Smiths Group PLC Result of AGM (4838F)

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RNS Number : 4838F

Smiths Group PLC

16 November 2020

16 NOVEMBER 2020

SMITHS GROUP PLC

RESULT OF AGM

Smiths Group plc (the 'Company') announces that a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') on 16 November 2020. The results of the poll are:

 
                                    VOTES        %        VOTES        %        VOTES      % of ISC     VOTES 
                                     FOR                  AGAINST               TOTAL        VOTED     WITHHELD 
      Adoption of 
       Annual Report 
 1     FY2020                    323,416,953    99.84      525,438    0.16   323,942,391     81.73%   3,677,976 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Approval of 
       Directors' Remuneration 
 2     Report                    319,572,256    97.58    7,911,798    2.42   327,484,054     82.63%     136,313 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Declaration 
 3     of a final dividend       327,529,905   100.00          713    0.00   327,530,618     82.64%      89,749 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Election of 
       Pam Cheng as 
 4     a director                327,487,922    99.99       25,516    0.01   327,513,438     82.63%     106,929 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Election of 
       Karin Hoeing 
 5     as a director             327,486,640    99.99       25,086    0.01   327,511,726     82.63%     108,641 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of Sir George 
       Buckley as a 
 6     director                  320,498,325    97.86    7,012,208    2.14   327,510,533     82.63%     109,834 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of Dame Ann 
       Dowling as a 
 7     director                  327,477,591    99.99       38,272    0.01   327,515,863     82.63%     104,504 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of Tanya Fratto 
 8     as a director             323,547,535    98.79    3,970,358    1.21   327,517,893     82.63%     102,474 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of William Seeger 
 9     as a director             324,879,086    99.20    2,636,271    0.80   327,515,357     82.63%     105,010 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of Mark Seligman 
 10    as a director             318,599,672    97.28    8,913,028    2.72   327,512,700     82.63%     107,667 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of John Shipsey 
 11    as a director             326,066,883    99.56    1,450,157    0.44   327,517,040     82.63%     100,122 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of Andrew Reynolds 
 12    Smith as a director       327,487,684    99.99       26,543    0.01   327,514,227     82.63%     106,140 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-election 
       of Noel Tata 
 13    as a director             286,909,747    87.77   39,975,637   12.23   326,885,384     82.48%     734,983 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Re-appointment 
       of KPMG LLP 
 14    as auditors               327,476,358    99.99       47,157    0.01   327,523,515     82.64%      96,852 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
 15   Auditors' remuneration     327,474,534    99.99       38,740    0.01   327,513,274     82.63%     107,093 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Authority to 
 16    issue shares              305,443,116    93.25   22,115,833    6.75   327,558,949     82.65%      61,418 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Authority to 
       disapply pre-emption 
 17    rights                    317,978,860    97.08    9,552,894    2.92   327,531,754     82.64%      88,613 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Additional authority 
       to disapply 
       pre-emption 
 18    rights                    306,517,464    93.59   21,010,550    6.41   327,528,014     82.64%      92,353 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Authority to 
       make market 
       purchases of 
 19    shares                    318,783,301    97.36    8,651,798    2.64   327,435,099     82.61%     185,268 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Authority to 
       call general 
       meetings on 
 20    short notice              310,838,667    94.91   16,686,252    5.09   327,524,919     82.64%      95,448 
     -------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
      Authority to 
       make political 
       donations and 
 21    expenditure               314,174,120    97.80    7,067,729    2.20   321,241,849     81.05%   6,378,518 
     -------------------------                -------  -----------  ------  ------------  ---------  ---------- 
 

As at 13 November 2020 the Issued Share Capital of the Company was 396,343,060 ordinary shares of 37.5p.

Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not a vote in law and are therefore not counted in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for and against a resolution. Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included in the "votes for" column.

Resolutions 1 to 16 and 21 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its AGM will be uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk .

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11

Enquiries:

Matthew Whyte

Deputy Company Secretary

[e-mail]

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