Polymetal has completed the divestment of its Russian business on 7 March 2024. Please see the relevant announcement at the link. Operating and financial results as well as other information on this website until 7 March 2024 represent the Group in its former organizational structure, i.e. including Russian business, unless otherwise stated.
30 May 2023
Polymetal International plc (“Polymetal” or the “Company”) announces that at the General Meeting (“GM”) of the Company held today at 11.00 am (BST), all resolutions proposed by the Directors in the Notice of the GM dated 10 May 2023 were duly passed with the results as stated below.
Voting results
Resolution* |
Vote type |
Voted |
Voted % |
% of Issued Share Capital*** |
01, RE-DOMICILIATION |
For |
145,975,584 |
91.78 |
30.82 |
Against |
13,075,916 |
8.22 |
2.76 |
|
Votes Withheld** |
579,994 |
0.36 |
0.12 |
|
02, SHARES TO BE CONVERTED |
For |
146,083,956 |
91.91 |
30.84 |
Against |
12,860,638 |
8.09 |
2.72 |
|
Votes Withheld** |
686,900 |
0.43 |
0.15 |
|
03, ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION |
For |
146,056,088 |
91.92 |
30.84 |
Against |
12,841,932 |
8.08 |
2.71 |
|
Votes Withheld** |
733,474 |
0.46 |
0.15 |
* Resolutions numbered 1, 2 and 3 are special resolutions.
** A “vote withheld” is not a ‘vote’ under Jersey law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ the resolution.
*** The Company holds 39,070,838 Ordinary Shares in treasury, which do not enjoy any voting or economic rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 473,626,239.
A copy of resolutions passed will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Proposed re-domiciliation
The Company reminds shareholders that, as clearly stated in the related circular (published on 10 May 2023) (the “Circular”), the re-domiciliation is subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions as set out in the Circular, and will proceed provided the Board can be assured at all times of continuing compliance with all applicable sanctions.
The Company and the Board continues to work with their legal advisers in order to be able to give that assurance. Subject to continuing sanctions compliance and satisfaction of the remaining conditions, the re-domiciliation is expected to proceed as set out in the Circular.
Further announcements will be made as and when necessary.
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms within this announcement have the same meaning as defined in the Circular.
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Evgeny MonakhovTel. +7.7172.476.655
Kirill Kuznetsov