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Vesuvius plc
10 May 2017
10 May 2017
Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting ("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 2017 were passed by the Shareholders. In the absence of the Chairman, the meeting was chaired by Douglas Hurt (Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chairman), who in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association was appointed by the Board as Vesuvius plc's Deputy Chairman for the duration of the meeting. 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 cast1
% of votes cast
No. of votes cast
% of votes cast
No. of votes cast
% of Issued Share Capital2
Votes withheld3
1
Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts
241,451,209
99.95
130,001
0.05
241,581,210
89.07%
1,379,727
2
Declaration of Final Dividend
242,960,738
100.00
1
0.00
242,960,739
89.58%
198
3
Directors' Remuneration Policy
238,743,173
98.86
2,762,888
1.14
241,506,061
89.05%
1,454,874
4
Directors' Remuneration Report
239,094,321
98.99
2,434,510
1.01
241,528,831
89.05%
1,432,104
5
Re-election of C Gardell
239,512,842
98.64
3,297,325
1.36
242,810,167
89.53%
150,770
6
Re-election of H Goh
229,998,135
94.72
12,812,508
5.28
242,810,643
89.53%
150,293
7
Re-election of J Hinkley
242,635,360
99.93
175,005
0.07
242,810,365
89.53%
150,572
8
Re-election of D Hurt
242,636,614
99.93
174,228
0.07
242,810,842
89.53%
150,095
9
Election of H Koeppel
241,600,743
99.50
1,208,606
0.50
242,809,349
89.53%
151,588
10
Re-election of J McDonough CBE
242,290,368
99.79
512,149
0.21
242,802,517
89.52%
158,419
11
Re-election of F Wanecq
241,574,268
99.49
1,237,974
0.51
242,812,242
89.53%
148,695
12
Re-election of G Young
241,572,377
99.49
1,238,465
0.51
242,810,842
89.53%
150,095
13
Appointment of Auditor
242,954,791
100.00
3,467
0.00
242,958,258
89.58%
2,679
14
Remuneration of Auditor
242,954,197
100.00
3,014
0.00
242,957,211
89.58%
3,726
15
Authority to incur political expenditure
236,792,828
97.52
6,016,138
2.48
242,808,966
89.53%
151,971
16
Authority to allot shares
241,140,752
99.25
1,815,125
0.75
242,955,877
89.58%
5,060
17
Special Resolution:
Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights
242,743,202
99.92
202,362
0.08
242,945,564
89.58%
10,846
18
Special Resolution:
Additional Authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment
239,865,248
98.73
3,082,684
1.27
242,947,932
89.58%
8,477
19
Special Resolution:
Authority to purchase own shares
240,454,155
99.29
1,728,567
0.71
242,182,722
89.30%
773,687
20
Special Resolution:
Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice
236,319,940
97.27
6,636,469
2.73
242,956,409
89.58%
0
Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman 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.
As there were no resolutions passed at the AGM other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, no copies of resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2.
For further information, please contact:
Henry Knowles, General Counsel and Company Secretary, +44 (0) 20 7822 0000
Virginia Skroski, Investor Relations Manager +44 (0) 20 7822 0016
Vesuvius plc
165 Fleet Street
London EC4A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 0000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7822 0100
Web: www.vesuvius.com
About Vesuvius plc
Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering principally serving the steel and foundry industries.
We develop innovative and customised solutions, often used in extremely demanding industrial environments, which enable our customers to improve their manufacturing processes, enhance product quality and reduce energy consumption. 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 low-cost 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 he or she is recognised, developed and properly rewarded.

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