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Result of AGM

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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

+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 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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