Croda International PLC

AGM Information • Apr 26, 2018

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Croda International PLC

26 April 2018

Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

The ninety-third 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 25 April 2018.

All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders.  The total number of ordinary shares in issue:  131,643,021 (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 the financial statements of the Company and the Group and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2017	90,221,483	99.65	313,434	0.35	577,974
2.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2017, in accordance with s439 of the Companies Act 2006	83,007,615	91.28	7,929,552	8.72	175,048
3.     To declare a final dividend of 46.0 pence per ordinary share	90,328,398	99.95	44,488	0.05	740,005
4.     To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director	87,787,600	96.53	3,156,628	3.47	168,465
5.     To re-elect S E Foots as a director	88,283,418	97.07	2,662,212	2.93	167,063
6.     To re-elect A M Frew as a director	88,059,479	96.83	2,881,108	3.17	172,105
7.     To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director	89,634,712	98.60	1,274,186	1.40	206,795
8.     To re-elect K Layden as a director	85,271,380	93.78	5,658,048	6.22	183,264
9.     To re-elect J K Maiden as a director	87,670,123	96.40	3,275,766	3.60	167,077
10.   To re-elect S G Williams as a director	88,918,516	97.77	2,024,168	2.23	170,009
11.   To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	90,827,305	99.87	117,656	0.13	167,930
12.   To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	90,872,329	99.92	70,434	0.08	169,073
13.   Political donations	89,221,491	98.59	1,273,451	1.41	617,949
14.   To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital	80,741,977	88.78	10,203,393	11.22	166,466
15.   To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £680,427	90,812,083	99.91	83,886	0.09	216,922
16.   To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £680,427	89,486,018	98.45	1,408,397	1.55	217,420
17.   To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,139,279 ordinary shares	90,251,476	99.29	649,079	0.71	212,335
18.   That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	83,016,483	91.72	7,495,907	8.28	600,501

Resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 (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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary    

26 April 2018

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