DEVRO PLC — AGM Information 2017

Apr 26, 2017

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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 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 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

Tel:  01236 872261

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