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Vesuvius plc
18 May 2022
18 May 2022
Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2022 ("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 2022 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 248,321,344 99.99 36,013 0.01 248,357,357 91.57% 744,165
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Declaration
of Final
2 Dividend 249,099,650 100.00 1,431 0.00 249,101,081 91.85% 441
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Approval
of Directors'
Remuneration
3 Report 243,341,031 97.69 5,754,991 2.31 249,096,022 91.84% 5,500
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
of Patrick
4 Andr é 246,851,124 99.14 2,136,850 0.86 248,987,974 91.81% 113,548
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
5 of Kath Durrant 246,519,519 99.01 2,471,556 0.99 248,991,075 91.81% 110,447
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
of Dinggui
6 Gao 246,519,144 99.01 2,469,703 0.99 248,988,847 91.81% 112,675
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
of Friederike
7 Helfer 243,554,091 97.82 5,435,584 2.18 248,989,675 91.81% 111,847
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
8 of Jane Hinkley 245,334,225 98.53 3,655,648 1.47 248,989,873 91.81% 111,649
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
of Douglas
9 Hurt 246,446,782 98.98 2,541,894 1.02 248,988,676 91.81% 112,843
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
of John McDonough
10 CBE 244,861,768 98.34 4,128,111 1.66 248,989,879 91.81% 111,643
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Re-election
11 of Guy Young 245,518,095 98.61 3,473,184 1.39 248,991,279 91.81% 110,243
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Reappointment
12 of Auditor 248,384,227 99.72 707,264 0.28 249,091,491 91.84% 10,031
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Remuneration
13 of Auditor 249,093,919 100.00 232 0.00 249,094,151 91.84% 7,371
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Authority
to incur
political
14 expenditure 245,323,664 98.53 3,667,983 1.47 248,991,647 91.81% 109,875
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Authority
to allot
15 shares 242,071,819 97.22 6,912,059 2.78 248,983,878 91.80% 117,644
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Special
Resolution:
Authority
to dis-apply
pre-emption
16 Rights 248,928,607 99.93 167,633 0.07 249,096,240 91.84% 5,282
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Special
Resolution:
Additional
authority
to disapply
pre-emption
rights only
in connection
with an acquisition
or specified
17 investment 246,168,107 98.82 2,927,838 1.18 249,095,945 91.84% 5,577
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Special
Resolution:
Authority
to purchase
18 own shares 248,383,090 99.73 674,519 0.27 249,057,609 91.83% 43,913
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Special
Resolution:
Authority
to call a
general meeting
on 14 clear
19 days' notice 245,785,932 98.67 3,313,503 1.33 249,099,435 91.85% 2,087
-------------------- --------------- ------- ---------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Ordinary
Resolution:
Approval
of the rules
of the Vesuvius
20 Share Plan 247,849,592 99.50 1,243,523 0.50 249,093,115 91.84% 8,407
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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 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
Euan Drysdale, Group Head of Corporate
Finance +44 (0) 7584 641315
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 for everyone.
Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE
Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766
LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02
www.vesuvius.com
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