Result of AGM

Vesuvius plc

18 May 2023

 

18 May 2023

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2023 ("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 2023 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	241,418,274	100.00	8,963	0.00	241,427,237	89.02%	750,926
2	Declaration of Final Dividend	242,174,125	100.00	2,529	0.00	242,176,654	89.29%	1,509
3	Approval of Directors' Remuneration Policy	234,279,589	96.74	7,890,060	3.26	242,169,649	89.29%	8,514
4	Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report	196,827,568	82.20	42,633,878	17.80	239,461,446	88.29%	2,716,717
5	Election of Carla Bailo	240,070,334	99.13	2,097,100	0.87	242,167,434	89.29%	10,729
6	Election of Mark Collis	239,879,089	99.06	2,288,345	0.94	242,167,434	89.29%	10,729
7	Election of Carl-Peter Forster	223,871,840	92.45	18,295,594	7.55	242,167,434	89.29%	10,729
8	Re-election of Patrick André	241,256,428	99.62	911,006	0.38	242,167,434	89.29%	10,729
9	Re-election of Kath Durrant	239,762,595	99.01	2,404,838	0.99	242,167,433	89.29%	10,730
10	Re-election of Dinggui Gao	239,912,903	99.07	2,254,525	0.93	242,167,428	89.29%	10,735
11	Re-election of Friederike Helfer	237,496,764	98.07	4,670,664	1.93	242,167,428	89.29%	10,735
12	Re-election of Douglas Hurt	237,429,851	98.04	4,737,583	1.96	242,167,434	89.29%	10,729
13	Reappointment of Auditor	241,477,641	99.71	698,165	0.29	242,175,806	89.29%	2,357
14	Remuneration of Auditor	242,162,992	100.00	2,704	0.00	242,165,696	89.29%	12,467
15	Authority to incur political expenditure	238,945,911	98.67	3,225,353	1.33	242,171,264	89.29%	6,899
16	Authority to allot shares	235,133,306	97.10	7,034,461	2.90	242,167,767	89.29%	10,396
17	Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights	239,622,705	98.95	2,549,465	1.05	242,172,170	89.29%	5,993
18	Special Resolution: Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment	239,402,935	98.86	2,764,235	1.14	242,167,170	89.29%	10,993
19	Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares	241,512,927	99.74	627,442	0.26	242,140,369	89.28%	37,794
20	Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice	239,904,401	99.06	2,265,303	0.94	242,169,704	89.29%	8,459
21	Ordinary Resolution: Approval of the amendment to the rules of the Vesuvius Share Plan	239,700,095	98.98	2,461,542	1.02	242,161,637	89.29%	16,526

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 21 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]
Rachel Stevens, Group Head of Investor Relations	[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.

Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE

Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766

LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02

www.vesuvius.com

 

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