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AGM Results
Dublin, London | 11 May 2023
Uniphar plc (the Company) is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00 a.m. today, 11 May 2023, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting circulated to shareholders and made available on the Company's website, www.uniphar.ie, were duly passed without amendment.
Details of votes cast are set out below:
| RESOLUTION | For | For % | Against | Against % | Withheld |
1 | Financial Statements and Reports | 152,222,114 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | 122,760 |
2 | Final Dividend of €3.1m | 152,344,874 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
3(a) | Re-elect Ger Rabbette | 143,343,970 | 94.10% | 8,983,856 | 5.90% | - |
3(b) | Re-elect Tim Dolphin | 151,670,590 | 99.58% | 646,008 | 0.42% | 28,276 |
3(c) | Re-elect Paul Hogan | 126,308,788 | 91.68% | 11,470,073 | 8.32% | 14,566,013 |
3(d) | Re-elect Sue Webb | 145,057,596 | 95.22% | 7,287,278 | 4.78% | - |
3(e) | Re-elect Jeff Berkowitz | 135,359,924 | 88.85% | 16,984,950 | 11.15% | - |
3(f) | Re-elect Jim Gaul | 143,367,303 | 94.11% | 8,977,571 | 5.89% | - |
3(g) | Re-elect Liz Hoctor | 145,145,135 | 95.27% | 7,199,739 | 4.73% | - |
3(h) | Re-elect Maurice Pratt | 146,755,320 | 97.96% | 3,053,597 | 2.04% | 2,535,957 |
4 | Remuneration of Auditors* | 101,192,290 | 67.55% | 48,616,627 | 32.45% | 2,535,957 |
5 | Allot relevant securities | 139,001,133 | 91.24% | 13,343,741 | 8.76% | - |
6 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights in specified circumstances | 151,875,721 | 99.78% | 334,459 | 0.22% | 128,941 |
7 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights in additional circumstances | 135,251,268 | 88.84% | 16,992,560 | 11.16% | 101,046 |
8 | Authorise market purchases of the Company's Ordinary Shares | 151,780,712 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | 564,162 |
9 | Re-issuance of Treasury Shares | 152,344,874 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | - |
10 | Amendment of the Company's Articles of Association to provide for electronic communications | 152,311,226 | 100.00% | - | 0.00% | 33,648 |
\* The Board notes that Resolution 4 passed with a majority of less than 80% (receiving votes in favour of 67.55%). In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board confirms that it will engage with shareholders to understand and discuss the reasons behind the votes received against this resolution. An update on the views received from shareholders and actions taken will be provided within six months of the Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the Code.
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For further details contact:
Uniphar Group
| Tel: +353 (0) 1 428 7777 |
Allan Smylie, Head of Strategy and IR | |
Davy (Joint Corporate Broker, Nominated Advisor and Euronext Growth Listing Sponsor)
| Tel: +353 (0) 1 679 6363 |
Daragh O'Reilly Niall Gilchrist Ivan Murphy | |
RBC Capital Markets (Joint Corporate Broker)
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000 |
Jonathan Hardy Jamil Miah | |
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 |
Matt Blawat Ben Maddison Francis North | |
Q4 PR
| Tel: +353 (0) 1 475 1444 |
Iarla Mongey, Public Relations Advisor to Uniphar Group | |