Gooch & Housego PLC Result of AGM (7468Q)

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RNS Number : 7468Q

Gooch & Housego PLC

22 February 2023

 
 For immediate release   22 February 2023 
 

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company")

Result of AGM

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components & systems, held its Annual General Meeting earlier today and confirms all resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed.

For information, the proxy votes received in respect of the resolutions proposed at the AGM were as follows:

 
 No.    Resolution                             No. of Proxy Votes 
                                                      FOR     AGAINST   WITHHELD* 
                                              -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To receive the Annual 
         Report and Financial Statements 
         for the financial year 
         ended 30 September 2022 
         together with the Directors' 
         Report and Auditors' Report 
  1.     thereon                               15,286,160          37       4,055 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To receive and approve 
         the Remuneration Committee 
         Report set out on pages 
         66 to 72 (excluding page 
         68) of the Annual Report 
         and Financial Statements 
         for the financial year 
  2.     ended 30 September 2022               15,280,901       6,705       2,646 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To declare a final dividend, 
         as recommended by the 
         Directors, of 7.9 pence 
         per ordinary share for 
         the financial year ended 
  3      30 September 2022                     15,288,109          37       2,106 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Gary Bullard 
  4.     as a Director                         10,912,672   3,380,053     997,527 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To elect Charlie Peppiatt 
  5.     as a Director                         13,254,004   2,034,197       2,051 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Chris Jewell 
  6.     as a Director                         15,284,833       3,368       2,051 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Brian Phillipson 
  7.     as a Director                         15,284,833       3,368       2,051 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Louise Evans 
  8.     as a Director                         15,284,833       3,368       2,051 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Jim Haynes 
  9.     as a Director                         15,284,833       3,368       2,051 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 
         LLP as Auditors to the 
 10.     Company                               15,140,603     148,391         718 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To authorise the Directors 
         to fix the Remuneration 
         of the Auditors of the 
 11.     Company                               15,285,340       2,861       2,051 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        To authorise the Directors' 
         to allot shares pursuant 
         to section 551 of the 
 12.     Companies Act 2006                    14,991,707     290,545       8,000 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        Special resolution to 
         authorise the Directors' 
         to allot shares pursuant 
  13     to section 570 of the 
  (a)    Companies Act 2006                    15,039,183     242,819       8,250 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        Special Resolution to 
  13     partially disapply statutory 
  (b)    rights of pre-emption                 15,039,183     242,819       8,250 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
        Special Resolution to 
         authorise the Company 
         to purchase its own shares 
         pursuant to section 701 
  14     of the Companies Act 2006             12,131,100     101,008   3,058,144 
       -------------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentages of votes cast for and against a resolution.

For further information please contact:

 
 Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive 
  Officer 
  Chris Jewell, Chief Financial       Gooch & Housego      +44 (0) 1460 
  Officer                              PLC                  256440 
 
 Mark Court / George Cleary                                [phone] 
  G&[e-mail]                 Buchanan              5000 
 
 Christopher Baird / David                                 [phone] 
  Anderson                            Investec Bank plc     5970 
 

Notes to editors

1. Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.

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