Devro PLC Result of AGM (1501X)

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RNS Number : 1501X

Devro PLC

25 April 2019

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, 25 April 2019, all of the resolutions set out below were passed on a poll vote. The votes recorded were as follows:

 
 RESOLUTION                      VOTES FOR     % OF     VOTES       % OF     TOTAL VOTES   % OF TOTAL   VOTES WITHHELD 
                                                VOTES    AGAINST     VOTES    CAST*         VOTING 
                                                CAST                 CAST                   RIGHTS** 
                                ============           ==========           ============ 
 1. To receive the Company's 
  accounts for the year 
  ended 31 December 2018, 
  together with the Directors' 
  Report, the Strategic 
  Report and the Auditors' 
  Report on those accounts       119,495,365    99.99      16,526     0.01   119,511,891       71.59%          388,267 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 2. To declare a final 
  dividend for the year 
  ended 31 December 2018         119,898,227   100.00       1,045     0.00   119,899,272       71.82%              887 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 3. To re-elect as a 
  Director Mr Rutger 
  Helbing                        119,869,998    99.98      20,015     0.02   119,890,013       71.81%           10,146 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 4. To elect as a Director 
  Ms Jackie Callaway             119,857,872    99.98      25,646     0.02   119,883,518       71.81%           16,640 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 5. To re-elect as a 
  Director Ms Jane Lodge         116,551,328    97.22   3,336,155     2.78   119,887,483       71.81%           12,676 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 6. To re-elect as a 
  Director Mr Malcolm 
  Swift                          119,876,674    99.99      11,660     0.01   119,888,334       71.81%           11,825 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 7. To re-elect as a 
  Director Dr Paul Withers       119,875,838    99.99      13,062     0.01   119,888,900       71.81%           11,259 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 8. To re-appoint KPMG 
  LLP as the Company's 
  Auditors                       119,842,799    99.96      49,843     0.04   119,892,642       71.81%            7,517 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 9. To authorise the 
  Audit Committee of 
  the Board to determine 
  the Auditors' remuneration     119,362,229    99.56     531,667     0.44   119,893,896       71.81%            6,263 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 10. To approve the 
  Remuneration Report 
  for the year ended 
  31 December 2018               119,753,895    99.93      79,061     0.07   119,832,956       71.78%           67,203 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 11. To renew the Directors' 
  authority to allot 
  new shares                     119,820,961    99.96      52,701     0.04   119,873,662       71.80%           26,497 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 12. To authorise the 
  general disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights          119,784,281    99.92     101,811     0.08   119,886,092       71.81%           14,067 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 13. To authorise the 
  specific disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights.         119,778,326    99.91     107,655     0.09   119,885,981       71.81%           14,177 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 14. To renew the authority 
  for the Company to 
  purchase its own shares        119,863,978    99.97      34,173     0.03   119,898,151       71.82%            2,007 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 15. To approve a 14 
  day notice period for 
  General Meetings other 
  than Annual General 
  Meetings                       118,673,158    98.98   1,225,526     1.02   119,898,684       71.82%            1,475 
------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------  -------  ------------  -----------  --------------- 
 

* 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, 25 April 2019 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.

25 April 2019

   Enquiries:    Andrew Money 

Devro Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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