Oxford Instruments Plc - Annual General Meeting 2024 Results

Oxford Instruments Plc - Annual General Meeting 2024 Results

PR Newswire

LONDON, United Kingdom, July 26

26 July 2024

 

Oxford Instruments plc

Annual General Meeting 2024 Results

 

The Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of Oxford Instruments plc (the "Company") was held at Ashurst LLP, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London E1 6PW on 25 July 2024 at 11am.

 

All resolutions were voted upon by a poll and the resolutions proposed at the AGM were all passed by shareholders with the necessary majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website (oxinst.com).

 

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the AGM and the number of votes withheld were as set out in the table below.

 

Resolution	Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Total votes cast (excluding withheld)	% of issued share capital voted	Votes withheld
1. To receive the 2024 Annual Report and Financial Statements	47,399,464	100.00	25	0.00	47,399,489	81.82	96,703
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	46,643,409	98.21	849,741	1.79	47,493,150	81.98	3,042
3. To declare a final dividend	47,495,865	100.00	225	0.00	47,496,090	81.98	102
4. To re-elect Neil Carson as a director of the Company	45,803,032	96.44	1,691,842	3.56	47,494,874	81.98	1,818
5. To elect Richard Tyson as a director of the Company	47,493,675	100.00	1,199	0.00	47,494,874	81.98	1,818
6. To re-elect Gavin Hill as a director of the Company	47,489,935	99.99	4,939	0.01	47,494,874	81.98	1,818
7. To re-elect Alison Wood as a director of the Company	46,129,577	97.12	1,365,493	2.88	47,495,070	81.98	1,622
8. To re-elect Mary Waldner as a director of the Company	46,196,957	97.27	1,297,957	2.73	47,494,914	81.98	1,778
9. To re-elect Nigel Sheinwald as a director of the Company	46,197,261	97.27	1,297,613	2.73	47,494,874	81.98	1,818
10. To elect Hannah Nichols as a director of the Company	46,430,704	98.13	886,588	1.87	47,317,292	81.67	179,400
11. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company	47,495,144	100.00	523	0.00	47,495,667	81.98	1,025
12. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration	47,495,974	100.00	134	0.00	47,496,108	81.98	584
13. To authorise political donations and expenditure	47,135,050	99.24	360,562	0.76	47,495,612	81.98	1,080
14. To authorise the Board to allot shares	46,096,520	97.05	1,398,811	2.95	47,495,331	81.98	1,361
15. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights *	46,185,476	97.24	1,309,947	2.76	47,495,423	81.98	1,269
16. To authorise the additional disapplication of pre-emption rights *	45,017,877	94.78	2,477,346	5.22	47,495,223	81.98	1,469
17. To authorise the purchase of own shares *	47,309,584	99.61	183,815	0.39	47,493,399	81.98	3,293
18. To authorise the calling of a general meeting of the Company on not less than 14 days' notice *	47,115,543	99.20	381,024	0.80	47,496,567	81.98	125

 

* Indicates a special resolution.

 

For all resolutions, as at close of business on 23 July 2024, being the time at which shareholders who wanted to attend, speak and vote at the meeting were required to have their details entered in the register of members, the issued share capital of the Company with voting rights consisted of 57,934,037 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury. Ordinary shareholders have one vote for each ordinary share held.

 

Please note a "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes "for" or "against" a resolution. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received, rounded to two decimal places. Votes "for" include those at the Chairman's discretion.

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

This notification is made in accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.3R.

 

LEI number of Oxford Instruments plc: 213800J364EZD6UCE231

 

Enquiries:

Sarah Harvey

Company Secretary

[e-mail]

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