ASM Results, Director Announcements & Director Independence
Stock Exchange Announcement
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTINGS: NEW ZEALAND (FPH), AUSTRALIA (FPH)
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING 2018 RESULTS, DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Auckland, New Zealand, 23 August 2018 - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
(NZX:FPH, ASX:FPH) advises that all resolutions put to the company’s annual shareholders’
meeting held in Auckland today were passed. The five resolutions were:
Resolution 1: That Scott St John, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-
election, be re-elected as a director of the Company.
Resolution 2: That Michael Daniell, who retires by rotation and, being eligible, offers himself for re-
election, be re-elected as a director of the Company.
Resolution 3: That the Directors be authorised to fix the fees and expenses of PwC as the
Company’s auditor.
Resolution 4: That approval be given for the issue of up to 50,000 performance share rights under
the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Performance Share Rights Plan to Lewis Gradon,
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Resolution 5: That approval be given for the issue of up to 150,000 options under the Fisher &
Paykel Healthcare 2003 Share Option Plan to Lewis Gradon, Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
All resolutions were decided by poll. The details of the total number of votes cast in person, online
and by proxy on the polls were as follows:
Resolution Votes For % Votes Against Total Votes
Cast
Abstain
Resolution 1: Re-election of
Scott St John
375,478,221 99.28 2,716,235 378,321,910 127,454
Resolution 2: Re-election of
Michael Daniell
362,995,430 95.98 15,214,012 378,321,910 112,468
Resolution 3: Authorise
Directors to fix fees and
expenses of auditor
377,637,906 99.85 552,323 378,321,910 131,681
Resolution 4: Issue of share
rights to Lewis Gradon
335,284,340 88.96 41,600,334 377,741,776 857,102
Resolution 5: Issue of
options to Lewis Gradon
341,272,566 90.55 35,619,981 377,741,776 849,229
Independence of Directors
In accordance with NZX Listing Rule 3.3.3(a), the Board has determined that Tony Carter,
Geraldine McBride, Donal O’Dwyer, Scott St John and Pip Greenwood are independent directors.
The factors that the Board considers in assessing the independence of directors are set out in the
Board Charter, which can be viewed on the company’s website:
www.fphcare.com/corporategovernance
.
Contact: Ed Timmins, Company Secretary on +64 9 574 0164. For more information about the
company visit our website www.fphcare.com
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