AGM Information • Nov 18, 2021
AGM Information
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At the Company's General Meeting which was duly convened and held at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2P 2SR on Wednesday, 17 November 2021, the following ordinary resolutions were passed:
the proposed sale by Smiths Group plc (the "Company"), through its whollyowned subsidiary Smiths Group International Holdings Limited ("SGIHL" or the "Seller"), of Smiths Medical 2020 Limited to ICU Medical, Inc. (the "Purchaser") (the "Sale"), on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the sale and purchase agreement dated 27 September 2021 (as amended, modified, restated or supplemented from time to time) entered into between the Seller and the Purchaser in connection with the Sale (the "Sale and Purchase Agreement"), as described in more detail in the circular sent to shareholders dated 29 October 2021 and the associated and ancillary arrangements related thereto (including the terms of the shareholders' agreement to be entered into between SGIHL and the Purchaser in connection with the Sale) be and are hereby approved for the purposes of Chapter 10 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, and that each and any of the directors of the Company (the "Directors") and the secretary of the Company (or a duly authorised committee of the Directors) be and are hereby authorised to:
the Company be and is hereby generally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to apply an amount not exceeding £742,000,000 to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of ordinary shares of 37.5 pence each in the capital of the Company on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine, provided that:
This authority shall be in substitution for and will supersede any previous general authorities conferred on the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any general authority conferred on the Company by Shareholders at the AGM), and, for previous authorities, is without prejudice to any market purchases already made or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities. This authority is in addition to any future general authorities conferred on the Company from time to time in accordance with section 701 of the Companies Act 2006.
By Order of the Board
Matthew Whyte Company Secretary 18 November 2021
Final Audit Report 2021-11-18
| Created: | 2021-11-18 |
|---|---|
| By: | Laura MacAndrews ([email protected]) |
| Status: | Signed |
| Transaction ID: | CBJCHBCAABAAqlqEX6gb9rMIFgRso3etKK0wcmb4Nm66 |
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