Spectris PLC

AGM Information • May 26, 2023

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Spectris PLC

26 May 2023

Spectris plc

Results of the 2023 Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Spectris plc held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.

The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Spectris plc website at www.spectris.com.

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

Resolutions		Votes For (including Discretionary votes)		Votes Against		Votes Cast		Votes Withheld
Number of shares	%	Number of shares	%	Number of shares	% of relevant shares in issue	Number of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2022	84,585,306	100.00	282	0.00	84,585,588	80.84%	3,096,518
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	84,047,913	95.90	3,595,264	4.10	87,643,177	83.76%	38,929
3	Declaration of 2022 Final Dividend	87,657,295	100.00	282	0.00	87,657,577	83.78%	24,529
4	To re-elect Ravi Gopinath as a Non-executive Director of the Company	86,817,551	99.05	833,723	0.95	87,651,274	83.77%	30,832
5	To re-elect Derek Harding as an Executive Director of the Company	86,616,974	98.82	1,034,665	1.18	87,651,639	83.77%	30,467
6	To re-elect Andrew Heath as an Executive Director of the Company	87,645,534	99.99	6,438	0.01	87,651,972	83.77%	30,134
7	To re-elect Alison Henwood as a Non-executive Director of the Company	85,292,245	99.07	800,290	0.93	86,092,535	82.28%	1,589,571
8	To re-elect Ulf Quellmann as a Non-executive Director of the Company	86,833,053	99.07	818,090	0.93	87,651,143	83.77%	30,963
9	To re-elect William (Bill) Seeger as a Non-executive Director of the Company	86,851,985	99.09	799,289	0.91	87,651,274	83.77%	30,832
10	To re-elect Cathy Turner as a Non-executive Director of the Company	86,759,091	98.98	893,358	1.02	87,652,449	83.77%	29,657
11	To re-elect Kjersti Wiklund as a Non-executive Director of the Company	86,844,442	99.08	806,737	0.92	87,651,179	83.77%	30,927
12	To re-elect Mark Williamson as a Non-executive Director of the Company	78,263,239	90.17	8,528,795	9.83	86,792,034	82.95%	890,072
13	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Company	86,067,510	99.97	25,425	0.03	86,092,935	82.28%	1,589,171
14	To authorise the Directors to agree the auditor's remuneration	87,551,853	99.89	98,614	0.11	87,650,467	83.77%	31,639
15	To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares	76,707,738	89.07	9,408,809	10.93	86,116,547	82.30%	1,565,559
16	To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis (Special Resolution)	73,329,193	83.64	14,342,405	16.36	87,671,598	83.79%	10,508
17	To empower the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis for purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investments (Special Resolution)	72,428,608	82.61	15,246,618	17.39	87,675,226	83.79%	6,880
18	To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares (Special Resolution)	86,054,941	98.19	1,583,002	1.81	87,637,943	83.76%	44,163
19	To authorise the Company to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	83,737,183	95.53	3,916,025	4.47	87,653,208	83.77%	28,898

Notes:

The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on Friday 26 May 2023 (excluding 4,220,344 treasury shares) was 104,612,160.

Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion have been included in the 'For' votes. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

Pursuant to UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM (resolutions 15 and 16 to 19 inclusive) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

A copy of the poll results will also be shortly available on the Company's website at www.spectris.com.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Amy Clapton

Deputy Company Secretary

07425 209075

For and on behalf of Spectris plc

LEI Number: 213800Z4CO2CZO3M3T10

Date: 26 May 2023

About Spectris

Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. We provide critical insights to our customers through premium precision measurement solutions combined with technical expertise and deep domain knowledge. Precision is at the heart of what we do - our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. Our two, high quality divisions - Spectris Scientific and Spectris Dynamics - are placed in technology-driven end markets, with strong fundamentals and attractive growth trajectories. We have leading market positions in premium segments and employ 7,600 people located in more than 30 countries, all united behind our Purpose to deliver Value Beyond Measure for all our stakeholders. For more information, visit www.spectris.com.

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