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Ferrexpo PLC

AGM Information May 27, 2021

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27 May 2021

Ferrexpo plc ("Ferrexpo", "the Company" or the "Group")

Results of Annual General Meeting

The results of voting at Ferrexpo's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held today, 27 May 2021, are summarised below. All Resolutions were voted by way of a poll.

As stated in the Company's AGM Notice and under Listing Rule 9.2.2E, a resolution to elect or re-elect an Independent Director must be passed by both a majority of the independent shareholders and a majority of all shareholders (including the majority shareholder). In order to determine this, votes cast by the independent shareholders were counted separately in respect of the re-election of Graeme Dacomb, Vitalii Lisovenko, Fiona MacAulay and the election of Ann-Christin Andersen and are set out below.

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 receive the 2020 Report and Accounts.
508,153,398 99.99 72,749 0.01 508,226,147 402,823
2.
To approve the Remuneration Report (apart from
the remuneration policy)
497,519,620 97.83 11,033,948 2.17 508,553,568 75,402
3.
To approve the directors' Remuneration Policy
498,762,406 98.06 9,843,042 1.94 508,605,448 23,522
4.
To approve the 13.2 US cents final dividend
508,544,135 99.99 72,904 0.01 508,617,039 11,931
5.
To re-appoint MHA MacIntyre Hudson as the
Company's auditors
508,596,563 100.00 14,184 0.00 508,610,747 18,223
6.
To authorise the Audit Committee to determine
the auditors remuneration
508,604,917 100.00 9,922 0.00 508,614,839 14,131
7.
To elect Ann-Christin Andersen as a director
All 508,290,883 99.94 307,648 0.06 508,598,531 30,439
Independent 212,212,939 99.86 307,648 0.14 212,520,587 30,439
8.
To re-elect Graeme Dacomb as a director
All 508,018,169 99.89 578,362 0.11 508,596,531 32,439
Independent 211,940,225 99.73 578,362 0.27 212,518,587 32,439
9.
To re-elect Lucio Genovese as a director
406,769,840 79.98 101,828,691 20.02 508,598,531 30,439
10. To re-elect Vitalii Lisovenko as a director All 392,795,440 77.23 115,801,091 22.77 508,596,531 32,439
Independent 96,717,496 45.51 115,801,091 54.49 212,518,587 32,439
11. To re-elect Fiona MacAulay as a director All 477,658,547 93.92 30,939,984 6.08 508,598,531 30,439
Independent 181,580,603 85.44 30,939,984 14.56 212,520,587 30,439
12. To re-elect Kostyantin Zhevago as a director 365,934,784 73.93 129,055,763 26.07 494,990,547 13,638,423
13. To elect Jim North as a director 507,182,101 99.72 1,416,430 0.28 508,598,531 30,439
14. To authorise the directors to allot shares 507,299,831 99.74 1,299,857 0.26 508,599,688 29,282
15. To empower the directors to disapply pre
emption rights
507,288,679 99.74 1,318,189 0.26 508,606,868 22,102
16. To authorise the Company to make market
purchases of its own shares
501,317,545 98.83 5,912,936 1.17 507,230,481 1,398,489
17. To approve a 14 clear days' notice period for a
general meeting other than an AGM
500,780,813 98.46 7,836,226 1.54 508,617,039 11,931
  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

Significant Votes Against Resolutions

The Board of Ferrexpo notes that there were a significant proportion (more than 20%) of votes cast against resolutions to re-elect three of our Company directors.

The Board will consult and engage with independent shareholders to better understand the reasons behind these votes and will publish an update of its shareholder engagement within 6 months of today's AGM.

As the re-appointment of Vitalii Lisovenko, as one of the Independent Non-executive Directors, did not receive the requisite votes required for re-appointment by a majority of the independent shareholders, the Company may, in accordance with the UK Listing Rules, put the

matter to a second vote of all shareholders to be held between 90 and 120 days after the AGM. Pending the second vote, Mr Lisovenko shall remain a member of the Board of Ferrexpo for the period from the date of the AGM until the earlier of (a) the conclusion of any second vote, (b) the date 120 days after the AGM and (c) the date of any announcement by the Board that it does not intend to hold a second vote. If Mr Lisovenko's re-election is approved by a majority vote of all shareholders at the second vote, he will then be re-elected until the next AGM.

The Board currently intends to hold a second vote for the re-appointment of Mr Lisovenko as the Directors believe his expertise and contribution as a director is important for the Company. Further announcements will be made in due course.

Further Disclosures

As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) consisted of 588,624,142 Ordinary Shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total number of voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 588,624,142.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, Ferrexpo plc has submitted a copy of the resolutions dealing with the special business put to shareholders at the AGM 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:
Rob Simmons [email protected] +44 207 389 8305
Tavistock:
Jos Simson [email protected] +44 207 920 3150
Gareth Tredway +44 7785 974 264
Annabel de Morgan

Notes to Editors:

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine. It has been mining, processing and selling high quality iron ore pellets to the global steel industry for over 40 years. In 2020, the Group produced 11.2 Mt of iron ore pellets, a 7% increase on the prior year. The Company is ranked as the world's 3rd largest exporter of pellets to the global steel industry with a market share of approximately 9%. Ferrexpo has a diversified customer base supplying steel mills in Austria, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Vietnam and America. Ferrexpo has a premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FXPO. For further information, please visit www.ferrexpo.com.

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