Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9828B
Evraz Plc
15 June 2021
 

 

EVRAZ  plc (the "Company")

 

Results of the Annual General Meeting

 

The Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of the Company was held on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at 11.00am (London time). At the Meeting, the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 14 May 2021 (the "Notice of AGM"), were proposed and passed by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions. Resolutions 17 to 20 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
FOR

%

VOTES
AGAINST

%

TOTAL VOTES
 

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES
WITHHELD

1

To receive the Directors' report and the accounts for the

Company for the year ended 31 December 2020

1,134,229,649

99.98

199,859

0.02

1,134,429,508

77.77

147,257

2

To approve the Annual Remuneration Report set out on pages 127 - 139 of the 2020 Annual

Report and Accounts

1,070,842,969

94.41

63,394,671

5.59

1,134,237,640

77.76

339,125

3

To re-elect Alexander Abramov as a Director

939,047,089

82.77

195,494,936

17.23

1,134,542,025

77.78

34,740

4

To re-elect Alexander Frolov as a Director

1,125,565,172

99.21

8,996,905

0.79

1,134,562,077

77.78

14,688

5

To re-elect Eugene Shvidler as a Director

1,068,211,006

94.15

66,351,070

5.85

1,134,562,076

77.78

14,689

6

To re-elect Eugene Tenenbaum as a Director

1,124,988,376

99.16

9,575,200

0.84

1,134,563,576

77.78

13,189

7

To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director

1,124,911,844

99.15

9,650,232

0.85

1,134,562,076

77.78

14,689

7*

To re-elect Karl Gruber as a Director

284,550,822

96.72

9,650,232

3.28

294,201,054

47.58

14,689

8

To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director.

1,091,272,338

96.18

43,292,238

3.82

1,134,564,576

77.78

12,189

8*

To re-elect Deborah Gudgeon as a Director

250,911,316

85.28

43,292,238

14.72

294,203,554

47.58

12,189

9

To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director

1,022,501,908

90.13

112,021,377

9.87

1,134,523,285

77.78

53,480

9*

To re-elect Alexander Izosimov as a Director

182,140,886

61.92

112,021,377

38.08

294,162,263

47.57

53,480

10

To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director

1,088,525,660

95.94

46,037,416

4.06

1,134,563,076

77.78

13,689

10 *

To re-elect Sir Michael Peat as a Director

248,164,638

84.35

46,037,416

15.65

294,202,054

47.58

13,689

11

To elect Stephen Odell as a Director

1,124,643,454

99.13

9,920,123

0.87

1,134,563,577

77.78

13,188

11*

To elect Stephen Odell as a Director

284,282,432

96.63

9,920,123

3.37

294,202,555

47.58

13,188

12

To elect James Rutherford as a Director

1,118,210,689

98.56

16,352,888

1.44

1,134,563,577

77.78

13,188

12*

To elect James Rutherford as a Director

277,849,667

94.44

16,352,888

5.56

294,202,555

47.58

13,188

13

To elect Sandra Stash as a Director

1,133,881,689

99.94

682,888

0.06

1,134,564,577

77.78

12,188

13*

To elect Sandra Stash as a Director

293,520,667

99.77

682,888

0.23

294,203,555

47.58

12,188

14

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of the Company

1,130,092,121

99.61

4,472,827

0.39

1,134,564,948

77.78

11,817

15

To authorise the Audit Committee of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors

1,130,255,659

99.62

4,307,756

0.38

1,134,563,415

77.78

11,267

16

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

1,118,846,827

98.61

15,714,039

1.39

1,134,560,866

77.78

15,899

17

To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash

1,128,970,915

99.88

1,351,420

0.12

1,130,322,335

77.78

4,254,430

18

To authorise the Directors to allot shares wholly for cash

and used only for financing acquisitions or capital

investments

1,127,715,646

99.77

2,606,688

0.23

1,130,322,334

77.78

4,254,431

19

To authorise the Company to buy back shares

1,131,613,650

99.98

240,850

0.02

1,131,854,500

77.78

2,722,265

20

To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice

1,118,320,664

98.57

16,246,330

1.43

1,134,566,994

77.78

9,771

 * 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 15 June 2021 is 1,506,527,294 ordinary shares. The Company holds 47,837,582 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company is therefore 1,458,689,712.

4.  The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC.

5.  All percentages are rounded to two decimal points.

 

As advised on 11 May 2021, following the successful outcome of the Annual General Meeting poll, Mr. Stephen Odell, Mr. James Rutherford and Ms. Sandra Stash have been appointed as non-executive directors of the Company with effect from 15 June 2021.

 

The Board notes the outcome of the poll results for resolution 9, where Mr. Izosimov secured 61.92% of the independent shareholders votes for his re-election. The Board understands that some shareholders are expressing their concerns over the Board's gender diversity level which is presently below the Hampton-Alexander review recommendation, with only two of the Board's eleven members being female. It is the Company's intention to comply with the Hampton-Alexander recommendations as directors retire and suitable candidates can be identified. As Chairman of the Nominations Committee, Mr. Izosimov will consult with shareholders and take their views into account during future recruitment searches.

 

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:

 

Media Relations:

Investor Relations:

 

Mariya Starovoyt

Director, External communications

+44 207 290 1096

media@evraz.com

Irina Bakhturina

Director, Investor Relations

+44 207 290 1095

ir@evraz.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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