Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2194N

Vesuvius plc

14 May 2015

 



14 May 2015

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting ("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 2015 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 cast	% of Issued Share Capital2	Votes withheld3
1	Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts	231,760,805	99.94	134,473	0.06	231,895,278	85.50%	11,387
2	Declaration of Final Dividend	231,906,130	100.00	4	0.00	231,906,134	85.51%	531
3	Directors' Remuneration Report	223,975,520	98.38	3,681,757	1.62	227,657,277	83.94%	4,249,388
4	Re-election of  N Connors	224,538,626	96.82	7,365,866	3.18	231,904,492	85.51%	2,173
5	Re-election of C Gardell	228,373,191	98.48	3,530,309	1.52	231,903,500	85.51%	3,165
6	Election of H Goh	228,946,519	98.72	2,957,229	1.28	231,903,748	85.51%	2,917
7	Re-election of  J Hinkley	228,123,546	98.37	3,781,152	1.63	231,904,698	85.51%	1,967
8	Election of  D Hurt	231,746,348	99.93	158,144	0.07	231,904,492	85.51%	2,173
9	Re-election of J McDonough CBE	229,467,193	98.95	2,436,712	1.05	231,903,905	85.51%	2,760
10	Re-election of  C O'Shea	229,260,908	98.86	2,643,790	1.14	231,904,698	85.51%	1,967
11	Re-election of  F  Wanecq	229,119,404	98.81	2,750,481	1.19	231,869,885	85.49%	36,780
12	Re-appointment of  Auditor	226,717,897	97.78	5,152,061	2.22	231,869,958	85.49%	36,707
13	Remuneration of Auditor	231,899,383	100.00	5,011	0.00	231,904,394	85.51%	2,271
14	Authority to incur political expenditure	231,491,945	99.82	408,580	0.18	231,900,525	85.50%	6,140
15	Authority to allot shares	231,066,074	99.64	839,286	0.36	231,905,360	85.51%	1,305
16	Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights	230,430,261	99.36	1,474,331	0.64	231,904,592	85.51%	2,073
17	Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares	231,745,296	100.00	10,227	0.00	231,755,523	85.45%	151,142
18	Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice	216,975,705	93.56	14,930,960	6.44	231,906,665	85.51%	0

Jeff Hewitt did not stand for re-election as a Director and stepped down from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the AGM.

Notes:

1.    Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman 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.

As there were no resolutions passed at the AGM other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, no copies of resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 .

Vesuvius plc

165 Fleet Street

London EC4A 2AE

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