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Spectris plc
Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of Spectris plc held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.
The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Spectris plc website at www.spectris.com.
The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:
Resolutions | Votes For (including Discretionary votes) | Votes Against | Votes Cast | Votes Withheld | ||||
Number of shares | % | Number of shares | % | Number of shares | % of relevant shares in issue | Number of shares | ||
1 | To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 | 74,363,914
| 100.00
| 1,907
| 0.00
| 74,365,821
| 73.90%
| 2,304,980
|
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 73,272,605
| 95.69
| 3,299,833
| 4.31
| 76,572,438
| 76.09%
| 98,363
|
3 | Declaration of 2023 Final Dividend | 76,669,788
| 100.00
| 988
| 0.00
| 76,670,776
| 76.19%
| 25
|
4 | To elect Mandy Gradden as a Non-executive Director of the Company | 76,631,844
| 99.96
| 30,360
| 0.04
| 76,662,204
| 76.18%
| 8,597
|
5 | To re-elect Ravi Gopinath as a Non-Executive Director of the Company | 75,674,142
| 98.71
| 988,823
| 1.29
| 76,662,965
| 76.18%
| 7,836
|
6 | To re-elect Derek Harding as an Executive Director of the Company | 75,989,129
| 99.12
| 674,446
| 0.88
| 76,663,575
| 76.18%
| 7,226
|
7 | To re-elect Andrew Heath as a Executive Director of the Company | 76,631,379
| 99.96
| 32,136
| 0.04
| 76,663,515
| 76.18%
| 7,226
|
8 | To re-elect Alison Henwood as a Non-executive Director of the Company | 74,451,345
| 99.02
| 735,351
| 0.98
| 75,186,696
| 74.71%
| 1,484,105
|
9 | To re-elect Ulf Quellmann as a Non-executive Director of the Company | 76,632,997
| 99.96
| 30,369
| 0.04
| 76,663,366
| 76.18%
| 7,435
|
10 | To re-elect Cathy Turner as a Non-executive Director of the Company | 75,707,103
| 98.75
| 956,560
| 1.25
| 76,663,663
| 76.18%
| 7,138
|
11 | To re-elect Kjersti Wiklund as a Non-executive Director of the Company | 75,620,227
| 98.64
| 1,043,138
| 1.36
| 76,663,365
| 76.18%
| 7,436
|
12 | To re-elect Mark Williamson as a Non-executive Director of the Company | 75,543,219
| 98.65
| 1,036,312
| 1.35
| 76,579,531
| 76.10%
| 91,270
|
13 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company | 75,176,629
| 99.98
| 12,307
| 0.02
| 75,188,936
| 74.72%
| 1,481,865
|
14 | To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration | 76,626,490
| 99.95
| 37,355
| 0.05
| 76,663,845
| 76.18%
| 6,956
|
15 | To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares | 68,112,368
| 90.59
| 7,076,957
| 9.41
| 75,189,325
| 74.72%
| 1,481,476
|
16 | To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis (Special Resolution) | 70,535,285
| 92.01
| 6,125,009
| 7.99
| 76,660,294
| 76.18%
| 10,507
|
17 | To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis for purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution) | 63,267,430
| 82.53
| 13,393,261
| 17.47
| 76,660,691
| 76.18%
| 10,110
|
18 | To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (Special Resolution) | 75,138,348
| 98.02
| 1,515,809
| 1.98
| 76,654,157
| 76.17%
| 16,644
|
19 | To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) | 74,030,679
| 96.56
| 2,633,962
| 3.44
| 76,664,641
| 76.18%
| 6,095
|
Notes:
Following the retirement of Bill Seeger, Mandy Gradden has been appointed as Audit and Risk Committee Chairman with effect from the end of the AGM.
The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on Thursday 23 May 2024 (excluding 3,813,481 treasury shares) was 100,632,733.
Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion have been included in the 'For' votes. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM (resolutions 15 and 16 to 19 inclusive) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the poll results will also be shortly available on the Company's website at www.spectris.com.
Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Eliza Unwin
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 77 8542 1875
For and on behalf of Spectris plc
LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10
Date: 23 May 2024
About Spectris
Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. We provide critical insights to our customers through premium precision measurement solutions combined with technical expertise and deep domain knowledge. Precision is at the heart of what we do - our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. Our two, high quality divisions - Spectris Scientific and Spectris Dynamics - are placed in technology-driven end markets, with strong fundamentals and attractive growth trajectories. We have leading market positions in premium segments and employ 7,600 people located in more than 30 countries, all united behind our Purpose to deliver Value Beyond Measure for all our stakeholders. For more information, visit www.spectris.com.