Elementis plc – Result of 2018 AGM
The Company’s AGM was held today (26 April 2018) at the offices of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in London and all resolutions proposed were passed on a poll.
For information, the following table shows the poll results for the Meeting. The total number of shares in issue (ISC) as at 24 April 2018 was 463,979,926. (Total voting rights: 463,979,926). The percentage figure shown in each column is the percentage of the total number of votes validly cast (under law) for each resolution (i.e. excludes votes withheld).
Resolution | Votes For |
% | Votes Against | % | Votes Total |
% of ISC voted | Votes Withheld |
1. Receive annual report and accounts 2017 | 379,621,480 | 100.00 | 1,422 | 0.00 | 379,622,902 | 81.82% | 1,996,891 |
2. Final dividend | 381,613,166 | 100.00 | 3,425 | 0.00 | 381,616,591 | 82.25% | 3,202 |
3. Directors’ remuneration policy | 378,249,966 | 99.35 | 2,477,105 | 0.65 | 380,727,071 | 82.06% | 892,722 |
4. Directors' remuneration report 2017 (excluding Remuneration policy) | 376,548,177 | 98.94 | 4,037,197 | 1.06 | 380,585,374 | 82.03% | 1,034,419 |
5. To re-elect Andrew Duff | 377,776,675 | 99.00 | 3,801,827 | 1.00 | 381,578,502 | 82.24% | 41,291 |
6. To re-elect Paul Waterman | 380,490,717 | 99.71 | 1,103,785 | 0.29 | 381,594,502 | 82.24% | 25,291 |
7. To re-elect Ralph Hewins | 380,461,642 | 99.70 | 1,132,860 | 0.30 | 381,594,502 | 82.24% | 25,291 |
8. To re-elect Sandra Boss | 379,147,864 | 99.36 | 2,428,000 | 0.64 | 381,575,864 | 82.24% | 43,929 |
9. To re-elect Dorothee Deuring | 379,057,848 | 99.34 | 2,518,016 | 0.66 | 381,575,864 | 82.24% | 43,929 |
10. To re-elect Steve Good | 377,942,360 | 99.05 | 3,631,809 | 0.95 | 381,574,169 | 82.24% | 45,624 |
11. To re-elect Anne Hyland | 378,856,889 | 99.31 | 2,616,554 | 0.69 | 381,473,443 | 82.22% | 146,350 |
12. To re-elect Nick Salmon | 379,142,087 | 99.36 | 2,437,577 | 0.64 | 381,579,664 | 82.24% | 40,129 |
13. Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors | 377,991,664 | 99.06 | 3,580,459 | 0.94 | 381,572,123 | 82.24% | 47,670 |
14. Auditors' remuneration | 379,323,515 | 99.40 | 2,290,841 | 0.60 | 381,614,356 | 82.25% | 5,437 |
15. Authority to allot shares | 340,934,769 | 89.35 | 40,657,690 | 10.65 | 381,592,459 | 82.24% | 27,334 |
16. Authorise political donations | 376,773,038 | 98.76 | 4,737,460 | 1.24 | 381,510,498 | 82.23% | 109,295 |
17. Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice* | 334,759,784 | 87.72 | 46,842,401 | 12.28 | 381,602,185 | 82.25% | 17,608 |
18. Disapply pre-emption rights* | 375,637,345 | 99.75 | 933,026 | 0.25 | 376,570,371 | 81.16% | 5,049,422 |
19. Disapply pre-emption rights for acquisition or capital investment* | 370,347,910 | 98.34 | 6,233,783 | 1.66 | 376,581,693 | 81.16% | 5,038,100 |
20. Authority to purchase own shares* | 379,177,725 | 99.45 | 2,107,926 | 0.55 | 381,285,651 | 82.18% | 334,142 |
21. LTIP 2018 | 378,308,261 | 99.36 | 2,432,302 | 0.64 | 380,740,563 | 82.06% | 879,230 |
22. UK SAYE Scheme 2018 | 379,677,558 | 99.71 | 1,100,785 | 0.29 | 380,778,343 | 82.07% | 841,450 |
* Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6, copies of the resolutions, designated as being special business, passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
These voting results will also be available on the Company’s website at www.elementisplc.com/investors/agm-information later this afternoon.
Laura Higgins
Company Secretary
0207 067 2999