26 Apr 2017 17:15
Devro plc (the "Company")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
VOTING RESULTS / AVAILABILITY OF CORRESPONDING
DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION / CONFIRMATION OF BOARD CHANGES
VOTING RESULTS
The Company announces that at its AGM held earlier today, 26 April 2017, all of the resolutions set out below were passed on a poll vote. The votes recorded were as follows:
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RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % OF VOTES CAST | VOTES AGAINST | % OF VOTES CAST | TOTAL VOTES CAST* | % OF TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS** | VOTES WITHHELD |
1. To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016, together with the Directors' Report, the Strategic Report and the Auditors' Report on those accounts | 118,399,944 | 100.00 | 3,175 | 0.00 | 118,403,119 | 70.92 | 2,102 |
2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2016 | 118,403,014 | 100.00 | 715 | 0.00 | 118,403,729 | 70.92 | 1,492 |
3. To re-elect as a Director Mr Gerard Hoetmer | 95,318,404 | 99.86 | 129,154 | 0.14 | 95,447,558 | 57.17 | 22,957,663 |
4. To re-elect as a Director Mr Peter Page | 118,381,419 | 99.99 | 14,166 | 0.01 | 118,395,585 | 70.92 | 9,636 |
5. To re-elect as a Director Mr Rutger Helbing | 118,381,462 | 99.99 | 13,588 | 0.01 | 118,395,050 | 70.92 | 10,171 |
6. To re-elect as a Director Ms Jane Lodge | 118,340,627 | 99.97 | 37,978 | 0.03 | 118,378,605 | 70.91 | 14,416 |
7. To elect as a Director Mr Malcolm Swift | 118,372,627 | 99.99 | 11,423 | 0.01 | 118,384,050 | 70.91 | 15,171 |
8. To re-elect as a Director Mr Paul Withers | 118,372,026 | 99.99 | 17,131 | 0.01 | 118,389,157 | 70.91 | 16,064 |
9. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditors | 118,345,614 | 99.96 | 49,472 | 0.04 | 118,395,086 | 70.92 | 10,135 |
10. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the Auditors' remuneration | 118,371,152 | 99.98 | 26,846 | 0.02 | 118,397,998 | 70.92 | 7,223 |
11. To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2016 | 118,289,320 | 99.94 | 75,408 | 0.06 | 118,364,728 | 70.90 | 38,893 |
12. To approve the Remuneration Policy | 117,937,150 | 99.83 | 202,468 | 0.17 | 118,139,618 | 70.76 | 265,603 |
13. To renew the Directors' authority to allot new shares | 118,348,716 | 99.97 | 36,667 | 0.03 | 118,385,383 | 70.91 | 19,838 |
14. To authorise the general disapplication of pre-emption rights | 118,329,063 | 99.95 | 60,250 | 0.05 | 118,389,313 | 70.91 | 15,908 |
15. To authorise the specific disapplication of pre-emption rights. | 118,270,482 | 99.90 | 119,157 | 0.10 | 118,389,639 | 70.91 | 15,362 |
16. To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares | 118,298,636 | 99.93 | 88,240 | 0.07 | 118,386,876 | 70.91 | 13,462 |
17. To approve a 14 day notice period for General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings | 116,883,432 | 98.72 | 1,516,022 | 1.28 | 118,399,454 | 70.92 | 5,767 |
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* Total votes cast excludes votes withheld as a vote withheld is not a vote in law.
** The total number of voting rights in the Company today, 26 April 2017 is 166,949,022.
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AVAILABILITY OF CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
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Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6, the Company also confirms that a copy of all resolutions passed as special business at its AGM will shortly be made available for public inspection via the National Storage Mechanism.
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CONFIRMATION OF BOARD CHANGES
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We confirm the changes to the Board that we had previously announced, which have taken effect to coincide with today's AGM. Mr Paul Neep ceased to be a director of the Company on his resignation from the Board and Mr Malcolm Swift has become a director of the Company, following his election at today's meeting.
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26 April 2017
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Enquiries: John Meredith
Devro Company Secretary
Tel: 01236 872261
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