Results of AGM

RNS Number : 3298F

Polymetal International PLC

16 May 2017

 

Release time	IMMEDIATE
Date	16 May 2017

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 10.30 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	296,981,536	100.00	69.05
	Against	390	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	418,067	-	-
02, REMUNERATION REPORT	For	296,298,722	99.63	68.89
	Against	1,101,272	0.37	0.26
	Votes Withheld**	-	-	-
03, REMUNERATION POLICY	For	294,388,477	99.10	68.44
	Against	2,675,792	0.90	0.62
	Votes Withheld**	335,724	-	-
04, FINAL DIVIDEND	For	297,399,994	100.00	69.14
	Against	-	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	-	-	-
05, REELECT B GODSELL	For	295,823,500	99.50	68.78
	Against	1,497,590	0.50	0.35
	Votes Withheld**	78,903	-	-
06, REELECT V NESIS	For	296,715,516	99.77	68.99
	Against	684,441	0.23	0.16
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
07, REELECT K YANAKOV	For	286,467,196	98.91	66.60
	Against	3,161,309	1.09	0.73
	Votes Withheld**	7,771,488	-	-
08, REELECT M GRÖNBERG	For	286,467,196	98.91	66.60
	Against	3,161,309	1.09	0.73
	Votes Withheld**	7,771,488	-	-
09, REELECT JP DUVIEUSART	For	286,467,196	98.91	66.60
	Against	3,161,309	1.09	0.73
	Votes Withheld**	7,771,488	-	-
10, REELECT J BEST	For	261,295,547	87.87	60.75
	Against	36,075,255	12.13	8.39
	Votes Withheld**	29,191	-	-
11, REELECT R SKIRROW	For	256,098,504	86.11	59.54
	Against	41,300,853	13.89	9.60
	Votes Withheld**	637	-	-
12, REELECT L HOMENIUK	For	296,801,795	99.80	69.01
	Against	597,562	0.20	0.14
	Votes Withheld**	637	-	-
13, REELECT C COIGNARD	For	256,061,590	86.10	59.53
	Against	41,327,195	13.90	9.61
	Votes Withheld**	11,208	-	-
14, REAPPOINT AUDITORS	For	296,977,423	99.86	69.05
	Against	421,557	0.14	0.10
	Votes Withheld**	1,013	-	-
15, AUDITORS' REMUNERATION	For	297,399,867	100.00	69.14
	Against	90	0.00	0.00
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
16, ALLOT EQUITY SECURITIES	For	295,375,699	99.40	68.67
	Against	1,796,970	0.60	0.42
	Votes Withheld**	227,325	-	-
17, DISAPPLY PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS	For	290,253,767	97.60	67.48
	Against	7,146,189	2.40	1.66
	Votes Withheld**	37	-	-
18, PURCHASE OWN SHARES	For	297,043,272	99.88	69.06
	Against	356,721	0.12	0.08
	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 430,112,661. The scrutineer of the polls was Computershare Investor Services PLC.

Enquiries

Media		Investor Relations
FTI Consulting Leonid Fink Jenny Payne	[phone]	Polymetal Evgenia Onuschenko Maryana Nesis Michael Vasiliev	[e-mail] [phone] (UK) [phone] (Russia)
Joint Corporate Brokers
Morgan Stanley Sam McLennan Richard Brown Panmure Gordon Adam James Tom Salvesen	[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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