Oxford Instruments Result of AGM

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
11 September 2019 
 
                            Oxford Instruments plc 
 
                     Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes 
 
At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 10 September 2019, all resolutions 
were passed on a show of hands.  The following proxy votes were recorded for 
each resolution.  Each resolution was duly passed. 
 
Resolution                                                      In Favour             Against       Abstentions/ 
(No. as noted on proxy form)                                                                          Withheld 
 
                                                             Votes        %        Votes       %        Votes 
 
   1     To receive and adopt the Reports and Financial     49,083,237   99.99%        3,075  0.01%        11,388 
         Statements for the year ended 31 March 2019 
 
   2     To declare the final dividend                      49,097,245  100.00%            0  0.00%           456 
 
   3     To elect Neil Carson                               47,365,414   96.50%    1,718,636  3.50%        13,650 
 
   4     To re-elect Ian Barkshire                          49,084,359   99.99%          420  0.01%        12,922 
 
   5     To re-elect Gavin Hill                             49,079,855   99.99%        4,924  0.01%        12,922 
 
   6     To re-elect Stephen Blair                          49,081,133   99.99%        3,645  0.01%        12,922 
 
   7     To re-elect Mary Waldner                           49,066,373   99.96%       18,298  0.04%        13,029 
 
   8     To re-elect Thomas Geitner                         49,077,984   99.99%        6,687  0.01%        13,029 
 
   9     To re-elect Richard Friend                         49,081,026   99.97%       14,848  0.03%         1,826 
 
   10    To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor                  44,516,556   90.70%    4,566,544  9.30%        14,600 
 
   11    To authorise the Directors to set the              47,591,739   96.94%    1,502,591  3.06%         3,370 
         remuneration of the Auditor 
 
   12    To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration       48,664,847   99.13%      429,389  0.87%         3,464 
 
   13    To authorise the allotment of shares               46,128,112   93.95%    2,967,870  6.05%         1,719 
 
   14    To disapply pre-emption rights                     49,075,812   99.99%        5,967  0.01%        15,922 
 
   15    To authorise additional disapplication of          45,413,650   92.53%    3,667,203  7.47%        16,847 
         pre-emption rights 
 
   16    To authorise the purchase of own shares            48,748,118   99.31%      337,784  0.69%        11,798 
 
   17    To authorise the calling of general meetings on    48,776,848   99.35%      320,197  0.65%           656 
         14 days' notice 
 
   18    To adopt new Articles of Association               49,073,407   99.97%       15,011  0.03%         9,283 
 
Notes: 
 
 1. Votes were tendered in respect of 49,097,701 shares representing 85.6% of 
    the issued capital. 
 
 2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been 
    included in the "For" total. 
 
 3. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the 
    calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a 
    resolution. 
 
    The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General 
    Meeting which is available on our website at www.oxinst.com/investors 
 
ENDS 
 
For further information please contact: 
 
Oxford Instruments plc 
 
Susan Johnson-Brett, Company 
Secretary                                                             01865 
393324 
 
 
 
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