Results of AGM

Norcros PLC

26 July 2023

 

Norcros plc

("Norcros", the "Group" or the "Company")

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting held on 26 July 2023, Norcros plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows:

Annual General Meeting Resolutions numbered as per Notice of Meeting		For*		Against		Withheld
		Number	%	Number	%	Number
Ordinary Resolutions
1	To receive the audited accounts and the auditor's and Directors' reports for the year ended 31 March 2023	72,917,935	99.70%	216,569	0.30%	3,336
2	To declare a final dividend of 6.8 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2023.	73,136,614	100.00%	0	0.00%	1,226
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2023	72,058,521	98.54%	1,070,308	1.46%	1,988
4	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy (as contained in the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2023)	70,719,065	96.69%	2,418,167	3.31%	6,808
5	To re-elect Alison Littley as a director	65,788,972	94.97%	3,486,428	5.03%	3,863,263
6	To elect Steve Good as a director	72,853,606	99.62%	275,798	0.38%	8,436
7	To elect Stefan Allanson as director	73,066,025	99.91%	63,379	0.09%	8,436
8	To elect Thomas Willcocks as a director	73,053,311	99.89%	77,193	0.11%	7,336
9	To re-elect James Eyre as a director	73,051,280	99.89%	79,224	0.11%	7,336
10	To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor	72,897,195	99.67%	238,314	0.33%	2,336
11	To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board to determine the auditor's remuneration	73,113,759	99.99%	6,700	0.01%	17,381
12	To authorise the Directors to allot shares up to the specified limit	72,174,830	98.69%	958,494	1.31%	4,516
Special Resolutions
13	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to the specified limit.	72,404,851	99.00%	728,473	1.00%	4,516
14	To empower the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to the specified limit in relation to an acquisition or other specified capital investment	71,805,851	98.18%	1,327,473	1.82%	4,516
15	To grant authority to purchase own shares	73,113,976	99.98%	15,300	0.02%	8,564
16	To approve calling of general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	73,018,205	99.84%	118,409	0.16%	1,226
Ordinary Resolutions
17	That the limit on the aggregate amount of fees that the Company may pay per annum to the Directors for their services as Directors under Article 92 of the Company's Articles of Association is increased from £350,000 to £750,000.	72,383,770	98.97%	751,935	1.03%	2,135

*Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chair of the meeting discretion.  The votes withheld are not a vote in law and are not counted in the overall voting figures.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 89,274,204 ordinary 10p shares, each of which carries the right to one vote.

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.norcros.com. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 

ENQUIRIES:

Norcros plc	Tel: [phone]
Thomas Willcocks, Chief Executive Officer
James Eyre, Chief Financial Officer
Hudson Sandler	Tel: [phone]
Nick Lyon

For further information, please visit the Company website:  www.norcros.com

 

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