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Result of AGM

9 Feb 2018 11:50

RNS Number : 4685E
Victrex PLC
09 February 2018
 

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

Victrex plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 9 February 2018 ('the Meeting') all the resolutions considered at the Meeting were passed.

 

Resolution 7 contained in the Notice of Meeting, dated 5 December 2017, concerning the re-election of Mr Dougal was withdrawn, following Mr Dougal's resignation from the Company as separately announced on 6 February 2018.

 

The proxy votes cast are shown below:

 

Victrex plc 25th Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes

 

Resolution

Votes In Favour

Votes Against

Votes Withheld

1.

To receive the financial statements and the auditor's and Director's reports for the year ended 30 September 2017

60,814,962

409,874

266,058

2.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

55,074,084

2,034,531

4,382,279

3.

To declare a final dividend

61,473,343

155

17,396

4.

To declare a special dividend

61,473,004

495

17,396

5.

To re-elect Mr L C Pentz as a Director

60,850,647

621,277

18,970

6.

To re-elect Dr P J Kirby as a Director

54,235,033

3,611,974

3,643,887

8.

To re-elect Ms J E Toogood as a Director

61,042,311

428,413

20,170

9.

To re-elect Mr T J Cooper as a Director

61,131,822

340,102

18,970

10.

To re-elect Ms L S Burdett as a Director

61,092,817

378,715

19,362

11.

To re-elect Dr M L Court as a Director

61,130,167

340,597

20,130

12.

To elect Mr J O Sigurdsson as a Director

61,131,476

340,140

19,278

13.

To elect Ms J E Ashdown as a Director

61,462,617

5,999

22,278

14.

To elect Mr B W D Connolly as a Director

61,462,807

5,809

22,278

15.

That the maximum number of Directors be increased from 10 to 12

61,456,786

11,950

22,158

16.

To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company

61,465,403

6,487

19,003

17.

To authorise the Directors' to determine the auditors remuneration

61,466,551

5,332

19,010

18.

To authorise political donations under the Companies Act 2006.

60,477,028

995,980

17,886

19.

To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006

58,507,166

2,964,997

18,731

20.

Special Resolution to partially disapply the statutory rights of pre-emption

61,439,796

30,825

20,273

21.

Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to disapply the statutory rights of pre-emption to a further 5%

53,460,882

8,009,876

20,135

22.

Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006

59,995,307

1,442,932

52,654

23.

Special Resolution to hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) upon 14 clear days' notice

59,459,768

2,011,321

19,805

 

As a result of the approval by shareholders of their elections, effective from today, Ms Janet Ashdown and Mr Brendan Connolly have been appointed as Directors of the Company, in the capacity of independent non-executive directors.

 

Ms Ashdown has been appointed as chair of the Remuneration Committee and will also serve as a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

 

Mr Connolly has been appointed to and will also serve as a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees.

 

The current issued capital of Victrex plc is 86,016,224 shares.

 

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

 

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and from the Company's website, www.victrexplc.com.

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