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Vesuvius plc
18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2023 ("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 2023 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)
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Receipt of
Annual Report
1 and Accounts 241,418,274 100.00 8,963 0.00 241,427,237 89.02% 750,926
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Declaration
of Final
2 Dividend 242,174,125 100.00 2,529 0.00 242,176,654 89.29% 1,509
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Approval
of Directors'
Remuneration
3 Policy 234,279,589 96.74 7,890,060 3.26 242,169,649 89.29% 8,514
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Approval
of Directors'
Remuneration
4 Report 196,827,568 82.20 42,633,878 17.80 239,461,446 88.29% 2,716,717
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Election
of Carla
5 Bailo 240,070,334 99.13 2,097,100 0.87 242,167,434 89.29% 10,729
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Election
6 of Mark Collis 239,879,089 99.06 2,288,345 0.94 242,167,434 89.29% 10,729
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Election
of Carl-Peter
7 Forster 223,871,840 92.45 18,295,594 7.55 242,167,434 89.29% 10,729
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Re-election
of Patrick
8 Andr é 241,256,428 99.62 911,006 0.38 242,167,434 89.29% 10,729
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Re-election
9 of Kath Durrant 239,762,595 99.01 2,404,838 0.99 242,167,433 89.29% 10,730
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Re-election
of Dinggui
10 Gao 239,912,903 99.07 2,254,525 0.93 242,167,428 89.29% 10,735
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Re-election
of Friederike
11 Helfer 237,496,764 98.07 4,670,664 1.93 242,167,428 89.29% 10,735
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Re-election
of Douglas
12 Hurt 237,429,851 98.04 4,737,583 1.96 242,167,434 89.29% 10,729
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Reappointment
13 of Auditor 241,477,641 99.71 698,165 0.29 242,175,806 89.29% 2,357
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Remuneration
14 of Auditor 242,162,992 100.00 2,704 0.00 242,165,696 89.29% 12,467
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Authority
to incur
political
15 expenditure 238,945,911 98.67 3,225,353 1.33 242,171,264 89.29% 6,899
------------------- --------------- ------- ----------- ------- --------------- ------------ -------------
Authority
to allot
16 shares 235,133,306 97.10 7,034,461 2.90 242,167,767 89.29% 10,396
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Special
Resolution:
Authority
to
dis-apply
pre-emption
17 Rights 239,622,705 98.95 2,549,465 1.05 242,172,170 89.29% 5,993
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Special
Resolution:
Additional
authority
to disapply
pre-emption
rights only
in connection
with an
acquisition
or specified
18 investment 239,402,935 98.86 2,764,235 1.14 242,167,170 89.29% 10,993
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Special
Resolution:
Authority
to purchase
19 own shares 241,512,927 99.74 627,442 0.26 242,140,369 89.28% 37,794
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Special
Resolution:
Authority
to call a
general meeting
on 14 clear
20 days' notice 239,904,401 99.06 2,265,303 0.94 242,169,704 89.29% 8,459
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Ordinary
Resolution:
Approval
of the amendment
to the rules
of the Vesuvius
21 Share Plan 239,700,095 98.98 2,461,542 1.02 242,161,637 89.29% 16,526
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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 21 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
Rachel Stevens, Group Head of Investor
Relations +44 (0) 7387 545 271
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.
Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE
Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766
LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02
www.vesuvius.com
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