Result of AGM 2022

RNS Number : 9918L

Vesuvius plc

18 May 2022

 

18 May 2022

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2022 ("AGM")

Vesuvius plc ("the Company") confirms that, at its AGM held today, each of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting to Shareholders dated 31 March 2022 were passed by the Shareholders. A poll was conducted on each resolution at the meeting and the results, certified by the scrutineer Equiniti Limited, were as follows:  

	RESOLUTIONS	FOR		AGAINST		TOTAL
		No. of votes cast1	% of votes cast	No. of votes cast	% of votes cast	No. of votes cast3	% of Issued Share Capital2	Votes withheld3
1	Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts	248,321,344	99.99	36,013	0.01	248,357,357	91.57%	744,165
2	Declaration of Final Dividend	249,099,650	100.00	1,431	0.00	249,101,081	91.85%	441
3	Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report	243,341,031	97.69	5,754,991	2.31	249,096,022	91.84%	5,500
4	Re-election of Patrick Andr é	246,851,124	99.14	2,136,850	0.86	248,987,974	91.81%	113,548
5	Re-election of Kath Durrant	246,519,519	99.01	2,471,556	0.99	248,991,075	91.81%	110,447
6	Re-election of Dinggui Gao	246,519,144	99.01	2,469,703	0.99	248,988,847	91.81%	112,675
7	Re-election of Friederike Helfer	243,554,091	97.82	5,435,584	2.18	248,989,675	91.81%	111,847
8	Re-election of Jane Hinkley	245,334,225	98.53	3,655,648	1.47	248,989,873	91.81%	111,649
9	Re-election of Douglas Hurt	246,446,782	98.98	2,541,894	1.02	248,988,676	91.81%	112,843
10	Re-election of John McDonough CBE	244,861,768	98.34	4,128,111	1.66	248,989,879	91.81%	111,643
11	Re-election of Guy Young	245,518,095	98.61	3,473,184	1.39	248,991,279	91.81%	110,243
12	Reappointment of Auditor	248,384,227	99.72	707,264	0.28	249,091,491	91.84%	10,031
13	Remuneration of Auditor	249,093,919	100.00	232	0.00	249,094,151	91.84%	7,371
14	Authority to incur political expenditure	245,323,664	98.53	3,667,983	1.47	248,991,647	91.81%	109,875
15	Authority to allot shares	242,071,819	97.22	6,912,059	2.78	248,983,878	91.80%	117,644
16	Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights	248,928,607	99.93	167,633	0.07	249,096,240	91.84%	5,282
17	Special Resolution: Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment	246,168,107	98.82	2,927,838	1.18	249,095,945	91.84%	5,577
18	Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares	248,383,090	99.73	674,519	0.27	249,057,609	91.83%	43,913
19	Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice	245,785,932	98.67	3,313,503	1.33	249,099,435	91.85%	2,087
20	Ordinary Resolution: Approval of the rules of the Vesuvius Share Plan	247,849,592	99.50	1,243,523	0.50	249,093,115	91.84%	8,407

Notes:

1.  Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "for" total.

2.  The total number of shares in issue is 278,485,071 of which 7,271,174 shares are held as Treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 271,213,897.

3.  A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

4.  All percentages are shown to two decimal places.

This information will also shortly be available to view on the Company's website at: www.vesuvius.com.

A copy of Resolution 20 and the rules of the Vesuvius Share Plan will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2. and will be available to view at

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

For further information, please contact:

Henry Knowles, General Counsel and Company Secretary	[phone]
Euan Drysdale, Group Head of Corporate Finance	[phone]

About Vesuvius plc

Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology principally serving process industries operating in challenging high temperature conditions.

We develop innovative and customised solutions, often used in extremely demanding industrial environments, which enable our customers to make their manufacturing processes safer, more efficient and more sustainable. These include flow control solutions, advanced refractories and other consumable products and increasingly, related technical services including data capture.

We have a worldwide presence. We serve our customers through a network of cost-efficient manufacturing plants located close to their own facilities, and embed our industry experts within their operations, who are all supported by our global technology centres.

Our core competitive strengths are our market and technology leadership, strong customer relationships, well established presence in developing markets and our global reach, all of which facilitate the expansion of our addressable markets.

Our ultimate goal is to create value for our customers, and to deliver sustainable, profitable growth for our shareholders giving a superior return on their investment whilst providing each of our employees with a safe workplace where they are recognised, developed and properly rewarded.

We think beyond today to create solutions that will shape the future for everyone.

Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE

Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766

LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02

www.vesuvius.com

 

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