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Electrocomponents PLC

17 July 2019

Electrocomponents plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

Electrocomponents plc (the 'Company') announces that all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 20 May 2019 were duly passed by conducting a poll at today's Annual General Meeting ('AGM').

The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:

		Votes For (incl. Chairman's discretion)		Votes Against		Total votes validly cast	Votes Withheld*
Resolution		No. of votes	% of votes	No. of votes	% of vote
1.	Receive Annual Report and Accounts for 2019	378,024,530	99.99	50,122	0.01	378,074,652	2,490,435
2.	Approve Directors' Remuneration Policy	323,872,303	85.17	56,405,880	14.83	380,278,183	286,904
3.	Approve Directors' Remuneration Report	366,989,456	96.44	13,559,709	3.56	380,549,165	15,922
4.	Approve Final Dividend for 2019	380,560,882	100.00	356	0.00	380,561,238	3,850
5.	Elect Bessie Lee	380,306,280	99.99	30,809	0.01	380,337,089	227,999
6.	Elect David Sleath	380,089,407	99.94	245,304	0.06	380,334,711	230,377
7.	Re-elect Bertrand Bodson	373,995,144	98.33	6,341,705	1.67	380,336,849	228,238
8.	Re-elect Louisa Burdett	380,182,767	99.96	155,335	0.04	380,338,102	226,986
9.	Re-elect David Egan	377,747,678	99.32	2,590,167	0.68	380,337,845	227,243
10.	Re-elect Karen Guerra	380,279,000	99.99	56,173	0.01	380,335,173	227,733
11.	Re-elect Peter Johnson	378,814,668	99.60	1,509,756	0.40	380,324,424	240,663
12.	Re-elect John Pattullo	380,223,875	99.97	112,115	0.03	380,335,990	229,098
13.	Re-elect Simon Pryce	380,060,930	99.93	275,060	0.07	380,335,990	229,098
14.	Re-elect Lindsley Ruth	380,329,063	100.00	11,214	0.00	380,340,277	224,811
15.	Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor	380,539,365	99.99	20,482	0.01	380,559,847	5,241
16.	Agree remuneration of the auditor	380,550,503	100.00	10,571	0.00	380,561,074	4,014
17.	Authority to allot shares	361,645,643	95.08	18,702,045	4.92	380,347,688	217,400
18.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5%	367,291,696	96.52	13,240,406	3.48	380,532,102	32,986
19.	Authority to disapply pre-emption rights for additional 5%	346,988,229	91.19	33,543,555	8.81	380,531,784	33,303
20.	Authority to purchase own shares	379,755,434	99.90	386,068	0.10	380,141,502	423,085
21.	Notice Period for General Meetings	360,432,384	94.71	20,128,293	5.29	380,560,677	4,411
22.	Approval of UK Share Incentive Plan 2019	379,171,653	99.64	1,388,180	0.36	380,559,833	5,255
23.	Approval of Global Share Purchase Plan 2019	379,228,579	99.71	1,116,095	0.29	380,344,674	219,914

* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution, the total votes validly cast or the calculation of the proportion of issued share capital voted.

The Company has noted that the Resolutions are duly passed under the Companies Act 2006. 

The total number of shares in issue on Wednesday, 17 July 2019 was 443,876,702 ordinary shares in the Company. A total of 86% of the share capital was voted.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2., a copy of the Resolutions relating to Special Business has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. 

Ian Haslegrave

Company Secretary

17 July 2019

LEI: 549300KVXDURRKVW7R37

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