Morgan Advanced Materials PLC Result of AGM (3597E)

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RNS Number : 3597E

Morgan Advanced Materials PLC

05 May 2017

Morgan Advanced Materials plc

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Morgan Advanced Materials plc confirms that all resolutions set out in the notice of its 2017 Annual General Meeting were duly passed by the requisite number of shareholders on a poll, at the meeting held on 5 May 2017.

The poll results of each resolution are set out below. The number of the Company's Ordinary shares carrying the right to vote at the meeting was 285,369,988. Each share carried one vote.

 
Resolution                                   Votes For           Votes Against       Votes     Total Votes  % of total 
                                            (see note 1)          (see note 1)      Withheld       Cast       issued 
                                                                                    (see note     (excl.       share 
                                                                                       2)        withheld     capital 
                                                                                                  votes)       voted 
                                                                                                              (excl. 
                                                                                                             withheld 
                                                                                                              votes) 
------------------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
                                        Number     % of total    Number     % of 
                                       of shares      voted     of shares   total 
                                                                            voted 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
1. To receive the audited accounts 
 and the Auditor's and Directors' 
 Reports for the year ended 31 
 December 2016                        227,096,106    99.92      185,014     0.08     16,964    227,281,120    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
2. To approve the Directors' 
 Remuneration Report (other than 
 the part containing the Directors' 
 Remuneration Policy) for the 
 year ended 31 December 2016          225,001,085    99.02     2,220,157    0.98     76,842    227,221,242    79.62 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
3. To declare a final dividend 
 of 7.0 pence per Ordinary share      227,288,962    100.00      2,030      0.00     7,092     227,290,992    79.65 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
4. To re-elect Helen Bunch as 
 a Director                           226,176,887    99.52     1,095,140    0.48     26,057    227,272,027    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
5. To re-elect Douglas Caster 
 as a Director                        226,319,886    99.58      948,265     0.42     29,933    227,268,151    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
6. To elect Laurence Mulliez 
 as a Director                        225,862,782    99.38     1,403,455    0.62     31,847    227,266,237    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
7. To re-elect Pete Raby as a 
 Director                             225,716,190    99.32     1,551,106    0.68     30,788    227,267,296    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
8. To re-elect Rob Rowley as 
 a Director                           225,031,512    99.02     2,237,737    0.98     28,835    227,269,249    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
9. To re-elect Andrew Shilston 
 as a Director                        226,067,898    99.47     1,198,089    0.53     32,097    227,265,987    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
10. To elect Peter Turner as 
 a Director                           225,977,893    99.43     1,290,944    0.57     29,247    227,268,837    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
11. To reappoint KPMG LLP as 
 Auditor of the Company               223,588,322    98.44     3,532,336    1.56    177,426    227,120,658    79.59 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
12. To authorise the Audit Committee 
 to determine the Auditor's 
 remuneration                         227,263,609    99.99       19,502     0.01     14,973    227,283,111    79.65 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
13. To authorise the Company 
 and its subsidiaries to make 
 political donations                  224,713,977    98.89     2,517,231    1.11     66,876    227,231,208    79.63 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
14. To authorise the Directors 
 to allot shares                      223,998,826    98.76     2,820,124    1.24    479,134    226,818,950    79.48 
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15.* To empower the Directors 
 to generally disapply pre-emption 
 rights                               227,014,196    99.89      257,985     0.11     25,903    227,272,181    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
16. * To empower the Directors 
 to disapply pre-emption rights 
 in connection with acquisitions 
 or capital investments               199,355,122    87.72     27,916,839  12.28     26,123    227,271,961    79.64 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
17. * To authorise the Company 
 to purchase its own Ordinary 
 shares                               225,640,390    99.28     1,646,738    0.72     10,956    227,287,128    79.65 
------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  -----------  ---------- 
18.* To enable the Company to 
 convene a general meeting (other 
 than AGMs) on at least 14 days' 
 notice                               220,019,880    96.80     7,263,495    3.20     14,709    227,283,375    79.65 
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In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed by Morgan Advanced Materials plc shareholders concerning items other than ordinary business have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Notes:

1. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received. Votes "for" include those at the Chairman's discretion.

2. Votes "withheld" are not votes in law and, therefore, have not been included in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

   *     Indicates special resolution. 

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