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RNS Number : 1328G

Exova Group PLC

24 May 2017

Exova Group plc

(the 'Company')

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held at The Cavendish Hotel, 81 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JF at 11.00 a.m. on 24 May 2017.

All resolutions were passed by the requisite majority on a poll.

The polling results for each resolution are set out below:

 
 RESOLUTIONS                  VOTES       % of votes      VOTES      % of votes    TOTAL VOTES    % ISSUED       VOTES 
                               FOR         cast FOR      AGAINST    cast AGAINST     VALIDLY        SHARE       WITHHELD 
                                              (1)                       (1)         CAST FOR     CAPITAL(1),      (3) 
                                                                                   AND AGAINST 
------------------------  ------------  -------------  ----------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
   Ordinary Resolutions 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
       To receive the 
       accounts 
       of the Company 
       for the 
       year ended 31 
       December 
       2016 and the 
       report of 
       the Directors and 
       auditors 
 1.    thereon.             218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To receive and 
       approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Report (other 
       than the 
       part containing 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Policy referred 
       to in Resolution 
       3 below) 
       contained within 
       the Annual 
       Report & Accounts 
       for 
       the financial 
       year ended 
 2.    31 December 2016.    218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To receive and 
       approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Policy set out on 
       pages 
       62 to 74 of the 
       Directors' 
       Remuneration 
       Report contained 
       within Annual 
       Report & 
       Accounts for the 
       financial 
       year ended 31 
       December 
 3.    2016.                218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To declare a 
       final dividend 
       of 2.35 pence per 
       ordinary 
 4.    share.               218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
       Allister 
       Langlands 
       as a Director of 
 5.    the Company.         218,075,222      99.97        60,655         0.03      218,135,877      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Ian 
       El-Mokadem 
       as a Director of 
 6.    the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
       Philip Marshall 
       as a Director of 
 7.    the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Bill 
       Spencer 
       as a Director of 
 8.    the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
       Helmut Eschwey 
       as a Director of 
 9.    the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Fred 
       Kindle 
       as a Director of 
 10.   the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Vanda 
       Murray 
       as a Director of 
 11.   the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
       Christian 
       Rochat as a 
       Director of 
 12.   the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
       Andrew Simon 
       as a Director of 
 13.   the Company.         218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
       Ernst & 
       Young LLP as the 
       Company's 
       auditors until 
       the conclusion 
       of the next 
       general meeting 
       of the Company at 
       which 
       accounts are 
 14.   laid.                218,109,334      99.99        26,544         0.01      218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
       Directors 
       to determine the 
       auditors' 
 15.   remuneration.        218,109,334      99.99        26,544         0.01      218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
       Directors 
 16.   to allot shares.     218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
       political 
 17.   donations.           214,453,577      98.31       3,682,301       1.69      218,135,878      87.08          0 
----  ------------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 Special Resolutions 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
         To disapply 
         statutory 
         pre-emption 
 18.     rights.            218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
         To authorise 
         the Directors 
         to allot 
         additional 
         shares for 
         cash without 
         making a 
         pre-emptive 
         offer to 
         shareholders in 
         limited 
 19.     circumstances.     218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
         Special 
         resolution: To 
         authorise the 
         Company 
         to purchase its 
         ordinary 
 20.     shares.            218,135,878       100            0            0        218,135,878      87.08          0 
------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
         Special 
         resolution: To 
         approve a 
         reduced notice 
         period for 
         calling general 
 21.     meetings.          217,891,841      99.89        244,036        0.11      218,135,877      87.08          0 
------  ----------------  --------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 
 
 VOTES OF INDEPENT SHAREHOLDERS (EXCLUDING THE VOTING INTEREST OF BANKAMERICA 
  NOMINEES LIMITED IN RESPECT OF THE SHARES HELD ON BEHALF OF TABASCO B.V. AS 
  CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER HOLDING 53.91% OF THE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL) 
  ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF THE INDEPENT NON-EXECUTIVE 
  DIRECTORS 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                             VOTES      % of votes    VOTES      % of votes     TOTAL VOTES    % ISSUED      VOTES 
                               FOR       cast FOR     AGAINST    cast AGAINST      VALIDLY       SHARE     WITHHELD(3) 
                                            (1)                      (1)          CAST FOR      CAPITAL 
                                                                                 AND AGAINST     (1), 
                                                                                                   5 
------------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 
   Ordinary Resolutions 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------------- 
       To re-elect 
       Allister 
       Langlands 
       as a Director of 
 5.    the Company.        83,029,264     99.93       60,655        0.07         83,089,919     71.97          0 
----  ------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------- 
       To re-elect Bill 
       Spencer 
       as a Director of 
 8.    the Company.        83,089,920      100          0             0          83,089,920     71.97          0 
----  ------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------- 
       To re-elect 
       Helmut Eschwey 
       as a Director of 
 9.    the Company.        83,089,920      100          0             0          83,089,920     71.97          0 
----  ------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------- 
       To re-elect Vanda 
       Murray 
       as a Director of 
 11.   the Company.        83,089,920      100          0             0          83,089,920     71.97          0 
----  ------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------- 
       To re-elect 
       Andrew Simon 
       as a Director of 
 13.   the Company.        83,089,920      100          0             0          83,089,920     71.97          0 
----  ------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------  --------------  -------------  ---------  ------------- 
 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the Company has submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism a copy of the resolutions (other than those relating to ordinary business) passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 May 2017. These will be shortly available to view at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Notes:

   (1)   The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places. 
   (2)   The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion. 
   (3)   A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against" a resolution. 

(4) The total number of shares in issue at 11.00 a.m. on 22 May 2017 was 250,490,374, of which the Total Voting Rights figure was 250,490,374.

(5) The percentage of issued share capital excludes 135,045,958 shares held on behalf of TABASCO B.V.

For and on behalf of Exova Group plc

Neil MacLennan

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Telephone: 0131 333 8053

About Exova

Exova is one of the world's leading laboratory-based testing groups, trusted by organisations to test and advise on the safety, quality and performance of their products and operations. Headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, Exova operates 138 laboratories and offices in 33 countries and employs around 4,200 people throughout Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia/Asia Pacific and Africa.

Exova's capabilities help to extend asset life, bring predictability to applications, and shorten the time to market for customers' products, processes and materials. With over 90 years' experience, Exova specialises in testing across a number of key sectors ranging from Aerospace to Fire & Building Products; Oil & Gas and Industrials; Infrastructure & Environment; Transportation; and Health Sciences.

Exova Group plc is registered in England (registration number 08907086). Its legal entity identifier ('LEI') number is 213800BFE317FGSYMZ19.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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