1st May 2026 10:45
1 May 2026
Rotork Plc
('the Company' or 'Rotork')
2026 Annual General Meeting ('AGM') - Poll Results
Rotork's 2026 AGM was held today at the offices of FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HD. All resolutions proposed at the meeting, as set out in the Notice of AGM dated 27 March 2026, were decided on a poll and were passed.
Resolutions 1 to 15 were each passed as an ordinary resolution and resolutions 16 to 20 were each passed as a special resolution.
The following table summarises the final poll result for each resolution:
| Resolution | Number of votes For2: | % of votes | Number of votes Against2: | % of votes | Number of votes withheld: | Total votes cast (excluding withheld): | % of ISC |
1 | To receive the 2025 Annual Report and audited accounts | 633,516,491 | 99.99 | 33,346 | 0.01 | 356,195 | 633,549,837 | 77.35% |
2 | To declare a final dividend of 5.35 pence per ordinary share | 633,847,185 | 99.99 | 10 | 0.01 | 58,837 | 633,847,195 | 77.39% |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 629,190,374 | 99.28 | 4,556,843 | 0.72 | 158,164 | 633,747,217 | 77.37% |
4 | To approve the Directors Remuneration Report | 621,666,972 | 98.09 | 12,080,925 | 1.91 | 157,484 | 633,747,897 | 77.37% |
5 | To re-elect SR. Brandtzꬱg as a director | 627,136,678 | 98.94 | 6,698,685 | 1.06 | 70,018 | 633,835,363 | 77.38% |
6 | To re-elect A. Heath as a director | 625,899,285 | 98.75 | 7,931,834 | 1.25 | 74,262 | 633,831,119 | 77.38% |
7 | To re-elect K. Huynh as a director | 631,628,519 | 99.65 | 2,210,344 | 0.35 | 67,169 | 633,838,863 | 77.38% |
8 | To re-elect B. Peacock as a director | 628,414,942 | 99.14 | 5,421,072 | 0.86 | 70,018 | 633,836,014 | 77.38% |
9 | To re-elect V. Simms as a director | 631,555,323 | 99.65 | 2,246,131 | 0.35 | 104,578 | 633,801,454 | 77.38% |
10 | To re-elect J. Stipp as a director | 623,513,553 | 98.38 | 10,287,250 | 1.62 | 104,578 | 633,800,803 | 77.38% |
11 | To re-elect D. Thompson as a director | 620,135,765 | 97.84 | 13,699,598 | 2.16 | 70,018 | 633,835,363 | 77.38% |
12 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company | 633,794,354 | 99.99 | 37,942 | 0.01 | 73,085 | 633,832,296 | 77.38% |
13 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 633,792,745 | 99.99 | 30,680 | 0.01 | 81,956 | 633,823,425 | 77.38% |
14 | Authority to make political donations | 629,154,813 | 99.27 | 4,631,377 | 0.73 | 119,191 | 633,786,190 | 77.38% |
15 | Authority for the directors to allot shares up to a specified amount | 620,212,089 | 97.86 | 13,581,114 | 2.14 | 112,178 | 633,793,203 | 77.38% |
16 | General authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights up to the extent specified* | 589,520,473 | 93.01 | 44,280,556 | 6.99 | 104,352 | 633,801,029 | 77.38% |
17 | Authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights for acquisitions/capital investments up to the additional extent specified* | 563,977,112 | 88.98 | 69,814,464 | 11.02 | 113,805 | 633,791,576 | 77.38% |
18 | Authority to purchase own Ordinary Shares* | 633,390,966 | 99.94 | 391,038 | 0.06 | 123,377 | 633,782,004 | 77.38% |
19 | Authority to purchase own Preference Shares* | 632,247,352 | 99.76 | 1,500,177 | 0.24 | 157,852 | 633,747,529 | 77.37% |
20 | Notice period for general meetings* | 621,721,871 | 98.09 | 12,121,942 | 1.91 | 61,568 | 633,843,813 | 77.38% |
*Passed as a special resolution
The Board of Rotork plc is pleased to note that all resolutions were passed at today's AGM and we welcome the substantial support of the Company's shareholders for all the resolutions proposed.
Board Committee changes:
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, the Company announces that it has reviewed the composition of its Remuneration Committee in light of Karin Meurk-Harvey stepping down from the Board at the conclusion of today's AGM. With effect from the conclusion of today's AGM, Dorothy Thompson has been appointed as a member of the Company's Remuneration Committee.
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointment which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the 'For' total.
2. Votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received, with percentages rounded to two decimal places.
3. 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.
4. The total issued share capital and total number of voting rights as at 30 April 2026 is: 819,081,435 ordinary 0.5p shares, with no shares being held in treasury.
5. In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, a copy of all resolutions passed at the meeting, other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
6. A copy of this announcement has been posted on the Company's website at https://www.rotork.com/en/investors/agm
7. Legal Entity Identifier: 213800AH5RZIHGWRJ718
Enquiries:
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Rotork plc | Tel: +44 (0)1225 733 200 |
Stuart Pain, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
FTI Consulting | |
Nick Hasell/Edward Knight | Tel: + 44 (0)20 3727 1340 |
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