18th Apr 2013 17:21
Devro plc (the "Company")
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
VOTING RESULTS / AVAILABILITY OF CORRESPONDING
DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
VOTING RESULTS
The Company announces that at its AGM held on 18 April 2013, 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 2012, together with the Directors' Report and the Auditors' Report on those accounts | 121,203,343 | 99.95 | 66,276 | 0.05 | 121,269,619 | 73.19% | 9,889 |
2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2012 | 121,284,758 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 121,284,758 | 73.20% | 0 |
3. To re-elect as a Director Mr Steve Hannam | 121,011,159 | 99.78 | 263,232 | 0.22 | 121,274,391 | 73.19% | 10,147 |
4. To re-elect as a Director Mr Peter Page | 121,151,684 | 99.90 | 125,127 | 0.10 | 121,276,811 | 73.20% | 7,947 |
5. To re-elect as a Director Ms Jane Lodge | 118,673,629 | 97.86 | 2,599,519 | 2.14 | 121,273,148 | 73.19% | 11,610 |
6. To re-elect as a Director Mr Paul Neep | 118,684,254 | 97.86 | 2,590,014 | 2.14 | 121,274,268 | 73.19% | 10,490 |
7. To re-elect as a Director Mr Simon Webb | 121,147,319 | 99.90 | 126,942 | 0.10 | 121,274,261 | 73.19% | 10,497 |
8. To re-elect as a Director Mr Paul Withers | 118,678,073 | 97.86 | 2,589,589 | 2.14 | 121,267,662 | 73.19% | 17,096 |
9. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's Auditors and to authorise the Directors to fix their remuneration | 117,545,724 | 97.01 | 3,620,162 | 2.99 | 121,165,886 | 73.13% | 118,872 |
10. To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2012 | 117,668,793 | 97.12 | 3,483,641 | 2.88 | 121,152,434 | 73.12% | 131,444 |
11. To renew the Directors' authority to allot new shares | 119,650,087 | 98.69 | 1,593,838 | 1.31 | 121,243,925 | 73.18% | 40,833 |
12. To approve the Devro plc Performance Share Plan | 120,236,882 | 99.17 | 1,001,260 | 0.83 | 121,238,142 | 73.17% | 46,616 |
13. To disapply pre-emption rights | 120,881,624 | 99.71 | 346,874 | 0.29 | 121,228,498 | 73.17% | 56,260 |
14. To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares | 120,898,791 | 99.71 | 352,304 | 0.29 | 121,251,095 | 73.18% | 33,663 |
15. To approve a 14 day notice period for General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings | 117,294,489 | 96.74 | 3,948,866 | 3.26 | 121,243,355 | 73.18% | 41,403 |
16. To amend the Company's Articles of Association | 121,206,255 | 99.99 | 17,885 | 0.01 | 121,224,140 | 73.16% | 60,618 |
* 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, 18 April 2013 is 165,688,564.
AVAILABILITY OF CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6, the Company also confirms that it has made available for public inspection via the National Storage Mechanism a copy of all resolutions passed as special business at its AGM.
18 April 2013
Enquiries: John Meredith
Company Secretary
Tel: 01236 879191
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