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Johnson MattheyAnnouncement

22/07/2015 14:40

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Johnson Matthey PLC
22 July 2015
Johnson Matthey Plc Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Poll Results
Johnson Matthey Plc (the "Company") announces that at today's Annual General Meeting all resolutions were passed on a poll. The result of the poll is set out below.
Resolution
For
For (%)*
Against
Against (%)*
Votes Total
% of Issued Share Capital
Votes Withheld**
1. To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015
144,037,831
99.65
510,399
0.35
144,548,230
70.54%
341,668
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2015
139,533,499
96.54
5,006,046
3.46
144,539,545
70.54%
347,039
3. To declare a final dividend of 49.5 pence per share on the ordinary shares
144,561,558
100.00
3,123
0.00
144,564,681
70.55%
325,920
4. To elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company
144,072,090
99.67
470,549
0.33
144,542,639
70.54%
343,920
5. To re-elect Mr TEP Stevenson as a director of the Company
142,500,744
98.58
2,048,327
1.42
144,549,071
70.54%
341,927
6. To re-elect Ms O Desforges as a director of the Company
143,252,055
99.11
1,292,502
0.89
144,544,557
70.54%
340,997
7. To re-elect Mr AM Ferguson as a director of the Company
143,096,727
99.00
1,452,241
1.00
144,548,968
70.54%
341,878
8. To re-elect Mr DG Jones as a director of the Company
142,204,254
98.38
2,342,546
1.62
144,546,800
70.54%
343,998
9. To re-elect Mr RJ Macleod as a director of the Company
142,205,356
98.38
2,340,262
1.62
144,545,618
70.54%
345,428
10. To re-elect Mr CS Matthews as a director of the Company
143,732,793
99.44
815,743
0.56
144,548,536
70.54%
342,310
11. To re-elect Mr LC Pentz as a director of the Company
141,706,162
98.03
2,844,810
1.97
144,550,972
70.54%
339,874
12. To re-elect Mrs DC Thompson as a director of the Company
141,966,307
99.31
985,771
0.69
142,952,078
69.76%
1,938,124
13. To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company
142,210,855
98.38
2,339,276
1.62
144,550,131
70.54%
340,715
14. To appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company for the forthcoming year
139,077,240
96.21
5,480,276
3.79
144,557,516
70.54%
332,846
15. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor
142,464,513
98.55
2,093,797
1.45
144,558,310
70.54%
331,775
16. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits
142,748,150
98.82
1,704,482
1.18
144,452,632
70.49%
438,436
17. To authorise the directors to allot shares
132,669,525
92.06
11,437,055
7.94
144,106,580
70.32%
784,290
18. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares
131,622,818
93.35
9,371,726
6.65
140,994,544
68.81%
3,896,263
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares
144,205,416
99.76
353,391
0.24
144,558,807
70.54%
332,024
20. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice
132,971,270
91.98
11,589,898
8.02
144,561,168
70.55%
329,664
*  Figures shown are percentages of total votes cast excluding votes withheld.
**  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions have been forward to the Financial Conduct Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility and will be accessible via the National Storage Mechanism website.
AM Purtill
Deputy Company Secretary
22nd July 2015

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