Devro PLC Result of AGM (5375L)

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RNS Number : 5375L

Devro PLC

30 April 2020

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       % OF     TOTAL         % OF      VOTES WITHHELD 
                                                VOTES    AGAINST     VOTES    VOTES CAST    TOTAL 
                                                CAST                 CAST     *             VOTING 
                                                                                            RIGHTS 
                                                                                            ** 
                                 ===========           ==========           ============ 
 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 To declare a final                                                WITHDRAWN 
  dividend for the year 
  ended 31 December 2019 
-------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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: [phone]

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