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.