Last checked at 9 May 2013 16:22
9th May 2013
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc
Results of AGM
At the Annual General Meeting at 2 pm today, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by means of a poll vote and, as published on our website, the votes cast are set out below.
Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Votes For | % of Votes For | Votes Against | % of Votes Against | Total Votes Cast (excluding Withheld) | Votes Withheld |
1 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 60,889,706 | 99.96 | 25,666 | 0.04 | 60,915,372 | 5,157 |
2 To approve the Remuneration Report | 58,666,351 | 96.33 | 2,237,992 | 3.67 | 60,904,343 | 16,186 |
3 To declare a final dividend | 60,919,586 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 60,919,586 | 943 |
4 To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor of the Company | 59,561,174 | 99.31 | 414,320 | 0.69 | 59,975,494 | 945,034 |
5 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 60,307,242 | 99.12 | 536,438 | 0.88 | 60,843,680 | 76,849 |
6 To re-elect Mr W H Whiteley as a Director | 56,950,595 | 93.49 | 3,965,605 | 6.51 | 60,916,200 | 4,329 |
7 To re-elect Mr M E Vernon as a Director | 57,580,425 | 94.53 | 3,332,023 | 5.47 | 60,912,448 | 8,081 |
8 To re-elect Mr G R Bullock as a Director | 59,062,793 | 96.96 | 1,849,788 | 3.04 | 60,912,581 | 7,948 |
9 To re-elect Mr D J Meredith as a Director | 58,002,127 | 95.22 | 2,914,141 | 4.78 | 60,916,268 | 4,261 |
10 To re-elect Dr K Rajagopal as a Director | 59,065,692 | 96.97 | 1,846,821 | 3.03 | 60,912,513 | 8,016 |
11 To elect Dr G E Schoolenberg as a Director | 60,185,151 | 98.81 | 727,287 | 1.19 | 60,912,438 | 8,091 |
12 To re-elect Mr C G Watson as a Director | 59,066,066 | 96.97 | 1,846,515 | 3.03 | 60,912,581 | 7,948 |
13 To re-elect Mr N H Daws as a Director | 57,998,429 | 95.21 | 2,918,041 | 4.79 | 60,916,470 | 4,059 |
14 To re-elect Mr N J Anderson as a Director | 57,994,672 | 95.21 | 2,917,659 | 4.79 | 60,912,331 | 8,198 |
15 To re-elect Mr J L Whalen as a Director | 56,582,145 | 92.89 | 4,330,436 | 7.11 | 60,912,581 | 7,948 |
16 To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 60,494,072 | 99.32 | 416,463 | 0.68 | 60,910,535 | 4,522 |
17 To authorise the Directors to approve the issue of shares in lieu of cash dividends in respect of the period up to and including the date of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2018 or, if earlier, 8th May 2018 | 60,893,236 | 99.97 | 16,620 | 0.03 | 60,909,856 | 10,673 |
18 To declare a special dividend and approve a share consolidation | 60,755,021 | 99.77 | 141,752 | 0.23 | 60,896,773 | 23,756 |
19 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 60,728,254 | 99.85 | 89,327 | 0.15 | 60,817,581 | 75,748 |
20 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 60,688,850 | 99.63 | 224,009 | 0.37 | 60,912,859 | 7,670 |
21 To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than Annual General Meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 57,216,692 | 93.94 | 3,692,702 | 6.06 | 60,909,394 | 11,135 |
For each resolution the percentage of share capital voting was 77%.
Copies of special resolutions 19, 20 and 21 will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Enquiries:
Andy Robson, General Counsel & Company Secretary
Tel: 01242 535276
About Spirax Sarco
Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc is the world leader in both steam system management and peristaltic pumping. The Company provides a broad range of fluid control products, engineered packages, site services and systems expertise for its diverse range of over 100,000 industrial and institutional customers. The Company helps its customers to optimise production capacity, reduce energy costs and emissions, improve product quality and enhance the safety of their operations. Spirax Sarco is headquartered in Cheltenham, England, has strategically located manufacturing plants around the world and employs approximately 4,700 people, of whom around 1,300 are direct sales and service engineers. Its shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1959 (symbol: SPX). Further information can be found at www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com