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Result of the 2024 Annual General Meeting
Result of the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
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Zotefoams plc ('the Company') Result of the 2024 Annual General Meeting 22 May 2024 - The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held on 22 May 2024 at its offices at 675 Mitcham Road, Croydon CR9 3AL, all of the resolutions tabled at the meeting were passed on a poll vote. Resolutions 1 to 13 inclusive were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 14 to 17 inclusive were passed as special resolutions. The total number of ordinary shares in issue in relation to the AGM is 48,846,234. Votes were cast by shareholders in respect of 28,504,200 ordinary shares amounting to 58.35 % of the issued share capital. The votes cast* were recorded as follows: Resolution For % of votes cast Against % of votes cast Votes Withheld 1. To receive the Annual Report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 28,500,344 100.00 - 0.00 3,856 2 To approve the Annual Statement by the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2023 set out on pages 90 to 103 of the Annual Report. 27,375,656 96.07 1,121,323 3.93 7,221 3 To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2023 of 4.90 pence per ordinary share, such dividend to be payable on 3 June 2024 to shareholders on the register of members of the Company at the close of business on 3 May 2024. 28,504,200 100.00 - 0.00 - 4 To re-elect L Drummond as a Director. 27,361,612 95.99 1,141,866 4.01 722 5. To elect R M Cox as a Director. 28,383,334 100.00 146 0.00 120,720 6. T o re-elect G C McGrath as a Director. 28,500,198 100.00 146 0.00 3,856 7 To re-elect J D Carling as a Director. 28,234,204 99.06 269,274 0.94 722 8. T o re-elect D G Robertson as a Director. 28,231,068 99.06 269,274 0.94 3,858 9. T o elect M S Swift as a Director. 28,382,581 100.00 899 0.00 120,720 10. To re-elect C A Wall as a Director. 28,230,544 99.04 272,935 0.96 721 11. To re-appoint PKF Littlejohn LLP as Auditor of the Company. 28,380,834 99.99 2,646 0.01 120,720 12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration. 28,500,834 100.00 146 0.00 3,220 13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares. 28,365,815 99.56 124,346 0.44 14,039 14. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash. 28,374,893 99.57 123,682 0.43 5,625 15. To authorise the Directors, in addition to resolution 14, to allot further equity securities for financing (and refinancing) purposes only. 28,378,719 99.57 122,556 0.43 2,925 16. To authorise market purchases of shares. 28,501,980 99.99 2,220 0.01 - 17. That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. 27,637,020 96.96 867,179 3.04 1 * Total votes cast excludes votes withheld as a vote withheld is not a vote in law. Further details of the resolutions (including the text of the resolutions) are given in the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting, which is on page 161 of the 2023 Annual Report and which is also available on the Company's website. Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6, the Company also confirms that a copy of all relevant resolutions passed at its AGM will shortly be made available for public inspection via the National Storage Mechanism. Lydia Harratt Group Company Secretary Zotefoams plc 020 8664 1600 About Zotefoams plc Zotefoams plc (LSE - ZTF) is a world leader in cellular materials technology delivering optimal material solutions for the benefit of society. Utilising a variety of unique manufacturing processes, including environmentally friendly nitrogen expansion for lightweight AZOTE ® polyolefin and ZOTEK ® high-performance foams, Zotefoams sells to diverse markets worldwide. Zotefoams uses its own cellular materials to manufacture T-FIT ® advanced insulation for demanding industrial markets. Zotefoams also owns and licenses patented microcellular foam technology to reduce plastic use in extrusion applications and for ReZorce ® mono-material recyclable barrier packaging. Zotefoams is headquartered in Croydon, UK, with additional manufacturing sites in Kentucky, USA and Brzeg, Poland (foam manufacture), Oklahoma, USA (foam products manufacture and conversion), Massachusetts, USA, Stilling, Denmark (microcellular foam technology) and Jiangsu Province, China (T-FIT). www.zotefoams.com AZOTE ® , ZOTEK ® , ReZorce ® and T-FIT ® are registered trademarks of Zotefoams plc.