Steris plc
01/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/08/2024 19:31
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Form 8 K
| ITEM 5.07. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("Meeting") of STERIS plc (the "Company") held on August 1, 2024, shareholders voted on the matters specified below, with the final voting results as specified. According to the final report of the inspector of election, there were 98,853,221 Ordinary Shares of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. There were present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, the holders of 92,479,253 Ordinary Shares or 93.55% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company on the record date, constituting a quorum.
| 1. |
The shareholders elected the nominees named below to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board"), each for a one-yearterm, and the results of the vote were as follows: |
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Nominee |
Votes for |
Votes against |
Abstentions |
Broker non-votes |
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Dr. Esther M. Alegria |
87,479,377 | 1,303,862 | 42,599 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Richard C. Breeden |
84,174,452 | 4,489,323 | 162,063 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Daniel A. Carestio |
87,226,475 | 1,551,224 | 48,139 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Cynthia L. Feldmann |
81,958,610 | 6,825,562 | 41,666 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Christopher S. Holland |
87,619,989 | 1,164,660 | 41,189 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Dr. Jacqueline B. Kosecoff |
84,159,181 | 4,626,670 | 39,987 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Paul E. Martin |
87,629,553 | 1,148,652 | 47,633 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Dr. Nirav R. Shah |
87,607,353 | 1,176,588 | 41,897 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Dr. Mohsen M. Sohi |
81,600,545 | 7,068,512 | 156,781 | 3,653,415 | ||||||||||||
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Dr. Richard M. Steeves |
88,063,034 | 685,131 | 77,673 | 3,653,415 |
| 2. |
The shareholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending March 31, 2025 by the following votes: |
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Votes for |
82,980,785 | |||
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Votes against |
9,462,713 | |||
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Abstentions |
35,755 |
| 3. |
The shareholders approved the proposal to appoint Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company's statutory auditor under Irish law to hold office until the conclusion of the Company's next Annual General Meeting by the following votes: |
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Votes for |
83,078,617 | |||
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Votes against |
9,364,485 | |||
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Abstentions |
36,151 |
| 4. |
The shareholders approved the proposal to authorize the Board of the Company or the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company's statutory auditor under Irish law by the following votes: |
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Votes for |
91,001,119 | |||
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Votes against |
1,438,875 | |||
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Abstentions |
39,259 |
| 5. |
The shareholders approved the proposal to approve, on a non-bindingadvisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular and narrative disclosure contained in the Company's proxy statement dated June 12, 2024, by the following votes: |
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Votes for |
82,283,019 | |||
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Votes against |
6,478,744 | |||
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Abstentions |
64,075 | |||
|
Broker non-votes |
3,653,415 |
| 6. |
The shareholders approved the proposal to the renewal of the Board's authority to issue authorized but unissued shares under Irish law, by the following votes: |
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Votes for |
91,164,220 | |||
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Votes against |
1,255,421 | |||
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Abstentions |
59,612 |
| 7. |
The shareholders approved the proposal to approve the renewal of the Board's authority to opt-outof statutory pre-emptionrights under Irish law regarding the issuance of shares for cash, by the following votes: |
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Votes for |
84,584,590 | |||
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Votes against |
7,683,370 | |||
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Abstentions |
211,293 |