30th Apr 2008 15:47
Croda International PLC30 April 2008 Croda International Plc - Annual General Meeting The eighty-third Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc was held atCarlton Towers, Carlton, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 9LZ on Wednesday 30 April2008. Proxy votes were received from ordinary shareholders in respect of 85,724,577ordinary shares amounting to 62.94% of the issued share capital. The totalnumber of ordinary shares in issue: 136,192,380 (excluding shares held intreasury). 5.9% and 6.6% Cumulative Preference shareholders were entitled to vote onresolutions 11 and 12 and their votes are included in the totals shown below.Proxy votes in respect of 250,279 5.9% preference shares and 105,392 6.6%preference shares were received amounting to 40.65% and 21.14% of the respectiveissued share capitals. The total number of 5.9% preference shares in issue:615,562, 6.6% preference shares in issue: 498,434. 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 to| Withheld || | | | Chairman | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|1. To receive the | 85,652,496 | 652 | 71,079 | 350 ||report of the directors and| | | | ||the financial statements | | | | ||for the year ended 31 | | | | ||December 2007 | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|2. To approve the | 84,758,564 | 494,394 | 73,866 | 397,753 ||directors' remuneration | | | | ||report for the year ended | | | | ||31 December 2007 | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|3. To declare a final | 85,652,700 | 598 | 71,279 | 0 ||dividend of 10.8 pence per | | | | ||ordinary share | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|4. To re-elect M | 85,346,434 | 289,185 | 79,164 | 9,794 ||Buzzacott as a director | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|5. To elect S Musesengwa | 85,317,158 | 303,781 | 74,833 | 28,714 ||as a director | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|6. To re-appoint | 85,095,566 | 401,325 | 74,248 | 153,438 ||PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | | | | ||as auditors | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|7. To authorise the | 85,270,407 | 375,015 | 75,770 | 3,385 ||directors to determine the | | | | ||remuneration of | | | | ||PricewaterhouseCoopers | | | | ||LLP | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|8. Authorise the | 85,169,920 | 431,067 | 97,892 | 25,698 ||directors to allot relevant| | | | ||securities up to an | | | | ||aggregate nominal amount of| | | | ||£3,268,367 | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|9. To authorise the | 85,192,248 | 24,977 | 100,787 | 406,565 ||directors to allot equity | | | | ||securities without | | | | ||pre-emptive rights up to an| | | | ||aggregate nominal amount of| | | | ||£699,750 | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|10. To authorise market | 85,489,955 | 110,522 | 108,497 | 15,512 ||purchase of own shares up | | | | ||to a maximum of 13,500,000 | | | | ||ordinary shares | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|11. To amend the Articles | 85,640,192 | 291,930 | 118,749 | 29,577 ||of Association re: | | | | ||incorporation of certain | | | | ||provisions of the Companies| | | | ||Act 2006 | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+|12. To amend the Articles | 85,908,100 | 16,045 | 123,586 | 32,717 ||of Association re: | | | | ||incorporation of certain | | | | ||provisions of the Companies| | | | ||Act 2006 with effect from 1| | | | ||October 2008 | | | | |+---------------------------+-------------+----------+-------------+-----------+ Resolutions 1 to 8 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions andresolutions 9 to 12 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The fulltext of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, acopy of which is on the Company's website (investor centre) and has also beenmade available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document ViewingFacility, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, CanaryWharf, London E14 5HS. Louise Scott Company Secretary & Legal Counsel 30 April 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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