Result of AGM held on 25 April 2018

RNS Number : 1269M

Polymetal International PLC

25 April 2018

 

Release time	IMMEDIATE
Date	25 April 2018

Polymetal International plc

Result of AGM

Polymetal International plc (LSE, MOEX: POLY, ADR: AUCOY) (together with its subsidiaries - "Polymetal", the "Company", or the "Group") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM") held today at 11.00 am (BST), all resolutions contained within the notice of the meeting were duly passed.

Resolution*	Vote type	Voted	Voted %	% of Issued Share Capital
01, ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS	For	317,108,375	99.83	72.64
	Against	539,230	0.17	0.12
	Votes Withheld**	136,894	-	-
02, REMUNERATION REPORT	For	314,075,328	98.86	71.94
	Against	3,610,998	1.14	0.83
	Votes Withheld**	98,174	-	-
03, FINAL DIVIDEND	For	317,690,630	99.97	72.77
	Against	93,870	0.03	0.02
	Votes Withheld**	-	-	-
04, REELECT B GODSELL	For	312,028,960	98.20	71.47
	Against	5,710,407	1.80	1.31
	Votes Withheld**	45,132	-	-
05, REELECT V NESIS	For	316,223,296	99.51	72.43
	Against	1,561,167	0.49	0.36
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
06, REELECT K YANAKOV	For	315,400,756	99.25	72.25
	Against	2,383,706	0.75	0.55
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
07, REELECT M GRÖNBERG	For	314,695,830	99.20	72.08
	Against	2,549,401	0.80	0.58
	Votes Withheld**	539,267	-	-
08, REELECT JP DUVIEUSART	For	315,400,756	99.25	72.25
	Against	2,383,706	0.75	0.55
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
09, REELECT J BEST	For	300,604,719	94.61	68.86
	Against	17,134,647	5.39	3.92
	Votes Withheld**	45,132	-	-
10, REELECT C COIGNARD	For	317,400,910	99.88	72.70
	Against	383,552	0.12	0.09
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
11, ELECT T KERR	For	317,783,863	100.00	72.79
	Against	-	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	637	-	-
12, ELECT G BAIZINI	For	317,784,463	100.00	72.79
	Against	-	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
13, ELECT M L S DE SOUSA-OLIVEIRA	For	317,783,863	100.00	72.79
	Against	-	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	637	-	-
14, REAPPOINT AUDITORS	For	317,089,731	99.78	72.63
	Against	693,755	0.22	0.16
	Votes Withheld**	1,013	-	-
15, AUDITORS' REMUNERATION	For	317,784,463	100.00	72.79
	Against	-	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
16, ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES	For	313,348,504	98.60	71.77
	Against	4,435,959	1.40	1.02
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
17, DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS	For	308,566,398	97.67	70.68
	Against	7,345,288	2.33	1.68
	Votes Withheld**	1,872,812	-	-
18, PURCHASE OWN SHARES	For	317,151,299	99.80	72.65
	Against	633,200	0.20	0.15
	Votes Withheld**	-	-	-

* Resolutions numbered 1 to 16 (inclusive) are ordinary resolutions and resolutions numbered 17 and 18 are special resolutions.

** A "vote withheld" is not a 'vote' under Jersey law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' the resolution.

A copy of resolutions passed as special business at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The total number of ordinary shares of no par value eligible to be voted at the AGM was 436,571,041. The scrutineer of the polls was Computershare Investor Services Limited.

Enquiries

Media		Investor Relations
FTI Consulting Leonid Fink Viktor Pomichal	[phone]	Polymetal Evgenia Onuschenko Maryana Nesis Michael Vasiliev	[e-mail] [phone] (UK) [phone] (Russia)
Joint Corporate Brokers
Morgan Stanley Andrew Foster Richard Brown Panmure Gordon Adam James James Stearns	[phone] [phone]	RBC Europe Limited Tristan Lovegrove Marcus Jackson	[phone]

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS RELEASE MAY INCLUDE STATEMENTS THAT ARE, OR MAY BE DEEMED TO BE, "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS". THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF THIS RELEASE. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF FORWARD-LOOKING TERMINOLOGY, INCLUDING THE WORDS "TARGETS", "BELIEVES", "EXPECTS", "AIMS", "INTENDS", "WILL", "MAY", "ANTICIPATES", "WOULD", "COULD" OR "SHOULD" OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS OR, IN EACH CASE THEIR NEGATIVE OR OTHER VARIATIONS OR BY DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIES, PLANS, OBJECTIVES, GOALS, FUTURE EVENTS OR INTENTIONS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ALL INCLUDE MATTERS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS. BY THEIR NATURE, SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS BEYOND THE COMPANY'S CONTROL THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE COMPANY'S PRESENT AND FUTURE BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE COMPANY WILL OPERATE IN THE FUTURE. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEES OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN THE COMPANY'S EXPECTATIONS WITH REGARD THERETO OR ANY CHANGE IN EVENTS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENTS ARE BASED

 

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