Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5428X

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

06 May 2016

 

Morgan Advanced Materials plc

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Morgan Advanced Materials plc confirms that all resolutions set out in the notice of its 2016 Annual General Meeting were duly passed by the requisite number of shareholders on a poll, at the meeting held on 6 May 2016. 

The poll results of each resolution are set out below. The number of the Company's Ordinary shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting was 285,369,988. Each share carried one vote.

Resolution	Votes For (see note 1)		Votes Against (see note 1)		Votes Withheld (see note 2)	Total Votes Cast (excl. withheld votes)	% of total issued share capital voted (excl. withheld votes)
	Number of shares	% of total voted	Number of shares	% of total voted
1.   To receive the audited accounts and the Auditor's and Directors' Reports for the year ended 31 December 2015	229,330,218	99.93	158,849	0.07	1,024,071	229,489,067	80.42
2.   To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	226,953,437	98.86	2,627,217	1.14	932,484	229,580,654	80.45
3.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2015	226,127,081	98.56	3,312,076	1.44	1,073,981	229,439,157	80.40
4.   To approve an amendment to the Long-Term Incentive Plan	226,951,128	98.85	2,632,434	1.15	929,576	229,583,562	80.45
5.   To declare a final dividend of 7.0 pence per Ordinary share	229,644,374	100.00	5,080	0.00	863,684	229,649,454	80.47
6.   To re-elect Andrew Shilston as a Director	228,963,090	99.77	517,314	0.23	1,032,734	229,480,404	80.42
7.   To re-elect Douglas Caster as a Director	229,249,065	99.84	368,309	0.16	895,764	229,617,374	80.46
8.   To elect Pete Raby as a Director	222,964,580	97.11	6,642,827	2.89	905,731	229,607,407	80.46
9.   To elect Helen Bunch as a Director	229,563,763	99.98	38,173	0.02	911,202	229,601,936	80.46
10. To re-elect Rob Rowley as a Director	227,948,640	99.27	1,668,094	0.73	896,404	229,616,734	80.46
11. To reappoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company	225,502,127	98.27	3,977,244	1.73	1,033,767	229,479,371	80.41
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	229,610,920	99.99	27,577	0.01	874,641	229,638,497	80.47
13. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations	227,309,936	99.00	2,302,422	1.00	900,780	229,612,358	80.46
14. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	227,200,690	99.06	2,146,136	0.94	1,166,312	229,346,826	80.37
15.* To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	176,072,472	83.47	34,864,531	16.53	19,576,135	210,937,003	73.92
16.* To enable the Company to convene a general meeting (other than AGMs) on at least 14 days' notice	219,702,524	95.67	9,937,773	4.33	872,841	229,640,297	80.47

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed by Morgan Advanced Materials plc shareholders concerning items other than ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Notes:

1.     Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. Votes "for" include those at the Chairman's discretion.

2.     Votes "withheld" are not votes in law and, therefore, have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

*     Indicates special resolution.

Enquiries:  Stephanie Mackie

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