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Zotefoams plc held its Annual General Meeting on 25 May 2022, where all 17 tabled resolutions, including the re-election of directors and re-appointment of PKF Littlejohn LLP as Auditor, were passed on a poll vote. Resolution 3, approving a final dividend of 4.40 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2021, payable on 1 June 2022, was also passed. Shareholders cast votes on 30,901,851 ordinary shares, representing 63.5% of the 48,621,234 total ordinary shares in issue.
| Date | 25 May 2022 |
| Time | 13:04:05 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 7986M |
Zotefoams plc
('the Company')
Result of the 2022 Annual General Meeting
25 May 2022 - The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 25 May 2022 at its offices at 675 Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AL, all of the resolutions tabled at the meeting were passed on a poll vote. Resolutions 1 to 13 inclusive were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 17 inclusive were passed as special resolutions.
The total number of ordinary shares in issue in relation to the AGM is 48,621,234. Votes were cast by shareholders in respect of 30,901,851 ordinary shares amounting to 63.5% of the issued share capital.
The votes cast* were recorded as follows:
|
Resolution |
For |
% of votes cast |
Against |
% of votes cast |
Votes Withheld |
|
|
1. |
To receive the Annual Report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2021 |
30,901,851 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
123 |
|
2. |
To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2021 set out on pages 88 to 99 of the Annual Report. |
30,766,637 |
99.6 |
123,706 |
0.40 |
11,631 |
|
3. |
To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2021 of 4.40 pence per ordinary share, such dividend to be payable on 1 June 2022 to shareholders on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on 6 May 2022. |
30,901,851 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
123 |
|
4. |
To re-elect S P Good as a Director. |
28,713,535 |
92.92 |
2,187,376 |
7.08 |
1,063 |
|
5. |
To re-elect D B Stirling as a Director. |
30,891,727 |
99.97 |
9,184 |
0.03 |
1,063 |
|
6. |
To re-elect G C McGrath as a Director. |
30,891,594 |
99.97 |
9,317 |
0.03 |
1,063 |
|
7. |
To re-elect J D Carling as a Director. |
30,768,067 |
99.57 |
132,844 |
0.43 |
1,063 |
|
8. |
To re-elect A M Fielding as a Director. |
30,657,251 |
99.60 |
123,660 |
0.40 |
121,063 |
|
9. |
To re-elect D G Robertson as a Director. |
30,768,067 |
99.57 |
132,844 |
0.43 |
1,063 |
|
10. |
To re-elect C A Wall as a Director. |
30,777,251 |
99.60 |
123,660 |
0.40 |
1,063 |
|
11. |
To re-appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as Auditor of the Company. |
30,760,355 |
99.93 |
20,556 |
0.07 |
121,063 |
|
12. |
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration. |
30,868,035 |
99.93 |
20,556 |
0.07 |
13,383 |
|
13. |
To authorise the Directors to allot shares. |
30,752,773 |
99.55 |
138,954 |
0.45 |
10,247 |
|
14. |
To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash. |
30,771,577 |
99.61 |
120,150 |
0.39 |
10,247 |
|
15. |
To authorise the Directors, in addition to resolution 14, to allot further equity securities for financing (and refinancing) purposes only. |
30,768,441 |
99.61 |
120,150 |
0.39 |
13,383 |
|
16. |
To authorise market purchases of shares. |
30,891,468 |
100 |
1,199 |
0 |
9,307 |
|
17. |
That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
30,118,029 |
97.50 |
773,698 |
2.50 |
10,247 |
* Total votes cast excludes votes withheld as a vote withheld is not a vote in law.
Further details of the resolutions (including the text of the resolutions) are given in the Notice of the 2022 Annual General Meeting, which is on page 156 of the 2021 Annual Report and which is also available on the Company's website.
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6, the Company also confirms that a copy of all relevant resolutions passed at its AGM will shortly be made available for public inspection via the National Storage Mechanism.
Lydia Harratt
Group Company Secretary
Zotefoams plc
020 8664 1600
About Zotefoams plc
Zotefoams plc (LSE - ZTF) is a world leader in cellular materials technology delivering optimal material solutions for the benefit of society. Utilising a variety of unique manufacturing processes, including environmentally friendly nitrogen expansion for lightweight AZOTE® polyolefin and ZOTEK® high-performance foams, Zotefoams sells to diverse markets worldwide. Zotefoams uses its own cellular materials to manufacture T-FIT® advanced insulation for demanding industrial markets. Zotefoams also owns and licenses patented microcellular foam technology to reduce plastic use in extrusion applications and for ReZorce® mono-material recyclable barrier packaging.
Zotefoams is headquartered in Croydon, UK, with additional manufacturing sites in Kentucky, USA and Brzeg, Poland (foam manufacture), Oklahoma, USA (foam products manufacture and conversion), Massachusetts, USA (MuCell Extrusion) and Jiangsu Province, China (T-FIT).
AZOTE®, ZOTEK®, ReZorce® and T-FIT® are registered trademarks of Zotefoams plc.