24th Feb 2025 14:19
| 24 February 2025 |
Gooch & Housego PLC
("G&H" or the "Company")
Result of AGM
Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components & systems, held its Annual General Meeting earlier today and confirms all resolutions put to the meeting were duly passed.
A breakdown of the proxy votes lodged prior to, and votes received at the meeting for each resolution is set out below:
No. | Resolution | No. of Proxy Votes | ||
FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD* | ||
1. | To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2024 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors' Report thereon | 15,813,568 | 37 | 769 |
2. | To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report set out on pages 122 to 129 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30 September 2024 | 15,756,140 | 52,892 | 5,342 |
3 | To declare a final dividend, as recommended by the Directors, of 8.3 pence per ordinary share for the financial year ended 30 September 2024 | 15,813,923 | 437 | 14 |
4. | To re-elect Gary Bullard as a Director | 15,808,170 | 2,354 | 3,850 |
5. | To re-elect Charlie Peppiatt as a Director | 15,808,570 | 1,954 | 3,850 |
6. | To re-elect Chris Jewell as a Director | 15,808,580 | 2,344 | 3,450 |
7. | To re-elect Louise Evans as a Director | 15,809,572 | 952 | 3,850 |
8. | To re-elect Jim Haynes as a Director | 15,808,570 | 1,954 | 3,850 |
9. | To re-elect Susan Searle as a Director | 15,809,982 | 942 | 3,450 |
10. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors to the Company | 15,758,821 | 55,139 | 414 |
11. | To authorise the Directors to fix the Remuneration of the Auditors of the Company | 15,809,221 | 4,384 | 769 |
12. | To authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 12,483,828 | 3,330,481 | 65 |
13 (a) | Special resolution to authorise the Directors' to allot shares pursuant to section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 | 15,469,263 | 345,046 | 65 |
13 (b) | Special Resolution to partially disapply statutory rights of pre-emption | 15,469,263 | 345,046 | 65 |
14 | Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 | 13,014,234 | 51,937 | 2,748,203 |
* A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentages of votes cast for and against a resolution.
For further information please contact:
Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer Chris Jewell, Chief Financial Officer | Gooch & Housego PLC | +44 (0) 1460 256440 |
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Mark Court / Sophie Wills/ Abigail Gilchrist | Burson Buchanan | +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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Christopher Baird / David Anderson | Investec Bank plc | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
Notes to editors
1. Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.
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