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RNS Number : 9315T

Johnson Matthey PLC

23 July 2020

23(rd) July 2020

Johnson Matthey Plc

(the Company)

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Company announces that at today's Annual General Meeting all resolutions were passed on a poll. The result of the poll is set out below.

 
Resolution                               For       %*     Against     %*    Votes Total  % of Issued  Votes Withheld** 
                                                                                            Share 
                                                                                           Capital 
1. To receive the Company's 
 accounts for the year 
 ended 31st March 2020.              146,861,122  99.94  20,627      0.01   146,951,097  75.93        2,834,351 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
2. To approve the directors' 
 remuneration report 
 for the year ended 31st 
 March 2020.                         140,192,977  93.94  8,966,820   6.01   149,230,420  77.11        555,780 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
3. To approve the directors' 
 remuneration policy.                126,978,681  85.66  21,183,260  14.29  148,233,329  76.59        1,552,871 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
4. To amend the company's 
 Performance Share Plan 
 Rules.                              133,334,828  89.04  16,338,701  10.91  149,745,232  77.37        40,968 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
5. To declare a final 
 dividend of 31.125 pence 
 per share on the ordinary 
 shares.                             149,051,027  99.52  656,005     0.44   149,773,406  77.39        12,795 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      6. To elect Mr DR Webb 
       as a director of the 
       company.                      148,402,128  99.10  1,279,577   0.85   149,756,189  77.38        30,012 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      7. To re-elect Dr JV 
       Griffiths as a director 
       of the company.               149,470,518  99.81  212,941     0.14   149,756,811  77.38        29,390 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      8. To re-elect Ms X 
       Liu as a director of 
       the company.                  149,185,585  99.62  498,285     0.33   149,757,222  77.38        28,979 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      9. To re-elect Mr RJ 
       MacLeod as a director 
       of the company.               147,462,003  98.47  2,223,569   1.48   149,760,056  77.38        26,145 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      10. To re-elect Mrs 
       AO Manz as a director 
       of the company.               147,778,317  99.35  893,429     0.60   148,745,098  76.86        1,041,103 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      11. To re-elect Mr CJ 
       Mottershead as a director 
       of the company.               147,262,712  98.33  2,421,805   1.62   149,759,001  77.38        27,200 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      12. To re-elect Mr J 
       O'Higgins as a director 
       of the company.               148,396,680  99.09  1,285,821   0.86   149,756,985  77.38        29,216 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      13. To re-elect Mr P 
       Thomas as a director 
       of the company.               143,047,945  95.52  6,633,462   4.43   149,755,954  77.38        30,247 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
14. To re-appoint 
 PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 LLP as auditor for the 
 forthcoming year.                   147,813,670  98.70  1,877,069   1.25   149,764,398  77.38        21,803 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      15. To authorise the 
       Audit Committee to determine 
       the remuneration of 
       the auditor.                  147,829,845  98.71  1,864,127   1.24   149,767,298  77.39        18,903 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      16. To authorise the 
       company and its subsidiaries 
       to make political donations 
       and incur political 
       expenditure within certain 
       limits.                       143,167,071  95.60  6,524,816   4.36   149,760,450  77.38        25,751 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
17. To authorise the 
 directors to allot shares.          129,641,193  86.56  20,066,157  13.40  149,777,113  77.39        9,086 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
18. To disapply the 
 statutory pre-emption 
 rights attaching to 
 shares.***                          148,010,693  99.63  470,514     0.32   148,553,693  76.76        1,232,487 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      19. To disapply the 
       statutory pre-emption 
       rights attaching to 
       shares in connection 
       with an acquisition 
       or other capital 
       investment.***                144,831,943  97.49  3,655,012   2.46   148,556,458  76.76        1,229,742 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      20. To authorise the 
       company to make market 
       purchases of its own 
       shares.***                    144,088,603  96.33  5,415,987   3.62   149,572,413  77.29        213,787 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
      21. To authorise the 
       Company to call general 
       meetings other than 
       annual general meetings 
       on not less than 14 
       clear days' notice.***        134,896,366  90.07  14,801,902  9.88   149,770,561  77.39        15,640 
                                     -----------  -----  ----------  -----  -----------  -----------  ---------------- 
 
   *          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

   ***       Special Resolutions 

The total number of voting rights was 193,533,430 Ordinary Shares of 110(49/53) pence.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of all resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

ENDS

 
Enquiries: 
Investor Relations 
 Martin Dunwoodie     Director of Investor Relations        020 7269 8241 
 Louise Curran         Senior Investor Relations Manager     020 7269 8235 
 Jane Crosby           Investor Relations Manager            020 7269 8242 
 
 Media 
  Sally Jones         Director of Corporate Relations       020 7269 8407 
  Simon Pilkington     Tulchan Communications                020 7353 4200 
 

Johnson Matthey Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (JMAT)

Registered in England & Wales number: 00033774

Legal Entity Identifier number: 2138001AVBSD1HSC6Z10

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