Notice of Results
Vesuvius plc announced that all resolutions presented at its 2026 Annual General Meeting were passed by shareholders. The receipt of the Annual Report and Accounts received 100% of votes cast in favour, while the declaration of a final dividend was approved by 99.33% of votes cast. Directors' remuneration policies and reports also saw strong support, with 97.73% and 98.98% of votes in favour respectively. The re-election of directors and the reappointment and remuneration of the auditor were also overwhelmingly approved, with most resolutions securing over 98% of votes cast. Special resolutions concerning authority to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights also passed with significant majorities, ranging from 97.52% to 98.25% in favour. The total number of voting rights in the company is 248,171,717.
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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 27 March 2026 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 votes cast 1 | % of votes cast | No. of votes cast | % of votes cast | No. of votes cast 3 | % of Issued Share Capital 2 | Votes withheld 3 | ||
| 1 | Receipt of Annual Report and Accounts | 218,200,578 | 100.00 | 3,478 | 0.00 | 218,204,056 | 87.92% | 65,337 |
| 2 | Declaration of Final Dividend | 216,799,174 | 99.33 | 1,466,711 | 0.67 | 218,265,885 | 87.95% | 3,508 |
| 3 | Approval of Directors' Remuneration Policy | 213,302,891 | 97.73 | 4,955,838 | 2.27 | 218,258,729 | 87.95% | 10,664 |
| 4 | Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report | 215,560,462 | 98.98 | 2,221,395 | 1.02 | 217,781,857 | 87.75% | 487,536 |
| 5 | Re-election of Patrick André | 216,716,102 | 99.29 | 1,546,169 | 0.71 | 218,262,271 | 87.95% | 7,122 |
| 6 | Re-election of Carla Bailo | 215,384,436 | 98.68 | 2,877,835 | 1.32 | 218,262,271 | 87.95% | 7,122 |
| 7 | Re-election of Mark Collis | 217,671,829 | 99.73 | 589,650 | 0.27 | 218,261,479 | 87.95% | 7,914 |
| 8 | Re-election of Carl-Peter Forster | 193,331,580 | 88.58 | 24,929,899 | 11.42 | 218,261,479 | 87.95% | 7,914 |
| 9 | Re-election of Dinggui Gao | 215,379,678 | 98.68 | 2,881,831 | 1.32 | 218,261,509 | 87.95% | 7,884 |
| 10 | Re-election of Friederike Helfer | 215,131,767 | 98.57 | 3,129,504 | 1.43 | 218,261,271 | 87.95% | 8,122 |
| 11 | Re-election of Eva Lindqvist | 215,368,155 | 98.67 | 2,894,116 | 1.33 | 218,262,271 | 87.95% | 7,122 |
| 12 | Re-election of Robert MacLeod | 216,844,363 | 99.35 | 1,417,775 | 0.65 | 218,262,138 | 87.95% | 7,255 |
| 13 | Reappointment of Auditor | 218,190,775 | 99.97 | 74,572 | 0.03 | 218,265,347 | 87.95% | 4,046 |
| 14 | Remuneration of Auditor | 218,257,915 | 100.00 | 4,065 | 0.00 | 218,261,980 | 87.95% | 7,413 |
| 15 | Authority to incur political expenditure | 217,554,831 | 99.68 | 707,948 | 0.32 | 218,262,779 | 87.95% | 6,614 |
| 16 | Authority to allot shares | 213,917,805 | 98.01 | 4,346,364 | 1.99 | 218,264,169 | 87.95% | 5,224 |
| 17 | Special Resolution: Authority to dis-apply pre-emption Rights | 214,444,070 | 98.25 | 3,819,373 | 1.75 | 218,263,443 | 87.95% | 5,950 |
| 18 | Special Resolution: Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights only in connection with an acquisition or specified investment | 212,847,863 | 97.52 | 5,415,735 | 2.48 | 218,263,598 | 87.95% | 5,795 |
| 19 | Special Resolution: Authority to purchase own shares | 216,744,059 | 99.32 | 1,492,093 | 0.68 | 218,236,152 | 87.94% | 33,241 |
| 20 | Special Resolution: Authority to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice | 214,039,526 | 98.06 | 4,226,253 | 1.94 | 218,265,779 | 87.95% | 3,614 |
Notes:
Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "for" total.
The total number of shares in issue is 255,442,891 of which 7,271,174 shares are held as Treasury shares. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 248,171,717.
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.
All percentages are shown to two decimal places.
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Vesuvius plc, 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE
Registered in England and Wales No. 8217766
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