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9 May 2017 16:30
9th May 2017
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 2016 | 60,929,322 | 99.93 | 43,000 | 0.07 | 60,972,322 | 82.90% | 90,589 |
2 To approve the Remuneration Policy Report 2017 to apply from 9th May 2017 | 57,778,590 | 95.06 | 3,005,646 | 4.94 | 60,784,236 | 82.65% | 278,674 |
3 To approve the change to the rules of the 2015 Performance Share Plan | 58,503,201 | 95.84 | 2,541,512 | 4.16 | 61,044,713 | 83.00% | 18,197 |
4 To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration 2016 | 60,631,649 | 99.72 | 169,497 | 0.28 | 60,801,146 | 82.67% | 261,765 |
5 To declare a final dividend | 61,037,272 | 99.99 | 3,499 | 0.01 | 61,040,771 | 82.99% | 18,864 |
6 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 61,033,176 | 99.95 | 27,548 | 0.05 | 61,060,724 | 83.02% | 2,187 |
7 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 61,032,693 | 99.95 | 28,705 | 0.05 | 61,061,398 | 83.02% | 1,513 |
8 To re-elect Mr W H Whiteley as a Director | 59,218,936 | 97.79 | 1,336,106 | 2.21 | 60,555,042 | 82.33% | 507,869 |
9 To re-elect Mr N J Anderson as a Director | 59,607,105 | 97.66 | 1,430,473 | 2.34 | 61,037,578 | 82.99% | 25,333 |
10 To elect Mr K J Boyd as a Director | 56,889,382 | 93.17 | 4,169,943 | 6.83 | 61,059,325 | 83.02% | 3,585 |
11 To re-elect Mr N H Daws as a Director | 57,232,087 | 93.75 | 3,816,954 | 6.25 | 61,049,041 | 83.01% | 13,870 |
12 To re-elect Mr J L Whalen as a Director | 57,236,651 | 93.75 | 3,816,572 | 6.25 | 61,053,223 | 83.01% | 5,488 |
13 To re-elect Mr J Pike as a Director | 56,155,080 | 98.08 | 1,098,605 | 1.92 | 57,253,685 | 77.85% | 3,809,226 |
14 To elect Miss J S Kingston as a Director | 60,486,967 | 99.07 | 570,582 | 0.93 | 61,057,549 | 83.02% | 5,362 |
15 To re-elect Dr G E Schoolenberg as a Director | 60,553,264 | 99.17 | 504,571 | 0.83 | 61,057,835 | 83.02% | 5,076 |
16 To re-elect Mr C G Watson as a Director | 59,837,782 | 99.01 | 596,818 | 0.99 | 60,434,600 | 82.17% | 628,310 |
17 To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 59,425,427 | 97.35 | 1,617,962 | 2.65 | 61,043,389 | 83.00% | 19,522 |
18 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 2022 or, if earlier, 8th May 2022 | 60,965,935 | 99.98 | 11,846 | 0.02 | 60,977,781 | 82.91% | 85,130 |
19 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 60,982,235 | 99.98 | 14,393 | 0.02 | 60,996,628 | 82.93% | 66,006 |
20 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 60,154,773 | 98.75 | 761,639 | 1.25 | 60,916,412 | 82.83% | 146,498 |
Copies of special resolutions 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, Spirax Sarco for steam specialties and Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group for niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. 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 end users to improve production efficiency, reduce energy costs, water usage and emissions, improve product quality and enhance the safety of their operations. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group offers the ideal solution for a wide variety of demanding fluid path applications with highly accurate, controllable and virtually maintenance free pumps and associated technologies. The Group is headquartered in Cheltenham, England, has strategically located manufacturing plants around the world and employs over 5,900 people, of whom more than 1,400 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
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