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Essentra PLC — AGM Information 2018
Apr 19, 2018
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Essentra plc Annual General Meeting
Essentra plc (the 'Company') held its Annual General Meeting of its shareholders on, Thursday 19 April 2018 at 12 noon. The proxy voting figures received are shown below.
No. Resolution
1 To receive and adopt the accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 and the Reports of the Directors and, Auditor and the Strategic Report.
| Votes for/discretionary | 219,912,351 | 99.93% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 160,166 | 0.07% |
| Total votes cast | 220,072,517 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 13,946 |
2 To approve the Remuneration Committee Chairman's Letter and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the financial year ended 31 December 2017, as set out in of the Company's 2017 Annual Report.
| Votes for/discretionary | 209,727,932 | 97.53% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 5,313,661 | 2.47% |
| Total votes cast | 215,041,593 | 81.78% |
| Votes withheld | 5,044,868 |
3 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy Report, as set out in the Company's 2017 Annual Report.
| 218,535,269 | 99.54% | |
|---|---|---|
| Votes for/discretionary | 1,010,719 | 0.46% |
| Votes against | 219,545,988 | 83.49% |
| Total votes cast | 540,474 | |
| Votes withheld |
4 To declare a final dividend for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 of 14.4 pence per ordinary share.
| Votes for/discretionary | 220,080,160 | 100.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total votes cast | 220,080,160 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 3,325 |
5 To elect Mary Reilly as a Director of the Company.
| Votes for/discretionary | 217,692,136 | 98.92% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 2,384,492 | 1.08% |
| Total votes cast | 220,076,628 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 9,835 |
| 6 | To elect Ralf K. Wunderlich as a Director of the Company. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
218,586,813 1,489,815 220,076,628 9,835 |
99.32% 0.68% 83.69% |
|
| 7 | To re-elect Paul Lester as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
155,179,394 6,145,239 161,324,633 58,761,828 |
96.19% 3.81% 61.35% |
|
| 8 | To re-elect Paul Forman as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
218,213,027 1,863,601 220,076,628 9,835 |
99.15% 0.85% 83.69% |
|
| 9 | To re-elect Stefan Schellinger as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
218,580,792 1,495,836 220,076,628 9,835 |
99.32% 0.68% 83.69% |
|
| 10 | To re-elect Tommy Breen as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
217,710,509 2,360,570 220,071,079 15,383 |
98.93% 1.07% 83.69% |
|
| 11 | To re-elect Lorraine Trainer as a Director of the Company. | ||
| Votes for/discretionary Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
218,476,537 1,599,941 220,076,478 9,985 |
99.27% 0.73% 83.69% |
|
| 12 | 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 Votes against Total votes cast Votes withheld |
220,065,361 10,868 220,076,229 10,234 |
100.00% 0.00% 83.69% |
13 To authorise the Directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration.
| Votes for/discretionary | 220,074,801 | 100.00% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 5,534 | 0.00% |
| Total votes cast | 220,080,335 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 6,128 |
14 To increase the aggregate annual limit on Directors' fees set out in Article 86 of the Company's Articles of Association, from £500,000 to £1,000,000 with immediate effect.
| 15 | General power to allot | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes withheld | 980,926 | ||
| Total votes cast | 219,105,536 | 83.32% | |
| Votes against | 110,661 | 0.05% | |
| Votes for/discretionary | 218,994,875 | 99.95% | |
| Votes for/discretionary | 203,298,527 | 92.37% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 16,782,857 | 7.63% |
| Total votes cast | 220,081,384 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 5,079 |
16 General power to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution)
| Votes for/discretionary | 220,059,979 | 99.99% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 21,695 | 0.01% |
| Total votes cast | 220,081,674 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 4,789 |
17 Specific power to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment (special resolution)
| Votes for/discretionary | 189,443,329 | 86.08% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 30,637,956 | 13.92% |
| Total votes cast | 220,081,285 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 5,177 |
18 Purchase of own shares (special resolution)
| Votes for/discretionary | 219,216,963 | 99.62% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 830,779 | 0.38% |
| Total votes cast | 220,047,742 | 83.68% |
| Votes withheld | 38,720 |
19 Notice of general meetings (special resolution)
| Votes for/discretionary | 214,973,852 | 97.68% |
|---|---|---|
| Votes against | 5,109,220 | 2.32% |
| Total votes cast | 220,083,072 | 83.69% |
| Votes withheld | 3,391 |
Number of shareholders at meeting date: Issued share capital at meeting date: Total number of voting rights Number of votes per share: 9 264,129,170 ordinary shares of 25p each 262,959,709 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 at http://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 2018