RNS Number : 1538Z
Uniphar PLC
11 May 2023
 

AGM Results

 

Dublin, London | 11 May 2023

 

 

Uniphar plc (the Company) is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00 a.m. today, 11 May 2023, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting circulated to shareholders and made available on the Company's website, www.uniphar.ie, were duly passed without amendment.

 

Details of votes cast are set out below:

 

 

 

RESOLUTION

For

For %

Against

Against

%

Withheld

1

Financial Statements and Reports

152,222,114

100.00%

               -  

0.00%

      122,760

2

Final Dividend of €3.1m

152,344,874

100.00%

               -  

0.00%

               -  

3(a)

Re-elect Ger Rabbette

143,343,970

94.10%

   8,983,856

5.90%

               -  

3(b)

Re-elect Tim Dolphin

151,670,590

99.58%

646,008

0.42%

28,276

3(c)

Re-elect Paul Hogan

126,308,788

91.68%

11,470,073

8.32%

14,566,013

3(d)

Re-elect Sue Webb

145,057,596

95.22%

  7,287,278

4.78%

               -  

3(e)

Re-elect Jeff Berkowitz

135,359,924

88.85%

16,984,950

11.15%

               -  

3(f)

Re-elect Jim Gaul

143,367,303

94.11%

  8,977,571

5.89%

               -  

3(g)

Re-elect Liz Hoctor

145,145,135

95.27%

  7,199,739

4.73%

               -  

3(h)

Re-elect Maurice Pratt

146,755,320

97.96%

3,053,597

2.04%

  2,535,957

4

Remuneration of Auditors*

101,192,290

67.55%

48,616,627

32.45%

   2,535,957

5

Allot relevant securities

139,001,133

91.24%

13,343,741

8.76%

               -  

6

Disapplication of pre-emption rights in specified circumstances

151,875,721

99.78%

      334,459

0.22%

      128,941

7

Disapplication of pre-emption rights in additional circumstances

135,251,268

88.84%

16,992,560

11.16%

      101,046

8

Authorise market purchases of the Company's Ordinary Shares

151,780,712

100.00%

               -  

0.00%

      564,162

9

Re-issuance of Treasury Shares

152,344,874

100.00%

               -  

0.00%

               -  

10

Amendment of the Company's Articles of Association to provide for electronic communications

152,311,226

100.00%

               -  

0.00%

        33,648

 

 

\* The Board notes that Resolution 4 passed with a majority of less than 80% (receiving votes in favour of 67.55%). In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board confirms that it will engage with shareholders to understand and discuss the reasons behind the votes received against this resolution. An update on the views received from shareholders and actions taken will be provided within six months of the Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the Code.

 

 

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For further details contact:

 

Uniphar Group

 

Tel: +353 (0) 1 428 7777

Allan Smylie, Head of Strategy and IR


Davy (Joint Corporate Broker, Nominated Advisor and

Euronext Growth Listing Sponsor)

 

Tel: +353 (0) 1 679 6363

Daragh O'Reilly

Niall Gilchrist

Ivan Murphy




RBC Capital Markets (Joint Corporate Broker)

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000

Jonathan Hardy

Jamil Miah




Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Corporate Broker)

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7710 7600

Matt Blawat

Ben Maddison

Francis North




Q4 PR

 

Tel: +353 (0) 1 475 1444

Iarla Mongey, Public Relations Advisor to Uniphar Group


 

 

 

 

 

 

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