Result of AGM

Gooch & Housego PLC

24 February 2025

 

24 February 2025

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company")

Result of AGM

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components & systems, held its Annual General Meeting earlier today and confirms all resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed.

A breakdown of the proxy votes lodged prior to, and votes received at the meeting for each resolution is set out below:

No.	Resolution	No. of Proxy Votes
		FOR	AGAINST	WITHHELD*
1.	To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2024 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors' Report thereon	15,813,568	37	769
2.	To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report set out on pages 122 to 129 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2024	15,756,140	52,892	5,342
3	To declare a final dividend, as recommended by the Directors, of 8.3 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2024	15,813,923	437	14
4.	To re-elect Gary Bullard as a Director	15,808,170	2,354	3,850
5.	To re-elect Charlie Peppiatt as a Director	15,808,570	1,954	3,850
6.	To re-elect Chris Jewell as a Director	15,808,580	2,344	3,450
7.	To re-elect Louise Evans as a Director	15,809,572	952	3,850
8.	To re-elect Jim Haynes as a Director	15,808,570	1,954	3,850
9.	To re-elect Susan Searle as a Director	15,809,982	942	3,450
10.	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors to the Company	15,758,821	55,139	414
11.	To authorise the Directors to fix the Remuneration of the Auditors of the Company	15,809,221	4,384	769
12.	To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	12,483,828	3,330,481	65
13 (a)	Special resolution to authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act 2006	15,469,263	345,046	65
13 (b)	Special Resolution to partially disapply statutory rights of pre-emption	15,469,263	345,046	65
14	Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006	13,014,234	51,937	2,748,203

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

For further information please contact:

Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer Chris Jewell, Chief Financial Officer	Gooch & Housego PLC	[phone]
Mark Court / Sophie Wills/ Abigail Gilchrist G&[e-mail]	Burson Buchanan	[phone]
Christopher Baird / David Anderson	Investec Bank plc	[phone]

Notes to editors

1.     Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.

 

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