Victrex PLC

AGM Information • Feb 9, 2018

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Victrex PLC

09 February 2018

Results of Annual General Meeting

Victrex plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 9 February 2018 ('the Meeting') all the resolutions considered at the Meeting were passed. 

Resolution 7 contained in the Notice of Meeting, dated 5 December 2017, concerning the re-election of Mr Dougal was withdrawn, following Mr Dougal's resignation from the Company as separately announced on 6 February 2018.

The proxy votes cast are shown below:

Victrex plc 25th Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes

Resolution		Votes In Favour	Votes Against	Votes Withheld
1.	To receive the financial statements and the auditor's and Director's reports for the year ended 30 September 2017	60,814,962	409,874	266,058
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	55,074,084	2,034,531	4,382,279
3.	To declare a final dividend	61,473,343	155	17,396
4.	To declare a special dividend	61,473,004	495	17,396
5.	To re-elect Mr L C Pentz as a Director	60,850,647	621,277	18,970
6.	To re-elect Dr P J Kirby as a Director	54,235,033	3,611,974	3,643,887
8.	To re-elect Ms J E Toogood as a Director	61,042,311	428,413	20,170
9.	To re-elect Mr T J Cooper as a Director	61,131,822	340,102	18,970
10.	To re-elect Ms L S Burdett as a Director	61,092,817	378,715	19,362
11.	To re-elect Dr M L Court as a Director	61,130,167	340,597	20,130
12.	To elect Mr J O Sigurdsson as a Director	61,131,476	340,140	19,278
13.	To elect Ms J E Ashdown as a Director	61,462,617	5,999	22,278
14.	To elect Mr B W D Connolly as a Director	61,462,807	5,809	22,278
15.	That the maximum number of Directors be increased from 10 to 12	61,456,786	11,950	22,158
16.	To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company	61,465,403	6,487	19,003
17.	To authorise the Directors' to determine the auditors remuneration	61,466,551	5,332	19,010
18.	To authorise political donations under the Companies Act 2006.	60,477,028	995,980	17,886
19.	To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	58,507,166	2,964,997	18,731
20.	Special Resolution to partially disapply the statutory rights of pre-emption	61,439,796	30,825	20,273
21.	Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to  disapply the statutory rights of pre-emption to a further 5%	53,460,882	8,009,876	20,135
22.	Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006	59,995,307	1,442,932	52,654
23.	Special Resolution to hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) upon 14 clear days' notice	59,459,768	2,011,321	19,805

As a result of the approval by shareholders of their elections, effective from today, Ms Janet Ashdown and Mr Brendan Connolly have been appointed as Directors of the Company, in the capacity of independent non-executive directors.

Ms Ashdown has been appointed as chair of the Remuneration Committee and will also serve as a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Mr Connolly has been appointed to and will also serve as a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees.

The current issued capital of Victrex plc is 86,016,224 shares.

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and from the Company's website, www.victrexplc.com.

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