Search our site Menu Home Investors Shareholder information AGM 2020 Results 2020 Results The ninety-fifth Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at Cowick Hall, Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA on Thursday 23 April 2020. All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue: 128,888,678 (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 2019 99,332,313 99.99 879 0.01 496,151 2. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy 97,230,580 97.55 2,445,834 2.45 152,926 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2019 96,844,492 97.16 2,833,300 2.84 151,550 4. To declare a final dividend of 50.5 pence per ordinary share 98,865,999 99.18 814,485 0.82 148,859 5. To re-elect R Cirillo as a director 96,309,098 96.62 3,366,898 3.38 153,346 6. To re-elect J P C Ferguson as a director 97,425,290 97.74 2,250,466 2.26 153,586 7. To re-elect S E Foots as a director 97,885,438 98.20 1,791,829 1.80 152,075 8. To re-elect A M Frew as a director 95,533,623 96.92 3,039,945 3.08 1,255,773 9. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director 97,135,026 97.45 2,540,211 2.55 154,105 10. To re-elect K Layden as a director 94,735,622 95.04 4,941,645 4.96 152,075 11. To re-elect J K Maiden as a director 97,752,210 98.07 1,923,536 1.93 153,596 12. To elect J Ramsay as a director 96,486,966 96.80 3,188,780 3.20 153,596 13. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company 99,674,503 99.99 5,096 0.01 149,744 14. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration 99,678,854 99.99 1,096 0.01 149,393 15. Political donations 95,525,318 95.85 4,138,373 4.15 165,651 16. To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital 90,144,229 90.66 9,290,515 9.34 394,598 17. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £683,739 96,506,566 97.09 2,891,727 2.91 431,050 18. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £683,739 97,640,640 98.24 1,749,513 1.76 439,189 19. To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 12,888,867 ordinary shares 98,080,735 98.41 1,584,217 1.59 164,390 20. That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice 91,493,342 91.80 8,174,242 8.20 161,758 21. That the rules of the Croda International Plc Performance Share Plan 2014 be amended 97,678,792 98.01 1,983,431 1.99 167,117 Resolutions 1 to 15 (inclusive) and resolution 21 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 20 (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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. Tom Brophy Group General Counsel, Company Secretary & MD Western Europe 23 April 2020 Sustainability International chemicals leader Croda expands presence at Techspace One Read more Innovation Delivering the foundation for Croda's R&D digital program 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.