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RNS Number : 2963H  Rotork PLC  02 May 2025

2 May 2025

Rotork Plc

('the Company' or 'Rotork')

 

2025 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') - Poll Results

 

Rotork's 2025 AGM was held today in the Brunel Suite at the Bailbrook House
Hotel, Eveleigh Avenue, London Road West, Bath, BA1 7JD. All resolutions
proposed at the meeting, as set out in the Notice of AGM dated 25 March 2025,
were decided on a poll and were passed.

Resolutions 1 to 15 were each passed as an ordinary resolution and resolutions
16 to 20 were each passed as a special resolution.

The following table summarises the final poll result for each resolution:

     Resolution                                                                      Number of votes For(2):  % of votes  Number of votes Against(2):  % of votes  Number of votes withheld:  Total votes cast (excluding withheld):  % of ISC
 1   To receive the 2024 Annual Report and audited accounts                          627,588,669              99.99       79,861                       0.01        525,586                    627,668,530                             74.27
 2   To declare a final dividend of 5.00 pence per ordinary share                    628,129,553              99.99       3,682                        0.01        48,756                     628,133,235                             74.33
 3   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                   621,874,358              99.35       4,098,872                    0.65        2,110,091                  625,973,230                             74.07
 4   To elect SR. Brandtzꬱg as a director                                            627,732,213              99.97       187,812                      0.03        164,855                    627,920,025                             74.30
 5   To re-elect A. Heath as a director                                              627,939,174              99.99       57,942                       0.01        87,764                     627,997,116                             74.31
 6   To re-elect K. Huynh as a director                                              627,952,614              99.99       48,746                       0.01        83,520                     628,001,360                             74.31
 7   To re-elect K. Meurk-Harvey as a director                                       627,951,494              99.99       45,622                       0.01        87,764                     627,997,116                             74.31
 8   To re-elect B. Peacock as a director                                            626,486,486              99.76       1,514,294                    0.24        84,100                     628,000,780                             74.31
 9   To elect V. Simms as a director                                                 627,919,508              99.99       81,381                       0.01        83,991                     628,000,889                             74.31

 10  To re-elect J. Stipp as a director                                              625,779,244              99.65       2,221,645                    0.35        83,991                     628,000,889                             74.31
 11  To re-elect D. Thompson as a director                                           620,694,330              98.84       7,305,979                    1.16        84,571                     628,000,309                             74.31
 12  To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company                                627,951,091              99.99       36,435                       0.01        97,354                     627,987,526                             74.31
 13  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration        627,983,326              99.99       21,103                       0.01        78,892                     628,004,429                             74.31
 14  Authority to make political donations                                           616,330,692              99.81       1,172,285                    0.19        10,580,344                 617,502,977                             73.07
 15  Authority for the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount            577,730,587              92.00       50,245,750                   8.00        106,984                    627,976,337                             74.31
 16  General authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights up to the extent specified*   611,509,402              97.42       16,182,796                   2.58        392,682                    627,692,198                             74.28
 17  Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights for acquisitions/capital investments  558,583,176              88.95       69,424,463                   11.05       75,682                     628,007,639                             74.31
     up to the additional extent specified *
 18  Authority to purchase own ordinary shares*                                      627,814,075              99.98       147,061                      0.02        122,185                    627,961,136                             74.31
 19  Authority to purchase own preference shares*                                    626,274,757              99.73       1,668,652                    0.27        139,912                    627,943,409                             74.31
 20  Notice period for general meetings*                                             589,359,382              93.85       38,645,279                   6.15        80,219                     628,004,661                             74.31

*Passed as a special resolution

The Board of Rotork plc is pleased to note that all resolutions were passed at
today's AGM and we welcome the substantial support of the Company's
shareholders for all the resolutions proposed.

Notes:

 

1.    Any proxy appointment which gave discretion to the Chair have been
included in the 'For' total.

2.  Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes
received, with percentages rounded to two decimal places.

3.   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.

4.    The total issued share capital and total number of voting rights as
at 30 April 2025 is: 845,073,170 ordinary 0.5p shares, with no shares being
held in treasury.

5.   In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of all resolutions
passed at the meeting, other than those resolutions concerning ordinary
business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly
be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

6. A copy of this announcement has been posted on the Company's website at
https://www.rotork.com/en/investors/agm
(https://www.rotork.com/en/investors/agm)

7.    Legal Entity Identifier: 213800AH5RZIHGWRJ718

 

 Enquiries:

 Rotork plc                                                  Tel:  +44 (0)1225 733 200
 Stuart Pain, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

 FTI Consulting
 Nick Hasell/Susanne Yule                                    Tel:  + 44 (0)20 3727 1340

 

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