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On 12 June 2023, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc held its Annual General Meeting where all 20 resolutions were passed by shareholders on a poll. These included the election of Duncan Tatton-Brown and the re-election of ten other directors, with "for" votes for these appointments ranging from 92.01% to 99.79%. Shareholders also appointed Deloitte LLP as auditors, authorized UK political expenditure not exceeding £100,000, and approved other proposals, with the percentage of total issued share capital voted for each resolution ranging from 71.73% to 72.31%.
| Date | 12 Jun 2023 |
| Time | 15:30:00 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 4413C |
12 June 2023
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company was held earlier today. All resolutions, as set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 26 April 2023, were passed by the appropriate majority on a poll. Details of the poll results are set out below.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc Annual General Meeting Poll Results
|
No. |
RESOLUTION |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% |
VOTES |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES |
|
1. |
To receive the Directors' Report, the Audited Statement of Accounts and Auditor's Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2022
|
598,453,596 |
100.00% |
1,033 |
0.00% |
598,454,629 |
72.28 |
280,755 |
|
2. |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2022 |
592,811,165 |
99.56% |
2,623,223 |
0.44% |
595,434,388 |
71.91 |
3,300,996 |
|
3. |
To elect Duncan Tatton-Brown as a director of the Company |
591,248,160 |
98.77% |
7,377,936 |
1.23% |
598,626,096 |
72.30 |
109,288 |
|
4. |
To re-elect Wendy Becker as a director of the Company. |
586,212,557 |
97.91% |
12,515,759 |
2.09% |
598,728,316 |
72.31 |
7,068 |
|
5. |
To re-elect Clive Brown as a director of the Company |
596,970,020 |
99.78% |
1,340,598 |
0.22% |
598,310,618 |
72.26 |
424,766 |
|
6. |
To re-elect Timothy Cowper as a director of the Company |
596,826,363 |
99.75% |
1,486,049 |
0.25% |
598,312,412 |
72.26 |
422,972 |
|
7. |
To re-elect Sarah Gordon Wild as a director of the Company |
584,609,837 |
97.90% |
12,518,479 |
2.10% |
597,128,316 |
72.12 |
1,607,068 |
|
8. |
To re-elect Dr Guy Harmelin as a director of the Company |
572,817,551 |
95.67% |
25,910,765 |
4.33% |
598,728,316 |
72.31 |
7,068 |
|
9. |
To re-elect Adrian Hennah as a director of the Company |
566,783,715 |
95.43% |
27,112,846 |
4.57% |
593,896,561 |
71.73 |
4,838,823 |
|
10. |
To re-elect John O'Higgins as a director of the Company |
572,016,953 |
95.54% |
26,709,363 |
4.46% |
598,726,316 |
72.31 |
9,068 |
|
11. |
To re-elect Dr Gurdial (Gordon) Sanghera as a director of the Company |
549,393,123 |
92.01% |
47,684,889 |
7.99% |
597,078,012 |
72.11 |
1,657,372 |
|
12. |
To re-elect Dr James (Spike) Willcocks as a director of the Company. |
597,042,698 |
99.79% |
1,271,166 |
0.21% |
598,313,864 |
72.26 |
421,520 |
|
13. |
To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company |
598,703,672 |
100.00% |
24,797 |
0.00% |
598,728,469 |
72.31 |
6,915 |
|
14. |
To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors |
598,667,218 |
99.99% |
63,251 |
0.01% |
598,730,469 |
72.31 |
4,915 |
|
15. |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
591,166,690 |
98.77% |
7,380,042 |
1.23% |
598,546,732 |
72.29 |
8,652 |
|
16. |
To disapply pre-emption rights* |
598,626,103 |
99.99% |
71,647 |
0.01% |
598,697,750 |
72.31 |
37,634 |
|
17. |
To further disapply pre-emption rights* |
595,205,512 |
99.42% |
3,492,238 |
0.58% |
598,697,750 |
72.31 |
37,634 |
|
18. |
To authorise the Company to make market purchases* |
598,612,295 |
99.99% |
78,359 |
0.01% |
598,690,654 |
72.31 |
44,730 |
|
19. |
To authorise the Company to hold any general meeting (other than an Annual General Meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice* |
595,535,479 |
99.47% |
3,186,083 |
0.53% |
598,721,562 |
72.31 |
13,822 |
|
20. |
To authorise UK political expenditure not exceeding £100,000 |
589,972,140 |
98.54% |
8,716,231 |
1.46% |
598,688,371 |
72.31 |
47,013 |
*Special Resolution
NOTES:
1. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
2. The total number of ordinary shares in issue and eligible to be voted on at the AGM was 827,997,259.
3. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution nor in the calculation of the proportion of "Total issued share capital voted" for any resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
A copy of the poll results for the AGM will also be available shortly on the Company's website at https://nanoporetech.com/about-us/investors/shareholder-information.
-ENDS-
Enquiries:
Hannah Coote, Company Secretary