24th Jul 2007 17:20
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 5HSFor information, the proxy votes received prior to the meeting were as follows:No. RESOLUTION FOR FOR AGAINST AGAINST VOTES (%)* (%)* WITHHELD** 1 Annual Report and 136,102,595 99.92% 110,602 0.08% 872 Accounts 2 Directors' Remuneration 131,569,160 98.38% 2,164,731 1.62% 2,480,178 Report 3 Final Dividend 136,209,571 100% 1,094 0.00% 3,404 4 Elect Mr M J Roney 135,932,203 99.81% 265,303 0.19% 16,563 5 Re-elect Mr J N 136,164,725 99.97% 34,665 0.03% 14,679 Sheldrick
6 Re-elect Mr C D Mackay 135,913,847 99.79% 285,801 0.21% 14,421
7 Re-elect Mr M B Dearden 135,912,926 99.79% 285,285 0.21% 15,858
8 Re-elect Mr I C Strachan 135,898,636 99.80% 277,724 0.20% 37,709
9 Re-appoint KPMG Audit PLC 133,755,145 99.47% 718,698 0.53% 1,740,226 10 Auditors' Remuneration 135,847,567 99.74% 355,042 0.26% 11,460 11 Authority to make 124,983,062 99.63% 468,410 0.37% 10,762,597 political donations 12 Authority to allot 134,692,386 99.79% 279,541 0.21% 1,242,142 shares 13 Johnson Matthey Long 132,720,995 99.71% 386,326 0.29% 3,106,748
Term Incentive Plan 2007
14 Disapply pre-emption 135,946,943 99.95% 71,286 0.05% 195,840 rights 15 Purchase own shares 136,171,628 99.97% 36,997 0.03% 5,444 16 New Articles of 135,970,483 99.97% 47,463 0.03% 196,123 Association
* Figures shown are percentages of total votes cast excluding votes withheld.
** 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.
Enquiries to: Angela Purtill, Assistant Company Secretary, Johnson Matthey plc Telephone: 020 7269 8461
24 July 2007
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