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RNS Number : 8435J  Spectris PLC  22 May 2025

Spectris plc

 

Results of the 2025 Annual General Meeting

 

At the Annual General Meeting of Spectris plc held earlier today, all
resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.

 

The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting, which is available on the Spectris plc website at www.spectris.com
(http://www.spectris.com) .

 

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 

                                                                                        Votes For                             Votes Against                 Votes Cast                                       Votes Withheld

                                                                                        (including Discretionary votes)

 Resolutions
          Number of shares                                                              %                  Number of shares   %           Number of shares  % of relevant shares in issue  Number of shares
 1        To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial    80,082,870         100.00             978         0.00              80,083,848                     80.71             97,716
          year ended 31 December 2024
 2        To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                 72,026,443         97.25              2,035,736   2.75              74,062,179                     74.64             6,119,385
 3        To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                                 75,915,985         94.69              4,253,299   5.31              80,169,284                     80.80             12,280
 4        Declaration of 2024 Final Dividend                                            79,089,812         98.64              1,086,944   1.36              80,176,756                     80.80             4,808
 5        To elect Nick Anderson as a Non-executive Director                            80,134,545         99.95              41,582      0.05              80,176,127                     80.80             5,437
 6        To elect Angela Noon as an Executive Director                                 78,554,362         97.98              1,621,818   2.02              80,176,180                     80.80             5,384
 7        To re-elect Ravi Gopinath as a Non-Executive Director                         78,434,112         97.83              1,741,924   2.17              80,176,036                     80.80             5,527
 8        To re-elect Mandy Gradden as a Non-Executive Director                         79,520,028         99.18              656,061     0.82              80,176,089                     80.80             5,474
 9        To re-elect Derek Harding as an Executive Director                            78,895,542         98.40              1,280,699   1.60              80,176,241                     80.80             5,323
 10       To re-elect Andrew Heath as an Executive Director                             78,895,602         98.40              1,280,588   1.60              80,176,190                     80.80             5,374
 11       To re-elect Alison Henwood as a Non-executive Director                        79,507,070         99.17              667,283     0.83              80,174,353                     80.80             7,210
 12       To re-elect Cathy Turner as a Non-executive Director                          77,060,200         96.12              3,113,704   3.88              80,173,904                     80.80             7,659
 13       To re-elect Kjersti Wiklund as a Non-executive Director                       79,517,536         99.18              657,099     0.82              80,174,635                     80.80             6,928
 14       To re-elect Mark Williamson as a Non-executive Director                       78,217,364         97.56              1,957,387   2.44              80,174,751                     80.80             6,812
 15       To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company                          77,771,509         99.93              52,065      0.07              77,823,574                     78.43             2,357,990
 16       To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration                80,099,978         99.91              74,984      0.09              80,174,962                     80.80             6,602
 17       To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares                           72,981,965         91.03              7,189,053   8.97              80,171,018                     80.80             10,546
 18       To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non           73,462,911         91.63              6,706,349   8.37              80,169,260                     80.80             12,304
          pre-emptive basis (Special Resolution)
 19       To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non           67,757,385         84.52              12,412,444  15.48             80,169,829                     80.80             11,734
          pre-emptive basis for purposes of acquisitions or specified capital
          investments (Special Resolution)
 20       To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (Special         80,107,483         99.94              48,686      0.06              80,156,169                     80.78             25,395
          Resolution)
 21       To adopt the new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)                 80,117,984         99.94              44,842      0.06              80,162,826                     80.79             18,738
 22       To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than annual general  76,916,852         95.94              3,253,711   4.06              80,170,563                     80.80             10,736
          meetings) to be not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)

 

Notes:

The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on Thursday 22
May 2025 (excluding 5,223,204 treasury shares) was 99,223,010.

 

Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion have been included in the 'For'
votes. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the
votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions passed as Special
Business at the AGM (resolutions 17 to 22 inclusive) will shortly be available
for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

A copy of the poll results will also be shortly available on the Company's
website at www.spectris.com (http://www.spectris.com) .

 

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

 

 

Eliza Unwin

Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 77 8542 1875

 

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

 

LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10

Date: 22 May 2025

 

About Spectris

Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more
sustainable world. We provide critical insights to our customers through
premium precision measurement solutions combined with technical expertise and
deep domain knowledge. Precision is at the heart of what we do - our leading,
high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their
greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.
We are focused on two key divisions - Spectris Scientific and Spectris
Dynamics, which are placed in technology-driven end markets, with strong
fundamentals and attractive growth trajectories. We have leading market
positions in premium segments and employ 7,600 people located in more than 30
countries, all united behind our purpose to deliver value beyond measure for
all our stakeholders. For more information, visit www.spectris.com.

 

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