Evraz Plc Result of AGM (8848R)

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RNS Number : 8848R

Evraz Plc

19 June 2018

EVRAZ plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 19 June 2018 at 11.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 4 May 2018 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 13 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 14 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be available on the Company's website www.evraz.com.

 
 No    RESOLUTION                  VOTES           %       VOTES        %       TOTAL VOTES     % of     VOTES 
                                    FOR                     AGAINST                              ISC      WITHHELD 
                                                                                                 VOTED 
       To receive the 
        Directors' report 
        and the accounts 
        for the Company 
        for the year ended 
 1      31 December 2017           1,275,870,686   99.83    2,144,970    0.17   1,278,015,656    88.55     391,765 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Annual Remuneration 
        Report set out 
        on pages 128 to 
        135 of the Annual 
        Report and Accounts 
 2      2017.                      1,221,719,747   95.79   53,633,631    4.21   1,275,353,378    88.36   3,054,043 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 3      Abramov as a Director.     1,238,743,284   96.90   39,642,032    3.10   1,278,385,316    88.57      22,105 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 4      Frolov as a Director.      1,262,892,163   98.79   15,493,154    1.21   1,278,385,317    88.57      22,105 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Eugene 
 5      Shvidler as a Director.    1,253,773,424   98.07   24,611,893    1.93   1,278,385,317    88.57      22,105 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Eugene 
        Tenenbaum as a 
 6      Director.                  1,262,857,865   98.79   15,527,452    1.21   1,278,385,317    88.57      22,105 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Karl 
 7      Gruber as a Director.      1,265,191,223   98.97   13,194,093    1.03   1,278,385,316    88.57      22,105 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Karl 
 7*     Gruber as a Director.        359,703,807   96.46   13,194,093    3.54     372,897,900    69.33      22,105 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Deborah 
 8      Gudgeon as a Director.     1,276,981,864   99.89    1,403,673    0.11   1,278,385,537    88.57      21,885 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Deborah 
 8*     Gudgeon as a Director        371,494,448   99.62    1,403,673    0.38     372,898,121    69.33      21,885 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 9      Izosimov as a Director.    1,223,424,865   95.92   52,044,988    4.08   1,275,469,853    88.37   2,937,568 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 9*     Izosimov as a Director.      317,937,449   85.93   52,044,988   14.07     369,982,437    68.79   2,937,568 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Sir 
        Michael Peat as 
 10     a Director.                1,254,177,849   98.51   19,025,952    1.49   1,273,203,801    88.21   5,202,120 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Sir 
        Michael Peat as 
 10*    a Director.                  348,690,433   94.83   19,025,952    5.17     367,716,385    68.37   5,202,120 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint Ernst 
        & Young LLP as 
        auditors of the 
 11     Company.                   1,276,493,423   99.99      170,292    0.01   1,276,663,715    88.45   1,743,705 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Audit Committee 
        of the Company 
        to fix the remuneration 
 12     of the auditors            1,278,265,906   99.99      119,631    0.01   1,278,385,537    88.57      21,885 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
 13     shares                     1,260,735,945   98.62   17,649,592    1.38   1,278,385,537    88.57      21,885 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to disapply 
        statutory pre-emption 
        rights in respect 
        of 5% of the Company's 
 14     issued share capital       1,267,278,049   99.13   11,106,534    0.87   1,278,384,583    88.57      22,839 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to disapply 
        statutory pre-emption 
        rights in respect 
        of an additional 
        5% of the Company's 
 15     issued share capital       1,266,592,950   99.08   11,791,632    0.92   1,278,384,582    88.57      22,839 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Company to buy 
 16     back shares                1,264,565,502   99.04   12,264,750    0.96   1,276,830,252    88.46   1,577,169 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to call 
        a general meeting 
        other than an annual 
        general meeting 
        on not less than 
        14 clear days' 
 17     notice                     1,254,119,255   98.10   24,266,282    1.90   1,278,385,537    88.57      21,885 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       That, subject to 
        the confirmation 
        of the High Court 
        of England and 
        Wales, the Company's 
        share capital 
        be reduced by cancelling 
        paid-up capital 
        to the extent of 
        US$0.95 on each 
        issued share and 
        reducing the value 
        of each ordinary 
        share from US$1.00 
        per share to US$0.05 
 18     per share.                 1,278,250,722   99.99      129,261    0.01   1,278,379,983    88.57      27,439 
      --------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
 

* Result of poll of independent shareholders only.

Notes:

1. Any proxy arrangement which gave discretion to the Chairman has been included in the "for" totals.

2. A "vote withheld" is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

3. The issued share capital of EVRAZ plc as at 19 June 2018 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares. The Company holds 63,176,475 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,443,350,819.

   4.    The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC. 
   5.    All percentages are rounded to two decimal points. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the Meeting will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

For further information:

 
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