19 September 2024
FERREXPO plc
("Ferrexpo", the "Group" or the "Company")
General Meeting voting results
Ferrexpo plc (LSE: FXPO) announces the result of the General Meeting that was held earlier today, the purpose of which was for shareholders to vote on the re-election of Vitalii Lisovenko as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company ("Resolution"). As noted in the Notice of General Meeting dated 12 August 2024, in accordance with the provisions of UK Listing Rule 6.2.9R, the Resolution required approval by a majority of all shareholders voting at the meeting.
Following today's General Meeting, the Company confirms that the Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution and voted by way of a poll.
Voting results:
| For/Discretion | Against | Total votes cast | Votes withheld1 | ||
Resolution | No. of votes | % of votes cast2 | No. of votes | % of votes cast2 | No. of votes | No. of votes |
1. To re-elect Vitalii Lisovenko as a director | 358,977,846 | 84.85 | 64,083,794 | 15.15 | 423,061,640 | 2,062,714 |
1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes validly cast for or against a resolution
2. Excluding votes withheld
As at the date of the General Meeting, the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) consisted of 598,137,142 Ordinary Shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total number of voting rights as at the date of the General Meeting was 598,137,142.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, Ferrexpo has submitted a copy of the Resolution put to shareholders at the General Meeting today to the National Storage Mechanism, which will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For further information, please contact:
Ferrexpo: | | |
Nick Bias | +44(0) 207 389 8305 | |
Tavistock: | | |
Jos Simson Gareth Tredway | +44(0) 207 920 3150 +44 (0)7785 974 264 |
Notes to Editors:
About Ferrexpo: Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a listing in the equity shares commercial companies category on the London Stock Exchange (ticker FXPO) and a constituent of the FTSE All-Share index. The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore. Ferrexpo's operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years. Before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Group was the world's third largest exporter of pellets. The Group has a global customer base comprising of premium steel mills around the world. For further information visit www.ferrexpo.com.
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