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RNS Number : 1758A

Spectris PLC

24 May 2019

Spectris plc

Results of the 2019 Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Spectris plc held earlier today, all resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by Shareholders. The full text of each resolution is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Spectris plc website at www.spectris.com

The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows:

 
                                      Votes For              Votes Against           Votes Cast         Votes 
                               (including Discretionary                                                  Withheld 
                                        votes) 
                             Number            %           Number       %      Number       % of        Number 
                              of shares                     of shares           of shares    relevant    of shares 
                                                                                             shares 
 Resolutions                                                                                 in issue 
                            ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Receive the 
       2018 
 1     Annual Report         95,178,524        100.00      60           0.00   95,178,584   82.11%      1,470,922 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Approve Annual 
       Remuneration 
 2     Report                89,404,171        93.10       6,628,488    6.90   96,032,659   82.85%      617,297 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Declaration 
       of 2018 Final 
 3     Dividend              96,648,750        100.00      88           0.00   96,648,838   83.38%      1,118 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Elect Andrew 
 4     Heath                 96,603,269        99.99       9,516        0.01   96,612,785   83.35%      37,111 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Elect Derek 
 5     Harding               95,769,273        99.13       842,956      0.87   96,612,229   83.35%      37,667 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Mark 
 6     Williamson            89,108,840        95.39       4,305,759    4.61   93,414,599   80.59%      3,235,297 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Karim 
 7     Bitar                 96,313,808        99.93       66,827       0.07   96,380,635   83.15%      269,261 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Russell 
 8     King                  96,139,024        99.50       479,198      0.50   96,618,222   83.35%      31,614 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Ulf 
 9     Quellmann             96,555,012        99.94       57,623       0.06   96,612,635   83.35%      37,261 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect William 
 10    (Bill) Seeger         96,608,150        100.00      4,485        0.00   96,612,635   83.35%      37,261 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Kjersti 
 11    Wiklund               96,549,293        99.93       63,342       0.07   96,612,635   83.35%      37,261 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-elect Martha 
 12    Wyrsch                96,603,654        100.00      3,481        0.00   96,607,135   83.34%      42,761 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Re-appoint 
 13    Auditor               96,639,489        99.99       8,703        0.01   96,648,192   83.38%      1,764 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Auditors' 
 14    remuneration          96,638,932        100.00      4,190        0.00   96,643,122   83.37%      6,774 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Authority 
 15    to allot shares       91,828,813        95.05       4,784,224    4.95   96,613,037   83.35%      36,859 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Disapply pre-emption 
 16    rights                96,588,148        99.98       22,319       0.02   96,610,467   83.35%      39,489 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Disapply pre-emption 
       rights for 
       acquisition 
       or capital 
 17    investment            90,579,937        93.72       6,065,987    6.28   96,645,924   83.38%      4,032 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Authority 
       to purchase 
 18    own shares            96,293,494        99.72       268,689      0.28   96,562,183   83.30%      87,773 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Hold general 
       meetings at 
       14 clear days' 
 19    notice                94,378,065        97.65       2,270,667    2.35   96,648,732   83.38%      1,224 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
      Adopt new 
       Articles of 
 20    Association           96,611,171        100.00      1,515        0.00   96,612,686   83.35%      37,270 
     ---------------------  ----------------  ----------  -----------  -----  -----------  ----------  ----------- 
 

The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on 22 May 2019 (excluding 5,263,234 Treasury shares) was 115,916,087.

Any vote that gave the Chairman discretion has been included in the 'For' votes. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

Resolutions 16 to 20 are special resolutions (75% majority required). Copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business at the AGM (Resolutions 15 to 20, inclusive) will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

A copy of the poll results will be shortly be available on the company's website at www.spectris.com

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Rebecca Dunn

Deputy Company Secretary

01784 470470

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