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Essentra PLC — AGM Information 2016
Apr 20, 2016
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AGM Information
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Essentra plc Annual General Meeting
Essentra plc (the 'Company') held its Annual General Meeting of its shareholders on, Wednesday 20 April 2016 at 12 noon. The proxy voting figures received are shown below.
No. Resolution
1 To receive and adopt the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015, the Reports of the Directors, the Report of the Auditor and the Strategic Report thereon
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,671,016 | 99.95% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 106,952 | 0.05% |
| Total votes cast | 223,777,968 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 1,850,789 |
2 To receive and adopt the Report of the Remuneration Committee Chairman's Letter and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2015
| Votes for/discretionary | 219,899,772 | 98.25% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 3,915,395 | 1.75% |
| Total votes cast | 223,815,167 | 100.00% |
| Votes withheld | 1,813,589 |
3 To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2015 of 14.4p per ordinary share
| Votes for/discretionary | 225,580,842 | 100.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total votes cast |
225,580,842 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 47,915 |
4 To elect Paul Lester as a Director of the Company
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,739,023 | 99.19% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 1,837,025 | 0.81% |
| Total votes cast | 225,576,048 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 51,345 |
5 To elect Tommy Breen as a Director of the Company
| Votes for/discretionary | 217,902,529 | 96.60% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 7,672,279 | 3.40% |
| Total votes cast | 225,574,808 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 53,949 |
| 6 | To elect Stefan Schellinger as a Director of the Company |
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| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
223,979,789 1,597,739 225,577,528 51,229 |
99.29% 0.71% 100.0% |
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| 7 | To re-elect Colin Day as a Director of the Company |
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| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
223,962,314 1,618,528 225,580,842 47,915 |
99.28% 0.72% 100.0% |
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| 8 | To re- elect Terence Twigger as a Director of the Company |
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| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
224,756,653 824,189 225,580,842 47,915 |
99.63% 0.37% 100.0% |
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| 9 | To re- elect Peter Hill |
as a Director of the Company | |||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
224,753,095 825,143 225,578,238 50,519 |
99.63% 0.37% 100.0% |
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| 10 | To re- elect Lorraine Trainer as a Director of the Company |
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| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
224,610,730 967,508 225,578,238 50,519 |
99.57% 0.43% 100.0% |
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| 11 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP |
as the Company's auditor | |||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
223,706,669 1,918,844 225,625,513 3,244 |
99.15% 0.85% 100.0% |
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| 12 | To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration | ||||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast |
225,621,670 4,129 225,625,799 |
100.00% 0.00% 100.0% |
Votes withheld 2,949
13 To authorise the Directors until the end of the next year's AGM, to allot unissued shares in the Company,
- (i) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £21,867,720
- (ii) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £43,735,440 in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
| Votes for/discretionary | 217,028,757 | 96.55% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 7,745,053 | 3.45% |
| Total votes cast | 224,773,810 | 100.00% |
| Votes withheld | 854,938 |
14 To authorise the Directors, to modify pre-emption rights of shareholders, in connection with the authority to allot unissued shares given to Directors in Resolution 14
| Votes for/discretionary | 210,238,664 | 93.84% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against Total votes cast |
13,805,561 224,044,225 |
6.16% 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 1,584,532 |
15 To authorise the Company, within certain limits, to purchase its own shares in the market
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,269,631 | 98.96% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 2,349,738 | 1.04% |
| Total votes cast | 225,619,369 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 9,388 |
16 To adopt that a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice
| Votes for/discretionary | 216,405,573 | 95.91% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 9,218,593 | 4.19% |
| Total votes cast | 225,624,166 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 4,590 |
| Number of shareholders at meeting date: | 4 |
|---|---|
| Issued share capital at meeting date: | 262,449,952 ordinary shares of 25p each |
| Total number of voting rights | 261,632,592 |
| Number of votes per share: | 1 |
All the Resolutions proposed at the Meeting as set out in the Notice of Meeting (a copy of which is available at www.essentraplc.com ) were passed on a poll.
The Resolutions passed have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection athttp://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Jon Green Company Secretary Telephone: 01908 359 100
Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
Jon Green, Company Secretary 20 April 2016