Last checked at 20 May 2014 17:50
20th May 2014
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) | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld |
1 To receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 60,863,828 | 100.00 | 1,095 | 0.00 | 60,864,923 | 80.47 | 53,242 |
2 To approve the Remuneration Policy Report 2014 to apply from 20th May 2014 | 56,203,099 | 98.46 | 880,848 | 1.54 | 57,083,947 | 75.47 | 3,834,218 |
3 To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration 2013 | 60,062,377 | 99.44 | 339,801 | 0.56 | 60,402,178 | 79.86 | 513,953 |
4 To declare a final dividend | 60,870,415 | 100.00 | 481 | 0.00 | 60,870,896 | 80.48 | 47,269 |
5 To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 60,190,871 | 98.90 | 672,428 | 1.10 | 60,863,299 | 80.47 | 53,264 |
6 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 60,075,724 | 98.70 | 792,063 | 1.30 | 60,867,787 | 80.47 | 50,378 |
7 To re-elect Mr W H Whiteley as a Director | 57,211,650 | 95.52 | 2,683,066 | 4.48 | 59,894,716 | 79.19 | 1,019,513 |
8 To re-elect Mr N J Anderson as a Director | 56,053,033 | 93.35 | 3,993,824 | 6.65 | 60,046,857 | 79.39 | 870,902 |
9 To re-elect Mr D J Meredith as a Director | 58,004,622 | 95.30 | 2,861,886 | 4.70 | 60,866,508 | 80.47 | 49,649 |
10 To re-elect Mr N H Daws as a Director | 58,003,649 | 95.29 | 2,864,867 | 4.71 | 60,868,516 | 80.47 | 49,649 |
11 To re-elect Mr J L Whalen as a Director | 57,997,265 | 95.29 | 2,864,867 | 4.71 | 60,862,132 | 80.46 | 55,627 |
12 To re-elect Dr K Rajagopal as a Director | 59,924,231 | 98.50 | 913,527 | 1.50 | 60,837,758 | 80.43 | 74,869 |
13 To re-elect Dr G E Schoolenberg as a Director | 60,162,636 | 98.86 | 696,226 | 1.14 | 60,858,862 | 80.46 | 54,405 |
14 To re-elect Mr C G Watson as a Director | 60,162,485 | 98.86 | 696,226 | 1.14 | 60,858,711 | 80.46 | 56,484 |
15 To elect Mr J Pike as a Director | 60,188,633 | 98.91 | 666,326 | 1.09 | 60,854,959 | 80.46 | 61,838 |
16 To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 60,491,368 | 99.39 | 368,588 | 0.61 | 60,859,956 | 80.46 | 57,126 |
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 2019 or, if earlier, 19th May 2019 | 60,845,079 | 99.99 | 8,440 | 0.01 | 60,853,519 | 80.45 | 59,460 |
18 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 60,803,564 | 99.94 | 34,429 | 0.06 | 60,837,993 | 80.43 | 79,645 |
19 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 60,706,456 | 99.75 | 151,345 | 0.25 | 60,857,801 | 80.46 | 58,762 |
20 To authorise the Company to call general meetings, other than Annual General Meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 57,274,123 | 94.18 | 3,537,417 | 5.82 | 60,811,540 | 80.40 | 106,100 |
Copies of special resolutions 18, 19 and 20 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 each of its two businesses, steamspecialties and peristaltic and niche pumping. The steam specialties business provides a broad range of fluid control products, engineered packages, site services and systems expertise for a diverse range of industrial and institutional customers. The company helps its customers to improve productionefficiency, reduce energy costs, water usage and emissions, improve product quality and enhance the safety of their operations. Watson-Marlow is the global leader in peristaltic pumps, specialising in the design and manufacture of the most advance peristaltic and niche pumps, and tubing. Watson-Marlow pumps offer the ideal solution for a wide variety of difficult pumping applications and are highly accurate, controllable and virtually maintenance free. The Group 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