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RNS Number : 7741U  Gooch & Housego PLC  27 February 2026

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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, except resolution 2, were duly
passed.

The Board notes that more than 50% of the votes cast on resolution 2, to
receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report, were against that
resolution. The Company consulted with its largest institutional shareholders
with regards to its remuneration proposals in advance of preparing the
Remuneration Committee Report and their feedback as a whole was taken into
account. Whilst Resolution 2 is an advisory vote, the Board takes shareholder
views very seriously and will engage further with shareholders to solicit
additional feedback from those who voted against the resolution to understand
their reasoning. In accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code, which
the Company has chosen to adopt, the Company will publish the outcome of this
engagement within six months.

The Board also notes that, for resolution 12, more than 20% of the votes cast
were against that resolution. As part of the shareholder engagement described
above, the Company will solicit further feedback on the resolution and publish
the outcome within six months.

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

 No.  Resolution                                                                      Total of Proxy Votes and Votes at the AGM
      FOR                                                                                             AGAINST         WITHHELD*
 1.   To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year    17,244,077      65              3,085
      ended 30 September 2025 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors'
      Report thereon
 2.   To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report set out on pages 94    7,949,928       9,289,392       7,907
      to 103 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year
      ended 30 September 2025
 3    To declare a final dividend, as recommended by the Directors, of 8.3 pence per  15,975,112      1,271,866       249
      ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2025
 4.   To re-elect Gary Bullard as a Director                                          13,925,455      11,565          3,310,207
 5.   To re-elect Charlie Peppiatt as a Director                                      17,235,377      3,643           8,207
 6.   To re-elect Louise Evans as a Director                                          13,928,087      8,933           3,310,207
 7.   To re-elect Jim Haynes as a Director                                            13,927,675      9,345           3,310,207
 8.   To re-elect Susan Searle as a Director                                          13,877,697      59,323          3,310,207
 9.   To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors to the Company             17,107,312      55,102          84,813
 10.  To authorise the Directors to fix the Remuneration of the Auditors of the       17,240,365      3,697           3,165
      Company
 11.  To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the      13,940,902      3,305,700       625
      Companies Act 2006
 12   Special resolution to authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to      13,670,622      3,573,980       2,625
      section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 and to partially disapply statutory
      rights of pre-emption
 13   Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares          13,584,898      5,281           3,657,048
      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

 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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