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RNS Number : 9292Z  Vesuvius plc  18 May 2023

18 May 2023

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2023 ("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
2023 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                                            241,418,274           100.00           8,963              0.00             241,427,237           89.02%                        750,926
 2   Declaration of Final Dividend                                                    242,174,125           100.00           2,529              0.00             242,176,654           89.29%                        1,509
 3   Approval of Directors' Remuneration Policy                                       234,279,589           96.74            7,890,060          3.26             242,169,649           89.29%                        8,514
 4   Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report                                       196,827,568           82.20            42,633,878         17.80            239,461,446           88.29%                        2,716,717
 5   Election of Carla Bailo                                                          240,070,334           99.13            2,097,100          0.87             242,167,434           89.29%                        10,729
 6   Election of Mark Collis                                                          239,879,089           99.06            2,288,345          0.94             242,167,434           89.29%                        10,729
 7   Election of Carl-Peter Forster                                                   223,871,840           92.45            18,295,594         7.55             242,167,434           89.29%                        10,729
 8   Re-election of Patrick André                                                     241,256,428           99.62            911,006            0.38             242,167,434           89.29%                        10,729
 9   Re-election of Kath Durrant                                                      239,762,595           99.01            2,404,838          0.99             242,167,433           89.29%                        10,730
 10  Re-election of Dinggui Gao                                                       239,912,903           99.07            2,254,525          0.93             242,167,428           89.29%                        10,735
 11  Re-election of Friederike Helfer                                                 237,496,764           98.07            4,670,664          1.93             242,167,428           89.29%                        10,735
 12  Re-election of Douglas Hurt                                                      237,429,851           98.04            4,737,583          1.96             242,167,434           89.29%                        10,729
 13  Reappointment of Auditor                                                         241,477,641           99.71            698,165            0.29             242,175,806           89.29%                        2,357
 14  Remuneration of Auditor                                                          242,162,992           100.00           2,704              0.00             242,165,696           89.29%                        12,467
 15  Authority to incur political expenditure                                         238,945,911           98.67            3,225,353          1.33             242,171,264           89.29%                        6,899
 16  Authority to allot shares                                                        235,133,306           97.10            7,034,461          2.90             242,167,767           89.29%                        10,396
 17  Special Resolution:                                                              239,622,705           98.95            2,549,465          1.05             242,172,170           89.29%                        5,993

     Authority to

dis-apply pre-emption Rights
 18  Special Resolution:                                                              239,402,935           98.86            2,764,235          1.14             242,167,170           89.29%                        10,993

     Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an
     acquisition or specified investment
 19  Special Resolution:                                                              241,512,927           99.74            627,442            0.26             242,140,369           89.28%                        37,794

     Authority to purchase own shares
 20  Special Resolution:                                                              239,904,401           99.06            2,265,303          0.94             242,169,704           89.29%                        8,459

     Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice
 21  Ordinary Resolution:                                                             239,700,095           98.98            2,461,542          1.02             242,161,637           89.29%                        16,526

     Approval of the amendment to 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 21 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
 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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