Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2695D

Croda International PLC

25 April 2013

 



Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

The eighty-eighth Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc was held at Carlton Towers, Carlton, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 9LZ on Thursday 25 April 2013.

Proxy votes were received from ordinary shareholders in respect of 85,537,622 ordinary shares amounting to 63% of the issued share capital.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue:  135,781,788 (excluding shares held in treasury). 

5.9% and 6.6% Cumulative Preference shareholders were entitled to vote on resolution 19 and their votes are included in the totals shown below.  Proxy votes in respect of 65,500 5.9% preference shares and 150,840 6.6% preference shares were received amounting to 10.64% and 30.26% of the respective issued share capitals.  The total number of 5.9% preference shares in issue: 615,562, 6.6% preference shares in issue: 498,434.

All resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a show of hands.  The proxy votes cast in respect of the resolutions received prior to the meeting were as follows:

Resolution	For	Against	Discretion to Third Party	Withheld
1.     To receive the report of the directors and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012	85,388,015	23,263	5,840	263,628
2.     To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2012	82,994,568	1,894,930	5,840	785,408
3.     To declare a final dividend of 32.75 pence per ordinary share	85,515,500	16,282	5,840	143,126
4.     To re-elect M S Christie as a director	84,984,517	541,930	5,840	148,461
5.     To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director	82,933,212	1,302,056	5,840	1,439,638
6.     To re-elect M C Flower as a director	82,988,182	1,425,619	5,840	1,261,107
7.     To re-elect S E Foots as a director	81,418,927	4,107,713	5,840	148,268
8.     To re-elect K Layden as a director	84,962,319	563,254	5,840	149,335
9.     To re-elect S Musesengwa as a director	84,507,336	1,018,610	5,840	148,962
10.   To re-elect P N N Turner as a director	84,504,527	1,020,630	5,840	149,751
11.   To re-elect S G Williams as a director	84,507,248	1,017,260	5,840	150,400
12.   To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors	83,215,568	2,314,234	5,840	145,104
13.   To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	82,527,350	3,000,480	5,840	147,077
14.   Political donations	82,781,878	2,651,144	5,840	241,886
15.   Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital	79,982,388	4,904,222	5,840	788,298
16.   To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £699,749	84,548,294	185,758	5,840	940,856
17.   To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,500,000 ordinary shares	83,869,506	1,657,185	5,840	148,217
18.   That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	79,717,138	5,808,659	5,840	149,110
19.   To amend the Articles of Association re non-executive directors fees	85,185,149	319,370	5,840	170,389
20.   To adopt new Sharesave Scheme Rules	84,836,490	671,370	5,840	167,048

Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) and 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions.  The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, a copy of which is on the Company's website (investor centre) and has also been made available for inspection through the National Storage Mechanism which can be found at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary    

25 April 2013

 

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