Result of AGM

Elementis plc – Result of 2017 AGM

The Company’s AGM was held today (25 April 2017) at the offices of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 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 21 April 2017 was 463,666,534. (Total voting rights: 463,666,534). The percentage figure shown in each column 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 2016 366,314,793 100.00 3,450 0.00 366,318,243 79.00% 168,363
2. Final dividend 366,480,099 100.00 5,980 0.00 366,486,079 79.04% 527
3. Directors' remuneration report 2016 (excluding Remuneration policy) 306,052,827 84.18 57,504,708 15.82 363,557,535 78.41% 2,877,541
4. To elect Ralph Hewins 363,563,478 99.21 2,878,725 0.79 366,442,203 79.03% 34,403
5. To elect Sandra Boss 366,261,799 99.98 89,296 0.02 366,351,095 79.01% 83,981
6. To elect Dorothee Deuring 366,288,849 99.98 86,286 0.02 366,375,135 79.02% 69,941
7. To re-elect Andrew Duff 362,889,311 99.08 3,358,842 0.92 366,248,153 78.99% 228,453
8. To re-elect Paul Waterman 365,617,194 99.77 834,932 0.23 366,452,126 79.03% 34,480
9. To re-elect Nick Salmon 365,699,948 99.80 744,205 0.20 366,444,153 79.03% 32,453
10. To re-elect Steve Good 365,663,794 99.80 745,163 0.20 366,408,957 79.02% 67,649
11. To re-elect Anne Hyland 365,651,802 99.78 801,019 0.22 366,452,821 79.03% 33,785
12. Re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditors 364,584,568 99.99 36,503 0.01 364,621,071 78.64% 1,824,005
13. Auditors' remuneration 365,924,707 99.90 349,012 0.10 366,273,719 79.00% 171,357
14. Special dividend 366,443,356 100.00 2,385 0.00 366,445,741 79.03% 40,865
15. Authority to allot shares 333,810,787 91.10 32,602,130 8.90 366,412,917 79.03% 32,159
16. Authorise political donations 365,440,103 99.77 849,621 0.23 366,289,724 79.00% 120,156
17. Hold general meetings at 14 clear days' notice* 323,314,075 88.23 43,148,391 11.77 366,462,466 79.04% 24,140
18. Disapply pre-emption rights* 366,295,506 99.97 108,199 0.03 366,403,705 79.02% 82,901
19. Disapply pre-emption rights for acquisition or capital investment* 358,648,607 97.88 7,761,107 2.12 366,409,714 79.02% 76,892
20. Authority to purchase own shares* 363,264,973 99.20 2,941,549 0.80 366,206,522 78.98% 280,084

* Resolutions 17 to 20 were passed as special resolutions.

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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