Croda International PLC Result of AGM (4732M)

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RNS Number : 4732M

Croda International PLC

23 May 2022

Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting

The ninety-seventh Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, North Yorkshire, HG2 8QZ on Friday 20 May 2022.

All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue: 139,518,681 (excluding shares held in treasury).

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

 
 Resolution                                  Votes For                 Against                 Withheld 
                                                         % of                     % of 
                                                       shares                   shares     No of shares 
                                       No of shares     voted   No of shares     voted 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 1. To receive financial statements 
  and the reports of the directors 
  and auditors for the year ended 
  31 December 2021                     108,044,898     99.60       431,304      0.40      67,885 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Report (other 
  than the part containing the 
  Directors' Remuneration Policy) 
  for the year ended 31 December 
  2021                                 102,924,327     94.95    5,476,013       5.05     144,054 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 3. To declare a final dividend 
  of 56.5 pence per ordinary 
  share                                108,381,853     99.87       136,563      0.13      25,978 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 4. To re-elect R Cirillo as 
  a director                           106,616,546     98.25    1,899,216       1.75      28,632 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 5. To re-elect J P C Ferguson 
  as a director                        106,900,365     98.51    1,615,540       1.49      28,489 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 6. To re-elect S E Foots as 
  a director                           108,462,212     99.95         53,259     0.05      28,923 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 7. To re-elect A M Frew as 
  a director                           106,990,976     98.59    1,525,102       1.41      28,316 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 8. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski 
  as a director                        106,802,851     98.48    1,643,577       1.52      97,966 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 9. To elect J Kim as a director       108,004,945     99.53       511,133      0.47      28,316 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 10. To re-elect K Layden as 
  a director                           103,506,492     95.40    4,985,272       4.60      52,630 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 11. To re-elect J K Maiden 
  as a director                        108,403,111     99.90       112,967      0.10      28,316 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 12. To elect N Ouzren as a 
  director                             108,419,895     99.91         95,385     0.09      29,114 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 13. To re-elect J Ramsay as 
  a director                           102,859,375     94.79    5,654,551       5.21      30,468 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP 
  as auditors of the Company           108,104,701     99.62       408,836      0.38      31,066 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 15. To a uthorise the Audit 
  Committee to determine the 
  auditors' remuneration               108,510,739     99.99           7,031    0.01      26,833 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 16. Political donations               103,865,792     95.70    4,667,346       4.30      11,465 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 17. To authorise the directors 
  to allot relevant securities 
  up to two thirds of its issued 
  share capital                         99,229,899     91.44    9,292,944       8.56      21,551 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 18. To a uthorise the directors 
  to allot equity securities 
  without pre-emptive rights 
  up to an aggregate nominal 
  amount of GBP740,130                 106,863,088     98.76    1,344,881       1.24     336,425 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 19. To a uthorise the directors 
  to allot equity securities 
  without pre-emptive rights 
  up to an additional aggregate 
  nominal amount of GBP740,130         105,878,933     97.93    2,234,258       2.07     431,203 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 20. To a uthorise market purchase 
  of own shares up to a maximum 
  of 13,951,868 ordinary shares        108,066,536     99.59       447,052      0.41      31,015 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 21. That a general meeting 
  (other than an annual general 
  meeting) may be called on not 
  less than 14 clear days' notice       98,385,275     91.24    9,443,346       8.76     715,982 
                                      -------------  --------  -------------  --------  --------------- 
 

Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 21 (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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Tom Brophy

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

23 May 2022

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