Company Announcements

Result of AGM 2020

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8016M
Vesuvius plc
13 May 2020
 

13 May 2020

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2020 ("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 6 April 2020 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

250,836,813

99.97%

68,461

0.03%

250,905,274

92.51%

822,700

2

Approval of Directors' Remuneration Policy

244,618,671

97.18%

7,105,663

2.82%

251,724,334

92.81%

3,640

3

Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report

244,015,719

96.94%

7,708,484

3.06%

251,724,203

92.81%

3,771

4

Election of Friederike Helfer

248,896,636

98.88%

2,820,375

1.12%

251,717,011

92.81%

10,964

5

Re-election of Patrick André

250,450,186

99.49%

1,273,696

0.51%

251,723,882

92.81%

4,093

6

Re-election of Hock Goh

249,337,688

99.05%

2,385,783

0.95%

251,723,471

92.81%

4,504

7

Re-election of Jane Hinkley

250,628,738

99.57%

1,094,733

0.43%

251,723,471

92.81%

4,504

8

Re-election of Douglas Hurt

250,629,043

99.57%

1,093,005

0.43%

251,722,048

92.81%

5,927

9

Re-election of Holly Koeppel

248,671,741

98.79%

3,051,928

1.21%

251,723,669

92.81%

4,306

10

Re-election of John McDonough CBE

248,912,618

99.16%

2,108,703

0.84%

251,021,321

92.55%

706,653

11

Re-election of Guy Young

249,780,359

99.23%

1,943,523

0.77%

251,723,882

92.81%

4,093

12

Reappointment of Auditor

251,709,674

100.00%

5,285

0.00%

251,714,959

92.81%

13,016

13

Remuneration of Auditor

251,715,452

100.00%

1,431

0.00%

251,716,883

92.81%

11,092

14

Authority to incur political expenditure

235,748,706

93.66%

15,968,034

6.34%

251,716,740

92.81%

11,235

15

Authority to allot shares

244,086,059

96.97%

7,635,728

3.03%

251,721,787

92.81%

6,188

16

Special Resolution:

Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights

251,645,087

99.97%

73,957

0.03%

251,719,044

92.81%

8,931

17

Special Resolution:

Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment

250,925,081

99.68%

793,962

0.32%

251,719,043

92.81%

8,931

18

Special Resolution:

Authority to purchase own shares

250,744,695

99.72%

714,095

0.28%

251,458,790

92.72%

269,184

19

Special Resolution:

Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice

244,403,473

97.09%

7,317,361

2.91%

251,720,834

92.81%

7,141

 

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.

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.

 

For further information, please contact:

Henry Knowles, General Counsel and Company Secretary

+44 (0) 20 7822 0000

Pamela Antay, Head of Investor Relations

+44 (0) 7827 802277

 

 

About Vesuvius plc

 

Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology, 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 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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