REG - Johnson Matthey PLC - Result of AGM

Johnson MattheyAnnouncement

26/07/2018 15:00

RNS Number : 9202V
Johnson Matthey PLC
26 July 2018
 


Johnson Matthey Plc Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 26 July 2018
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 2018.
 


141,449,820


99.69


437,743


0.31


141,887,563


73.31%


149,481




2.    To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31st March 2018.
 


134,247,743


94.60


7,663,482


5.40


141,911,225


73.33%


130,436




3.    To declare a final dividend of 58.25 pence per share on the ordinary shares.
 


142,002,128


100.00


3,827


0.00


142,005,955


73.38%


35,706




4.    To elect Mr J O'Higgins as a director of the Company.
 


138,999,926


99.15


1,192,782


0.85


140,192,708


72.44%


1,848,952




5.    To elect Mr P Thomas as a director of the Company.
 


140,898,970


99.23


1,097,013


0.77


141,995,983


73.37%


45,678




6.    To re-elect Ms O Desforges as a director of the Company.
 


116,560,399


90.09


12,816,585


9.91


129,376,984


66.85%


12,666,176




7.    To re-elect AM Ferguson as a director of the Company.
 


140,222,789


98.75


1,773,078


1.25


141,995,867


73.37%


45,794




8.    To re-elect Dr JV Griffiths as a director of the Company.
 


140,639,240


99.04


1,358,347


0.96


141,997,587


73.37%


44,074




9.    To re-elect Mr RJ MacLeod as a director of the Company
 


140,944,794


99.26


1,053,470


0.74


141,998,264


73.37%


43,400




10.  To re-elect Mrs AO Manz as a director of the Company.
 


140,834,382


99.18


1,163,259


0.82


141,997,641


73.37%


44,020




11.  To re-elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company.
 


140,222,608


98.75


1,768,683


1.25


141,991,291


73.37%


50,370




12.  To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company.
 


140,823,425


99.17


1,176,336


0.83


141,999,761


73.37%


43,400




13.  To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the forthcoming year.
 


141,718,635


99.80


281,797


0.20


142,000,432


73.37%


41,229




14.  To authorise the Audit Committee of the board to determine the remuneration of the auditor.
 


141,770,749


99.84


232,663


0.16


142,003,412


73.37%


38,249




15.  To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits.
 


137,963,178


97.65


3,320,547


2.35


141,283,725


73.00%


757,936




16.  To authorise the directors to allot shares.
 


125,083,706


88.07


16,944,831


11.93


142,028,537


73.39%


14,624




17.  To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares.
 


141,751,831


99.85


218,228


0.15


141,970,059


73.36%


73,102




18.  To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.
 


133,754,223


94.22


8,208,469


5.78


141,962,692


73.35%


80,468




19.  To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.


139,830,187


98.51


2,115,920


1.49


141,946,107


73.34%


97,053




20. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice
 
 


130,822,602


92.54


10,545,281


7.46


141,367,883


73.05%


675,278



 
*          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
26 July 2018
 
 




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