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28/07/2017 14:45

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Johnson Matthey PLC
28 July 2017
Johnson Matthey Plc Annual General Meeting held on Friday 28 July 2017
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 31st March 2017.
139,159,689
100.00
382
0.00
139,160,071
71.90%
90,397
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31st March 2017.
136,587,858
98.13
2,602,048
1.87
139,189,906
71.92%
60,561
3. To approve the directors' remuneration policy.
125,583,227
92.27
10,525,447
7.73
136,108,674
70.33%
3,139,449
4. To declare a final dividend of 54.5 pence per share on the ordinary shares.
138,764,607
99.68
447,205
0.32
139,211,812
71.93%
38,656
5. To elect Mrs AO Manz as a director of the Company.
138,058,482
99.33
925,863
0.67
138,984,345
71.81%
66,123
6. To elect Dr JV Griffiths as a director of the Company.
138,219,222
99.38
856,052
0.62
139,075,274
71.86%
71,605
7. To re-elect Mr TEP Stevenson as a director of the Company.
137,962,913
99.12
1,219,575
0.88
139,182,488
71.92%
67,980
8. To re-elect Ms O Desforges as a director of the Company.
114,365,106
89.61
13,263,376
10.39
127,628,482
65.95%
11,422,172
9. To re-elect Mr AM Ferguson as a director of the Company.
137,277,417
98.79
1,687,426
1.21
138,964,843
71.80%
84,911
10. To re-elect Mr RJ MacLeod as a director of the Company
138,004,336
99.15
1,180,255
0.85
139,184,591
71.92%
66,064
11. To re-elect Mr CS Matthews as a director of the Company.
134,532,996
96.66
4,647,532
3.34
139,180,528
71.92%
70,127
12. To re-elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company.
138,092,250
99.22
1,088,299
0.78
139,180,549
71.92%
70,106
13. To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company.
137,829,166
99.17
1,153,523
0.83
138,982,689
71.81%
67,966
14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor for the forthcoming year.
133,263,110
97.58
3,311,165
2.42
136,574,275
70.57%
2,676,379
15. To authorise the Audit Committee of the board to determine the remuneration of the auditor.
138,919,783
99.79
286,861
0.21
139,206,644
71.93%
44,011
16. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits.
134,418,588
97.12
3,990,057
2.88
138,408,645
71.52%
842,010
17. To authorise the directors to allot shares.
125,042,837
89.81
14,180,202
10.19
139,223,039
71.94%
27,616
18. To approve the rules of the Johnson Matthey Performance Share Plan.
125,078,522
91.62
11,447,234
8.38
136,525,756
70.54%
2,724,861
19. To approve the rules of the Johnson Matthey Restricted Share Plan.
125,759,842
90.34
13,445,951
9.66
139,205,793
71.93%
44,826
20. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares.
137,847,070
99.40
831,829
0.60
138,678,899
71.66%
571,720
21. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.
127,074,356
91.37
12,004,050
8.63
139,078,406
71.86%
172,150
22. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.
135,902,762
97.62
3,314,386
2.38
139,217,148
71.93%
33,470
23. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
127,118,568
91.74
11,438,423
8.26
138,556,991
71.59%
693,626
*  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.
S Farrant
Company Secretary
28 July 2017

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