Victrex PLC Result of AGM (4685E)

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RNS Number : 4685E

Victrex PLC

09 February 2018

Results of Annual General Meeting

Victrex plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 9 February 2018 ('the Meeting') all the resolutions considered at the Meeting were passed.

Resolution 7 contained in the Notice of Meeting, dated 5 December 2017, concerning the re-election of Mr Dougal was withdrawn, following Mr Dougal's resignation from the Company as separately announced on 6 February 2018.

The proxy votes cast are shown below:

Victrex plc 25th Annual General Meeting - Proxy Votes

 
 Resolution                                     Votes       Votes       Votes 
                                            In Favour     Against    Withheld 
========================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To receive the financial 
        statements and the auditor's 
        and Director's reports 
        for the year ended 30 
 1.     September 2017                     60,814,962     409,874     266,058 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To approve the Directors' 
 2.     Remuneration Report                55,074,084   2,034,531   4,382,279 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
 3.    To declare a final dividend         61,473,343         155      17,396 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
 4.    To declare a special dividend       61,473,004         495      17,396 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To re-elect Mr L C Pentz 
 5.     as a Director                      60,850,647     621,277      18,970 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To re-elect Dr P J Kirby 
 6.     as a Director                      54,235,033   3,611,974   3,643,887 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To re-elect Ms J E Toogood 
 8.     as a Director                      61,042,311     428,413      20,170 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To re-elect Mr T J Cooper 
 9.     as a Director                      61,131,822     340,102      18,970 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To re-elect Ms L S Burdett 
 10.    as a Director                      61,092,817     378,715      19,362 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To re-elect Dr M L Court 
 11.    as a Director                      61,130,167     340,597      20,130 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To elect Mr J O Sigurdsson 
 12.    as a Director                      61,131,476     340,140      19,278 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To elect Ms J E Ashdown 
 13.    as a Director                      61,462,617       5,999      22,278 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To elect Mr B W D Connolly 
 14.    as a Director                      61,462,807       5,809      22,278 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       That the maximum number 
        of Directors be increased 
 15.    from 10 to 12                      61,456,786      11,950      22,158 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 
        LLP as auditor of the 
 16.    Company                            61,465,403       6,487      19,003 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To authorise the Directors' 
        to determine the auditors 
 17.    remuneration                       61,466,551       5,332      19,010 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To authorise political 
        donations under the Companies 
 18.    Act 2006.                          60,477,028     995,980      17,886 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       To authorise the Directors' 
        to allot shares pursuant 
        to section 551 of the 
 19.    Companies Act 2006                 58,507,166   2,964,997      18,731 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       Special Resolution to 
        partially disapply the 
 20.    statutory rights of pre-emption    61,439,796      30,825      20,273 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       Special Resolution to 
        authorise the Directors 
        to disapply the statutory 
        rights of pre-emption 
 21.    to a further 5%                    53,460,882   8,009,876      20,135 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       Special Resolution to 
        authorise the Company 
        to purchase its own shares 
        pursuant to section 701 
 22.    of the Companies Act 2006          59,995,307   1,442,932      52,654 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
       Special Resolution to 
        hold general meetings 
        (other than annual general 
        meetings) upon 14 clear 
 23.    days' notice                       59,459,768   2,011,321      19,805 
====  ==================================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
 

As a result of the approval by shareholders of their elections, effective from today, Ms Janet Ashdown and Mr Brendan Connolly have been appointed as Directors of the Company, in the capacity of independent non-executive directors.

Ms Ashdown has been appointed as chair of the Remuneration Committee and will also serve as a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Mr Connolly has been appointed to and will also serve as a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nomination Committees.

The current issued capital of Victrex plc is 86,016,224 shares.

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and from the Company's website, www.victrexplc.com.

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