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EVRAZ plc (the "Company")
Results of the Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 16 June 2020 at 11.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 15 May 2020 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 19 were passed as special resolutions.
Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.evraz.com.
No | RESOLUTION | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD |
1 | To receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019 | 1,243,992,436 | 99.98 | 192,721 | 0.02 | 1,244,185,157 | 85.40 | 329,910 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 131 - 135 of the 2019 Annual Report and Accounts | 1,189,736,031 | 95.85 | 51,449,970 | 4.15 | 1,241,186,001 | 85.20 | 3,329,067 |
3 | To approve the Annual Remuneration Report set out on pages 135 - 139 of the 2019 Annual Report and Accounts | 1,227,370,864 | 98.62 | 17,138,237 | 1.38 | 1,244,509,101 | 85.42 | 5,966 |
4 | To re-elect Alexander Abramov as a Director | 1,179,302,168 | 94.76 | 65,208,521 | 5.24 | 1,244,510,689 | 85.42 | 4,379 |
5 | To re-elect Alexander Frolov as a Director | 1,233,564,245 | 99.12 | 10,943,342 | 0.88 | 1,244,507,587 | 85.42 | 7,481 |
6 | To re-elect Eugene Shvidler as a Director | 1,201,301,205 | 96.53 | 43,206,381 | 3.47 | 1,244,507,586 | 85.42 | 7,481 |
7 | To re-elect Eugene Tenenbaum as a Director | 1,230,384,691 | 98.86 | 14,125,997 | 1.14 | 1,244,510,688 | 85.42 | 4,379 |
8 | To elect Laurie Argo as a Director | 1,241,322,510
| 99.74 | 3,188,179 | 0.26 | 1,244,510,689 | 85.42 | 4,379 |
8* | To elect Laurie Argo as a Director | 400,961,488 | 99.21 | 3,188,179 | 0.79 | 404,149,667 | 65.55 | 4,379 |
9 | To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director | 1,180,840,390 | 94.88 | 63,668,196 | 5.12 | 1,244,508,586 | 85.42 | 6,481 |
9* | To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director | 340,479,368 | 84.25 | 63,668,196 | 15.75 | 404,147,564 | 65.55 | 6,481 |
10 | To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director. | 1,241,323,510 | 99.74 | 3,188,179 | 0.26 | 1,244,511,689 | 85.42 | 3,379 |
10* | To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director | 400,962,488 | 99.21 | 3,188,179 | 0.79 | 404,150,667 | 65.55 | 3,379 |
11 | To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director | 1,217,980,030 | 97.87 | 26,531,361 | 2.13 | 1,244,511,391 | 85.42 | 3,676 |
11* | To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director | 377,619,008 | 93.44 | 26,531,361 | 6.56 | 404,150,369 | 65.55 | 3,676 |
12 | To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director | 1,172,528,583 | 94.33 | 70,424,447 | 5.67 | 1,242,953,030 | 85.32 | 1,562,037 |
12* | To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director | 332,167,561 | 82.51 | 70,424,447 | 17.49 | 402,592,008 | 65.30 | 1,562,037 |
13 | To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company | 1,241,172,919 | 99.74 | 3,221,213 | 0.26 | 1,244,394,132 | 85.42 | 120,935 |
14 | To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 1,240,336,015 | 99.67 | 4,163,673 | 0.33 | 1,244,499,688 | 85.42 | 4,379 |
15 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 1,225,983,174 | 98.51 | 18,525,413 | 1.49 | 1,244,508,587 | 85.42 | 6,481 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash | 1,237,437,636 | 99.88 | 1,508,300 | 0.12 | 1,238,945,936 | 85.04 | 5,569,132 |
17 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash and used only for financing acquisitions or capital investments | 1,237,271,427 | 99.86 | 1,674,241 | 0.14 | 1,238,945,668 | 85.04 | 5,569,399 |
18 | To authorise the Company to buy back shares | 1,240,935,183 | 99.83 | 2,096,729 | 0.17 | 1,243,031,912 | 85.32 | 1,483,155 |
19 | To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 1,226,872,147 | 98.58 | 17,635,440 | 1.42 | 1,244,507,587 | 85.42 | 7,481 |
* Result of poll of independent shareholders only.
Notes:
1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.
2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.
3. The issued share capital of EVRAZ plc as at 16 June 2020 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares. The Company holds 49,654,691 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,456,872,603.
4. The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC.
5. All percentages are rounded to two decimal points.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the Meeting will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information:
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