Results of the Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 4664B

Evraz Plc

16 June 2016

 

EVRAZ plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Thursday 16 June 2016 at 11.00 a.m. (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 16 May 2016 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 14 to 16 were passed as special resolutions.

The poll voting figures are shown below.

No	RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
01	To receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the Company for the year ended 31 December 2015	1,070,524,760	99.75	2,715,633	0.25	1,073,240,393	75.61%	393,743
02	To approve the Annual Remuneration Report section of the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2015	1,062,930,124	99.00	10,684,012	1.00	1,073,614,136	75.63%	20,000
03	To re-elect Alexander Abramov as a Director	1,034,309,000	99.57	4,432,648	0.43	1,038,741,648	73.18%	34,892,488
04	To re-elect Alexander Frolov as a Director	1,038,364,617	99.96	377,031	0.04	1,038,741,648	73.18%	34,892,488
05	To re-elect Eugene Shvidler as a Director	1,036,687,966	99.80	2,053,682	0.20	1,038,741,648	73.18%	34,892,488
06	To re-elect Eugene Tenenbaum as a Director	1,038,258,437	99.95	483,211	0.05	1,038,741,648	73.18%	34,892,488
07	To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director	1,038,371,602	99.96	370,046	0.04	1,038,741,648	73.18%	34,892,488
07*	To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director	132,884,186	99.72	370,046	0.28	133,254,232	25.92%	34,892,488
08	To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director	1,038,358,485	99.96	370,152	0.04	1,038,728,637	73.18%	34,905,499
08*	To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director	132,871,069	99.72	370,152	0.28	133,241,221	25.92%	34,905,499
09	To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director	1,072,973,827	99.94	638,309	0.06	1,073,612,136	75.63%	22,000
09*	To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director	167,486,411	99.62	638,309	0.38	168,124,720	32.71%	22,000
10	To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director	1,035,902,446	99.73	2,841,202	0.27	1,038,743,648	73.18%	34,890,488
10*	To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director	130,415,030	97.87	2,841,202	2.13	133,256,232	25.92%	34,890,488
11	To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company	1,073,530,853	100.00	106	0.00	1,073,530,959	75.63%	103,177
12	To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors	1,073,609,042	100.00	3,936	0.00	1,073,612,978	75.63%	20,000
13	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	1,072,357,383	99.88	1,256,753	0.12	1,073,614,136	75.63%	20,000
14	To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash	1,038,147,266	96.70	35,466,870	3.30	1,073,614,136	75.63%	20,000
15	To authorise the Company to buy back shares	1,073,321,208	99.97	292,928	0.03	1,073,614,136	75.63%	20,000
16	To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice	1,060,993,160	98.82	12,620,976	1.18	1,073,614,136	75.63%	20,000

* Result of the votes cast by the Independent Shareholders.

Notes:

1.   Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.

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

3.   The issued share capital of EVRAZ plc as at 16 June 2016 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares, the current number of shares outstanding is 1,419,512,128. The Company holds 87,015,166 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,419,512,128.

4.   The scrutineer of the polls was Computershare Investor Services PLC.

5.   All percentages are rounded to two decimal points.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions passed at the Meeting concerning items other than ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Details of the poll votes received will shortly also be available for viewing on the Company's website http://www.evraz.com/

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For further information:

Investor Relations:
Irina Bakhturina
Director, Investor Relations
London	[phone]
Moscow	[phone]
E-mail	[e-mail]
Company Secretary:
Prism Cosec Limited
London	[phone]
E-mail	[e-mail]

 

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