REG - Vesuvius plc - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 4305YVesuvius plc12 May 202112 May 2021
Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2021 ("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 29 March 2021 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 cast1
% of votes cast
No. of votes cast
% of votes cast
No. of votes cast3
% of Issued Share Capital2
Votes withheld3
1
Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts
245,765,356
100.00%
70
0.00%
245,765,426
90.62
142,772
2
Declaration of Final Dividend
245,906,996
100.00%
24
0.00%
245,907,020
90.67
1,178
3
Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report
244,223,260
99.32%
1,673,458
0.68%
245,896,718
90.67
11,480
4
Election of Kath Durrant
244,846,139
99.57%
1,056,797
0.43%
245,902,936
90.67
5,262
5
Election of Dinggui Gao
245,840,640
99.97%
61,498
0.03%
245,902,138
90.67
6,060
6
Re-election of Patrick André
244,471,900
99.42%
1,431,050
0.58%
245,902,950
90.67
5,248
7
Re-election of Friederike Helfer
242,946,060
98.80%
2,955,484
1.20%
245,901,544
90.67
6,654
8
Re-election of Jane Hinkley
243,294,057
98.94%
2,607,087
1.06%
245,901,144
90.67
7,054
9
Re-election of Douglas Hurt
244,850,916
99.57%
1,050,234
0.43%
245,901,150
90.67
7,048
10
Re-election of John McDonough CBE
244,271,923
99.35%
1,600,268
0.65%
245,872,191
90.66
36,007
11
Re-election of Guy Young
244,098,886
99.27%
1,804,064
0.73%
245,902,950
90.67
5,248
12
Reappointment of Auditor
245,232,025
99.73%
667,082
0.27%
245,899,107
90.67
9,091
13
Remuneration of Auditor
245,896,586
100.00%
3,395
0.00%
245,899,981
90.67
8,217
14
Authority to incur political expenditure
231,137,692
94.00%
14,758,578
6.00%
245,896,270
90.67
11,928
15
Authority to allot shares
229,363,620
93.27%
16,542,702
6.73%
245,906,322
90.67
1,876
16
Special Resolution:
Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights
235,843,921
95.91%
10,060,685
4.09%
245,904,606
90.67
3,592
17
Special Resolution:
Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment
232,699,048
94.63%
13,206,673
5.37%
245,905,721
90.67
2,477
18
Special Resolution:
Authority to purchase own shares
244,922,767
99.71%
719,417
0.29%
245,642,184
90.57
265,667
19
Special Resolution:
Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice
242,870,598
98.76%
3,036,985
1.24%
245,907,583
90.67
615
20
Special Resolution:
Approval of amended Articles of Association
245,892,914
100.00%
1,428
0.00%
245,894,342
90.66
13,856
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 amended Articles of Association of the Company 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
Pamela Antay, Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 7827 802277
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.
Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE
Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766
LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02
www.vesuvius.com
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