Devro PLC Result of AGM (4621D)

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RNS Number : 4621D

Devro PLC

26 April 2017

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         % OF     VOTES       % OF     TOTAL         % OF        VOTES 
                                  FOR           VOTES    AGAINST     VOTES    VOTES         TOTAL       WITHHELD 
                                                CAST                 CAST     CAST*         VOTING 
                                                                                            RIGHTS** 
==============================  ============  =======  ==========  =======  ============  ==========  =========== 
 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

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