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Vesuvius plc

13 May 2020

13 May 2020

Vesuvius plc - Result of Annual General Meeting 2020 ("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 6 April 2020 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        250,836,813     99.97%      68,461     0.03%     250,905,274       92.51%        822,700 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Approval 
       of Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 2     Policy              244,618,671     97.18%    7,105,663    2.82%     251,724,334       92.81%         3,640 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Approval 
       of Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 3     Report              244,015,719     96.94%    7,708,484    3.06%     251,724,203       92.81%         3,771 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Election 
       of Friederike 
 4     Helfer              248,896,636     98.88%    2,820,375    1.12%     251,717,011       92.81%         10,964 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
       of Patrick 
 5     André          250,450,186     99.49%    1,273,696    0.51%     251,723,882       92.81%         4,093 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
 6     of Hock Goh         249,337,688     99.05%    2,385,783    0.95%     251,723,471       92.81%         4,504 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
 7     of Jane Hinkley     250,628,738     99.57%    1,094,733    0.43%     251,723,471       92.81%         4,504 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
       of Douglas 
 8     Hurt                250,629,043     99.57%    1,093,005    0.43%     251,722,048       92.81%         5,927 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
       of Holly 
 9     Koeppel             248,671,741     98.79%    3,051,928    1.21%     251,723,669       92.81%         4,306 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
      of John McDonough 
 10   CBE                  248,912,618     99.16%    2,108,703    0.84%     251,021,321       92.55%        706,653 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Re-election 
 11    of Guy Young        249,780,359     99.23%    1,943,523    0.77%     251,723,882       92.81%         4,093 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Reappointment 
 12    of Auditor          251,709,674     100.00%     5,285      0.00%     251,714,959       92.81%         13,016 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Remuneration 
 13    of Auditor          251,715,452     100.00%     1,431      0.00%     251,716,883       92.81%         11,092 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Authority 
       to incur 
       political 
 14    expenditure         235,748,706     93.66%    15,968,034   6.34%     251,716,740       92.81%         11,235 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Authority 
       to allot 
 15    shares              244,086,059     96.97%    7,635,728    3.03%     251,721,787       92.81%         6,188 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Special 
      Resolution: 
      Authority 
      to dis-apply 
      pre-emption 
 16   Rights               251,645,087     99.97%      73,957     0.03%     251,719,044       92.81%         8,931 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Special 
      Resolution: 
      Additional 
      authority 
      to disapply 
      pre-emption 
      rights only 
      in connection 
      with an 
      acquisition 
      or specified 
 17   investment           250,925,081     99.68%     793,962     0.32%     251,719,043       92.81%         8,931 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Special 
      Resolution: 
      Authority 
      to purchase 
 18   own shares           250,744,695     99.72%     714,095     0.28%     251,458,790       92.72%        269,184 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
      Special 
      Resolution: 
      Authority 
      to call a 
      general meeting 
      on 14 clear 
 19   days' notice         244,403,473     97.09%    7,317,361    2.91%     251,720,834       92.81%         7,141 
     ------------------  ---------------  --------  -----------  -------  ---------------  ------------  ------------- 
 

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.

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.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Henry Knowles, General Counsel and Company 
  Secretary                                    +44 (0) 20 7822 0000 
 Pamela Antay, Head of Investor Relations      +44 (0) 7827 802277 
 

About Vesuvius plc

Vesuvius is a global leader in molten metal flow engineering and technology, 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 improve their manufacturing processes, enhance product quality and reduce energy consumption. 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 low-cost 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 he or she is recognised, developed and properly rewarded.

Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE

Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766

LEI: 213800ORZ521W585SY02

www.vesuvius.com

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