REG - Evraz Plc - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 1221QEvraz Plc16 June 2020
EVRAZ plc (the "Company")
Results of the Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 16 June 2020 at 11.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 15 May 2020 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.
Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.evraz.com.
No
RESOLUTION
VOTES
FOR%
VOTES
AGAINST%
TOTAL VOTES
% of ISC VOTED
VOTES
WITHHELD1
To receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the
Company for the year ended 31 December 2019
1,243,992,436
99.98
192,721
0.02
1,244,185,157
85.40
329,910
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 131 - 135 of the 2019
Annual Report and Accounts
1,189,736,031
95.85
51,449,970
4.15
1,241,186,001
85.20
3,329,067
3
To approve the Annual Remuneration Report set out on pages 135 - 139 of the 2019 Annual
Report and Accounts
1,227,370,864
98.62
17,138,237
1.38
1,244,509,101
85.42
5,966
4
To re-elect Alexander Abramov as a Director
1,179,302,168
94.76
65,208,521
5.24
1,244,510,689
85.42
4,379
5
To re-elect Alexander Frolov as a Director
1,233,564,245
99.12
10,943,342
0.88
1,244,507,587
85.42
7,481
6
To re-elect Eugene Shvidler as a Director
1,201,301,205
96.53
43,206,381
3.47
1,244,507,586
85.42
7,481
7
To re-elect Eugene Tenenbaum as a Director
1,230,384,691
98.86
14,125,997
1.14
1,244,510,688
85.42
4,379
8
To elect Laurie Argo as a Director
1,241,322,510
99.74
3,188,179
0.26
1,244,510,689
85.42
4,379
8*
To elect Laurie Argo as a Director
400,961,488
99.21
3,188,179
0.79
404,149,667
65.55
4,379
9
To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director
1,180,840,390
94.88
63,668,196
5.12
1,244,508,586
85.42
6,481
9*
To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director
340,479,368
84.25
63,668,196
15.75
404,147,564
65.55
6,481
10
To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director.
1,241,323,510
99.74
3,188,179
0.26
1,244,511,689
85.42
3,379
10*
To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director
400,962,488
99.21
3,188,179
0.79
404,150,667
65.55
3,379
11
To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director
1,217,980,030
97.87
26,531,361
2.13
1,244,511,391
85.42
3,676
11*
To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director
377,619,008
93.44
26,531,361
6.56
404,150,369
65.55
3,676
12
To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director
1,172,528,583
94.33
70,424,447
5.67
1,242,953,030
85.32
1,562,037
12*
To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director
332,167,561
82.51
70,424,447
17.49
402,592,008
65.30
1,562,037
13
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company
1,241,172,919
99.74
3,221,213
0.26
1,244,394,132
85.42
120,935
14
To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors
1,240,336,015
99.67
4,163,673
0.33
1,244,499,688
85.42
4,379
15
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
1,225,983,174
98.51
18,525,413
1.49
1,244,508,587
85.42
6,481
16
To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash
1,237,437,636
99.88
1,508,300
0.12
1,238,945,936
85.04
5,569,132
17
To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash
and used only for financing acquisitions or capital
investments
1,237,271,427
99.86
1,674,241
0.14
1,238,945,668
85.04
5,569,399
18
To authorise the Company to buy back shares
1,240,935,183
99.83
2,096,729
0.17
1,243,031,912
85.32
1,483,155
19
To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice
1,226,872,147
98.58
17,635,440
1.42
1,244,507,587
85.42
7,481
* Result of poll of independent shareholders only.
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 2020 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares. The Company holds 49,654,691 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,456,872,603.
4. The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC.
5. All percentages are rounded to two decimal points.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the Meeting will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
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