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RNS Number : 8257C  Rotork PLC  01 May 2026

1 May 2026

Rotork Plc

('the Company' or 'Rotork')

2026 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') - Poll Results

 

Rotork's 2026 AGM was held today at the offices of FTI Consulting, 200
Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HD. All resolutions proposed at
the meeting, as set out in the Notice of AGM dated 27 March 2026, 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 2025 Annual Report and audited accounts                          633,516,491              99.99       33,346                       0.01        356,195                    633,549,837                             77.35%
 2   To declare a final dividend of 5.35 pence per ordinary share                    633,847,185              99.99       10                           0.01        58,837                     633,847,195                             77.39%
 3   To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                                   629,190,374              99.28       4,556,843                    0.72        158,164                    633,747,217                             77.37%
 4   To approve the Directors Remuneration Report                                    621,666,972              98.09       12,080,925                   1.91        157,484                    633,747,897                             77.37%
 5   To re-elect SR. Brandtzꬱg as a director                                         627,136,678              98.94       6,698,685                    1.06        70,018                     633,835,363                             77.38%
 6   To re-elect A. Heath as a director                                              625,899,285              98.75       7,931,834                    1.25        74,262                     633,831,119                             77.38%
 7   To re-elect K. Huynh as a director                                              631,628,519              99.65       2,210,344                    0.35        67,169                     633,838,863                             77.38%
 8   To re-elect B. Peacock as a director                                            628,414,942              99.14       5,421,072                    0.86        70,018                     633,836,014                             77.38%
 9   To re-elect V. Simms as a director                                              631,555,323              99.65       2,246,131                    0.35        104,578                    633,801,454                             77.38%
 10  To re-elect J. Stipp as a director                                              623,513,553              98.38       10,287,250                   1.62        104,578                    633,800,803                             77.38%
 11  To re-elect D. Thompson as a director                                           620,135,765              97.84       13,699,598                   2.16        70,018                     633,835,363                             77.38%
 12  To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company                                633,794,354              99.99       37,942                       0.01        73,085                     633,832,296                             77.38%
 13  To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration        633,792,745              99.99       30,680                       0.01        81,956                     633,823,425                             77.38%
 14  Authority to make political donations                                           629,154,813              99.27       4,631,377                    0.73        119,191                    633,786,190                             77.38%
 15  Authority for the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount            620,212,089              97.86       13,581,114                   2.14        112,178                    633,793,203                             77.38%
 16  General authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights up to the extent specified*   589,520,473              93.01       44,280,556                   6.99        104,352                    633,801,029                             77.38%
 17  Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights for acquisitions/capital investments  563,977,112              88.98       69,814,464                   11.02       113,805                    633,791,576                             77.38%
     up to the additional extent specified*
 18  Authority to purchase own Ordinary Shares*                                      633,390,966              99.94       391,038                      0.06        123,377                    633,782,004                             77.38%
 19  Authority to purchase own Preference Shares*                                    632,247,352              99.76       1,500,177                    0.24        157,852                    633,747,529                             77.37%
 20  Notice period for general meetings*                                             621,721,871              98.09       12,121,942                   1.91        61,568                     633,843,813                             77.38%

*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.

Board Committee changes:

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, the Company announces that it has
reviewed the composition of its Remuneration Committee in light of Karin
Meurk-Harvey stepping down from the Board at the conclusion of today's AGM.
With effect from the conclusion of today's AGM, Dorothy Thompson has been
appointed as a member of the Company's Remuneration Committee.

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 2026 is: 819,081,435 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/Edward Knight                                   Tel:  + 44 (0)20 3727 1340

 

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