REG-Vesuvius Plc: Result of AGM

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16 May 2025

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2025 ("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 27 March
2025 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                                                                                                   220,983,929          100.00%          6,712              0.00%            220,990,641          89.05%                       914,776           
 2   Declaration of Final Dividend                                                                                                           217,678,721          100.00%          1,881              0.00%            217,680,602          87.71%                       4,224,815         
 3   Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report                                                                                              221,182,193          99.68%           714,502            0.32%            221,896,695          89.41%                       8,722             
 4   Election of Italia Boninelli                                                                                                            217,450,121          99.90%           227,506            0.10%            217,677,627          87.71%                       4,227,790         
 5   Re-election of Patrick André                                                                                                            220,932,858          99.56%           965,621            0.44%            221,898,479          89.41%                       6,938             
 6   Re-election of Carla Bailo                                                                                                              217,454,436          99.90%           223,191            0.10%            217,677,627          87.71%                       4,227,790         
 7   Re-election of Mark Collis                                                                                                              221,512,139          99.83%           386,340            0.17%            221,898,479          89.41%                       6,938             
 8   Re-election of Carl-Peter Forster                                                                                                       208,366,747          95.98%           8,727,696          4.02%            217,094,443          87.48%                       4,810,974         
 9   Re-election of Dinggui Gao                                                                                                              217,453,783          99.90%           223,844            0.10%            217,677,627          87.71%                       4,227,790         
 10  Re-election of Friederike Helfer                                                                                                        218,057,012          98.27%           3,841,467          1.73%            221,898,479          89.41%                       6,938             
 11  Re-election of Eva Lindqvist                                                                                                            216,935,065          99.66%           742,562            0.34%            217,677,627          87.71%                       4,227,790         
 12  Re-election of Robert MacLeod                                                                                                           221,675,530          99.90%           222,949            0.10%            221,898,479          89.41%                       6,938             
 13  Reappointment of Auditor                                                                                                                220,667,375          99.71%           649,237            0.29%            221,316,612          89.18%                       588,805           
 14  Remuneration of Auditor                                                                                                                 221,322,932          99.74%           573,852            0.26%            221,896,784          89.41%                       8,633             
 15  Authority to incur political expenditure                                                                                                221,138,562          99.66%           762,542            0.34%            221,901,104          89.41%                       4,313             
 16  Authority to allot shares                                                                                                               211,965,870          95.52%           9,935,283          4.48%            221,901,153          89.41%                       4,264             
 17  Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights                                                                           216,320,841          97.49%           5,578,973          2.51%            221,899,814          89.41%                       5,603             
 18  Special Resolution: Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment  215,450,188          97.09%           6,447,296          2.91%            221,897,484          89.41%                       7,933             
 19  Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares                                                                                    217,606,960          99.98%           44,610             0.02%            217,651,570          87.70%                       4,253,847         
 20  Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice                                                        215,295,289          97.02%           6,605,838          2.98%            221,901,127          89.41%                       4,290             
 21  Ordinary Resolution: Amendment to the aggregate cap on the remuneration of Non-executive Directors                                      221,867,365          99.99%           28,327             0.01%            221,895,692          89.41%                       9,725             

 

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 255,442,891 of which 7,271,174
shares are held as Treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting
rights in the Company is 248,171,717.
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 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in
accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 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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