21 May 2015 18:07
Ferrexpo plc
Result of AGM
Ferrexpo plc announces that at its annual general meeting held on 21 May 2015 all resolutions were carried on a show of hands. The following proxies were voted on the resolutions before the AGM (for the election of independent directors, votes are shown separately for all shareholders and independent shareholders):
For/Discretion | Against | Total votes cast | Votes withheld1 | |||||
Resolution | No. of votes | % of votes cast2 | No. of votes | % of votes cast2 | No. of votes | No. of votes | ||
1. To receive the 2014 Report and Accounts | 511,463,500 | 99.999% | 10,504 | 0.001% | 511,474,004 | 248,201 | ||
2. To approve the Remuneration Report (apart from the remuneration policy) | 510,028,095 | 99.69% | 1,561,227 | 0.31% | 511,589,322 | 132,883 | ||
3. To approve the 3.3 US cents final dividend | 511,714,166 | 99.999% | 7,969 | 0.001% | 511,722,135 | 70 | ||
4. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 511,161,085 | 99.92% | 430,532 | 0.08% | 511,591,617 | 130,588 | ||
5. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors remuneration | 511,359,084 | 99.93% | 363,121 | 0.07% | 511,722,205 | 0 | ||
6. To elect Bert Nacken as a director | All | 511,584,054 | 99.97% | 138,081 | 0.03% | 511,722,135 | 70 | |
Independent | 215,506,110 | 99.94% | 138,081 | 0.06% | 215,644,191 | 70 | ||
7. To re-elect Michael Abrahams as a director | 367,720,551 | 99.07% | 3,445,549 | 0.93% | 371,166,100 | 140,556,105 | ||
8. To re-elect Oliver Baring as a director | All | 511,308,948 | 99.92% | 413,187 | 0.08% | 511,722,135 | 70 | |
Independent | 215,231,004 | 99.81% | 413,187 | 0.19% | 215,644,191 | 70 | ||
9. To re-elect Wolfram Kuoni as a director | All | 511,585,554 | 99.97% | 136,581 | 0.03% | 511,722,135 | 70 | |
Independent | 215,507,610 | 99.94% | 136,581 | 0.06% | 215,644,191 | 70 | ||
10. To re-elect Christopher Mawe as a director | 511,540,294 | 99.96% | 181,841 | 0.04% | 511,722,135 | 70 | ||
11. To re-elect Ihor Mitiukov as a director | All | 511,586,054 | 99.97% | 136,081 | 0.03% | 511,722,135 | 70 | |
Independent | 215,508,110 | 99.94% | 136,081 | 0.06% | 215,644,191 | 70 | ||
12. To re-elect Miklos Salamon as a director | 511,576,586 | 99.97% | 145,549 | 0.03% | 511,722,135 | 70 | ||
13. To re-elect Kostyantin Zhevago as a director | 509,782,869 | 99.62% | 1,939,266 | 0.38% | 511,722,135 | 70 | ||
14. To authorise the directors to allot shares | 504,792,352 | 98.65% | 6,926,058 | 1.35% | 511,718,410 | 3,795 | ||
15. To empower the directors to disapply pre-emption rights | 504,793,944 | 98.65% | 6,925,191 | 1.35% | 511,719,135 | 3,070 | ||
16. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares | 511,698,236 | 99.999% | 23,969 | 0.001% | 511,722,205 | 0 | ||
17. To approve a 14 clear days' notice period for a general meeting other than an AGM | 505,704,359 | 98.82% | 6,017,846 | 1.18% | 511,722,205 | 0 | ||
1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes validly cast for or against a resolution
2. Excluding votes withheld
As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) consisted of 588,624,142 Ordinary Shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total number of voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 588,624,142.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, Ferrexpo plc has submitted a copy of the resolutions dealing with the special business put to shareholders at the AGM today to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For further information please contact:
David Leonard
Company Secretary
+44 207 389 8300
Ferrexpo (FXPO)