REG - Renishaw PLC - AGM Voting Results Update Statement

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16/05/2023 10:00

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RNS Number : 5676Z  Renishaw PLC  16 May 2023

Renishaw plc (the "Company")

 

2022 Annual General Meeting - Voting Results Update Statement

 

 

The Board has continued to consider the votes against resolutions 6, the
re-election of Sir David McMurtry (29.75%) and 7, the re-election of John Deer
(25.86%) (together, the "Founders"), at the 2022 AGM held in November.

Following the 2022 AGM, Sir David Grant, Senior Independent Director, invited
our largest institutional shareholders who voted against the resolutions
(together holding 54.59%* of the independent shares) and those proxy advisory
firms who recommended voting against, to discuss their concerns. Very few
responses were received with only one request for a meeting. In addition to
the absence of a relationship agreement between the Founders and the Company,
the key issue outlined as a matter of concern to some shareholders, related to
Board diversity.

In respect of the composition of the Board, the Nomination Committee continues
to monitor, and is supportive of, the current structure of the Board believing
that it provides the Company with access to significant strategic vision,
commercial experience in addition to operational and international expertise.
Further, since the consultation, the Board has been progressing the selection
process for an independent Non-executive Director, with succession planning
and gender/ethnic diversity being key to considerations.

The Board is supportive of shareholder engagement and continues to make itself
available to shareholders on request, to understand their views on these and
any other significant matters. The Board is also available at each AGM at
which shareholders have the opportunity to ask questions in advance of
meetings, as well as take part in a question and answer session on the day.
Our annual Investor Day provides a further opportunity for investors to engage
with the Board. In addition, as part of the Company's results webcasts,
Q&A sessions continue to be held with executive Board members, most
recently the Company's half-year results event which was attended by the Chief
Executive and Group Finance Director.

Karen Atterbury

Interim Company Secretary

16 May 2023

 

* Based on holdings as at 31 March 2023 obtained from a shareholder register
analysis provided by the Company's corporate broker.

 

 Renishaw plc
 Registered office:  New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR
 Registered number:  01106260, England and Wales
 Telephone:          +44 (0)1453 524524
 Website:            www.renishaw.com (http://www.renishaw.com)

 

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