Croda International PLC Result of AGM (2114M)

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RNS Number : 2114M

Croda International PLC

26 April 2018

Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

The ninety-third Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, North Yorkshire HG2 8QZ on Wednesday 25 April 2018.

All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue: 131,643,021 (excluding shares held in treasury).

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 
 Resolution                              Votes For               Against          Withheld 
---------------------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------  --------- 
                                                    % of                   % of 
                                         No of    shares        No of    shares      No of 
                                        shares     voted       shares     voted     shares 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 1. To receive the financial 
  statements of the Company 
  and the Group and the 
  reports of the directors 
  and auditors for the 
  year ended 31 December 
  2017                              90,221,483     99.65      313,434      0.35    577,974 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Report 
  for the year ended 31 
  December 2017, in accordance 
  with s439 of the Companies 
  Act 2006                          83,007,615     91.28    7,929,552      8.72    175,048 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 3. To declare a final 
  dividend of 46.0 pence 
  per ordinary share                90,328,398     99.95       44,488      0.05    740,005 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 4. To re-elect A M Ferguson 
  as a director                     87,787,600     96.53    3,156,628      3.47    168,465 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 5. To re-elect S E Foots 
  as a director                     88,283,418     97.07    2,662,212      2.93    167,063 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 6. To re-elect A M Frew 
  as a director                     88,059,479     96.83    2,881,108      3.17    172,105 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 7. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski 
  as a director                     89,634,712     98.60    1,274,186      1.40    206,795 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 8. To re-elect K Layden 
  as a director                     85,271,380     93.78    5,658,048      6.22    183,264 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 9. To re-elect J K Maiden 
  as a director                     87,670,123     96.40    3,275,766      3.60    167,077 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 10. To re-elect S G 
  Williams as a director            88,918,516     97.77    2,024,168      2.23    170,009 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 11. To appoint KPMG 
  LLP as auditors of the 
  Company                           90,827,305     99.87      117,656      0.13    167,930 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 12. To authorise the 
  Audit Committee to determine 
  the auditors' remuneration        90,872,329     99.92       70,434      0.08    169,073 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 13. Political donations            89,221,491     98.59    1,273,451      1.41    617,949 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 14. To authorise the 
  directors to allot relevant 
  securities up to two 
  thirds of its issued 
  share capital                     80,741,977     88.78   10,203,393     11.22    166,466 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 15. To authorise the 
  directors to allot equity 
  securities without pre-emptive 
  rights up to an aggregate 
  nominal amount of GBP680,427      90,812,083     99.91       83,886      0.09    216,922 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 16. To authorise the 
  directors to allot equity 
  securities without pre-emptive 
  rights up to an additional 
  aggregate nominal amount 
  of GBP680,427                     89,486,018     98.45    1,408,397      1.55    217,420 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 17. To authorise market 
  purchase of own shares 
  up to a maximum of 13,139,279 
  ordinary shares                   90,251,476     99.29      649,079      0.71    212,335 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 18. That a general meeting 
  (other than an annual 
  general meeting) may 
  be called on not less 
  than 14 clear days' 
  notice                            83,016,483     91.72    7,495,907      8.28    600,501 
---------------------------------  -----------  --------  -----------  --------  --------- 
 

Resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, a copy of which is on the Company's website (investor centre) and has also been made available for inspection through the National Storage Mechanism which can be found at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

26 April 2018

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