Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6662C

Smiths Group PLC

17 November 2009

 



17 NOVEMBER 2009

SMITHS GROUP PLC - RESULT OF AGM

LISTING RULE LR 9.6.18 R

The Company is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 November 2009 were subject to polls and were passed by the necessary majority.  

Details of the results of the polls on the resolutions are shown below and will be posted on the Company's website, www.smiths.com.

No.	Resolutions	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Votes total	Votes withheld
1.	Adoption of Report and Accounts	279,089,261	99.96	116,473	0.04	279,205,734	123,855
2.	Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report	272,946,188	97.87	5,926,384	2.13	278,872,572	457,082
3.	Declaration of final dividend	279,200,092	>99.99	5,112	<0.01	279,205,204	124,386
4.	Re-election of Sir Kevin Tebbit as a director	277,207,692	99.65	977,129	0.35	278,184,821	1,144,835
5.	Election of Ms A.C. Quinn as a director	277,523,998	99.77	645,719	0.23	278,169,717	1,156,606
6.	Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor	278,313,724	99.69	879,352	0.31	279,193,076	126,985
7.	Auditor's remuneration	278,576,323	99.79	595,997	0.21	279,172,320	147,807
8.	Authority to issue shares pursuant to s551 Companies Act 2006	268,753,948	98.22	4,880,250	1.78	273,634,198	5,685,735
9.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights	276,235,686	98.95	2,936,418	1.05	279,172,104	157,437
10.	Authority to make market purchases of shares	278,083,909	99.60	1,113,282	0.40	279,197,191	129,132
11.	Changes to Articles and adoption of new Articles of Association	271,565,630	97.91	5,788,159	2.09	277,353,789	1,972,198
12.	Authority to call a general meeting other than an AGM on no less than 14 days notice	255,584,987	91.54	23,612,525	8.46	279,197,512	131,931
13.	Authority to make political donations etc.	274,118,052	98.22	4,961,238	1.78	279,079,290	246,967

Notes:

(i)    Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included in the "votes for" column.

(ii)    A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for and against a resolution.

(iii)    There are 389,794,514 ordinary shares of 37.5p in issue.

(iv)    Resolutions Nos. 1 to 8 and 13 were ordinary resolutions. Resolutions Nos. 9 to 12 were special resolutions.

LISTING RULE LR 9.6.11 R

Mr P.J. Jackson retired as a director of the Company and as the Senior Independent Director at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held on 17 November 2009. Mr D.J. Challen has been designated the Senior Independent Director in his stead.

LISTING RULE LR 9.6.3 R

The Company has forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority two copies of the resolutions not constituting ordinary business which were passed at the Annual General Meeting.

The above-mentioned copies will shortly be available for viewing at the Document Viewing Facility, at the address below, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on every weekday except bank holidays.  

Document Viewing Facility

UK Listing Authority

The Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London  E14 5HS

Printed copies of the resolutions may be obtained by writing to The Secretary, Smiths Group plc, 2nd Floor, Cardinal Place, 80 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL.

 

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