Oxford Instruments Result of AGM

 
TIDMOXIG 
 
8 September 2020 
 
                            Oxford Instruments plc 
 
                     Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes 
 
At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 8 September 2020, 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    48,122,900   99.99      5,735      0.01     275,276 
         Statements for the year ended 31 March 2020 
 
   2     To re-elect Neil Carson                           44,628,267   95.69    2,010,923    4.31    1,764,721 
 
   3     To re-elect Ian Barkshire                         48,402,503   99.99      1,409      0.01        0 
 
   4     To re-elect Gavin Hill                            48,370,472   99.93      33,440     0.07        0 
 
   5     To re-elect Stephen Blair                         48,388,297   99.97      15,615     0.03        0 
 
   6     To re-elect Mary Waldner                          48,388,293   99.97      15,619     0.03        0 
 
   7     To re-elect Thomas Geitner                        48,386,060   99.97      15,568     0.03      2,284 
 
   8     To re-elect Richard Friend                        48,388,325   99.97      15,587     0.03        0 
 
   9     To elect Alison Wood                              45,026,212   93.02    3,377,700    6.98        0 
 
   10    To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor                     48,402,550   99.99      1,362      0.01        0 
 
   11    To authorise the Directors to set the             48,403,292   99.99       620       0.01        0 
         remuneration of the Auditor 
 
   12    To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy     46,549,719   96.18    1,849,350    3.82      4,842 
 
   13    To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration      46,736,131   96.57    1,661,438    3.43      6,342 
 
   14    To authorise the allotment of shares              48,229,986   99.79     101,386     0.21      2,540 
 
   15    To disapply pre-emption rights                    48,396,859   99.99      4,513      0.01      2,540 
 
   16    To authorise additional disapplication of         48,127,411   99.43     273,960     0.57      2,540 
         pre-emption rights 
 
   17    To authorise the purchase of own shares           48,108,502   99.43     276,580     0.57     18,829 
 
   18    To authorise the calling of general meetings on   48,078,758   99.33     325,154     0.67        0 
         14 days' notice 
 
   19    To adopt new Articles of Association              48,402,188   99.99       724       0.01      1,000 
 
Notes: 
 
 1. Votes were tendered in respect of 48,403,912 shares representing 84.3% 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 
 
 
 
END 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 08, 2020 09:48 ET (13:48 GMT)