11 September 2019
Annual General Meeting 2019 - Proxy Votes
At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 10 September 2019, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The following proxy votes were recorded for each resolution. Each resolution was duly passed.
|
Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) |
In Favour |
Against |
Abstentions/ |
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|
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
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| 1 | To receive and adopt the Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2019 | 49,083,237 | 99.99% | 3,075 | 0.01% | 11,388 |
| 2 | To declare the final dividend | 49,097,245 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 456 |
| 3 | To elect Neil Carson | 47,365,414 | 96.50% | 1,718,636 | 3.50% | 13,650 |
| 4 | To re-elect Ian Barkshire | 49,084,359 | 99.99% | 420 | 0.01% | 12,922 |
| 5 | To re-elect Gavin Hill | 49,079,855 | 99.99% | 4,924 | 0.01% | 12,922 |
| 6 | To re-elect Stephen Blair | 49,081,133 | 99.99% | 3,645 | 0.01% | 12,922 |
| 7 | To re-elect Mary Waldner | 49,066,373 | 99.96% | 18,298 | 0.04% | 13,029 |
| 8 | To re-elect Thomas Geitner | 49,077,984 | 99.99% | 6,687 | 0.01% | 13,029 |
| 9 | To re-elect Richard Friend | 49,081,026 | 99.97% | 14,848 | 0.03% | 1,826 |
| 10 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor | 44,516,556 | 90.70% | 4,566,544 | 9.30% | 14,600 |
| 11 | To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditor | 47,591,739 | 96.94% | 1,502,591 | 3.06% | 3,370 |
| 12 | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 48,664,847 | 99.13% | 429,389 | 0.87% | 3,464 |
| 13 | To authorise the allotment of shares | 46,128,112 | 93.95% | 2,967,870 | 6.05% | 1,719 |
| 14 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 49,075,812 | 99.99% | 5,967 | 0.01% | 15,922 |
| 15 | To authorise additional disapplication of pre-emption rights | 45,413,650 | 92.53% | 3,667,203 | 7.47% | 16,847 |
| 16 | To authorise the purchase of own shares | 48,748,118 | 99.31% | 337,784 | 0.69% | 11,798 |
| 17 | To authorise the calling of general meeting on 14 days' notice | 48,776,848 | 99.35% | 320,197 | 0.65% | 656 |
| 18 | To adopt new Articles of Association | 49,073,407 | 99.97% | 15,011 | 0.03% | 9,283 |
Notes:
- Votes were tendered in respect of 49,097,701 shares representing 85.6% of the issued capital.
- Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "For" total.
- A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
The full text of the resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on our website at www.oxinst.com/investors
For further information please contact:
Oxford Instruments plc
Susan Johnson-Brett
Company Secretary 01865 393324