ICON Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
Forms of Proxy were received by ICON plc before the meeting, appointing proxies and giving them the following voting instructions:
RESOLUTION NUMBER |
RESOLUTION |
Ìý | Ìý |
TOTAL
|
Ìý | Ìý | VOTE FOR |
Ìý | Ìý |
VOTE
|
Ìý | Ìý |
VOTE
|
||
Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | |||||||
1.1 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Mr. Ciaran Murray |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
58,573,183 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,307,430 |
Ìý | Ìý |
9,326 |
|
1.2 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Dr. Steve Cutler |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,259,952 |
Ìý | Ìý |
619,506 |
Ìý | Ìý |
10,481 |
|
1.3 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Mr. Rónán Murphy |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
58,434,915 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,444,942 |
Ìý | Ìý |
10,082 |
|
1.4 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Dr. John Climax |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,225,431 |
Ìý | Ìý |
653,519 |
Ìý | Ìý |
10,989 |
|
1.5 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Ms. Julie O’Neill |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,342,873 |
Ìý | Ìý |
536,081 |
Ìý | Ìý |
10,985 |
|
1.6 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Mr. Eugene McCague |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,261,955 |
Ìý | Ìý |
614,569 |
Ìý | Ìý |
13,415 |
|
1.7 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Dr. Linda Grais |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
58,644,816 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,234,062 |
Ìý | Ìý |
11,061 |
|
1.8 |
Ìý |
To re-elect Ms. Anne Whitaker |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,540,334 |
Ìý | Ìý |
338,444 |
Ìý | Ìý |
11,161 |
|
2 |
Ìý |
To review the Company’s affairs and consider the Accounts and Reports |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,572,121 |
Ìý | Ìý |
248,388 |
Ìý | Ìý |
69,430 |
|
3 |
Ìý |
To ratify the appointment of EY as the Auditors of the Company and to authorise the Board, acting through its Audit Committee, to fix the Auditors� Remuneration |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
58,828,444 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,052,792 |
Ìý | Ìý |
8,703 |
|
4 |
Ìý |
To authorise the Company to allot shares |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
58,121,368 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,758,940 |
Ìý | Ìý |
9,631 |
|
5** |
Ìý |
To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
58,763,717 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,112,056 |
Ìý | Ìý |
14,166 |
|
6** |
Ìý |
To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights for funding capital investment or acquisitions |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
57,957,914 |
Ìý | Ìý |
1,919,567 |
Ìý | Ìý |
12,458 |
|
7 |
Ìý |
To authorise the Company and any subsidiary of the Company to make overseas market purchases of shares |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,470,630 |
Ìý | Ìý |
380,237 |
Ìý | Ìý |
39,072 |
Ìý |
8** |
Ìý |
To authorise the price range at which the Company can reissue shares that it holds as treasury shares |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,889,939 |
Ìý | Ìý |
59,269,086 |
Ìý | Ìý |
576,246 |
Ìý | Ìý |
44,607 |
** Special Resolution. All resolutions are ordinary resolutions unless otherwise stated.
About ICON plc
ICON plc is a world-leading clinical research organisation powered by healthcare intelligence. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. We develop new innovations, drive emerging therapies forward and improve patient lives. With headquarters in
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