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Morgan Advanced Materials plc
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Morgan Advanced Materials plc confirms that all resolutions set out in the notice of its 2013 Annual General Meeting were duly passed by the requisite number of shareholders on a poll, at the meeting held on 10 May 2013.
The poll results of each resolution are set out below. 30 shareholders were at the meeting. The number of the Company's Ordinary shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting was 281,166,903. The number of the Company's 5.5% Cumulative First Preference shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting was 125,327. The number of the Company's 5.0% Cumulative Second Preference shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting was 311,954. Each share carried one vote.
Resolution | Votes For (see note 1) | Votes Against (see note 1) | Votes Withheld (see note 2) | Total Votes Cast (excl. withheld votes) | % of total issued share capital instructed | ||
Number of shares | % of total voted | Number of shares | % of total voted | ||||
1. To receive the audited accounts and the auditor's and directors' reports for the year ended 31 December 2012 | 204,303,544 | 99.96 | 89,858 | 0.04 | 3,033,504 | 204,393,402 | 72.6 |
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report of the Remuneration Committee | 202,396,172 | 99.28 | 1,467,485 | 0.72 | 3,563,249 | 203,863,657 | 72.4 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 6.4 pence per Ordinary share | 207,422,696 | 100.00 | 4,198 | 0.00 | 12 | 207,426,894 | 73.7 |
4. To re-elect Kevin Dangerfield as a Director | 206,556,301 | 99.59 | 841,599 | 0.41 | 29,006 | 207,397,900 | 73.6 |
5. To re-elect Martin Flower as a Director | 206,897,568 | 99.76 | 505,767 | 0.24 | 23,571 | 207,403,335 | 73.7 |
6. To re-elect Andrew Given as a Director | 207,072,699 | 99.84 | 330,636 | 0.16 | 23,571 | 207,403,335 | 73.7 |
7. To re-elect Simon Heale as a Director | 203,564,146 | 99.60 | 809,825 | 0.40 | 3,052,935 | 204,373,971 | 72.6 |
8. To re-elect Andrew Hosty as a Director | 206,557,927 | 99.59 | 847,531 | 0.41 | 21,448 | 207,405,458 | 73.7 |
9. To re-elect Mark Robertshaw as a Director | 203,844,595 | 98.28 | 3,560,983 | 1.72 | 21,328 | 207,405,578 | 73.7 |
10. To elect Victoire de Margerie as a Director | 207,059,257 | 99.84 | 337,918 | 0.16 | 29,731 | 207,397,175 | 73.6 |
11. To elect Andrew Shilston as a Director. | 206,893,396 | 99.75 | 508,427 | 0.25 | 25,083 | 207,401,823 | 73.7 |
12. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of the Company | 207,139,107 | 99.94 | 128,163 | 0.06 | 158,611 | 207,267,270 | 73.6 |
13. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 207,390,607 | 99.98 | 31,261 | 0.02 | 4,013 | 207,421,868 | 73.7 |
14. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 204,982,154 | 98.87 | 2,348,165 | 1.13 | 95,562 | 207,330,319 | 73.6 |
15. To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 198,848,338 | 95.87 | 8,557,376 | 4.13 | 21,192 | 207,405,714 | 73.7 |
16. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights | 207,114,244 | 99.86 | 296,380 | 0.14 | 16,282 | 207,410,624 | 73.7 |
17. To enable the Company to convene a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 199,444,596 | 96.15 | 7,975,330 | 3.85 | 6,980 | 207,419,926 | 73.7 |
18. To adopt new Articles of Association | 207,016,639 | 99.82 | 363,788 | 0.18 | 46,479 | 207,380,427 | 73.6 |
19. To approve amendments to the Long-Term Incentive Plan 2004 | 201,635,678 | 97.49 | 5,189,684 | 2.51 | 601,544 | 206,825,362 | 73.4 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed by Morgan Advanced Materials plc shareholders, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Notes:
1. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. Votes "for" include those at the Chairman's discretion.
2. Votes "withheld" are not votes in law and, therefore, have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
Enquiries: Jill Elliot
Telephone: 01753 837000