Evraz Plc Result of AGM (1221Q)

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RNS Number : 1221Q

Evraz Plc

16 June 2020

EVRAZ plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 16 June 2020 at 11.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 15 May 2020 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 15 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 16 to 19 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 
  1     December 2019             1,243,992,436   99.98      192,721    0.02   1,244,185,157    85.40     329,910 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Directors' Remuneration 
        Policy as set 
        out on pages 
        131 - 135 of 
        the 2019 
        Annual Report 
  2     and Accounts              1,189,736,031   95.85   51,449,970    4.15   1,241,186,001    85.20   3,329,067 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
        Annual Remuneration 
        Report set out 
        on pages 135 
        - 139 of the 
        2019 Annual 
  3     Report and Accounts       1,227,370,864   98.62   17,138,237    1.38   1,244,509,101    85.42       5,966 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
        Abramov as a 
  4     Director                  1,179,302,168   94.76   65,208,521    5.24   1,244,510,689    85.42       4,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
  5     Frolov as a Director      1,233,564,245   99.12   10,943,342    0.88   1,244,507,587    85.42       7,481 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Eugene 
        Shvidler as a 
  6     Director                  1,201,301,205   96.53   43,206,381    3.47   1,244,507,586    85.42       7,481 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Eugene 
        Tenenbaum as 
  7     a Director                1,230,384,691   98.86   14,125,997    1.14   1,244,510,688    85.42       4,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Laurie 
  8     Argo as a Director        1,241,322,510   99.74    3,188,179    0.26   1,244,510,689    85.42       4,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To elect Laurie 
 8*     Argo as a Director          400,961,488   99.21    3,188,179    0.79     404,149,667    65.55       4,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Karl 
  9     Gruber as a Director      1,180,840,390   94.88   63,668,196    5.12   1,244,508,586    85.42       6,481 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Karl 
 9*     Gruber as a Director        340,479,368   84.25   63,668,196   15.75     404,147,564    65.55       6,481 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Deborah 
        Gudgeon as a 
 10     Director.                 1,241,323,510   99.74    3,188,179    0.26   1,244,511,689    85.42       3,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Deborah 
        Gudgeon as a 
 10*    Director                    400,962,488   99.21    3,188,179    0.79     404,150,667    65.55       3,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
        Izosimov as a 
 11     Director                  1,217,980,030   97.87   26,531,361    2.13   1,244,511,391    85.42       3,676 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Alexander 
        Izosimov as a 
 11*    Director                    377,619,008   93.44   26,531,361    6.56     404,150,369    65.55       3,676 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Sir 
        Michael Peat 
 12     as a Director             1,172,528,583   94.33   70,424,447    5.67   1,242,953,030    85.32   1,562,037 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Sir 
 12     Michael Peat 
  *     as a Director               332,167,561   82.51   70,424,447   17.49     402,592,008    65.30   1,562,037 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To re-appoint 
        Ernst & Young 
        LLP as auditors 
 13     of the Company            1,241,172,919   99.74    3,221,213    0.26   1,244,394,132    85.42     120,935 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Audit Committee 
        of the Company 
        to fix the remuneration 
 14     of the auditors           1,240,336,015   99.67    4,163,673    0.33   1,244,499,688    85.42       4,379 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
 15     to allot shares           1,225,983,174   98.51   18,525,413    1.49   1,244,508,587    85.42       6,481 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to allot shares 
 16     wholly for cash           1,237,437,636   99.88    1,508,300    0.12   1,238,945,936    85.04   5,569,132 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to allot shares 
        wholly for cash 
        and used only 
        for financing 
        acquisitions 
        or capital 
 17     investments               1,237,271,427   99.86    1,674,241    0.14   1,238,945,668    85.04   5,569,399 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Company to 
 18     buy back shares           1,240,935,183   99.83    2,096,729    0.17   1,243,031,912    85.32   1,483,155 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to call a general 
        meeting other 
        than an annual 
        general meeting 
        on not less than 
        14 clear days' 
 19     notice                    1,226,872,147   98.58   17,635,440    1.42   1,244,507,587    85.42       7,481 
      -------------------------  --------------  ------  -----------  ------  --------------  -------  ---------- 
 

* 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 16 June 2020 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares. The Company holds 49,654,691 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,456,872,603.

   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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

For further information:

 
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