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RNS Number : 9670D  Gooch & Housego PLC  21 February 2024

     21 February 2024

 

 

 

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.

For information, the proxy votes received in respect of the resolutions
proposed at the AGM were as follows:

 No.     Resolution                                                                      No. of Proxy Votes
         FOR                                                                                         AGAINST    WITHHELD*
 1.      To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year    15,395,130  537        736
         ended 30 September 2023 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors'
         Report thereon
 2.      To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report set out on pages 110   15,335,450  52,230     8,723
         to 117 (excluding pages 112 and 113) of the Annual Report and Financial
         Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2023
 3       To declare a final dividend, as recommended by the Directors, of 8.2 pence per  15,395,866  537        0
         ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2023
 4.      To re-elect Gary Bullard as a Director                                          14,468,715  876,930    50,758
 5.      To re-elect Charlie Peppiatt as a Director                                      15,392,862  2,783      758
 6.      To re-elect Chris Jewell as a Director                                          15,394,179  1,466      758
 7.      To re-elect Brian Phillipson as a Director                                      15,394,372  1,273      758
 8.      To re-elect Louise Evans as a Director                                          15,394,222  1,423      758
 9.      To re-elect Jim Haynes as a Director                                            15,394,222  1,423      758
 10.     To elect Susan Searle as a Director                                             15,394,372  1,273      758
 11.     To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors to the Company             15,344,757  50,910     736
 12.     To authorise the Directors to fix the Remuneration of the Auditors of the       15,395,130  1,273      0
         Company
 13.     To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the      12,886,370  2,510,033  0
         Companies Act 2006
 14 (a)  Special resolution to authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to      15,114,594  281,809    0
         section 570 of the Companies Act 2006
 14 (b)  Special Resolution to partially disapply statutory rights of pre-emption        15,114,594  281,809    0
 15      Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares          12,333,939  50,937     3,011,527
         pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006

* 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                  Gooch & Housego PLC      +44 (0) 1460 256440

 Chris Jewell, Chief Financial Officer

 Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Abigail Gilchrist              Buchanan                 +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

 G&H@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:G&H@buchanan.uk.com)

 Christopher Baird / David Anderson                         Investec Bank plc        +44 (0) 20 7597 5970

 

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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