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RNS Number : 2466Y  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    15,813,568  37         769
         ended 30 September 2024 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors'
         Report thereon
 2.      To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report set out on pages 122   15,756,140  52,892     5,342
         to 129 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year
         ended 30 September 2024
 3       To declare a final dividend, as recommended by the Directors, of 8.3 pence per  15,813,923  437        14
         ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2024
 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       15,809,221  4,384      769
         Company
 12.     To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the      12,483,828  3,330,481  65
         Companies Act 2006
 13 (a)  Special resolution to authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to      15,469,263  345,046    65
         section 570 of the Companies Act 2006
 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          13,014,234  51,937     2,748,203
         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               Burson 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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