Search our site Menu Home Investors Shareholder information AGM 2015 Results 2015 Results The ninetieth Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Royal York Hotel, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AA on Wednesday 22 April 2015. All the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue: 135,781,788 (excluding shares held in treasury). The results of the poll for each resolution are as follows: Resolution Votes For Against Withheld No of shares % of shares voted No of shares % of shares voted No of shares 1. To receive the financial statements of the Company and the Group and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2013 97,355,570 100.00 4,444 0.00 29,135 2. To approve the directors' remuneration report (excluding the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 December 2014, in accordance with s439 of the Companies Act 2006 87,373,001 90.17 9,525,613 9.83 490,535 3. To declare a final dividend of 36p per ordinary share 96,711,136 100.00 4,366 0.00 673,647 4. To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director 95,835,433 98.45 1,512,846 1.55 40,870 5. To re-elect M C Flower as a director 96,357,954 98.97 1,006,406 1.03 24,789 6. To re-elect S E Foots as a director 94,153,439 96.70 3,208,338 3.30 27,372 7. To elect A M Frew as a director 96,972,646 99.60 388,837 0.40 27,666 8. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director 96,598,279 99.21 766,081 0.79 24,789 9. To re-elect K Layden as a director 95,843,228 98.44 1,520,754 1.56 25,167 10. To elect J K Maiden as a director 95,784,910 98.38 1,576,927 1.62 27,307 11. To re-elect P N N Turner as a director 96,597,313 99.21 767,047 0.79 24,789 12. To re-elect S G Williams as a director 95,310,102 97.89 2,054,618 2.11 24,429 13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors 95,183,436 97.76 2,179,938 2.24 25,725 14. To determine the auditors' remuneration 96,011,438 98.61 1,352,836 1.39 24,825 15. Political donations 95,618,025 98.41 1,543,586 1.59 227,488 16. Authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital 89,105,817 94.54 5,142,089 5.46 3,141,193 17. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £678,909 95,814,441 98.74 1,220,719 1.26 353,939 18. To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,578,178 ordinary shares 97,291,342 99.92 76,246 0.08 21,511 19. That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice 89,399,452 91.82 7,964,557 8.18 25,090 Resolutions 1 to 16 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 17 to 19 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The full text of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, a copy of which is on the Company's website (investor centre) and has also been made available for inspection through the National Storage Mechanism which can be found at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. Tom Brophy Group General Counsel & Company Secretary 23 April 2015 Sustainability International chemicals leader Croda expands presence at Techspace One Read more Innovation Incotec first to market with microplastic-free lettuce pellet for North America Read more Innovation Croda officially opens its Crop Care Product Validation Centre Read more Share Price 9772.00p +30.00p (delayed) at 16:35 (GMT) 24 Nov 2021 More Information What We Do Adhesives Agrochemicals Automotive and transport Buildings and construction Beauty and personal care Dietary supplements Electronics & Devices Energy, resources and renewables Food ingredients Furniture and wood Household, industrial and institutional cleaning Lubricants Oleochemicals Packaging and print Paints and coatings Pharmaceuticals Phase change materials and thermal management Polymer additives Skin health Textiles, nonwovens and tissues Water treatment What makes Croda? Watch our video here OUR REPORTS 2020 Annual Report Download 2020 Sustainability Report Download Croda International Plc Cowick Hall Snaith Goole East Yorkshire DN14 9AA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1405 860551 Contact Us Worldwide Locations © 2021 Croda International Plc | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Accessibility statement About cookies on this site By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of cookies. You can find out more details in our Privacy policy.