Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1231L
Croda International PLC
23 April 2015
 



Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

 

The ninetieth Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Royal York Hotel, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AA on Wednesday 22 April 2015.

 

All the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue:  135,781,788 (excluding shares held in treasury). 

 

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows: 

 

Resolution

Votes For

Against

Withheld

No of shares

% of shares voted

No of shares

% of shares voted

 

No of shares

1.     To receive the financial statements of the Company and the Group and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2013

97,355,570

100.00

4,444

0.00

29,135

2.     To approve the directors' remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 December 2014, in accordance with s439 of the Companies Act 2006

87,373,001

90.17

9,525,613

9.83

490,535

3.     To declare a final dividend of 36p per ordinary share

96,711,136

100.00

4,366

0.00

673,647

4.     To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director

95,835,433

98.45

1,512,846

1.55

40,870

5.     To re-elect M C Flower as a director

96,357,954

98.97

1,006,406

1.03

24,789

6.     To re-elect S E Foots as a director

94,153,439

96.70

3,208,338

3.30

27,372

7.     To elect A M Frew as a director

96,972,646

99.60

388,837

0.40

27,666

8.     To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director

96,598,279

99.21

766,081

0.79

24,789

9.     To re-elect K Layden as a director

95,843,228

98.44

1,520,754

1.56

25,167

10.   To elect J K Maiden as a director

95,784,910

98.38

1,576,927

1.62

27,307

11.   To re-elect P N N Turner as a director

96,597,313

99.21

767,047

0.79

24,789

12.   To re-elect S G Williams as a director

95,310,102

97.89

2,054,618

2.11

24,429

13.   To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors

95,183,436

97.76

2,179,938

2.24

25,725

14.   To determine the auditors' remuneration

96,011,438

98.61

1,352,836

1.39

24,825

15.   Political donations

95,618,025

98.41

1,543,586

1.59

227,488

16.   Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital

89,105,817

94.54

5,142,089

5.46

3,141,193

17.   To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £678,909

95,814,441

98.74

1,220,719

1.26

353,939

18.   To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,578,178 ordinary shares

97,291,342

99.92

76,246

0.08

21,511

19.   That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

89,399,452

91.82

7,964,557

8.18

25,090

 

 

Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 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    

 

23 April 2015

 

 

 


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