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RNS Number : 0497A  Diploma PLC  17 January 2024

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

17 JANUARY 2024

 

 

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")

 

All of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM of Diploma PLC
("Diploma" or the "Company"") held today, were passed by poll votes. The full
text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting,
which is available on the Company's website. The results of the AGM have now
been published on the Company's website at
https://www.diplomaplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/
(https://www.diplomaplc.com/investors/shareholder-centre/)

 

The results of the poll incorporating proxy votes lodged in advance of the
meeting are set out below (rounded to 2 decimal places).

 

Summary of Votes Cast

 

 Resolution  Description                                            For             %         Against      %            Withheld

 1           REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

                                                                    109,791,268     99.86%    149,897      0.14%        191,241

 2           FINAL DIVIDEND OF 40.0p

                                                                    110,106,900     99.98%    25,203       0.02%        303
 3           RE-ELECT D.LOWDEN

                                                                    89,602,546      82.43%    19,100,237   17.57%       1,429,623

 4           RE-ELECT JD THOMSON

                                                                     110,120,595    99.99%    8,089        0.01%        3,722
 5           RE-ELECT C.DAVIES

                                                                    109,709,969     99.62%    418,746      0.38%        3,691

 6           RE-ELECT AP SMITH

                                                                    106,711,904     97.29%    2,972,248    2.71%        448,254

 7           RE-ELECT A.THORBURN

                                                                     105,164,360    95.49%    4,964,322    4.51%        3,724
 8           ELECT J.WARD

                                                                    109,948,013     99.84%    180,671      0.16%        3,722

 9           RE-ELECT G.HUSE

                                                                     107,384,550    97.51%    2,743,763    2.49%        4,093
 10          RE-ELECT D.FINCH

                                                                    107,482,864     97.60%    2,645,074    2.40%        4,468

 11          RE-APPOINT AUDITOR

                                                                     109,948,957    99.84%    176,199      0.16%        7,250

 12          REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

                                                                    110,123,824     100.00%   4,447        0.00%        4,135
 13          REMUNERATION REPORT

                                                                    103,761,729     94.22%    6,365,795    5.78%        4,882

 14          AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES

                                                                    104,873,867     95.23%    5,254,954    4.77%        3,585

 15 (SR)     DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

                                                                    108,953,871     99.20%    874,159      0.80%        304,376

 16 (SR)     FURTHER DISAPPLICATION OF PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

                                                                    108,007,226     98.34%    1,820,704    1.66%        304,476

 17 (SR)     AUTHORITY TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF ORDINARY SHARES

                                                                    109,513,523     99.85%    159,814      0.15%        459,069

 18 (SR)     DIVIDEND RATIFICATION

                                                                    109,919,065     100.00%   3,397        0.00%        36,697

 19 (SR)     CALL GENERAL MEETINGS

                                                                    105,602,091     95.89%    4,524,593    4.11%        5,722

 

Notes:

 

1.     A total of 110,123,824 votes were validly cast.

2.     The Company's Issued Share Capital ("ISC") is 134,091,975 ordinary
shares of 5p each and the proportion of the ISC represented by those votes
validly cast is 82.13%.

3.     A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted.

 

In relation to Resolution 18, HMRC has confirmed that, as set out in Schedule
1 of the Notice of Annual General Meeting:

 

a.     the full amount of the FY21 Interim Dividend will continue to be
treated as a distribution for UK tax purposes, meaning such amount is deemed
to have been paid for UK tax purposes as at the date of payment on 16 June
2021; and

 

b.     the proposed release of claims against shareholders who were
recipients of the Relevant Dividend (the "Recipient Shareholders") will not
impact the tax treatment of the distribution for Recipient Shareholders who
are UK tax resident.

If any UK resident shareholder has any doubts about his or her tax position,
he or she should consult with an independent professional advisor.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, a copy of the resolutions, other than
those concerning ordinary business has been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

Terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meaning set out in
the Notice of Annual General Meeting.

 

J Morrison

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Diploma PLC

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Diploma PLC -                                                 +44 (0)20 7549 5700
 John Morrison, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

 

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