REG - Melrose Industries - Result of AGM

Melrose IndustriesAnnouncement

05/05/2022 16:15

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RNS Number : 5152K  Melrose Industries PLC  05 May 2022

Melrose Industries PLC

 

1.   Results of Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting of Melrose Industries PLC was held on Thursday 5
May 2022.

 

The table below sets out the results of the poll on all 20 resolutions that
were put to a shareholder vote, with each shareholder present in person or by
proxy being entitled to one vote per share held.

 

Ordinary Resolutions

 Resolutions                                                                     Votes 'For'*   % of Votes Cast 'For'  Votes 'Against'  % of Votes Cast 'Against'  Total Issued Share Capital Voted  Total % of Issued Share Capital Voted  Votes Withheld**
 1.   To receive the financial statements for the financial year ended 31        3,578,289,842  99.93                  2,508,605        0.07                       3,580,798,447                     81.89%                                 89,752,485
 December 2021
 2.   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31        3,549,339,509  97.34                  96,831,990       2.66                       3,646,171,499                     83.39%                                 24,379,433
 December 2021
 3.   To declare a final dividend of 1 pence per ordinary share for the year     3,668,726,493  100.00                 110,239          0.00                       3,668,836,732                     83.91%                                 1,714,200
 ended 31 December 2021
 4.   To re-elect Christopher Miller as a Director of the Company                3,659,529,350  99.75                  9,138,409        0.25                       3,668,667,759                     83.90%                                 1,883,173
 5.   To re-elect Simon Peckham as a Director of the Company                     3,659,940,343  99.76                  8,719,855        0.24                       3,668,660,198                     83.90%                                 1,890,734
                                                                                 3,637,713,069  99.16                  30,946,066       0.84                       3,668,659,135                     83.90%                                 1,891,797

 

 6.   To re-elect Geoffrey Martin as a Director of the Company
 7.   To re-elect Peter Dilnot as a Director of the Company                      3,659,700,657  99.76                  8,957,541        0.24                       3,668,658,198                     83.90%                                 1,892,734
 8.   To re-elect Justin Dowley as a Director of the Company                     3,427,864,655  93.44                  240,789,260      6.56                       3,668,653,915                     83.90%                                 1,897,017
 9.   To re-elect David Lis as a Director of the Company                         3,624,470,089  98.80                  44,185,130       1.20                       3,668,655,219                     83.90%                                 1,895,713
 10.  To re-elect Charlotte Twyning as a Director of the Company                 3,630,175,149  98.95                  38,466,525       1.05                       3,668,641,674                     83.90%                                 1,909,258
 11.  To re-elect Funmi Adegoke as a Director of the Company                     3,634,518,731  99.07                  34,095,835       0.93                       3,668,614,566                     83.90%                                 1,936,366
 12.  To elect Heather Lawrence as a Director of the Company                     3,663,054,766  99.85                  5,576,479        0.15                       3,668,631,245                     83.90%                                 1,919,687
 13.  To elect Victoria Jarman as a Director of the Company                      3,663,098,826  99.85                  5,545,608        0.15                       3,668,644,434                     83.90%                                 1,906,498
 14.  To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company                       3,536,337,246  96.40                  132,248,019      3.60                       3,668,585,265                     83.90%                                 1,965,667
 15.  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration   3,633,734,492  99.05                  34,916,431       0.95                       3,668,650,923                     83.90%                                 1,899,832
 16.  To renew the authority given to Directors to allot shares                  3,611,242,553  98.43                  57,520,604       1.57                       3,668,763,157                     83.91%                                 1,787,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Resolutions

 Resolutions                                                                     Votes 'For'*   % of Votes Cast 'For'  Votes 'Against'  % of Votes Cast 'Against'  Total Issued Share Capital Voted  Total % of Issued Share Capital Voted

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Votes Withheld**
 17.  To give the Directors authority to allot equity securities without         3,650,766,843  99.51                  17,949,462       0.49                       3,668,716,305                     83.91%                                 1,834,627
 application of pre-emption rights
 18.  To give the Directors authority to allot equity securities used only for   3,529,202,957  96.20                  139,430,478      3.80                       3,668,633,435                     83.90%                                 1,917,497
 the purpose of financing a transaction which the Directors determine to be an
 acquisition or other capital investment
 19.  To authorise market purchase of shares                                     3,590,006,908  97.86                  78,423,097       2.14                       3,668,430,005                     83.90%                                 2,120,927
 20.  To approve the calling of a general meeting other than an Annual General   3,572,388,912  97.37                  96,375,145       2.63                       3,668,764,057                     83.91%                                 1,786,875
 Meeting on no less than 14 days' notice

 

 

 

There are currently 4,372,429,473 Ordinary Shares of 160/21 pence in Melrose
Industries PLC in issue.

*           Includes discretionary votes

**          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.

 

 

 

2.   Resolutions submitted to National Storage Mechanism

Melrose Industries PLC will be submitting to the National Storage Mechanism
copies of resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 5 May
2022 concerning items other than ordinary business.  These documents will
shortly be available for inspection at:

Melrose Industries PLC

11th Floor

The Colmore Building

20 Colmore Circus Queensway

Birmingham

West Midlands

B4 6AT

 

Enquiries:

Montfort
Communications:
+44 (0) 20 3514 0897

Nick
Miles
+44 (0) 7973 130 669

Charlotte
McMullen
+44 (0) 7921 881 800

miles@montfort.london (mailto:miles@montfort.london)
 / mcmullen@montfort.london (mailto:mcmullen@montfort.london)

 

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