26th 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:
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 |
* 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.
AVAILABILITY OF CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
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.
CONFIRMATION OF BOARD CHANGES
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.
26 April 2017
Enquiries: John Meredith
Devro Company Secretary
Tel: 01236 872261
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