REG-Vesuvius Plc: Result of AGM

VesuviusAnnouncement

15/05/2024 16:00

15 May 2024

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2024 ("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 20 March
2024 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 cast 1  % of votes cast  No. of votes cast  % of votes cast  No. of votes cast 3  % of Issued Share Capital 2  Votes withheld 3  
 1   Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts                                                                                                   235,307,857          99.99%           15,270             0.01%            235,323,127          88.29%                       781,964           
 2   Declaration of Final Dividend                                                                                                           236,100,800          100.00%          916                0.00%            236,101,716          88.58%                       3,375             
 3   Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report                                                                                              229,044,704          97.06%           6,947,440          2.94%            235,992,144          88.54%                       112,947           
 4   Election of Eva Lindqvist                                                                                                               235,039,126          99.60%           950,095            0.40%            235,989,221          88.54%                       115,870           
 5   Election of Robert MacLeod                                                                                                              235,449,644          99.77%           539,577            0.23%            235,989,221          88.54%                       115,870           
 6   Re-election of Patrick André                                                                                                            235,917,686          99.97%           72,466             0.03%            235,990,152          88.54%                       114,939           
 7   Re-election of Carla Bailo                                                                                                              235,756,732          99.90%           232,489            0.10%            235,989,221          88.54%                       115,870           
 8   Re-election of Mark Collis                                                                                                              235,741,951          99.90%           247,270            0.10%            235,989,221          88.54%                       115,870           
 9   Re-election of Kath Durrant                                                                                                             235,745,688          99.90%           244,464            0.10%            235,990,152          88.54%                       114,939           
 10  Re-election of Carl-Peter Forster                                                                                                       214,963,214          91.32%           20,443,751         8.68%            235,406,965          88.32%                       698,126           
 11  Re-election of Dinggui Gao                                                                                                              235,752,205          99.90%           237,016            0.10%            235,989,221          88.54%                       115,870           
 12  Re-election of Friederike Helfer                                                                                                        221,516,874          99.04%           2,148,629          0.96%            223,665,503          83.91%                       12,439,588        
 13  Reappointment of Auditor                                                                                                                235,076,911          99.57%           1,020,598          0.43%            236,097,509          88.58%                       7,581             
 14  Remuneration of Auditor                                                                                                                 235,671,484          99.82%           417,943            0.18%            236,089,427          88.57%                       15,664            
 15  Authority to incur political expenditure                                                                                                233,012,924          98.73%           2,986,939          1.27%            235,999,863          88.54%                       105,227           
 16  Authority to allot shares                                                                                                               227,586,763          96.44%           8,408,159          3.56%            235,994,922          88.54%                       110,149           
 17  Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights                                                                           233,936,630          99.09%           2,159,450          0.91%            236,096,080          88.58%                       9,011             
 18  Special Resolution: Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment  232,543,055          98.49%           3,553,587          1.51%            236,096,642          88.58%                       8,449             
 19  Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares                                                                                    235,344,713          99.73%           628,217            0.27%            235,972,930          88.53%                       132,161           
 20  Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice                                                        233,215,914          98.82%           2,779,938          1.18%            235,995,852          88.54%                       109,239           

 

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 273,813,671 of which 7,271,174
shares are held as Treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting
rights in the Company is 266,542,497.
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.

For further information, please contact:

 Henry Knowles, General Counsel and Company Secretary  +44 (0) 20 7822 0000  
 Rachel Stevens, Group Head of Investor Relations      +44 (0) 7387 545 271  

 

 

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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