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On 27 November 2024, Renishaw plc held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), where all 17 proposed resolutions were duly passed on a poll. These included 16 ordinary resolutions and one special resolution, which authorised the company to purchase its own shares with 97.91% of votes cast for. The AGM also approved all director re-elections and one new director election, with total voting rights on the day standing at 72,788,543.
| Date | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Time | 14:44:51 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9043N |
Results of Annual General Meeting 2024
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 27 November 2024 were duly passed on a poll. Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 17 was passed as a special resolution. The result of the poll is as follows:
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Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Votes Total |
% of ISC1 Voted Excl Withheld |
Votes Withheld2 |
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1. Receive the Annual Report 2024 |
61,788,027 |
98.64 |
853,473 |
1.36 |
62,641,500 |
86.06% |
1,403,696 |
|
2. Approve the Remuneration Report |
61,682,004 |
96.33 |
2,353,069 |
3.67 |
64,035,073 |
87.97% |
10,122 |
|
3. Increase Directors' fee limit |
63,548,610 |
99.24 |
484,785 |
0.76 |
64,033,395 |
87.97% |
11,801 |
|
4. Declare a final dividend |
64,043,731 |
100.00 |
440 |
0.00 |
64,044,171 |
87.99% |
1,025 |
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5. Re-elect David McMurtry as a director |
60,593,156 |
94.62 |
3,446,515 |
5.38 |
64,039,671 |
87.98% |
5,524 |
|
6. Re-elect John Deer as a director |
60,586,792 |
94.61 |
3,452,696 |
5.39 |
64,039,488 |
87.98% |
5,707 |
|
7. Re-elect Will Lee as a director |
63,256,833 |
99.51 |
308,811 |
0.49 |
63,565,644 |
87.33% |
479,552 |
|
8. Re-elect Allen Roberts as a director |
63,484,684 |
99.14 |
552,214 |
0.86 |
64,036,898 |
87.98% |
8,298 |
|
9. Re-elect Catherine Glickman as a director |
62,206,527 |
97.15 |
1,827,553 |
2.85 |
64,034,080 |
87.97% |
11,114 |
|
10. Re-elect David Grant as a director |
59,001,183 |
92.73 |
4,626,404 |
7.27 |
63,627,587 |
87.41% |
417,607 |
|
11. Re-elect Juliette Stacey as a director |
63,315,171 |
99.32 |
434,188 |
0.68 |
63,749,359 |
87.58% |
295,835 |
|
12. Re-elect Stephen Wilson as a director |
63,232,662 |
99.19 |
515,285 |
0.81 |
63,747,947 |
87.58% |
297,247 |
|
13. Re-elect Karen Holford as a director |
63,648,853 |
99.40 |
385,395 |
0.60 |
64,034,248 |
87.97% |
10,946 |
|
14. Elect Richard McMurtry as a director |
62,118,330 |
97.00 |
1,918,445 |
3.00 |
64,036,775 |
87.98% |
8,420 |
|
15. Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors |
63,523,019 |
99.25 |
481,921 |
0.75 |
64,004,940 |
87.93% |
40,256 |
|
16. Authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration |
64,002,948 |
99.99 |
6,279 |
0.01 |
64,009,227 |
87.94% |
35,969 |
|
17. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares3 |
62,687,045 |
97.91 |
1,340,119 |
2.09 |
64,027,164 |
87.96% |
18,032 |
1 Issued Share Capital.
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards votes cast "For" or "Against" a resolution.
3 Special resolution requiring 75% majority.
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Votes of independent shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent Non-executive Directors |
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9. Re-elect Catherine Glickman as a director |
23,753,268 |
92.86 |
1,827,553 |
7.14 |
25,580,821 |
74.50% |
11,114 |
|
11. Re-elect Juliette Stacey as a director |
24,861,912 |
98.28 |
434,188 |
1.72 |
25,296,100 |
73.67% |
295,835 |
|
12. Re-elect Stephen Wilson as a director |
24,779,403 |
97.96 |
515,285 |
2.04 |
25,294,688 |
73.67% |
297,247 |
|
13. Re-elect Karen Holford as a director |
25,195,594 |
98.49 |
385,395 |
1.51 |
25,580,989 |
74.50% |
10,946 |
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.2.8R, resolutions 9 and 11 to 13 inclusive were approved by: (a) the shareholders of the Company; and (b) the independent shareholders of the Company.
The total voting rights of the Company on the day on which shareholders had to be on the register in order to be eligible to vote was 72,788,543.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of resolution 17, which was passed as a special resolution, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Renishaw plc
27 November 2024
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Registered office: |
New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR |
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Registered number: |
01106260, England and Wales |
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Contact name: |
Kasim Hussain |
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Contact telephone: |
01453 524524 |