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<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Articles the articles of association of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong> from time to time<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Board or <strong>Vesuvius</strong> Directors the board of directors of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong> and “<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Director” means<br />
any member of the <strong>Vesuvius</strong> Board<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Business the business of <strong>Vesuvius</strong>, comprising the Engineered Ceramics and<br />
Precious Metals Processing divisions<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Capital Reduction the proposed reduction of the share capital of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong> under<br />
section 641 of the Companies Act to be undertaken shortly after the<br />
Scheme Effective Time in connection with the Demerger<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Court Hearing the hearing by the Court of the claim form to confirm the <strong>Vesuvius</strong><br />
Capital Reduction<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Deferred Share the deferred share of £1 in the capital of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong>, formerly the<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Subscriber Share<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong> or the Company <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong>, a company incorporated under the laws of England and<br />
Wales with registered number 8217766 and whose registered office is<br />
at 165 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2AE<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Redeemable Preference<br />
Shares<br />
the 50,000 redeemable preference shares of £1.00 each in the capital<br />
of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong><br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Remuneration Committee the remuneration committee of the Board<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Shareholders holders of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> Shares<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Shares ordinary shares in the capital of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong> with a nominal value:<br />
(i) prior to the <strong>Vesuvius</strong> Capital Reduction becoming effective,<br />
equal to the final middle market quotation (as derived from the<br />
daily official list of the London Stock Exchange) of a Cookson<br />
Share on the date of the Scheme Effective Time (or such other<br />
nominal value as the Cookson Board may determine); and<br />
(ii) subsequent to the <strong>Vesuvius</strong> Capital Reduction becoming<br />
<strong>Vesuvius</strong> Subscriber Share<br />
effective 10 pence<br />
the initial ordinary share of £1.00 in the capital of <strong>Vesuvius</strong> <strong>plc</strong><br />
Voting Record Time 6.00 p.m. (London time) on 24 November 2012 or, if the Court<br />
Meeting or General Meeting is adjourned, 6.00 p.m. on the day which<br />
is two days before the date of such adjourned meeting<br />
All references to legislation in this document are to the legislation of England and Wales unless the contrary is<br />
indicated. Any reference to any provision of any legislation shall include any amendment, modification,<br />
re-enactment or extension thereof.<br />
Words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and words importing the masculine gender<br />
shall include the feminine or neutral gender.<br />
For the purpose of this document, “subsidiary”, “subsidiary undertaking”, “undertaking” and “associated<br />
undertaking” have the meanings given by the Companies Act.<br />
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