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RNS Number : 9918L  Vesuvius plc  18 May 2022

18 May 2022

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2022 ("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 31 March
2022 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                                            248,321,344           99.99            36,013             0.01             248,357,357           91.57%                        744,165
 2   Declaration of Final Dividend                                                    249,099,650           100.00           1,431              0.00             249,101,081           91.85%                        441
 3   Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report                                       243,341,031           97.69            5,754,991          2.31             249,096,022           91.84%                        5,500
 4   Re-election of Patrick André                                                     246,851,124           99.14            2,136,850          0.86             248,987,974           91.81%                        113,548
 5   Re-election of Kath Durrant                                                      246,519,519           99.01            2,471,556          0.99             248,991,075           91.81%                        110,447
 6   Re-election of Dinggui Gao                                                       246,519,144           99.01            2,469,703          0.99             248,988,847           91.81%                        112,675
 7   Re-election of Friederike Helfer                                                 243,554,091           97.82            5,435,584          2.18             248,989,675           91.81%                        111,847
 8   Re-election of Jane Hinkley                                                      245,334,225           98.53            3,655,648          1.47             248,989,873           91.81%                        111,649
 9   Re-election of Douglas Hurt                                                      246,446,782           98.98            2,541,894          1.02             248,988,676           91.81%                        112,843
 10  Re-election of John McDonough CBE                                                244,861,768           98.34            4,128,111          1.66             248,989,879           91.81%                        111,643
 11  Re-election of Guy Young                                                         245,518,095           98.61            3,473,184          1.39             248,991,279           91.81%                        110,243
 12  Reappointment of Auditor                                                         248,384,227           99.72            707,264            0.28             249,091,491           91.84%                        10,031
 13  Remuneration of Auditor                                                          249,093,919           100.00           232                0.00             249,094,151           91.84%                        7,371
 14  Authority to incur political expenditure                                         245,323,664           98.53            3,667,983          1.47             248,991,647           91.81%                        109,875
 15  Authority to allot shares                                                        242,071,819           97.22            6,912,059          2.78             248,983,878           91.80%                        117,644
 16  Special Resolution:                                                              248,928,607           99.93            167,633            0.07             249,096,240           91.84%                        5,282

     Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights
 17  Special Resolution:                                                              246,168,107           98.82            2,927,838          1.18             249,095,945           91.84%                        5,577

     Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an
     acquisition or specified investment
 18  Special Resolution:                                                              248,383,090           99.73            674,519            0.27             249,057,609           91.83%                        43,913

     Authority to purchase own shares
 19  Special Resolution:                                                              245,785,932           98.67            3,313,503          1.33             249,099,435           91.85%                        2,087

     Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice
 20  Ordinary Resolution:                                                             247,849,592           99.50            1,243,523          0.50             249,093,115           91.84%                        8,407

     Approval of the rules of the Vesuvius Share Plan

 

 

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 rules of the Vesuvius Share Plan 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
 Euan Drysdale, Group Head of Corporate Finance        +44 (0) 7584 641315

 

 

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 for
everyone.

 

Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE

Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766

LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02

www.vesuvius.com

 

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