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02 May 2025 22:56:36
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2 May 2025
Rotork Plc
('the Company' or 'Rotork')
2025 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') - Poll Results
Rotork's 2025 AGM was held today in the Brunel Suite at the Bailbrook House Hotel, Eveleigh Avenue, London Road West, Bath, BA1 7JD. All resolutions proposed at the meeting, as set out in the Notice of AGM dated 25 March 2025, were decided on a poll and were passed.
Resolutions 1 to 15 were each passed as an ordinary resolution and resolutions 16 to 20 were each passed as a special resolution.
The following table summarises the final poll result for each resolution:
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Resolution |
Number of votes For2: |
% of votes |
Number of votes Against2: |
% of votes |
Number of votes withheld: |
Total votes cast (excluding withheld): |
% of ISC |
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1 |
To receive the 2024 Annual Report and audited accounts |
627,588,669 |
99.99 |
79,861 |
0.01 |
525,586 |
627,668,530 |
74.27 |
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2 |
To declare a final dividend of 5.00 pence per ordinary share |
628,129,553 |
99.99 |
3,682 |
0.01 |
48,756 |
628,133,235 |
74.33 |
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3 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
621,874,358 |
99.35 |
4,098,872 |
0.65 |
2,110,091 |
625,973,230 |
74.07 |
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4 |
To elect SR. Brandtzꬱg as a director |
627,732,213 |
99.97 |
187,812 |
0.03 |
164,855 |
627,920,025 |
74.30 |
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5 |
To re-elect A. Heath as a director |
627,939,174 |
99.99 |
57,942 |
0.01 |
87,764 |
627,997,116 |
74.31 |
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6 |
To re-elect K. Huynh as a director |
627,952,614 |
99.99 |
48,746 |
0.01 |
83,520 |
628,001,360 |
74.31 |
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7 |
To re-elect K. Meurk-Harvey as a director |
627,951,494 |
99.99 |
45,622 |
0.01 |
87,764 |
627,997,116 |
74.31 |
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8 |
To re-elect B. Peacock as a director |
626,486,486 |
99.76 |
1,514,294 |
0.24 |
84,100 |
628,000,780 |
74.31 |
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9 |
To elect V. Simms as a director |
627,919,508 |
99.99 |
81,381 |
0.01 |
83,991 |
628,000,889 |
74.31
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10 |
To re-elect J. Stipp as a director |
625,779,244 |
99.65 |
2,221,645 |
0.35 |
83,991 |
628,000,889 |
74.31 |
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11 |
To re-elect D. Thompson as a director |
620,694,330 |
98.84 |
7,305,979 |
1.16 |
84,571 |
628,000,309 |
74.31 |
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12 |
To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company |
627,951,091 |
99.99 |
36,435 |
0.01 |
97,354 |
627,987,526 |
74.31 |
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13 |
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration |
627,983,326 |
99.99 |
21,103 |
0.01 |
78,892 |
628,004,429 |
74.31 |
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14 |
Authority to make political donations |
616,330,692 |
99.81 |
1,172,285 |
0.19 |
10,580,344 |
617,502,977 |
73.07 |
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15 |
Authority for the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount |
577,730,587 |
92.00 |
50,245,750 |
8.00 |
106,984 |
627,976,337 |
74.31 |
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16 |
General authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights up to the extent specified* |
611,509,402 |
97.42 |
16,182,796 |
2.58 |
392,682 |
627,692,198 |
74.28 |
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17 |
Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights for acquisitions/capital investments up to the additional extent specified * |
558,583,176 |
88.95 |
69,424,463 |
11.05 |
75,682 |
628,007,639 |
74.31 |
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18 |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* |
627,814,075 |
99.98 |
147,061 |
0.02 |
122,185 |
627,961,136 |
74.31 |
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19 |
Authority to purchase own preference shares* |
626,274,757 |
99.73 |
1,668,652 |
0.27 |
139,912 |
627,943,409 |
74.31 |
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20 |
Notice period for general meetings* |
589,359,382 |
93.85 |
38,645,279 |
6.15 |
80,219 |
628,004,661 |
74.31 |
*Passed as a special resolution
The Board of Rotork plc is pleased to note that all resolutions were passed at today's AGM and we welcome the substantial support of the Company's shareholders for all the resolutions proposed.
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointment which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the 'For' total.
2. Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received, with percentages rounded to two decimal places.
3. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
4. The total issued share capital and total number of voting rights as at 30 April 2025 is: 845,073,170 ordinary 0.5p shares, with no shares being held in treasury.
5. In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of all resolutions passed at the meeting, other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
6. A copy of this announcement has been posted on the Company's website at https://www.rotork.com/en/investors/agm
7. Legal Entity Identifier: 213800AH5RZIHGWRJ718
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Enquiries:
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Rotork plc |
Tel: +44 (0)1225 733 200 |
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Stuart Pain, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary |
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FTI Consulting |
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Nick Hasell/Susanne Yule |
Tel: + 44 (0)20 3727 1340 |
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