REG - Spectris PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 1758ASpectris PLC24 May 2019Spectris plc
Results of the 2019 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
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
Resolutions
Votes For
(including Discretionary votes)
Votes Against
Votes Cast
Votes Withheld
Number of shares
%
Number of shares
%
Number of shares
% of relevant shares in issue
Number of shares
1
Receive the 2018
Annual Report
95,178,524
100.00
60
0.00
95,178,584
82.11%
1,470,922
2
Approve Annual Remuneration Report
89,404,171
93.10
6,628,488
6.90
96,032,659
82.85%
617,297
3
Declaration of 2018 Final Dividend
96,648,750
100.00
88
0.00
96,648,838
83.38%
1,118
4
Elect Andrew Heath
96,603,269
99.99
9,516
0.01
96,612,785
83.35%
37,111
5
Elect Derek Harding
95,769,273
99.13
842,956
0.87
96,612,229
83.35%
37,667
6
Re-elect Mark Williamson
89,108,840
95.39
4,305,759
4.61
93,414,599
80.59%
3,235,297
7
Re-elect Karim Bitar
96,313,808
99.93
66,827
0.07
96,380,635
83.15%
269,261
8
Re-elect Russell King
96,139,024
99.50
479,198
0.50
96,618,222
83.35%
31,614
9
Re-elect Ulf Quellmann
96,555,012
99.94
57,623
0.06
96,612,635
83.35%
37,261
10
Re-elect William (Bill) Seeger
96,608,150
100.00
4,485
0.00
96,612,635
83.35%
37,261
11
Re-elect Kjersti Wiklund
96,549,293
99.93
63,342
0.07
96,612,635
83.35%
37,261
12
Re-elect Martha Wyrsch
96,603,654
100.00
3,481
0.00
96,607,135
83.34%
42,761
13
Re-appoint Auditor
96,639,489
99.99
8,703
0.01
96,648,192
83.38%
1,764
14
Auditors' remuneration
96,638,932
100.00
4,190
0.00
96,643,122
83.37%
6,774
15
Authority to allot shares
91,828,813
95.05
4,784,224
4.95
96,613,037
83.35%
36,859
16
Disapply pre-emption rights
96,588,148
99.98
22,319
0.02
96,610,467
83.35%
39,489
17
Disapply pre-emption rights for acquisition or capital investment
90,579,937
93.72
6,065,987
6.28
96,645,924
83.38%
4,032
18
Authority to purchase own shares
96,293,494
99.72
268,689
0.28
96,562,183
83.30%
87,773
19
Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice
94,378,065
97.65
2,270,667
2.35
96,648,732
83.38%
1,224
20
Adopt new Articles of Association
96,611,171
100.00
1,515
0.00
96,612,686
83.35%
37,270
The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on 22 May 2019 (excluding 5,263,234 Treasury shares) was 115,916,087.
Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion has 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.
Resolutions 16 to 20 are special resolutions (75% majority required). Copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM (Resolutions 15 to 20, inclusive) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
A copy of the poll results will be shortly be available on the company's website at www.spectris.com
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Rebecca Dunn
Deputy Company Secretary
01784 470470
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