15th Mar 2013 14:00
For Immediate Release | 15 March 2013 |
Devro plc
("Devro" or the "Company")
2012 Annual Report
Devro plc (LSE: DVO) announces that it will today post its 2012 Annual Report to those shareholders who have requested this, together with the notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), to be held on 18 April 2013, and Proxy Form. Copies of these documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.
A copy is also available on the Company's website - www.devro.com.
As the resolutions to be considered at the AGM include an amendment to the Company's Articles of Association and the adoption of a new performance share plan, a copy of the Articles of Association marked to show the proposed change and a copy of the new performance share plan will be available for inspection at the Company's registered office, Gartferry Road, Moodiesburn, Chryston, G69 0JE and at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ during usual business hours up to the time of the AGM, and will also be available at the place of the AGM from 10.00 am until the close of the meeting.
Devro announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2012 on 26 February 2013. A condensed set of financial statements was attached to the Company's preliminary results announcement which included full disclosure of important events that occurred during the year.
The Company today provides the following additional regulated information as required to be made public under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Statement of Directors' Responsibilities
The 2012 Annual Report contains a responsibility statement in compliance with DTR 4.1.12 signed on behalf of the board by the Company Secretary. This states that on 14 March 2013, the date of approval of the 2012 Annual Report, each of the directors (whose names and functions are listed below) confirms that, to the best of each person's knowledge and belief:
·; The financial statements, prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Company and the Devro group; and
·; The directors' report contained in the 2012 Annual Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the Devro group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
Directors:
Steve Hannam, Chairman
Peter Page, Chief Executive
Simon Webb, Group Finance Director
Jane Lodge, Non-Executive Director
Paul Neep, Non-Executive Director
Paul Withers, Non-Executive Director
John Meredith
Company Secretary
15 March 2013
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