Evraz Plc Result of AGM (6484C)

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RNS Number : 6484C

Evraz Plc

18 June 2019

EVRAZ plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 18 June 2019 at 11.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 3 May 2019 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 15 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 31 December 
 1      2018                      1,179,677,802    99.86    1,644,619    0.14   1,181,322,421    81.36     347,138 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Annual Remuneration 
        Report set out 
        on 
        pages 120 to 127 
        of the Annual Report 
 2      and Accounts 2018         1,128,595,317    95.51   53,060,034    4.49   1,181,655,351    81.39      14,208 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 3      Abramov as a Director.    1,134,381,221    96.00   47,274,040    4.00   1,181,655,261    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 4      Frolov as a Director.     1,174,615,272    99.40    7,039,990    0.60   1,181,655,262    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Eugene 
 5      Shvidler as a Director.   1,152,861,499    97.56   28,793,763    2.44   1,181,655,262    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Eugene 
        Tenenbaum as a 
 6      Director.                 1,172,688,883    99.24    8,966,379    0.76   1,181,655,262    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Laurie 
 7      Argo as a Director        1,181,607,220   100.00       48,042    0.00   1,181,655,262    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Laurie 
 7*     Argo as a Director          317,528,948    99.98       48,042    0.02     317,576,990    54.03      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Karl 
 8      Gruber as a Director.     1,177,056,904    99.61    4,598,357    0.39   1,181,655,261    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Karl 
 8*     Gruber as a Director.       312,978,632    98.55    4,598,357    1.45     317,576,989    54.03      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Deborah 
 9      Gudgeon as a Director.    1,180,046,855    99.86    1,608,407    0.14   1,181,655,262    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Deborah 
 9*     Gudgeon as a Director       315,968,583    99.49    1,608,407    0.51     317,576,990    54.03      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 10     Izosimov as a Director.   1,137,934,204    96.30   43,721,057    3.70   1,181,655,261    81.39      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
 10*    Izosimov as a Director.     273,855,932    86.23   43,721,057   13.77     317,576,989    54.03      14,298 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Sir 
        Michael Peat as 
 11     a Director.               1,139,814,114    96.47   41,750,040    3.53   1,181,564,154    81.38     105,405 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Sir 
        Michael Peat as 
 11*    a Director.                 275,735,842    86.85   41,750,040   13.15     317,485,882    54.01     105,405 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint Ernst 
        & Young LLP as 
        auditors of the 
 12     Company.                  1,180,896,162    99.95      627,322    0.05   1,181,523,484    81.38     146,074 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Audit Committee 
        of the Company 
        to fix the remuneration 
 13     of the auditors           1,179,270,785    99.80    2,385,120    0.20   1,181,655,905    81.39      13,654 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
 14     shares.                   1,172,242,120    99.20    9,413,786    0.80   1,181,655,906    81.39      13,654 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
        shares wholly for 
 15     cash.                     1,178,475,893    99.73    3,178,298    0.27   1,181,654,191    81.39      15,369 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to allot 
        shares wholly for 
        cash 
        and used only for 
        financing acquisitions 
        or capital 
 16     investments.              1,178,086,024    99.70    3,568,166    0.30   1,181,654,190    81.39      15,369 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Company to buy 
 17     back shares.              1,167,252,998    98.95   12,423,380    1.05   1,179,676,378    81.25   1,993,181 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise the 
        Directors to call 
        a general meeting 
        other than an annual 
        general meeting 
        on not less than 
        14 clear days' 
 18     notice                    1,168,066,142    98.85   13,589,764    1.15   1,181,655,906    81.39      13,654 
      -------------------------  --------------  -------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
 

* 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 18 June 2019 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares. The Company holds 54,619,521 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,451,907,773.

   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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

For further information:

 
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