Search our site Menu Home Investors Shareholder information AGM 2018 Results 2018 Results The ninety-third Annual General Meeting of Croda International Plc (the "Company") was held at the Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, North Yorkshire HG2 8QZ on Wednesday 25 April 2018. All of the resolutions were voted upon by poll and were passed by shareholders. The total number of ordinary shares in issue: 131,643,021 (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 2017 90,221,483 99.65 313,434 0.35 577,974 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2017, in accordance with s439 of the Companies Act 2006 83,007,615 91.28 7,929,552 8.72 175,048 3. To declare a final dividend of 46.0 pence per ordinary share 90,328,398 99.95 44,488 0.05 740,005 4. To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director 87,787,600 96.53 3,156,628 3.47 168,465 5. To re-elect S E Foots as a director 88,283,418 97.07 2,662,212 2.93 167,063 6. To re-elect A M Frew as a director 88,059,479 96.83 2,881,108 3.17 172,105 7. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director 89,634,712 98.60 1,274,186 1.40 206,795 8. To re-elect K Layden as a director 85,271,380 93.78 5,658,048 6.22 183,264 9. To re-elect J K Maiden as a director 87,670,123 96.40 3,275,766 3.60 167,077 10. To re-elect S G Williams as a director 88,918,516 97.77 2,024,168 2.23 170,009 11. To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company 90,827,305 99.87 117,656 0.13 167,930 12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration 90,872,329 99.92 70,434 0.08 169,073 13. Political donations 89,221,491 98.59 1,273,451 1.41 617,949 14. To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital 80,741,977 88.78 10,203,393 11.22 166,466 15. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £680,427 90,812,083 99.91 83,886 0.09 216,922 16. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £680,427 89,486,018 98.45 1,408,397 1.55 217,420 17. To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,139,279 ordinary shares 90,251,476 99.29 649,079 0.71 212,335 18. That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice 83,016,483 91.72 7,495,907 8.28 600,501 Resolutions 1 to 14 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 15 to 18 (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 26 April 2018 Sustainability Croda develops young minds of tomorrow during COP26 Read more Innovation Croda officially opens its Crop Care Product Validation Centre Read more Innovation Delivering the foundation for Croda's R&D digital program 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.