REG - Smiths Group PLC - Result of AGM

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16/11/2020 16:30

RNS Number : 4838F
  
Smiths Group PLC
  
16 November 2020
  
 

16 NOVEMBER 2020
SMITHS GROUP PLC 
 
RESULT OF AGM
 
Smiths Group plc (the 'Company') announces that a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') on 16 November 2020. The results of the poll are:
 



  






VOTES

FOR


%


VOTES

AGAINST


%


VOTES

TOTAL


% of ISC VOTED


VOTES

WITHHELD




1


Adoption of Annual Report FY2020


323,416,953


99.84


525,438


0.16


323,942,391


81.73%


3,677,976




2


Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report


319,572,256


97.58


7,911,798


2.42


327,484,054


82.63%


136,313




3


Declaration of a final dividend


327,529,905


100.00


713


0.00


327,530,618


82.64%


89,749




4


Election of Pam Cheng as a director


327,487,922


99.99


25,516


0.01


327,513,438


82.63%


106,929




5


Election of Karin Hoeing as a director


327,486,640


99.99


25,086


0.01


327,511,726


82.63%


108,641




6


Re-election of Sir George Buckley as a director


320,498,325


97.86


7,012,208


2.14


327,510,533


82.63%


109,834




7


Re-election of Dame Ann Dowling as a director


327,477,591


99.99


38,272


0.01


327,515,863


82.63%


104,504




8


Re-election of Tanya Fratto as a director


323,547,535


98.79


3,970,358


1.21


327,517,893


82.63%


102,474




9


Re-election of William Seeger as a director


324,879,086


99.20


2,636,271


0.80


327,515,357


82.63%


105,010




10


Re-election of Mark Seligman as a director


318,599,672


97.28


8,913,028


2.72


327,512,700


82.63%


107,667




11


Re-election of John Shipsey as a director


326,066,883


99.56


1,450,157


0.44


327,517,040


82.63%


100,122




12


Re-election of Andrew Reynolds Smith as a director


327,487,684


99.99


26,543


0.01


327,514,227


82.63%


106,140




13


Re-election of Noel Tata as a director


286,909,747


87.77


39,975,637


12.23


326,885,384


82.48%


734,983




14


Re-appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors


327,476,358


99.99


47,157


0.01


327,523,515


82.64%


96,852




15


Auditors' remuneration


327,474,534


99.99


38,740


0.01


327,513,274


82.63%


107,093




16


Authority to issue shares


305,443,116


93.25


22,115,833


6.75


327,558,949


82.65%


61,418




17


Authority to disapply pre-emption rights 


317,978,860


97.08


9,552,894


2.92


327,531,754


82.64%


88,613




18


Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights


306,517,464


93.59


21,010,550


6.41


327,528,014


82.64%


92,353




19


Authority to make market purchases of shares


318,783,301


97.36


8,651,798


2.64


327,435,099


82.61%


185,268




20


Authority to call general meetings on short notice


310,838,667


94.91


16,686,252


5.09


327,524,919


82.64%


95,448




21


Authority to make political donations and expenditure


314,174,120


97.80


7,067,729


2.20


321,241,849


81.05%


6,378,518



 
As at 13 November 2020 the Issued Share Capital of the Company was 396,343,060 ordinary shares of 37.5p.
 
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not a vote in law and are therefore not counted in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for and against a resolution. Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included in the "votes for" column.
 
Resolutions 1 to 16 and 21 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions. 
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its AGM will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk.
 
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
 
Enquiries:
 
Matthew Whyte
Deputy Company Secretary
Matthew.Whyte@smiths.com 
 

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