VSVS Vesuvius Plc

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Vesuvius plc

12 May 2021

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