AGM Information • May 11, 2022
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Uniphar PLC
11 May 2022
AGM Results
Dublin, London | 11 May 2022
Uniphar plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held at 11.00 a.m. today, 11 May 2022, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting circulated to shareholders and made available on the Company's website, www.uniphar.ie, were duly passed without amendment.
Details of votes cast are set out below:
| RESOLUTION | TOTAL | FOR | % | AGAINST | % | ABSTAIN | |
| 1 | Financial Statements and Reports | 139,441,694 | 139,441,694 | 100 | 0 | 0.00 | 147,705 |
| 2 | Final Dividend of €2.9m | 139,589,399 | 139,589,399 | 100 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 3(a) | Re-elect Ger Rabbette | 139,589,399 | 135,469,357 | 97.05 | 4,120,042 | 2.95 | 0 |
| 3(b) | Re-elect Tim Dolphin | 139,589,399 | 138,606,558 | 99.30 | 982,841 | 0.70 | 0 |
| 3(c) | Re-elect Paul Hogan | 139,589,399 | 130,828,345 | 93.72 | 8,761,054 | 6.28 | 0 |
| 3(d) | Re-elect Sue Webb | 139,589,399 | 135,343,699 | 96.96 | 4,245,700 | 3.04 | 0 |
| 3(e) | Re-elect Jeff Berkowitz * | 139,589,399 | 110,242,453 | 78.98 | 29,346,946 | 21.02 | 0 |
| 3(f) | Re-elect Jim Gaul | 139,589,399 | 132,497,099 | 94.92 | 7,092,300 | 5.08 | 0 |
| 3(g) | Re-elect Liz Hoctor | 139,589,399 | 135,027,189 | 96.73 | 4,562,210 | 3.27 | 0 |
| 3(h) | Re-elect Maurice Pratt | 139,589,399 | 131,537,248 | 94.23 | 8,052,151 | 5.77 | 0 |
| 4 | Remuneration of Auditors | 85,749,400 | 74,945,801 | 87.40 | 10,803,599 | 12.60 | 53,839,999 |
| 5 | Allot relevant securities | 139,589,399 | 134,987,663 | 96.70 | 4,601,736 | 3.30 | 0 |
| 6 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights in specified circumstances | 139,589,399 | 139,589,399 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights in additional circumstances | 139,589,399 | 139,589,399 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Authorise market purchases of the Company's Ordinary Shares | 138,858,398 | 138,858,398 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 731,001 |
| 9 | Re-issuance of Treasury Shares | 139,589,399 | 139,589,399 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Amendment of the Company's Articles of Association to provide for annual retirement of all Directors | 139,589,399 | 139,589,399 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*The Board notes that Resolution 3(e) passed with a majority of less than 80% (receiving votes in favour of 78.98%). In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board confirms that it will engage with shareholders to understand and discuss the reasons behind the proxies received against this resolution. An update on the views received from shareholders and actions taken will be provided within six months of the AGM, in accordance with the Code.
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For further details contact:
| Uniphar | +353 (0) 1 428 7777 |
| Seamus Egan | |
| Head of Corporate Development and IR | [email protected] |
| Davy | +353 (0) 1 679 6363 |
| (Joint Corporate Broker, Nominated Adviser and Euronext Growth Adviser) |
|
| Barry Murphy | |
| Niall Gilchrist | |
| Lauren O'Sullivan | |
| RBC Capital Markets (Joint Corporate Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7653 4000 |
| Jonathan Hardy | |
| Jamil Miah | |
| Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Corporate Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7710 7600 |
| Matt Blawat | |
| Ben Maddison | |
| Francis North | |
| Q4 PR | +353 (0) 1 475 1444 or |
| (Public Relations Adviser to Uniphar) | +353 87 235 6461 |
| Iarla Mongey |
About Uniphar plc
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the Uniphar Group is an international diversified healthcare services business servicing the requirements of more than 200 multinational pharmaceutical and medical technology manufacturers across three divisions - Commercial & Clinical, Product Access and Supply Chain & Retail. The Group is active in Ireland, the UK, the Benelux, the Nordics, Germany, and the US.
The Company's vision is to improve patient access to pharmaco-medical products and treatments by enhancing connectivity between manufacturers and healthcare stakeholders. Uniphar represents a strong combination of scale, growth, and profitability.
Commercial & Clinical
In Commercial & Clinical, the Group provides outsourced sales, marketing & distribution solutions to multinational pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Active in Ireland, the UK, the Benelux, the Nordics, Germany and the US, the Group is growing with its clients to provide pan-European solutions, with a bespoke offering in the US. Uniphar has built fully integrated digitally enabled customer centric solutions that are supported by our highly experienced and clinically trained teams, leveraging our digital technology and insights which allows us to deliver consistently exceptional outcomes for our clients.
Product Access
In Product Access, the Group is growing two distinct service offerings: 1) "On Demand", which are pharmacy led solutions for sourcing and supplying unlicensed medicines to meet the needs of both retail and hospital pharmacists; and 2) "Exclusive Access", which are manufacturer led solutions for controlling the release of speciality medicines for specifically approved patient populations in agreed markets. The Group currently delivers product access solutions on a global basis.
Supply Chain & Retail
Uniphar is an established market leader in Ireland with c. 53% market share in the wholesale/hospital market, supported by a network of 378 owned, franchised and symbol group pharmacies. The business supports the diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. Supply Chain & Retail is an Irish only business for the Group, although the manufacturer relationships and infrastructure are also utilised for the benefit of Commercial & Clinical and Product Access.
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