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 | % | VOTES | % | TOTAL VOTES | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES |
| 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:
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