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Uniphar PLC

11 May 2023

AGM Results

Dublin, London | 11 May 2023

Uniphar plc (the Company) is pleased to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held at 11.00 a.m. today, 11 May 2023, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting circulated to shareholders and made available on the Company's website, www.uniphar.ie , were duly passed without amendment.

Details of votes cast are set out below:

 
                       RESOLUTION                      For         For         Against       Against      Withheld 
                                                                    %                           % 
 1      Financial Statements and Reports           152,222,114   100.00%                 -     0.00%        122,760 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 2      Final Dividend of EUR3.1m                  152,344,874   100.00%                 -     0.00%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(a)   Re-elect Ger Rabbette                      143,343,970    94.10%     8,983,856         5.90%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(b)   Re-elect Tim Dolphin                       151,670,590   99.58%    646,008             0.42%   28,276 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(c)   Re-elect Paul Hogan                        126,308,788    91.68%   11,470,073          8.32%   14,566,013 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(d)   Re-elect Sue Webb                          145,057,596    95.22%    7,287,278          4.78%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(e)   Re-elect Jeff Berkowitz                    135,359,924    88.85%   16,984,950         11.15%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(f)   Re-elect Jim Gaul                          143,367,303    94.11%    8,977,571          5.89%        - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(g)   Re-elect Liz Hoctor                        145,145,135    95.27%    7,199,739          4.73%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 3(h)   Re-elect Maurice Pratt                     146,755,320    97.96%   3,053,597           2.04%    2,535,957 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 4      Remuneration of Auditors*                  101,192,290    67.55%   48,616,627         32.45%     2,535,957 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 5      Allot relevant securities                  139,001,133    91.24%   13,343,741          8.76%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
        Disapplication of pre-emption rights in 
 6      specified circumstances                    151,875,721    99.78%        334,459        0.22%        128,941 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 7      Disapplication of pre-emption rights in 
        additional circumstances                   135,251,268    88.84%   16,992,560         11.16%        101,046 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 8      Authorise market purchases of the 
        Company's Ordinary Shares                  151,780,712   100.00%                 -     0.00%        564,162 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 9      Re-issuance of Treasury Shares             152,344,874   100.00%                 -     0.00%                 - 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 10     Amendment of the Company's Articles of 
        Association to provide for electronic 
        communications                             152,311,226   100.00%                 -     0.00%          33,648 
       -----------------------------------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  --------  ---------------- 
 

*The Board notes that Resolution 4 passed with a majority of less than 80% (receiving votes in favour of 67.55%). In accordance with provision 4 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"), the Board confirms that it will engage with shareholders to understand and discuss the reasons behind the votes received against this resolution. An update on the views received from shareholders and actions taken will be provided within six months of the Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the Code.

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For further details contact:

 
Uniphar Group                                      Tel: +353 (0) 1 428 7777 
Allan Smylie, Head of Strategy and IR 
 
Davy (Joint Corporate Broker, Nominated Advisor    Tel: +353 (0) 1 679 6363 
 and 
 Euronext Growth Listing Sponsor) 
Daragh O'Reilly 
 Niall Gilchrist 
 Ivan Murphy 
 
RBC Capital Markets (Joint Corporate Broker)       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7653 
                                                    4000 
Jonathan Hardy 
 Jamil Miah 
 
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Corporate    Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7710 
 Broker)                                            7600 
Matt Blawat 
 Ben Maddison 
 Francis North 
 
Q4 PR                                              Tel: +353 (0) 1 475 1444 
Iarla Mongey, Public Relations Advisor to Uniphar 
 Group 
 

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