27th Mar 2014 07:00
For Immediate Release | 27 March 2014 |
Devro plc
("Devro" or the "Company")
2013 Annual Report
Devro plc (LSE: DVO) announces that it has posted its 2013 Annual Report to those shareholders who have requested this, together with the notice of Annual General Meeting, to be held on 30 April 2014, 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.
Devro announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013 on 4 March 2014. 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 2013 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 18 March 2014, the date of approval of the 2013 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 of the group included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
· the management report required by DTR4.1.8R (contained in the Strategic Report and the Directors' Report) includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and group included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
In addition, each of the Directors considers that the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company's performance, business model and strategy.
Directors:
Steve Hannam, Chairman
Peter Page, Chief Executive
Simon Webb, Group Finance Director
Gerard Hoetmer, Non-Executive Director
Jane Lodge, Non-Executive Director
Paul Neep, Non-Executive Director
Paul Withers, Non-Executive Director
John Meredith
Company Secretary
27 March 2014
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