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6 Sep 2017 16:35
6 September 2017
Consort Medical plc
Result of Annual General Meeting Held on 6 September 2017
The Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company was held at 2pm on Wednesday 6 September 2017 at the Company's Registered Office, Breakspear Park, Breakspear Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 4TZ.
All of the resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed on a show of hands. A summary of the forms of proxy for each resolution, received up to 48 hours before the time of the AGM, is set out below.
Resolution | FOR | % of Votes | DISCRETION | % of Votes | AGAINST | % of Votes | WITHHELD* | Poll Yes/No | |
1. | To receive Annual Report and Accounts | 39,715,482 | 99.98 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 15 | 0.01 | 0 | NO |
2. | To approve the directors' remuneration report | 38,621,619 | 99.49 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 192,915 | 0.50 | 900,963 | NO |
3. | To declare a final dividend of 13.21p per ordinary share | 39,715,482 | 99.98 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 15 | 0.01 | 0 | NO |
4. | To re-elect Dr Peter Fellner as a director | 36,089,633 | 92.99 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 2,715,869 | 7.00 | 909,995 | NO |
5. | To re-elect Dr William Jenkins as a director | 39,584,525 | 99.66 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 130,423 | 0.33 | 549 | NO |
6. | To re-elect Dr Andrew Hosty as a director | 39,714,933 | 99.98 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 15 | 0.01 | 549 | NO |
7. | To elect Paul Hayes as a director | 39,653,457 | 99.84 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 61,166 | 0.15 | 874 | NO |
8. | To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors | 39,609,078 | 99.72 | 2,476 | 0.01 | 106,419 | 0.27 | 0 | NO |
9. | To authorise the directors to set the auditors remuneration | 39,707,766 | 99.96 | 10,192 | 0.03 | 15 | 0.01 | 0 | NO |
10. | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 38,870,531 | 97.91 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 807,682 | 2.03 | 14,461 | NO |
11. | To authorise the directors to allot shares whilst disapplying pre-emption rights
| 39,253,850 | 98.84 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 435,020 | 1.10 | 3,804 | NO |
12. | To authorise the directors to disapplying pre-emption rights for acquisitions and capital projects | 38,066,788 | 95.85 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 1,622,707 | 4.09 | 3,179 | NO |
13. | To authorise the directors to make market purchases of the Company's shares | 39,518,062 | 99.65 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 113,662 | 0.29 | 60,950 | NO |
14. | To approve the calling of a general meeting on not less than 14 days' notice | 37,872,086 | 95.36 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 1,820,039 | 4.58 | 549 | NO |
15. | To approve the Consort Medical 2017 Sharesave Plans | 39,014,730 | 99.29 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 253,582 | 0.65 | 424,362 | NO |
16. | To adopt new Articles of Association | 38,917,904 | 99.08 | 25,299 | 0.06 | 339,131 | 0.86 | 435,639 | NO |
Where shareholders have appointed the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy with discretion as to voting, these votes have been cast in favour of all the resolutions.
* A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not included in the % calculations.
Issued Share Capital at meeting date: 49,214,744 Number of votes per share: 1
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of AGM on the Company's website (www.consortmedical.com).
The Company confirms that a copy of all the special business resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For further information, please contact:
Consort Medical plc | Tel: +44 (0) 1442 867920 |
John Ilett, Company Secretary | |
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