June 11, 2024
Results of 2024 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of LivaNova Plc was held virtually on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, recording available here. A poll was held for each resolution.
For each resolution, the table below shows the number of for and against votes as well as the number of abstentions.
1. Ordinary resolution to elect, by separate resolutions, each of the following nine (9) directors for a term expiring at the AGM to be held in 2025:
Mr. J. Christopher Barry | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | ||
45,270,146 | 132,277 | 20,407 | ||
Mr. FrancescoBianchi | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | ||
44,852,064 | 557,079 | 13,687 | ||
Ms. Stacy EnxingSeng | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | ||
44,760,431 | 648,537 | 13,862 | ||
Mr. William A.Kozy | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | ||
45,120,873 | 288,115 | 13,842 | ||
Mr. Vladimir Makatsaria | ||||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | ||
45,271,743 | 137,260 | 13,827 | ||
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Dr. SharonO'Kane | |||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | |
44,918,069 | 491,074 | 13,687 | |
Mr. Todd Schermerhorn | |||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | |
45,200,755 | 208,213 | 13,862 | |
Ms. Brooke Story | |||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | |
45,016,151 | 392,817 | 13,862 | |
Mr. Peter Wilver | |||
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain | |
44,875,477 | 533,579 | 13,687 |
2. Ordinary resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's compensation of its named executive officers ("U.S. Say-on-Pay").
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain |
43,234,362 | 2,174,138 | 14,330 |
3. Ordinary resolution to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership ("PwC-USA"), as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain |
47,988,756 | 21,623 | 18,997 |
4. Ordinary resolution to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated LivaNova PLC 2022 Incentive Award Plan.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |
44,675,024 | 733,452 | 14,354 |
5. Ordinary resolution to approve Amendment No. 2 to the LivaNova PLC 2015 Incentive Award Plan.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |
44,739,690 | 680,462 | 2,678 |
6. Ordinary resolution to generally and unconditionally authorize the directors for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Companies Act") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £10,830,212, provided that:
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- (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company) this authority will expire atthe end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on the date that is fifteen
- months after the date on which this resolution is passed, save that the directors may, before thisauthority expires, make offers or agreements which would or might require shares in the Company to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares to be granted, after its expiry and the directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares pursuant to such offers or agreements as ifthis authority had not expired, and
- this authority replaces all subsisting authorities previously granted to the directors for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act which, to the extent unused at the date of this resolution, are revoked with immediate effect without prejudice to any allotment of shares or grant of rights already made, offered or agreed to be made under such authorities.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstain |
47,268,486 | 757,240 | 3,650 |
7. Special Resolution subject to the passing of resolution 6 and in accordance with sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act, to empower the directors generally to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Companies Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 6, and/or to sell ordinary shares (as defined in section 560 of the Companies Act) held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, in each case as if section 561 of the Companies Act (existing shareholders' pre-emption rights) did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power is limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £10,830,212, provided that:
- (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company) this power will expire atthe end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on the date thatis fifteen (15) months after the date on which this resolution is passed, save that the directors may, before this power expires, make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted and/or treasury shares to be sold after its expiry and the directors may allot equity securities and/or sell treasury shares pursuant to such offers or agreement as if this power had not expired; and
- this power replaces (except for any power conferred by resolution 6) all subsisting powers previously granted to the directors for the purposes of section 570 of the Companies Act which, to the extent unused at the date of this resolution, are revoked with immediate effect, without prejudice to any allotment of equity securities already made, offered or agreed to be made under such powers.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |
45,487,492 | 2,539,043 | 2,841 |
8. Ordinary resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the United Kingdom ("UK") directors' remuneration report in the form set out in the Company's UK annual report for the period ended December 31, 2023.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
43,282,674 | 2,121,404 | 18,752 |
9. Ordinary resolution to receive and adopt the Company's audited UK statutory accounts for the year December 31, 2023, together with the reports of the directors and auditors thereon.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | |||
45,278,845 | 10,551 | 133,434 | |||
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10. Ordinary resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of England ("PwC-UK"), as the Company's UK statutory auditor for 2024.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
47,988,282 | 22,316 | 18,778 |
11. Ordinary resolution to authorize the directors and/or the Audit and Compliance Committee to determine the remuneration of the Company's UK statutory auditor.
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained |
47,985,464 | 27,689 | 16,223 |
12. Ordinary resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of US Say-on-Pay votes ("US Say-on- Frequency")
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Votes Abstained |
22,170,368 | - | 252,255 | 5,137,741 |
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on the Record Date (April 15, 2024) was 54,151,062. The total number of votes cast was 48,029,376. Shareholders were entitled to one vote per share.
Michael Hutchinson
/s/ Michael Hutchinson
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Company Secretary
email:company.secretariat@livanova.com
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