Last checked at 24 Oct 2019 15:37
Renishaw plc
Results of AGM 2019
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 24 October 2019 were duly passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 14 was passed as a special resolution. The result of the poll is as follows:
Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | % of ISC1 Voted | Votes Withheld2 |
1. Receive the reports of directors and financial statements | 62,526,559 | 98.24 | 1,122,690 | 1.76 | 63,649,249 | 87.44% | 533,198 |
2. Approve the remuneration report | 61,245,398 | 95.75 | 2,721,177 | 4.25 | 63,966,575 | 87.88% | 215,872 |
3. Declare the final dividend | 64,069,169 | 99.82 | 112,500 | 0.18 | 64,181,669 | 88.18% | 779 |
4. Re-elect David McMurtry as a director | 49,350,727 | 77.60 | 14,243,701 | 22.40 | 63,594,428 | 87.37% | 588,020 |
5. Re-elect John Deer as a director | 49,123,310 | 77.25 | 14,466,739 | 22.75 | 63,590,049 | 87.36% | 592,399 |
6. Re-elect Will Lee as a director | 63,911,292 | 99.66 | 216,928 | 0.34 | 64,128,220 | 88.10% | 54,228 |
7. Re-elect Allen Roberts as a director | 63,849,300 | 99.57 | 277,096 | 0.43 | 64,126,396 | 88.10% | 56,052 |
8. Re-elect Carol Chesney as a director | 62,836,766 | 97.99 | 1,287,733 | 2.01 | 64,124,499 | 88.10% | 57,949 |
9. Re-elect Catherine Glickman as a director | 61,942,845 | 96.60 | 2,180,403 | 3.40 | 64,123,248 | 88.10% | 59,199 |
10. Re-elect David Grant as a director | 62,800,331 | 97.93 | 1,324,645 | 2.07 | 64,124,976 | 88.10% | 57,472 |
11. Re-elect John Jeans as a director | 62,805,336 | 97.94 | 1,319,075 | 2.06 | 64,124,411 | 88.10% | 58,037 |
12. Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 64,168,371 | 99.98 | 11,260 | 0.02 | 64,179,631 | 88.17% | 2,817 |
13. Authorise the audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration | 64,172,040 | 99.99 | 7,309 | 0.01 | 64,179,349 | 88.17% | 3,099 |
14. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares3 | 63,084,777 | 98.29 | 1,094,905 | 1.71 | 64,179,682 | 88.17% | 2,765 |
1 Issued Share Capital
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3 Special resolution requiring 75% majority
Votes of independent shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors | |||||||
8. Re-elect Carol Chesney as a director | 24,227,257 | 94.95 | 1,287,733 | 5.05 | 25,514,990 | 74.65% | 57,949 |
9. Re-elect Catherine Glickman as a director | 23,333,336 | 91.45 | 2,180,403 | 8.55 | 25,513,739 | 74.65% | 59,199 |
10. Re-elect David Grant as a director | 24,190,822 | 94.81 | 1,324,645 | 5.19 | 25,515,467 | 74.65% | 57,472 |
11. Re-elect John Jeans as a director | 24,195,827 | 94.83 | 1,319,075 | 5.17 | 25,514,902 | 74.65% | 58,037 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.2E, resolutions 8 to 11 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 72,788,543.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of resolution 14, which was passed as a special resolution, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The Board is again pleased that the majority of resolutions have been passed with a high level of support from shareholders. The Board has considered the votes against resolutions 4, the re-election of Sir David McMurtry (22.40%) and 5, the re-election of John Deer (22.75%), at the 2019 AGM. In order to better understand the reasons for these votes against, the Board has considered the views of shareholders and proxy advisory firms as to voting and voting recommendations respectively (where these had been made available to the Company for the 2019 AGM) and received feedback from the General Counsel & Company Secretary, following engagement with a number of shareholders on the rationale for their voting. The Board will continue to engage with shareholders to understand their views on this and any other significant matter at AGMs and the annual Investor Days, which include Q&A sessions with the Board. There are also Q&A sessions with the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive and Group Finance Director as part of the full and half-year results webcasts. The Board regularly reviews the Company's investor relations policy.
Renishaw plc
24 October 2019
Registered office: | New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR |
Registered number: | 01106260 |
LEI: | 21380048ADXM6Z67CT18 |
Contact name: | Mark Noble |
Contact telephone: | 01453 524648 |
www.renishaw.com