Croda International PLC

AGM Information • Apr 25, 2024

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Croda International PLC

25 April 2024

Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

The ninety-ninth Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, North Yorkshire, HG2 8QZ on Wednesday 24 April 2024.

All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.   The total number of ordinary shares in issue:  139,635,442 (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 financial statements of the Company and the Group and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2023	115,785,003	99.99	8,367	0.01	662,744
2.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2023	110,627,859	95.12	5,670,564	4.88	157,691
3.     To declare a final dividend of 62.0p per ordinary share	115,688,446	99.35	759,605	0.65	8,063
4.     To elect C Good as a director	116,257,316	99.84	190,557	0.16	8,240
5.     To elect D Gray as a director	111,662,476	95.90	4,776,502	4.10	17,135
6.     To re-elect L Burdett as a director	115,763,155	99.41	684,000	0.59	8,959
7.     To re-elect R Cirillo as a director	115,790,377	99.72	328,621	0.28	337,116
8.     To re-elect J P C Ferguson as a director	114,747,958	98.54	1,699,765	1.46	8,390
9.     To re-elect S E Foots as a director	116,061,495	99.67	386,505	0.33	8,114
10.   To re-elect J Kim as a director	116,098,089	99.98	20,329	0.02	337,666
11.   To re-elect K Layden as a director	113,641,436	97.59	2,806,563	2.41	8,114
12.   To re-elect N Ouzren as a director	115,716,889	99.65	402,108	0.35	337,116
13.   To re-elect J Ramsay as a director	112,559,537	96.66	3,888,186	3.34	8,390
14.   To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	116,088,218	99.69	357,164	0.31	10,732
15.   To a uthorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	116,426,517	99.98	20,378	0.02	9,219
16.   Political donations	112,408,971	96.84	3,668,826	3.16	378,317
17.   To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital	105,963,266	91.26	10,154,194	8.74	338,654
18.   To a uthorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,481,498	108,114,367	92.84	8,331,850	7.16	9,897
19.   To a uthorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £1,481,498	103,935,692	89.49	12,207,673	10.51	312,748
20.   To a uthorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,963,544 ordinary shares	115,660,807	99.33	778,311	0.67	16,996
21.   That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	106,706,166	91.63	9,742,509	8.37	7,439
22.   To amend the Croda International Plc Performance Share Plan 2014	113,810,778	97.74	2,627,753	2.26	17,583

Resolutions 1 to 17 (inclusive) and 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18 to 21 (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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

25 April 2024

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