REG - Johnson Matthey PLC - Result of AGM

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17/07/2019 15:25

RNS Number : 8817F
Johnson Matthey PLC
17 July 2019
 


Johnson Matthey Plc Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 17 July 2019
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 2019.
 


149,824,905


99.99


20,984


0.01


149,845,889


77.43%


908,282




2.    To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31st March 2019.
 


147,872,019


98.99


1,508,764


1.01


149,380,783


77.19%


1,370,852




3.    To declare a final dividend of 62.25 pence per share on the ordinary shares.
 


150,723,755


100.00


156


0.00


150,723,911


77.88%


28,399




4.    To elect Ms X Liu as a director of the Company.
 


149,720,215


99.35


986,162


0.65


150,706,377


77.87%


47,817




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


148,363,542


98.44


2,344,706


1.56


150,708,248


77.87%


45,946




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


150,123,384


99.61


586,676


0.39


150,710,060


77.87%


44,134




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


149,542,321


99.23


1,164,852


0.77


150,707,173


77.87%


47,021




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


149,461,620


99.17


1,245,105


0.83


150,706,725


77.87%


47,469




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


149,352,576


99.10


1,356,877


0.90


150,709,453


77.87%


44,741




10.  To re-elect Mr J O'Higgins as a director of the Company.
 


149,317,108


99.08


1,392,102


0.92


150,709,210


77.87%


44,984




11.  To re-elect Mr P Thomas as a director of the Company.
 


149,384,962


99.12


1,324,281


0.88


150,709,243


77.87%


44,951




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


149,483,404


99.19


1,226,176


0.81


150,709,580


77.87%


44,614




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


150,418,847


99.81


291,561


0.19


150,710,408


77.87%


42,286




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


150,462,494


99.83


253,176


0.17


150,715,670


77.88%


38,524




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


146,677,610


97.71


3,432,493


2.29


150,110,103


77.56%


644,091




16.  To authorise the directors to allot shares.
 


133,604,023


88.63


17,138,114


11.37


150,742,137


77.89%


12,057




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


149,073,475


99.72


418,307


0.28


149,491,782


77.24%


1,262,412




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


141,034,850


94.34


8,456,555


5.66


149,491,405


77.24%


1,262,788




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


148,720,812


98.85


1,729,148


1.15


150,449,960


77.74%


304,233




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


140,242,765


93.43


9,869,515


6.57


150,112,280


77.56%


641,914




21. To adopt new Articles of Association of the Company.
 


150,081,041


99.99


21,659


0.01


150,102,700


77.56%


651,494



 
*          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
17 July 2019
 
 




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