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Melrose Industries PLC

AGM Information May 7, 2020

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Melrose Industries PLC

1. Results of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Melrose Industries PLC was held on Thursday, 7 May 2020.

The table below sets out the results of the poll on all 20 resolutions that were put to a shareholder vote, with each shareholder present in person or by proxy being entitled to one vote per share held. Prior to the Annual General Meeting, the Company proposed that Resolution 4 (Final Dividend) be withdrawn from the meeting as it was no longer recommended by the Board, and shareholders attending the meeting voted in favour its withdrawal on a show of hands.

Ordinary Resolutions

Resolutions Votes 'For'* %
of
Votes
Cast 'For'
Votes 'Against' % of
Votes
Cast
'Against'
Total Issued
Share Capital
Voted
Total % of
Issued Share
Capital
Voted
Votes Withheld**
1. To receive the financial
statements for the
financial year ended 31
December 2019
3,969,649,702 99.76 9,520,277 0.24 3,979,169,979 81.91% 37,982,932
2. To approve the Directors'
remuneration report for the
year ended 31 December
2019
3,922,774,954 99.57 17,006,069 0.43 3,939,781,023 81.09% 77,371,889
3. To approve the 2020
Directors' Remuneration
Policy
3,537,599,693 98.40 57,510,801 1.60 3,595,110,494 74.00% 422,042,417
4. RESOLUTION TO
DECLARE A FINAL
DIVIDEND OF 3.4 PENCE
PER ORDINARY SHARE
WITHDRAWN^
RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN
5. To re-elect Christopher
Miller as a Director of the
Company
4,004,333,161 99.69 12,599,520 0.31 4,016,932,681 82.68% 220,231
Resolutions Votes 'For'* %
of
Votes
Cast 'For'
Votes 'Against' % of
Votes
Cast
'Against'
Total Issued
Share Capital
Voted
Total % of
Issued Share
Capital
Voted
Votes Withheld**
6. To re-elect David Roper
as a Director of the
Company
3,989,025,786 99.69 12,597,493 0.31 4,001,623,279 82.37% 15,529,633
7. To re-elect Simon
Peckham as a Director of
the Company
4,004,602,110 99.69 12,313,247 0.31 4,016,915,357 82.68% 237,555
8. To re-elect Geoffrey
Martin as a Director of the
Company
4,002,753,770 99.65 14,141,118 0.35 4,016,894,888 82.68% 258,024
9. To re-elect Justin Dowley
as a Director of the
Company
3,859,578,187 96.95 121,482,973 3.05 3,981,061,160 81.94% 36,091,752
10. To re-elect Liz Hewitt as a
Director of the Company
3,979,204,455 99.06 37,673,622 0.94 4,016,878,077 82.68% 274,835
11. To re-elect David Lis as a
Director of the Company
4,000,559,677 99.69 12,461,368 0.31 4,013,021,045 82.60% 4,131,867
12. To re-elect Archie G. Kane
as a Director of the
Company
4,000,278,105 99.59 16,522,411 0.41 4,016,800,516 82.68% 352,395
13. To re-elect Charlotte
Twyning as a Director of
the Company
4,005,468,048 99.72 11,423,053 0.28 4,016,891,101 82.68% 261,811
14. To elect Funmi Adegoke
as a Director of the
Company
4,007,558,495 99.77 9,272,226 0.23 4,016,830,721 82.68% 322,191
15. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP
as auditor of the Company
3,956,599,035 98.50 60,367,085 1.50 4,016,966,120 82.68% 186,791
16. To authorise the Audit
Committee to determine
the auditor's remuneration
3,998,862,000 99.55 18,127,023 0.45 4,016,989,023 82.68% 163,888
Resolutions Votes 'For'* %
of
Votes
Cast 'For'
Votes 'Against' % of
Votes
Cast
'Against'
Total Issued
Share Capital
Voted
Total % of
Issued Share
Capital
Voted
Votes Withheld**
17.
To renew the authority
given to Directors to allot
shares
3,362,768,652 83.71 654,192,614 16.29 4,016,961,266 82.68% 191,646

Special Resolutions

Resolutions Votes 'For'* % of
Votes
Cast 'For'
Votes 'Against' % of
Votes
Cast
'Against'
Total Issued
Share Capital
Voted
Total % of
Issued Share
Capital Voted
Votes Withheld**
18.
To give the Directors
authority to allot equity
securities without
application of pre-emption
rights
3,581,781,035 89.17 435,083,498 10.83 4,016,864,533 82.68% 288,375
19.
To give the Directors
authority to allot equity
securities used only for the
purpose of financing a
transaction which the
Directors determine to be
an acquisition or other
capital investment
3,540,358,697 88.14 476,564,810 11.86 4,016,923,507 82.68% 229,400
20.
To authorise market
purchase of shares
3,972,992,785 98.91 43,704,265 1.09 4,016,697,050 82.68% 455,321
21.
To approve the calling of a
general meeting other
than an Annual General
Meeting on no less than
14 days' notice
3,875,904,222 96.49 141,108,040 3.51 4,017,012,262 82.68% 140,650

There are currently 4,858,254,963 Ordinary Shares of 48/7 pence in Melrose Industries PLC in issue.

  • * Includes discretionary votes
  • ** A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
  • ^ Shareholders attending the annual general meeting in person voted to withdraw Resolution 4 on a show of hands.

2. Resolutions submitted to National Storage Mechanism

Melrose Industries PLC has today submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, copies of resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on 7 May 2020 concerning items other than ordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at:

Melrose Industries PLC 11th Floor The Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham West Midlands B4 6AT

Enquires:

Montfort Communications: Nick Miles, Charlotte McMullen (+44 (0) 20 3514 0897).

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