Halma plcResults of Annual General Meeting 2020 At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Halma plc held today, all the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting and put to the meeting were duly passed. Resolutions 1 to 17 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 22 were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll are set out below.
| Resolution | VotesFor* | % | VotesAgainst | % | VotesTotal | % Voted | VotesWithheld** | 1 | Annual Report and Accounts | 303,962,065 | 99.82 | 555,539 | 0.18 | 304,517,604 | 80.21% | 140,337 | 2 | Declaration of final dividend | 304,576,820 | 99.98 | 62,870 | 0.02 | 304,639,690 | 80.24% | 18,252 | 3 | Remuneration Report | 289,576,827 | 95.59 | 13,355,617 | 4.41 | 302,932,444 | 79.79% | 1,725,497 | 4 | Re-election of Paul Walker | 294,643,503 | 96.96 | 9,245,983 | 3.04 | 303,889,486 | 80.05% | 768,455 | 5 | Re-election ofAndrew Williams | 290,522,024 | 95.45 | 13,857,699 | 4.55 | 304,379,723 | 80.17% | 278,219 | 6 | Re-election ofAdam Meyers | 302,607,684 | 99.34 | 2,011,080 | 0.66 | 304,618,764 | 80.24% | 39,178 | 7 | Re-election ofDaniela Barone Soares | 300,830,301 | 98.76 | 3,788,901 | 1.24 | 304,619,202 | 80.24% | 38,740 | 8 | Re-election ofRoy Twite | 300,907,151 | 98.78 | 3,712,795 | 1.22 | 304,619,946 | 80.24% | 37,996 | 9 | Re-election ofTony Rice | 269,458,624 | 88.46 | 35,154,310 | 11.54 | 304,612,934 | 80.24% | 45,008 | 10 | Re-election ofCarole Cran | 300,973,349 | 98.80 | 3,650,031 | 1.20 | 304,623,380 | 80.24% | 34,562 | 11 | Re-election ofJo Harlow | 293,955,843 | 96.65 | 10,176,319 | 3.35 | 304,132,162 | 80.11% | 525,780 | 12 | Re-election of Jennifer Ward | 302,607,458 | 99.34 | 2,012,541 | 0.66 | 304,619,999 | 80.24% | 37,943 | 13 | Re-election ofMarc Ronchetti | 302,332,104 | 99.25 | 2,286,760 | 0.75 | 304,618,864 | 80.24% | 39,078 | 14 | Re-appointment of Auditor | 304,501,088 | 99.97 | 98,697 | 0.03 | 304,599,785 | 80.23% | 58,157 | 15 | Remuneration of Auditor | 304,600,057 | 100.00 | 7,637 | 0.00 | 304,607,694 | 80.23% | 50,248 | 16 | Authority to allot shares | 297,191,021 | 97.56 | 7,433,861 | 2.44 | 304,624,882 | 80.24% | 33,060 | 17 | Authority to make political donations | 293,720,190 | 96.43 | 10,888,273 | 3.57 | 304,608,463 | 80.24% | 49,419 | 18 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 302,127,936 | 99.19 | 2,474,455 | 0.81 | 304,602,391 | 80.23% | 55,551 | 19 | Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights | 300,873,923 | 98.78 | 3,726,485 | 1.22 | 304,600,408 | 80.23% | 57,533 | 20 | Authority to purchase own shares | 299,467,223 | 98.62 | 4,196,975 | 1.38 | 303,664,198 | 79.99% | 993,743 | 21 | Notice of general meetings | 282,072,655 | 92.60 | 22,557,400 | 7.40 | 304,630,055 | 80.24% | 27,887 | 22 | Adoption of new Articles of Association | 304,542,048 | 99.97 | 86,919 | 0.03 | 304,628,967 | 80.24% | 28,975 |
* Includes discretionary votes. ** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution. A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM other than resolutions concerning ordinary business and the newly adopted Articles of Association will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism For further information, please contact: |
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| Mark Jenkins Company Secretary, Halma plc Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111 |
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About Halma Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies, focused on growing a safer, cleaner and healthier future for people worldwide. Our innovative products and solutions address many of the key issues facing the world today. We operate in four sectors: Process Safety, Infrastructure Safety, Medical and Environmental & Analysis. We employ over 7,000 people in more than 20 countries, with major operations in the UK, Mainland Europe, the USA and Asia-Pacific. We target global niche markets where sustainable growth and high returns are supported by long-term drivers. Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has been a member of the FTSE 100 index since December 2017. |