Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4305Y

Vesuvius plc

12 May 2021

 

12 May 2021

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2021 ("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 29 March 2021 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	245,765,356	100.00%	70	0.00%	245,765,426	90.62	142,772
2	Declaration of Final Dividend	245,906,996	100.00%	24	0.00%	245,907,020	90.67	1,178
3	Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report	244,223,260	99.32%	1,673,458	0.68%	245,896,718	90.67	11,480
4	Election of Kath Durrant	244,846,139	99.57%	1,056,797	0.43%	245,902,936	90.67	5,262
5	Election of Dinggui Gao	245,840,640	99.97%	61,498	0.03%	245,902,138	90.67	6,060
6	Re-election of Patrick André	244,471,900	99.42%	1,431,050	0.58%	245,902,950	90.67	5,248
7	Re-election of Friederike Helfer	242,946,060	98.80%	2,955,484	1.20%	245,901,544	90.67	6,654
8	Re-election of Jane Hinkley	243,294,057	98.94%	2,607,087	1.06%	245,901,144	90.67	7,054
9	Re-election of Douglas Hurt	244,850,916	99.57%	1,050,234	0.43%	245,901,150	90.67	7,048
10	Re-election of John McDonough CBE	244,271,923	99.35%	1,600,268	0.65%	245,872,191	90.66	36,007
11	Re-election of Guy Young	244,098,886	99.27%	1,804,064	0.73%	245,902,950	90.67	5,248
12	Reappointment of Auditor	245,232,025	99.73%	667,082	0.27%	245,899,107	90.67	9,091
13	Remuneration of Auditor	245,896,586	100.00%	3,395	0.00%	245,899,981	90.67	8,217
14	Authority to incur political expenditure	231,137,692	94.00%	14,758,578	6.00%	245,896,270	90.67	11,928
15	Authority to allot shares	229,363,620	93.27%	16,542,702	6.73%	245,906,322	90.67	1,876
16	Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights	235,843,921	95.91%	10,060,685	4.09%	245,904,606	90.67	3,592
17	Special Resolution: Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment	232,699,048	94.63%	13,206,673	5.37%	245,905,721	90.67	2,477
18	Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares	244,922,767	99.71%	719,417	0.29%	245,642,184	90.57	265,667
19	Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice	242,870,598	98.76%	3,036,985	1.24%	245,907,583	90.67	615
20	Special Resolution: Approval of amended Articles of Association	245,892,914	100.00%	1,428	0.00%	245,894,342	90.66	13,856

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 amended Articles of Association of the Company 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]
Pamela Antay, Head of Investor Relations	[phone]

About Vesuvius plc

Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering principally serving the steel and foundry industries.

We develop innovative and customised solutions, often used in extremely demanding industrial environments, which enable our customers to improve their manufacturing processes, enhance product quality and reduce energy consumption.  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 low-cost 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 he or she is recognised, developed and properly rewarded.

Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE

Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766

LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02

www.vesuvius.com

 

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