 2008
Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting
The eighty-third Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc was held at
Carlton Towers, Carlton, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 9LZ on Wednesday 30 April
2008.
Proxy votes were received from ordinary shareholders in respect of 85,724,577
ordinary shares amounting to 62.94% of the issued share capital. The total
number of ordinary shares in issue: 136,192,380 (excluding shares held in
treasury).
5.9% and 6.6% Cumulative Preference shareholders were entitled to vote on
resolutions 11 and 12 and their votes are included in the totals shown below.
Proxy votes in respect of 250,279 5.9% preference shares and 105,392 6.6%
preference shares were received amounting to 40.65% and 21.14% of the respective
issued share capitals. The total number of 5.9% preference shares in issue:
615,562, 6.6% preference shares in issue: 498,434.
All resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a show of hands. The proxy
votes cast in respect of the resolutions received prior to the meeting were as
follows:
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|Resolution | For | Against |Discretion to| Withheld |
| | | | Chairman | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|1. To receive the | 85,652,496 | 652 | 71,079 | 350 |
|report of the directors and| | | | |
|the financial statements | | | | |
|for the year ended 31 | | | | |
|December 2007 | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|2. To approve the | 84,758,564 | 494,394 | 73,866 | 397,753 |
|directors' remuneration | | | | |
|report for the year ended | | | | |
|31 December 2007 | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|3. To declare a final | 85,652,700 | 598 | 71,279 | 0 |
|dividend of 10.8 pence per | | | | |
|ordinary share | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|4. To re-elect M | 85,346,434 | 289,185 | 79,164 | 9,794 |
|Buzzacott as a director | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|5. To elect S Musesengwa | 85,317,158 | 303,781 | 74,833 | 28,714 |
|as a director | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|6. To re-appoint | 85,095,566 | 401,325 | 74,248 | 153,438 |
|PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | | | |
|as auditors | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|7. To authorise the | 85,270,407 | 375,015 | 75,770 | 3,385 |
|directors to determine the | | | | |
|remuneration of | | | | |
|PricewaterhouseCoopers | | | | |
|LLP | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|8. Authorise the | 85,169,920 | 431,067 | 97,892 | 25,698 |
|directors to allot relevant| | | | |
|securities up to an | | | | |
|aggregate nominal amount of| | | | |
|£3,268,367 | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|9. To authorise the | 85,192,248 | 24,977 | 100,787 | 406,565 |
|directors to allot equity | | | | |
|securities without | | | | |
|pre-emptive rights up to an| | | | |
|aggregate nominal amount of| | | | |
|£699,750 | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|10. To authorise market | 85,489,955 | 110,522 | 108,497 | 15,512 |
|purchase of own shares up | | | | |
|to a maximum of 13,500,000 | | | | |
|ordinary shares | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|11. To amend the Articles | 85,640,192 | 291,930 | 118,749 | 29,577 |
|of Association re: | | | | |
|incorporation of certain | | | | |
|provisions of the Companies| | | | |
|Act 2006 | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
|12. To amend the Articles | 85,908,100 | 16,045 | 123,586 | 32,717 |
|of Association re: | | | | |
|incorporation of certain | | | | |
|provisions of the Companies| | | | |
|Act 2006 with effect from 1| | | | |
|October 2008 | | | | |
+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+
Resolutions 1 to 8 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and
resolutions 9 to 12 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The full
text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, a
copy of which is on the Company's website (investor centre) and has also been
made available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary
Wharf, London E14 5HS.
Louise Scott
Company Secretary & Legal Counsel
30 April 2008
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