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Bodycote plc announced its Annual General Meeting was held at 12 pm on 31 May 2023. All 20 resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed by shareholders, including the declaration of a final dividend, re-election of directors, and renewal of share authorities. On 31 May 2023, the company had 191,456,172 ordinary shares in issue, with approximately 85.44% to 85.58% of the issued share capital participating in the votes for the resolutions.
| Date | 31 May 2023 |
| Time | 12:43:54 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 2014B |
31 May 2023
Bodycote plc - Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting
Bodycote plc announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting held at 12 pm on 31 May 2023 were passed.
The poll results on each resolution were as follows:
|
Resolution |
VOTES FOR AND DISCRETIONARY |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
VOTES TOTAL |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES WITHHELD |
|
Ordinary Resolutions
|
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1. To receive the annual report
|
163,463,212 |
99.92% |
124,014 |
0.08% |
163,587,226 |
85.44 |
256,158 |
|
2. To declare a final dividend
|
163,843,384 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
163,843,384 |
85.58 |
0 |
|
Re-election of directors
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|
|
|
|
|
|
3. To re-elect Mr D. Dayan
|
154,042,689 |
94.02% |
9,797,961 |
5.98% |
163,840,650 |
85.58 |
2,734 |
|
4. To re-elect Mr. S.C. Harris
|
163,570,911 |
99.84% |
269,740 |
0.16% |
163,840,651 |
85.58 |
2,733 |
|
5. To re-elect Ms I.B. Duncan
|
162,122,425 |
98.95% |
1,718,226 |
1.05% |
163,840,651 |
85.58 |
2,733 |
|
6. To re-elect Mr. P. Larmon
|
162,148,656 |
98.97% |
1,691,995 |
1.03% |
163,840,651 |
85.58 |
2,733 |
|
7. To re-elect Ms. L. Chahbazi
|
162,118,401 |
98.95% |
1,722,250 |
1.05% |
163,840,651 |
85.58 |
2,733 |
|
8. To re-elect Mr. K. Boyd
|
162,162,629 |
98.98% |
1,678,022 |
1.02% |
163,840,651 |
85.58 |
2,733 |
|
9. To re-elect Ms. C. Gordon
|
163,829,844 |
99.99% |
10,807 |
0.01% |
163,840,651 |
85.58 |
2,733 |
|
10. To elect Mr. B. Fidler |
163,400,212 |
99.73% |
440,163 |
0.27% |
163,840,375 |
85.58 |
3,009 |
|
11. To appoint the auditors
|
161,498,177 |
98.57% |
2,343,474 |
1.43% |
163,841,651 |
85.58 |
1,733 |
|
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to fix auditor's remuneration
|
163,840,171 |
100.00% |
1,657 |
0.00% |
163,841,828 |
85.58 |
1,556 |
|
13. To approve the report on remuneration
|
159,052,230 |
97.08% |
4,783,439 |
2.92% |
163,835,669 |
85.57 |
7,715 |
|
Special resolutions
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14. To renew authority to allot shares
|
162,496,529 |
99.18% |
1,345,337 |
0.82% |
163,841,866 |
85.58 |
1,518 |
|
15. To renew general authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights for acquisitions or specified capital investments
|
155,303,926 |
94.79% |
8,538,620 |
5.21% |
163,842,546 |
85.58 |
838 |
|
16. To renew authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights for an additional 5% of issued share capital |
148,373,252 |
90.56% |
15,468,294 |
9.44% |
163,841,546 |
85.58 |
1,838 |
|
17. To renew authority to buy own shares
|
161,444,143 |
98.55% |
2,370,877 |
1.45% |
163,815,020 |
85.56 |
28,364 |
|
18. To authorise the amendment of the rules of the Bodycote Incentive Plan 2016 |
160,757,158 |
98.12% |
3,078,385 |
1.88% |
163,835,543 |
85.57 |
7,841 |
|
19. To adopt new articles of association |
163,832,200 |
99.99% |
9,697 |
0.01% |
163,841,897 |
85.58 |
1,487 |
|
20.To authorise general meetings 14 days' notice
|
161,944,223 |
98.84% |
1,897,291 |
1.16% |
163,841,514 |
85.58 |
1,870 |
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 31 May 2023 was 191,456,172. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes validly cast.
All resolutions presented to shareholders at today's Annual General Meeting were passed with a majority of votes.
A copy of the Resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting is being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the FCA Electronic Submission System, which is situated at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
U. Ball, Group Company Secretary, Bodycote plc
Tel: +44 (0)1625 505300