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Essentra PLC — AGM Information 2017
Apr 20, 2017
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Essentra plc Annual General Meeting
Essentra plc (the 'Company') held its Annual General Meeting of its shareholders on, Thursday 20 April 2017 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 2016 and the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report thereon.
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,942,368 | 100.00% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 2,240 | 0.00% |
| Total votes cast | 223,944,608 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 861,940 |
2 To approve the Remuneration Committee Chairman's Letter and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the financial year ended 31 December 2016, as set out in the Company's 2016 Annual Report.
| Votes for/discretionary | 209,563,401 | 93.53% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 14,386,865 | 6.42% |
| Total votes cast | 223,950,266 | 100.00% |
| Votes withheld | 856,281 |
3 To declare a final dividend for the financial year ended 31 December 2016 of 14.4 pence per ordinary share.
| Votes for/discretionary | 224,722,430 | 99.96% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 79,265 | 0.04% |
| Total votes cast | 224,801,695 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 4,853 |
4 To elect Paul Forman as a Director of the Company.
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,984,029 | 99.64% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 813,925 | 0.36% |
| Total votes cast | 224,797,954 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 8,594 |
5 To re-elect Paul Lester as a Director of the Company.
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,050,538 | 99.22% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 1,747,760 | 0.78% |
| Total votes cast | 224,798,298 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 8,249 |
| 6 | To re-elect Stefan Schellinger as a Director of the Company. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast |
222,272,177 2,525,777 224,797,954 |
98.88% 1.12% 100.0% |
|
| Votes withheld | 8,594 | ||
| 7 | To re-elect Terry Twigger as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary | 224,036,624 | 99.66% | |
| Votes against | 760,367 | 0.34% | |
| Total votes cast Votes withheld |
224,796,991 9,323 |
100.0% | |
| 8 | To re-elect Tommy Breen as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary | 223,438,784 | 99.52% | |
| Votes against | 1,086,211 | 0.48% | |
| Total votes cast | 224,524,995 | 100.0% | |
| Votes withheld | 281,551 | ||
| 9 | To re-elect Lorraine Trainer as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary | 214,797,818 | 95.55% | |
| Votes against | 9,999,097 | 4.45% | |
| Total votes cast | 224,796,915 | 100.0% | |
| Votes withheld | 9,633 | ||
| 10 | To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which audited accounts are laid before the Company. |
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| Votes for/discretionary | 224,739,502 | 99.97% | |
| Votes against | 61,750 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes cast | 224,801,252 | 100.0% | |
| Votes withheld | 5,296 | ||
| 11 | To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary | 224,798,163 | 100.0% | |
| Votes against | 4,415 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes cast | 224,802,578 | 100.0% | |
| Votes withheld | 3,970 | ||
| 12 | To authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares in the Company, | ||
| Votes for/discretionary | 217,824,275 | 99.53% | |
| Votes against | 1,036,876 | 0.47% | |
| Total votes cast | 218,861,151 | 100.0% | |
| Votes withheld | 5,945,397 | ||
| 13 | General power to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution). | ||
| Votes for/discretionary | 224,781,145 | 99.99% | |
| Votes against | 19,089 | 0.01% |
Total votes cast 224,800,234 100.00%
Votes withheld 6,314
| 14 | Specific power to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or |
|---|---|
| specified capital investment (special resolution). |
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
202,020,427 16,837,929 218,858,356 5,948,191 |
92.31% 7.69% 100.0% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Purchase of own shares (special resolution). | ||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
224,125,315 681,232 224,806,547 0 |
99.70% 0.30% 100.0% |
16 Notice of general meetings (special resolution).
| Votes for/discretionary | 219,237,768 | 97.52% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 5,568,286 | 2.48% |
| Total votes cast | 224,806,054 | 100.0% |
| Votes withheld | 494 |
| 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 | 262,928,912 |
| 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 2017