Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4732M

Croda International PLC

23 May 2022

 

Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

The ninety-seventh Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, North Yorkshire, HG2 8QZ on Friday 20 May 2022.

All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue:  139,518,681 (excluding shares held in treasury). 

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

Resolution	Votes For		Against		Withheld
	No of shares	% of shares voted	No of shares	% of shares voted	No of shares
1.  To receive financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2021	108,044,898	99.60	431,304	0.40	67,885
2.  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report  (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2021	102,924,327	94.95	5,476,013	5.05	144,054
3.  To declare a final dividend of 56.5 pence per ordinary share	108,381,853	99.87	136,563	0.13	25,978
4.  To re-elect R Cirillo as a director	106,616,546	98.25	1,899,216	1.75	28,632
5.  To re-elect J P C Ferguson as a director	106,900,365	98.51	1,615,540	1.49	28,489
6.  To re-elect S E Foots as a director	108,462,212	99.95	53,259	0.05	28,923
7.  To re-elect A M Frew as a director	106,990,976	98.59	1,525,102	1.41	28,316
8.  To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director	106,802,851	98.48	1,643,577	1.52	97,966
9.  To elect J Kim as a director	108,004,945	99.53	511,133	0.47	28,316
10.  To re-elect K Layden as a director	103,506,492	95.40	4,985,272	4.60	52,630
11.  To re-elect J K Maiden as a director	108,403,111	99.90	112,967	0.10	28,316
12.  To elect N Ouzren as a director	108,419,895	99.91	95,385	0.09	29,114
13.  To re-elect J Ramsay as a director	102,859,375	94.79	5,654,551	5.21	30,468
14.  To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	108,104,701	99.62	408,836	0.38	31,066
15.  To a uthorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	108,510,739	99.99	7,031	0.01	26,833
16.  Political donations	103,865,792	95.70	4,667,346	4.30	11,465
17.  To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital	99,229,899	91.44	9,292,944	8.56	21,551
18.  To a uthorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £740,130	106,863,088	98.76	1,344,881	1.24	336,425
19.  To a uthorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £740,130	105,878,933	97.93	2,234,258	2.07	431,203
20.  To a uthorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,951,868 ordinary shares	108,066,536	99.59	447,052	0.41	31,015
21.  That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	98,385,275	91.24	9,443,346	8.76	715,982

Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 21 (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 through the National Storage Mechanism which can be found at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

23 May 2022

 

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