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Gooch & Housego PLC held its Annual General Meeting on 21 February 2024, where all resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed by shareholders. These resolutions included the declaration of a final dividend of 8.2 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2023. Proxy votes confirmed the re-election and election of directors, the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors, and authorisations for share allotment and company share purchases.
| Date | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Time | 12:31:23 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9670D |
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21 February 2024 |
Gooch & Housego PLC
("G&H" or the "Company")
Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components & systems, held its Annual General Meeting earlier today and confirms all resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed.
For information, the proxy votes received in respect of the resolutions proposed at the AGM were as follows:
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No. |
Resolution |
No. of Proxy Votes |
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FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD* |
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1. |
To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2023 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors' Report thereon |
15,395,130 |
537 |
736 |
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2. |
To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report set out on pages 110 to 117 (excluding pages 112 and 113) of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2023 |
15,335,450 |
52,230 |
8,723 |
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3 |
To declare a final dividend, as recommended by the Directors, of 8.2 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2023 |
15,395,866 |
537 |
0 |
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4. |
To re-elect Gary Bullard as a Director |
14,468,715 |
876,930 |
50,758 |
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5. |
To re-elect Charlie Peppiatt as a Director |
15,392,862 |
2,783 |
758 |
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6. |
To re-elect Chris Jewell as a Director |
15,394,179 |
1,466 |
758 |
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7. |
To re-elect Brian Phillipson as a Director |
15,394,372 |
1,273 |
758 |
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8. |
To re-elect Louise Evans as a Director |
15,394,222 |
1,423 |
758 |
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9. |
To re-elect Jim Haynes as a Director |
15,394,222 |
1,423 |
758 |
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10. |
To elect Susan Searle as a Director |
15,394,372 |
1,273 |
758 |
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11. |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors to the Company |
15,344,757 |
50,910 |
736 |
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12. |
To authorise the Directors to fix the Remuneration of the Auditors of the Company |
15,395,130 |
1,273 |
0 |
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13. |
To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 |
12,886,370 |
2,510,033 |
0 |
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14 (a) |
Special resolution to authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 |
15,114,594 |
281,809 |
0 |
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14 (b) |
Special Resolution to partially disapply statutory rights of pre-emption |
15,114,594 |
281,809 |
0 |
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15 |
Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 |
12,333,939 |
50,937 |
3,011,527 |
* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentages of votes cast for and against a resolution.
For further information please contact:
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Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer Chris Jewell, Chief Financial Officer |
Gooch & Housego PLC |
+44 (0) 1460 256440 |
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Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Abigail Gilchrist |
Buchanan |
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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Christopher Baird / David Anderson |
Investec Bank plc |
+44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
Notes to editors
1. Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.