Last checked at 14 May 2015 14:00
14 May 2015
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 31 March 2015 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 |
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| 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 | 231,760,805 | 99.94 | 134,473 | 0.06 | 231,895,278 | 85.50% | 11,387 |
2 | Declaration of Final Dividend | 231,906,130 | 100.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 231,906,134 | 85.51% | 531 |
3 | Directors' Remuneration Report | 223,975,520 | 98.38 | 3,681,757 | 1.62 | 227,657,277 | 83.94% | 4,249,388 |
4 | Re-election of N Connors | 224,538,626 | 96.82 | 7,365,866 | 3.18 | 231,904,492 | 85.51% | 2,173 |
5 | Re-election of C Gardell | 228,373,191 | 98.48 | 3,530,309 | 1.52 | 231,903,500 | 85.51% | 3,165 |
6 | Election of H Goh | 228,946,519 | 98.72 | 2,957,229 | 1.28 | 231,903,748 | 85.51% | 2,917 |
7 | Re-election of J Hinkley | 228,123,546 | 98.37 | 3,781,152 | 1.63 | 231,904,698 | 85.51% | 1,967 |
8 | Election of D Hurt | 231,746,348 | 99.93 | 158,144 | 0.07 | 231,904,492 | 85.51% | 2,173 |
9 | Re-election of J McDonough CBE | 229,467,193 | 98.95 | 2,436,712 | 1.05 | 231,903,905 | 85.51% | 2,760 |
10 | Re-election of C O'Shea | 229,260,908 | 98.86 | 2,643,790 | 1.14 | 231,904,698 | 85.51% | 1,967 |
11 | Re-election of F Wanecq | 229,119,404 | 98.81 | 2,750,481 | 1.19 | 231,869,885 | 85.49% | 36,780 |
12 | Re-appointment of Auditor | 226,717,897 | 97.78 | 5,152,061 | 2.22 | 231,869,958 | 85.49% | 36,707 |
13 | Remuneration of Auditor | 231,899,383 | 100.00 | 5,011 | 0.00 | 231,904,394 | 85.51% | 2,271 |
14 | Authority to incur political expenditure | 231,491,945 | 99.82 | 408,580 | 0.18 | 231,900,525 | 85.50% | 6,140 |
15 | Authority to allot shares | 231,066,074 | 99.64 | 839,286 | 0.36 | 231,905,360 | 85.51% | 1,305 |
16 | Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights | 230,430,261 | 99.36 | 1,474,331 | 0.64 | 231,904,592 | 85.51% | 2,073 |
17 | Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares | 231,745,296 | 100.00 | 10,227 | 0.00 | 231,755,523 | 85.45% | 151,142 |
18 | Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice | 216,975,705 | 93.56 | 14,930,960 | 6.44 | 231,906,665 | 85.51% | 0 |
Jeff Hewitt did not stand for re-election as a Director and stepped down from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the AGM.
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 .
Vesuvius plc
165 Fleet Street
London EC4A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7822 0000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7822 0100
Web: www.vesuvius.com