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Halma PLC

21 July 2022

 
                                                     Halma plc 
 
                                       Results of Annual General Meeting 2022 
 
 
 
                          At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Halma plc held today, all 
                         the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting and put to the 
                       meeting were duly passed. Resolutions 1 to 19 were passed as ordinary 
                      resolutions and resolutions 20 to 23 were passed as special resolutions. 
                                     The results of the poll are set out below. 
                Resolution        Votes        %        Votes        %         Votes      % Voted     Votes 
                                  For*                 Against                Total                Withheld** 
                                                      Annual Report 
        1     and Accounts    304,392,102   99.88%      350,787    0.12%   304,742,889    80.27%    1,149,094 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Declaration 
                                                         of final 
        2     dividend        305,503,086   99.87%      388,057    0.13%   305,891,143    80.57%          840 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Remuneration 
        3     Report          196,844,865   67.14%   96,326,858   32.86%   293,171,723    77.22%   12,719,326 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                         Election 
                                                        of Sharmila 
                                                        Nebhrajani 
        4     OBE             305,430,959   99.85%      451,024    0.15%   305,881,983    80.57%        6,842 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
                                                        Dame Louise 
        5     Makin           299,981,973   99.47%    1,591,385    0.53%   301,573,358    79.44%    4,315,467 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
                                                          Andrew 
        6     Williams        276,218,486   90.54%   28,850,491    9.46%   305,068,977    80.36%      819,848 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
        7    Marc Ronchetti   304,188,398   99.78%      661,617    0.22%   304,850,015    80.30%    1,038,810 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                        of Jennifer 
        8     Ward            305,216,533   99.78%      666,953    0.22%   305,883,486    80.57%        5,339 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
                                                          Carole 
        9     Cran            300,134,401   98.12%    5,750,520    1.88%   305,884,921    80.57%        3,904 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
        10    Jo Harlow       234,609,317   76.78%   70,938,600   23.22%   305,547,917    80.48%      340,908 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
                                                         Dharmash 
        11    Mistry          300,930,007   98.38%    4,944,714    1.62%   305,874,721    80.57%       14,104 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
        12    Tony Rice       300,186,771   98.14%    5,696,105    1.86%   305,882,876    80.57%        5,949 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Re-election 
                                                            of 
        13    Roy Twite       299,257,921   97.83%    6,626,400    2.17%   305,884,321    80.57%        4,504 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                      Re-appointment 
        14    of Auditor      304,687,343   99.62%    1,150,845    0.38%   305,838,188    80.56%       52,861 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                       Remuneration 
        15    of Auditor      305,758,893   99.98%       75,703    0.02%   305,834,596    80.56%       56,453 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                         Approval 
                                                       of the Halma 
                                                       plc Executive 
                                                        Share Plan 
                                                         2022 (the 
        16    Plan)           283,659,857   92.74%   22,204,203    7.26%   305,864,060    80.57%       26,989 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                        Authority 
                                                         to adopt 
                                                         any plans 
                                                       or sub-plans 
                                                         based on 
        17    the Plan        284,187,432   93.16%   20,855,778    6.84%   305,043,210    80.35%      847,839 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                        Authority 
                                                         to allot 
        18    shares          302,944,858   99.04%    2,938,283    0.96%   305,883,141    80.57%        7,908 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                        Authority 
                                                          to make 
                                                         political 
        19    donations       299,886,868   98.06%    5,930,541    1.94%   305,817,409    80.55%       67,850 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                      Disapplication 
                                                      of pre-emption 
        20   rights           305,080,350   99.75%      766,312    0.25%   305,846,662    80.56%       44,387 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                        Additional 
                                                      disapplication 
                                                      of pre-emption 
        21   rights           301,317,817   98.52%    4,528,878    1.48%   305,846,695    80.56%       44,354 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                        Authority 
                                                        to purchase 
        22    own shares      303,910,408   99.45%    1,692,757    0.55%   305,603,165    80.50%      287,884 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
                                                        Notice of 
                                                          general 
        23    meetings        284,518,550   93.01%   21,366,159    6.99%   305,884,709    80.57%        6,340 
            ---------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -------  ------------  --------  ----------- 
 
 
                                          * Includes discretionary votes. 
                         ** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the 
                               calculation of the votes for or against a resolution. 
                         The shareholder vote to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 
                                (Resolution 3) was passed with a majority of 67.14%. 
 
                          The Board was pleased that the Resolution was approved and that 
                           the vast majority of our largest shareholders voted in favour. 
                     The Board however recognises that a meaningful proportion of shareholders 
                                          did not support the Resolution. 
 
                           The Board also notes that Resolution 10, the re-election of Jo 
                           Harlow, was supported by 76.78% of shareholders. We understand 
                          that those shareholders that did not support this Resolution did 
                              so because of her role as Remuneration Committee Chair. 
 
                         Halma has a long history of exercising restraint on executive pay 
                         and the phased changes made over the last two years are a one-time 
                         reset. Recently, Andrew Williams has announced his retirement and 
                       current CFO Marc Ronchetti has been named CEO-Designate. The alignment 
                          of Halma's executive pay with the market provides the Nomination 
                           Committee with the tools it needs to attract the best external 
                                   talent to the CFO role as quickly as possible. 
 
                          Through the 2021 and 2022 financial years and prior to the 2022 
                           Annual General Meeting we carried out comprehensive engagement 
                       with our largest shareholders and, as a result, modified our original 
                           plans. The Board would like to thank all the shareholders that 
                          have taken part in the engagement and for the feedback provided. 
                          We will continue to review our remuneration practices and engage 
                           with shareholders and their representative proxy bodies in the 
                          coming months. As part of this consultation, the Board will seek 
                           to fully understand the reasons behind these votes against and 
                       will provide an update in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance 
                               Code within six months of the Annual General Meeting. 
 
                         A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM other than resolutions 
                       concerning ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection 
           via the National Storage Mechanism at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 
                                           For further information, please 
                                                       contact: 
 
                                                    Mark Jenkins 
                                             Company Secretary, Halma plc 
                                               Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111 
 
 
                                                    About Halma 
                        Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies, focused 
                         on growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every 
                           day. Its purpose defines the three broad market areas where it 
                                                     operates: 
 
                                  *    Safety - Protecting people's safety and the 
                                  environment as populations grow, and enhancing worker 
                                                          safety 
 
 
                                *    Environment - Addressing the impacts of climate 
                                  change, pollution and waste, protecting life-critical 
                                       resources and supporting scientific research 
 
 
                               *    Health - Meeting the increasing demand for better 
                                     healthcare as chronic illness rises, driving by 
                                  growing and ageing populations and lifestyle changes. 
 
 
 
                         It employs over 7,000 people in more than 20 countries, with major 
                          operations in the UK, Mainland Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific. 
                          Halma is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON: HLMA) and is 
                                        a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. 
 

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