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 earlier today, 30 April 2020, 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 2019, together with the Directors' Report, the Strategic Report and the Auditors' Report on those accounts. |
88,395,330 |
99.99 |
6,100 |
0.01 |
88,401,430 |
52.95 |
969 |
|
2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2019 |
WITHDRAWN |
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|
3. To elect as a Director Mr Steve Good |
86,240,429 |
97.91 |
1,836,466 |
2.09 |
88,076,895 |
52.76 |
325,504 |
|
4. To re-elect as a Director Mr Rutger Helbing |
88,199,551 |
99.78 |
191,701 |
0.22 |
88,391,252 |
52.95 |
11,147 |
|
5. To elect as a Director Ms Jackie Callaway |
88,205,984 |
99.79 |
187,619 |
0.21 |
88,393,603 |
52.95 |
8,796 |
|
6. To re-elect as a Director Mr Malcolm Swift |
88,377,800 |
99.98 |
16,943 |
0.02 |
88,394,743 |
52.95 |
7,656 |
|
7. To re-elect as a Director Dr Paul Withers |
86,668,201 |
98.05 |
1,725,068 |
1.95 |
88,393,269 |
52.95 |
9,130 |
|
8. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditors |
88,362,995 |
99.96 |
31,537 |
0.04 |
88,394,532 |
52.95 |
7,867 |
|
9. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the Auditors' remuneration |
88,376,761 |
99.98 |
19,134 |
0.02 |
88,395,895 |
52.95 |
6,504 |
|
10. To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2019 |
88,299,934 |
99.92 |
70,239 |
0.08 |
88,370,173 |
52.93 |
32,226 |
|
11. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy. |
84,753,944 |
95.91 |
3,615,769 |
4.09 |
88,369,713 |
52.93 |
32,685 |
|
12. To renew the Directors' authority to allot new shares |
87,957,834 |
99.51 |
428,999 |
0.49 |
88,386,833 |
52.94 |
15,126 |
|
13. To authorise the general disapplication of pre-emption rights |
88,159,251 |
99.75 |
221,304 |
0.25 |
88,380,555 |
52.94 |
21,844 |
|
14. To authorise the specific disapplication of pre-emption rights. |
88,159,793 |
99.75 |
222,245 |
0.25 |
88,382,038 |
52.94 |
20,361 |
|
15. To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares |
87,914,884 |
99.46 |
475,408 |
0.54 |
88,390,292 |
52.94 |
12,107 |
|
16. To approve a 14 day notice period for General Meetings other than Annual General Meetings |
87,571,357 |
99.07 |
825,282 |
0.93 |
88,396,639 |
52.95 |
5,760 |
* 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, 30 April 2020 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 relevant resolutions passed at its AGM will shortly be made available for public inspection via the National Storage Mechanism.
30 April 2020
Enquiries: Andrew Money
Devro Company Secretary
Tel: 01236 872261
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