26th Apr 2006 16:25
Croda International PLC26 April 2006 Croda International Plc Annual General Meeting The eighty-first Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc was held atCarlton Towers, Carlton, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 9LZ on Wednesday 26 April2006. Proxy votes were received from shareholders in respect of 79,370,147 sharesamounting to 64.1% of the issued share capital. The total number of shares inissue: 123,811,255 (excluding shares held in treasury). All resolutions put to the meeting were passed on a show of hands. The proxyvotes cast in respect of the resolutions received prior to the meeting were asfollows: Resolution For Against Discretion Withheld to Chairman 1. To accept the directors' report, auditors' report and the audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2005 77,696,422 32,255 1,270,640 370,830 2. To declare a final dividend of 9p per ordinary share 78,067,270 500 1,248,377 54,000 3. To elect Mr Martin Flower as a director 78,045,021 11,220 1,254,410 59,496 4. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors 77,860,569 204,986 1,248,447 56,145 5. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 78,040,091 25,264 1,248,447 56,345 6. To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2005 34,393,828 37,869,308 1,249,200 5,857,811 7. To authorise the directors to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £4,271,541 78,024,625 29,419 1,258,019 58,084 8. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £681,344 72,437,623 33,269 6,839,766 59,489 9. To authorise market purchase of shares up to a maximum of 5,504,295 ordinary shares 72,645,323 29,006 6,817,871 57,947 Resolutions 1 to 7 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions andresolutions 8 and 9 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of theresolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, a copy of whichis on the Company's website (investor centre) and has also been made availablefor inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, TheFinancial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E145HS. Louise ScottCompany Secretary & Legal Counsel 26 April 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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