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OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC - Result of AGMOXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, September 8
8 September 2020
Oxford Instruments plc
Annual General Meeting – Proxy Votes
At the AGM of Oxford Instruments plc held on 8 September 2020, 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/Withheld | |||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | ||
| 1 | To receive and adopt the Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2020 | 48,122,900 | 99.99 | 5,735 | 0.01 | 275,276 |
| 2 | To re-elect Neil Carson | 44,628,267 | 95.69 | 2,010,923 | 4.31 | 1,764,721 |
| 3 | To re-elect Ian Barkshire | 48,402,503 | 99.99 | 1,409 | 0.01 | 0 |
| 4 | To re-elect Gavin Hill | 48,370,472 | 99.93 | 33,440 | 0.07 | 0 |
| 5 | To re-elect Stephen Blair | 48,388,297 | 99.97 | 15,615 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 6 | To re-elect Mary Waldner | 48,388,293 | 99.97 | 15,619 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 7 | To re-elect Thomas Geitner | 48,386,060 | 99.97 | 15,568 | 0.03 | 2,284 |
| 8 | To re-elect Richard Friend | 48,388,325 | 99.97 | 15,587 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 9 | To elect Alison Wood | 45,026,212 | 93.02 | 3,377,700 | 6.98 | 0 |
| 10 | To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor | 48,402,550 | 99.99 | 1,362 | 0.01 | 0 |
| 11 | To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditor | 48,403,292 | 99.99 | 620 | 0.01 | 0 |
| 12 | To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy | 46,549,719 | 96.18 | 1,849,350 | 3.82 | 4,842 |
| 13 | To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration | 46,736,131 | 96.57 | 1,661,438 | 3.43 | 6,342 |
| 14 | To authorise the allotment of shares | 48,229,986 | 99.79 | 101,386 | 0.21 | 2,540 |
| 15 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 48,396,859 | 99.99 | 4,513 | 0.01 | 2,540 |
| 16 | To authorise additional disapplication of pre-emption rights | 48,127,411 | 99.43 | 273,960 | 0.57 | 2,540 |
| 17 | To authorise the purchase of own shares | 48,108,502 | 99.43 | 276,580 | 0.57 | 18,829 |
| 18 | To authorise the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice | 48,078,758 | 99.33 | 325,154 | 0.67 | 0 |
| 19 | To adopt new Articles of Association | 48,402,188 | 99.99 | 724 | 0.01 | 1,000 |
Notes:
Votes were tendered in respect of 48,403,912 shares representing 84.3% 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
ENDS
For further information please contact:
Oxford Instruments plcSusan Johnson-Brett, Company Secretary 01865 393324
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