AGM Information • May 7, 2020
AGM Information
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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 Prior to the Annual General Meeting, the Company proposed that Resolution 4 (Final Dividend) be withdrawn from the meeting as it was no longer recommended by the Board, and shareholders attending the meeting voted in favour its withdrawal on a show of hands.
| 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 | RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A FINAL DIVIDEND OF 3.4 PENCE PER ORDINARY SHARE WITHDRAWN^ |
RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN | ||||||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 |
| 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.
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
Montfort Communications: Nick Miles, Charlotte McMullen (+44 (0) 20 3514 0897).
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