21st May 2020 15:16
21 May 2020
Essentra plc (the Company)
Results of Annual General Meeting
The directors are pleased to announce that at the Company's AGM held earlier today, all resolutions were duly voted upon by poll and were passed by Shareholders.
| Resolution | Votes For (Including discretionary votes) | Votes Against | Total Votes Cast (Excluding votes withheld) | Votes Withheld |
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| Number of shares | % | Number of shares | % | Number of shares | % of relevant shares in issue | Number of shares | |
1 | Report & Accounts | 223,466,777 | 99.98 | 40,469 | 0.02 | 223,507,246 | 84.91 | 732,100 | |
2 | Remuneration Report | 207,406,775 | 99.70 | 620,224 | 0.30 | 208,026,999 | 79.03 | 16,212,347 | |
3 | Elect Nicki Demby | 224,225,158 | 99.99 | 12,028 | 0.01 | 224,237,186 | 85.19 | 2,161 | |
4 | Re-elect Paul Lester | 219,169,474 | 99.73 | 594,962 | 0.27 | 219,764,436 | 83.49 | 4,474,910 | |
5 | Re-elect Paul Forman | 222,434,642 | 99.20 | 1,802,615 | 0.80 | 224,237,257 | 85.19 | 2,090 | |
6 | Re-elect Tommy Breen | 224,222,868 | 99.99 | 14,633 | 0.01 | 224,237,501 | 85.19 | 1,846 | |
7 | Re-elect Lily Liu | 224,174,555 | 99.97 | 64,741 | 0.03 | 224,239,296 | 85.19 | 51 | |
8 | Re-elect Mary Reilly | 224,223,000 | 99.99 | 14,501 | 0.01 | 224,237,501 | 85.19 | 1,846 | |
9 | Re-elect Ralf Wunderlich | 223,676,479 | 99.99 | 11,720 | 0.01 | 223,688,199 | 84.98 | 551,148 | |
10 | Appoint PWC as Auditor | 224,218,895 | 99.99 | 17,932 | 0.01 | 224,236,827 | 85.19 | 2,520 | |
11 | Authorise Risk the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 224,225,986 | 99.99 | 12,298 | 0.01 | 224,238,284 | 85.19 | 1,063 | |
12 | Authorise the Company to allot shares | 207,986,454 | 92.75 | 16,248,715 | 7.25 | 224,235,169 | 85.19 | 4,178 | |
13* | Authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights (general authority) | 224,203,859 | 99.99 | 24,422 | 0.01 | 224,228,281 | 85.19 | 11,066 | |
14* | Authorise the Company to disapply pre-emption rights (additional authority) | 209,241,885 | 93.32 | 14,986,728 | 6.68 | 224,228,613 | 85.19 | 10,733 | |
15* | Authorise the Company to make market purchase of its own shares | 223,590,083 | 99.73 | 604,633 | 0.27 | 224,194,716 | 85.17 | 44,630 | |
16* | Authorise a general meeting other than an AGM to be held on 14 days' notice | 219,941,390 | 98.08 | 4,297,906 | 1.92 | 224,239,296 | 85.19 | 51 | |
Resolutions 13 to 16 are special resolutions requiring 75% majority.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
The number of Ordinary shares in issue at the close of business on 19 May 2020 (excluding 908,650 Treasury shares) was 264,129,170.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, being resolutions 13 to 16, will be submitted to and available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to view at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website, www.essentraplc.com.
Enquiries
Jon Green, Company Secretary & General Counsel
T: 01908 359100
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