19th Jul 2005 15:59
Johnson Matthey PLC19 July 2005 RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Johnson Matthey PLC announces that at today's AGM all resolutions put toshareholders were passed on a show of hands. A copy of the resolutions has beensubmitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available forinspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which issituated at: Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HS The following table shows the level of proxy votes received 48 hours prior tothe meeting: No. RESOLUTION FOR CHAIRMAN'S AGAINST VOTES DISCRETION WITHHELD 1 Annual Report and Accounts 128,532,730 134,102 163,711 255,245 2 Directors' Remuneration Report 126,147,591 141,004 2,777,639 19,554 3 Final Dividend 128,951,991 131,360 779 1,658 4 Re-elect Mr D W Morgan 127,603,381 144,012 56,057 1,282,338 5 Re-elect Mr A M Thomson 128,249,749 141,426 59,125 635,488 6 Re-elect Mr R J W Walvis 128,241,868 141,637 63,995 638,288 7 Re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc 127,249,734 145,322 564,594 1,126,138 8 Authority to make political 126,639,003 138,667 1,651,918 656,200 donations 9 Authority to allot shares 128,786,993 142,210 137,137 19,448 10 Disapply pre-emption rights 128,857,139 156,755 41,606 30,288 11 Purchase own shares 128,919,392 140,899 16,315 9,182 12 Amend Articles of Association 128,238,505 158,895 31,299 657,089 Total votes cast on each resolution - 129,085,788. The total number of shares inissue as at 17 July 2005 was 219,610,532 ordinary shares of £1 each. Enquiries to: Angela PurtillAssistant Company SecretaryJohnson Matthey PLCTelephone: 020 7269 8461 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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