Result of AGM

Elementis plc – Result of 2016 AGM

The Company’s AGM was held today (27 April 2016) at the offices of UBS Investment Bank in London and all resolutions proposed were passed on a poll.

For information, the following table shows the poll results for the Meeting. The total number of shares in issue (ISC) as at 25 April 2016 was 463,166,347. (Total voting rights: 463,166,347). The percentage figure shown after columns 2 and 4 is the percentage of the total number of votes validly cast (under law) for each resolution (i.e. excludes votes withheld).

Resolution Votes
For
% Votes Against % Votes
Total
% of ISC voted Votes 
Withheld
1. Receive annual report and accounts 2015 365,152,438 100.00 1,313 0.00 365,153,751 78.83 2,503,656
2. Final dividend 366,710,973 100.00 1,349 0.00 366,712,322 79.17 948,085
3. Directors' remuneration report 2015 (excluding Remuneration policy) 287,022,138 78.37 79,194,588 21.63 366,216,726 79.06 1,405,108
4. To elect Paul Waterman 366,154,947 99.86 497,438 0.14 366,652,385 79.16 968,980
5. To re-elect Andrew Duff 360,838,400 98.41 5,817,597 1.59 366,655,997 79.16 997,359
6. To re-elect Brian Taylorson 366,187,365 99.86 506,427 0.14 366,693,792 79.17 966,615
7. To re-elect Nick Salmon 366,149,890 99.86 505,805 0.14 366,655,695 79.16 966,140
8. To re-elect Andrew Christie 363,915,924 99.25 2,742,836 0.75 366,658,760 79.16 964,076
9. To re-elect Steve Good 366,153,011 99.86 503,554 0.14 366,656,565 79.16 965,270
10, To re-elect Anne Hyland 365,439,852 99.68 1,181,718 0.32 366,621,570 79.15 962,693
11. Appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 366,091,116 99.85 558,833 0.15 366,649,949 79.16 971,886
12. Auditors' remuneration 365,875,290 99.78 789,248 0.22 366,664,538 79.16 957,297
13. Special dividend 366,671,353 100.00 2,219 0.00 366,673,572 79.16 948,263
14. Authority to allot shares 339,398,018 92.57 27,233,002 7.43 366,631,020 79.15 990,815
15. Authorise political donations 365,129,578 99.59 1,503,629 0.41 366,633,207 79.15 1,028,200
16. Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice* 328,291,378 89.56 38,280,932 10.44 366,572,310 79.14 1,050,524
17. Disapply pre-emption rights* 334,912,720 96.18 13,313,599 3.82 348,226,319 75.18 19,435,088
18. Authority to purchase own shares* 363,294,045 99.08 3,363,458 0.92 366,657,503 79.16 964,332

* Resolutions 16 to 18 were passed as special resolutions.

The Board considers that the percentage of votes cast against or withheld in respect of resolution number 3 (to approve the remuneration report, as shown in the above table) to be significant. The Company has written to major shareholders, representing more than two-thirds of its voting capital, to address the main concerns raised. A number of shareholders accepted an offer to meet with the Chairman or Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. The reasons for the result of the vote on resolution number 3 are understood and the Company will reflect on these concerns in future years.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6, copies of the resolutions, designated as being special business, passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

These voting results and the Notice of meeting will also be available on the Company’s website at www.elementisplc.com/investors/agm-information later this afternoon.

Wai Wong
Company Secretary
0207 067 2999

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