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26/07/2023 17:00

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RNS Number : 3095H  Norcros PLC  26 July 2023

Norcros plc

("Norcros", the "Group" or the "Company")

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting held on 26 July 2023, Norcros plc
announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows:

 

 Annual General Meeting Resolutions numbered as per Notice of Meeting                                                  For*                 Against            Withheld
                                      Number                                                                           %           Number   %          Number
 Ordinary Resolutions
 1                                    To receive the audited accounts and the auditor's and Directors' reports for     72,917,935  99.70%   216,569    0.30%   3,336
                                      the year ended 31 March 2023
 2                                    To declare a final dividend of 6.8 pence per ordinary share for the year ended   73,136,614  100.00%  0          0.00%   1,226
                                      31 March 2023.
 3                                    To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2023   72,058,521  98.54%   1,070,308  1.46%   1,988
 4                                    To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy (as contained in the Directors'    70,719,065  96.69%   2,418,167  3.31%   6,808
                                      Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2023)
 5                                    To re-elect Alison Littley as a director                                         65,788,972  94.97%   3,486,428  5.03%   3,863,263
 6                                    To elect Steve Good as a director                                                72,853,606  99.62%   275,798    0.38%   8,436
 7                                    To elect Stefan Allanson as director                                             73,066,025  99.91%   63,379     0.09%   8,436
 8                                    To elect Thomas Willcocks as a director                                          73,053,311  99.89%   77,193     0.11%   7,336
 9                                    To re-elect James Eyre as a director                                             73,051,280  99.89%   79,224     0.11%   7,336
 10                                   To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor                                                 72,897,195  99.67%   238,314    0.33%   2,336
 11                                   To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board to determine the          73,113,759  99.99%   6,700      0.01%   17,381
                                      auditor's remuneration
 12                                   To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to the specified limit             72,174,830  98.69%   958,494    1.31%   4,516
 Special Resolutions
 13                                   To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to the specified      72,404,851  99.00%   728,473    1.00%   4,516
                                      limit.
 14                                   To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to the specified      71,805,851  98.18%   1,327,473  1.82%   4,516
                                      limit in relation to an acquisition or other specified capital investment
 15                                   To grant authority to purchase own shares                                        73,113,976  99.98%   15,300     0.02%   8,564
 16                                   To approve calling of general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.   73,018,205  99.84%   118,409    0.16%   1,226
 Ordinary Resolutions
 17                                   That the limit on the aggregate amount of fees that the Company may pay per      72,383,770  98.97%   751,935    1.03%   2,135
                                      annum to the Directors for their services as Directors under Article 92 of the

                                      Company's Articles of Association is increased from £350,000 to £750,000.

 

*Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair of the meeting discretion.
The votes withheld are not a vote in law and are not counted in the overall
voting figures.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 89,274,204 ordinary 10p shares,
each of which carries the right to one vote.

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.norcros.com.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed,
other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

ENQUIRIES:

 

 Norcros plc                                               Tel: 01625 547700
 Thomas Willcocks, Chief Executive Officer
 James Eyre, Chief Financial Officer

 Hudson Sandler                                            Tel: 020 7796 4133
 Nick Lyon

 

For further information, please visit the Company website:  www.norcros.com
(http://www.norcros.com)

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