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15th May 2018
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 2017 | 60,449,225 | 99.67 | 199,864 | 0.33 | 60,649,089 | 82.39 | 379,802 |
2 To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration 2017 | 59,612,816 | 98.96 | 627,896 | 1.04 | 60,240,712 | 81.83 | 788,177 |
3 To declare a final dividend | 61,020,883 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 61,020,883 | 82.89 | 8,008 |
4 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 61,018,143 | 100.00 | 1,109 | 0.00 | 61,019,252 | 82.89 | 9,639 |
5 To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration | 61,018,041 | 100.00 | 1,310 | 0.00 | 61,019,351 | 82.89 | 9,540 |
6 To re-elect Mr J Pike as a Director | 54,428,969 | 93.00 | 4,094,973 | 7.00 | 58,523,942 | 79.50 | 2,504,947 |
7 To re-elect Mr N J Anderson as a Director | 59,235,519 | 97.06 | 1,792,243 | 2.94 | 61,027,762 | 82.90 | 1,129 |
8 To re-elect Mr K J Boyd as a Director | 59,566,722 | 97.62 | 1,453,856 | 2.38 | 61,020,578 | 82.89 | 8,313 |
9 To re-elect Mr N H Daws as a Director | 59,799,747 | 98.03 | 1,203,152 | 1.97 | 61,002,899 | 82.87 | 2,136 |
10 To re-elect Mr J L Whalen as a Director | 59,822,365 | 98.03 | 1,204,104 | 1.97 | 61,026,469 | 82.90 | 2,422 |
11 To re-elect Mr C G Watson as a Director | 59,659,990 | 98.39 | 977,285 | 1.61 | 60,637,275 | 82.37 | 391,614 |
12 To re-elect Miss J S Kingston as a Director | 60,187,826 | 98.64 | 829,294 | 1.36 | 61,017,120 | 82.89 | 11,771 |
13 To re-elect Dr G E Schoolenberg as a Director | 60,195,207 | 98.64 | 827,798 | 1.36 | 61,023,005 | 82.89 | 5,886 |
14 To elect Mr P France as a Director | 60,572,947 | 99.26 | 453,637 | 0.74 | 61,026,584 | 82.90 | 2,307 |
15 To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 60,200,929 | 98.66 | 814,598 | 1.34 | 61,015,527 | 82.88 | 13,364 |
16 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 2023 or, if earlier, 14th May 2023 | 61,009,085 | 99.99 | 8,945 | 0.01 | 61,018,030 | 82.89 | 10,861 |
17 To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 60,987,819 | 99.98 | 11,564 | 0.02 | 60,999,383 | 82.86 | 26,551 |
18 To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares | 60,483,575 | 99.25 | 456,986 | 0.75 | 60,940,561 | 82.78 | 88,329 |
Copies of special resolutions 17 and 18 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 comprises two world‐leading businesses, Spirax Sarco for steam and electrical thermal energy solutions and Watson‐Marlow Fluid Technology Group for niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. Spirax Sarco provides a broad range of fluid control and electrical process heating products, engineered packages, site services and systems expertise for a diverse range of industrial and institutional customers. The business 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 7,250 people, of whom approximately 1,600 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