Oxford Instruments Plc - Annual General Meeting 2023 Results
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LONDON, United Kingdom, September 19
19 September 2023
Oxford Instruments plc
Annual General Meeting 2023 results
The Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of Oxford Instruments plc (the "Company") was held at Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5QX, on 19 September 2023 at 11am.
All resolutions were voted upon by a poll and the resolutions proposed at the AGM were all passed by shareholders with the necessary majorities. The full text of each resolution is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website (oxinst.com).
The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the AGM and the number of votes withheld were as set out in the table below.
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Total votes cast (excluding withheld) | % of issued share capital voted | Votes withheld |
1. To receive the 2023 Annual Report and Financial Statements | 43,645,341 | 99.76 | 104,974 | 0.24 | 43,750,315 | 75.66 | 245,377 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 41,577,906 | 98.41 | 670,985 | 1.59 | 42,248,891 | 73.07 | 1,746,801 |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 43,129,297 | 98.04 | 862,318 | 1.96 | 43,991,615 | 76.08 | 4,077 |
4. To declare a final dividend | 43,777,376 | 99.50 | 218,032 | 0.50 | 43,995,408 | 76.09 | 284 |
5. To re-elect Neil Carson as a Director of the Company | 42,193,549 | 95.91 | 1,799,886 | 4.09 | 43,993,435 | 76.08 | 2,257 |
6. To re-elect Ian Barkshire as a Director of the Company | 43,934,496 | 99.87 | 58,939 | 0.13 | 43,993,435 | 76.08 | 2,257 |
7. To re-elect Gavin Hill as a Director of the Company | 43,918,915 | 99.83 | 74,520 | 0.17 | 43,993,435 | 76.08 | 2,257 |
8. To elect Reshma Ramachandran as a Director of the Company | 42,684,338 | 97.02 | 1,309,097 | 2.98 | 43,993,435 | 76.08 | 2,257 |
9. To re-elect Nigel Sheinwald as a Director of the Company | 42,409,658 | 96.78 | 1,412,947 | 3.22 | 43,822,605 | 75.79 | 173,087 |
10. To re-elect Mary Waldner as a Director of the Company | 42,685,023 | 97.03 | 1,308,362 | 2.97 | 43,993,385 | 76.08 | 2,307 |
11. To re-elect Alison Wood as a Director of the Company | 42,580,459 | 96.79 | 1,410,706 | 3.21 | 43,991,165 | 76.08 | 4,527 |
12. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company | 43,989,246 | 99.99 | 4,755 | 0.01 | 43,994,001 | 76.08 | 1,691 |
13. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration | 43,993,990 | 100.00 | 436 | 0.01 | 43,994,426 | 76.08 | 1,266 |
14. To authorise political donations and expenditure | 43,568,385 | 99.03 | 425,585 | 0.97 | 43,993,970 | 76.08 | 1,722 |
15. To authorise the Board to allot shares | 43,463,863 | 98.79 | 530,348 | 1.21 | 43,994,211 | 76.08 | 1,481 |
16. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights * | 43,988,011 | 99.99 | 5,433 | 0.01 | 43,993,444 | 76.08 | 2,248 |
17. To authorise the additional disapplication of pre-emption rights * | 43,689,668 | 99.31 | 303,763 | 0.69 | 43,993,431 | 76.08 | 2,261 |
18. To authorise the purchase of own shares * | 43,700,536 | 99.36 | 279,943 | 0.64 | 43,980,479 | 76.06 | 15,213 |
19. To approve the rules of the Oxford Instruments plc Long Term Incentive Plan and authorise the directors to adopt the Plan | 43,239,876 | 98.85 | 503,291 | 1.15 | 43,743,167 | 75.65 | 252,525 |
20. To authorise the calling of a general meeting of the Company on not less than 14 days' notice * | 43,560,943 | 99.02 | 432,648 | 0.98 | 43,993,591 | 76.08 | 2,101 |
* Indicates a special resolution.
For all resolutions, as at close of business on 15 September 2023, being the time at which shareholders who wanted to attend, speak and vote at the meeting were required to have their details entered in the register of members, the issued share capital of the Company with voting rights consisted of 57,822,737 ordinary shares of 5 pence each. The Company did not hold any shares in treasury. Ordinary shareholders have one vote for each ordinary share held.
Please note a "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes "for" or "against" a resolution. Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received, rounded to two decimal places. Votes "for" include those at the Chairman's discretion.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
This notification is made in accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.3R.
LEI number of Oxford Instruments plc: 213800J364EZD6UCE231
Enquiries:
Sarah Harvey
Company Secretary
+44 (0) 1865 393448
