Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7596L

De La Rue PLC

07 September 2023

DE LA RUE PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of De La Rue plc ("De La Rue" or the "Company") was held at 10:00am today, Thursday 7 September 2023, at De La Rue House, Jays Close, Viables, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4BS, United Kingdom.

The Company announces that the Resolutions (as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting) were, other than resolution 15, duly passed on a poll in which every member present in person or proxy had one vote for each Ordinary Share held.

The poll results on the Resolutions, are as follows:

Poll Voting Figures

RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

TOTAL

WITHHELD

Number of Votes

% of votes Cast

Number of Votes

% of votes Cast

Votes Cast (Excluding Withheld)

% of Issued Share Capital

Number of Votes

Ordinary Resolutions

Receive the Annual Report and Accounts

144,982,781

99.87%

192,917

0.13%

145,175,698

74.12%

4,024,701

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

108,377,537

96.80%

3,579,191

3.20%

111,956,728

57.16%

37,243,671

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

111,422,255

99.52%

539,920

0.48%

111,962,175

57.17%

37,238,224

Re-elect Nick Bray

107,814,594

96.11%

4,362,457

3.89%

112,177,051

57.27%

37,023,348

Re-elect Ruth Euling

144,678,249

99.71%

421,319

0.29%

145,099,568

74.08%

4,097,814

Re-elect Mark Hoad

148,114,713

99.29%

1,060,791

0.71%

149,175,504

76.17%

24,895

Re-elect Dean Moore

107,022,240

95.41%

5,153,710

4.59%

112,175,950

57.27%

37,024,449

Re-elect Clive Vacher

109,407,065

97.60%

2,690,177

2.40%

112,097,242

57.23%

37,100,140

Re-elect Clive Whiley

129,062,975

88.90%

16,109,522

11.10%

145,172,497

74.12%

4,027,902

10.

Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as Auditor

144,851,662

99.77%

328,941

0.23%

145,180,603

74.13%

4,019,796

11.

Authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration

144,971,487

99.86%

202,799

0.14%

145,174,286

74.12%

4,026,113

12.

Authorise political donations and political expenditure

143,497,115

98.85%

1,665,467

1.15%

145,162,582

74.12%

4,037,817

13.

Authorise the Directors to allot shares

142,950,738

98.58%

2,055,582

1.42%

145,006,320

74.04%

4,194,079

Special Resolutions

14.

Dis-application of pre-emption rights

129,477,238

89.30%

15,508,648

10.70%

144,985,886

74.03%

4,214,513

15.

Additional dis-application of pre-emption rights

99,676,489

68.75%

45,308,796

31.25%

144,985,285

74.03%

4,215,114

16.

Authorise the Company to make on-market purchases of its own shares

144,770,009

99.71%

423,961

0.29%

145,193,970

74.13%

4,006,429

17.

Shortened notice of general meetings

106,903,265

95.29%

5,286,114

4.71%

112,189,379

57.28%

37,011,020

Ordinary Resolution

18.

Approve the De La Rue Investor Returns Plan

139,634,767

96.27%

5,408,866

3.73%

145,043,633

74.06%

4,156,766

1. The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast, which does not include votes withheld since for legal purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.

2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the meeting have been included in the 'For' totals.

3. As at 6:00 p.m. on 5 September 2023 (being the record time for calculating voting rights at the Annual General Meeting), the Company had 195,857,207 Ordinary Shares in issue and the total number of voting rights in respect of these Ordinary Shares was 195,857,207, each Ordinary Share carrying one vote.

The Board notes the level of votes cast against resolution 15, the additional dis-application of pre-emption rights. The resolutions proposed were entirely in line with the Statement of Principles published by the Pre-Emption Group in November 2022 and the specific authority sought under this resolution would have been limited to issuance of equity for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment. The Board is aware that market practice in relation to the dis-application of pre-emption rights has yet to settle on a consensus position, notwithstanding the Austin Review of secondary capital raising and the subsequent amendment of the Statement of Principles by the Pre-Emption Group. As recommended in the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Board will engage with its largest shareholders regarding the voting result in relation to pre-emption.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the Resolutions that were carried, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. In addition, a copy of the Resolutions that were carried will also be filed with Companies House.

The results of the Annual General Meeting held on 7 September 2023 will be available to view on the Company's website at www.delarue.com.

Jon Messent, Company Secretary

Contact Number: 01256 605212

7 September 2023

De La Rue plc's LEI code is 213800DH741LZWIJXP78

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RNS Number : 7596L

De La Rue PLC

07 September 2023

DE LA RUE PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The poll results on the Resolutions, are as follows:

Poll Voting Figures

RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

TOTAL

WITHHELD

Number of Votes

% of votes Cast

Number of Votes

% of votes Cast

Votes Cast (Excluding Withheld)

% of Issued Share Capital

Number of Votes

Ordinary Resolutions

Receive the Annual Report and Accounts

144,982,781

99.87%

192,917

0.13%

145,175,698

74.12%

4,024,701

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

108,377,537

96.80%

3,579,191

3.20%

111,956,728

57.16%

37,243,671

Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

111,422,255

99.52%

539,920

0.48%

111,962,175

57.17%

37,238,224

Re-elect Nick Bray

107,814,594

96.11%

4,362,457

3.89%

112,177,051

57.27%

37,023,348

Re-elect Ruth Euling

144,678,249

99.71%

421,319

0.29%

145,099,568

74.08%

4,097,814

Re-elect Mark Hoad

148,114,713

99.29%

1,060,791

0.71%

149,175,504

76.17%

24,895

Re-elect Dean Moore

107,022,240

95.41%

5,153,710

4.59%

112,175,950

57.27%

37,024,449

Re-elect Clive Vacher

109,407,065

97.60%

2,690,177

2.40%

112,097,242

57.23%

37,100,140

Re-elect Clive Whiley

129,062,975

88.90%

16,109,522

11.10%

145,172,497

74.12%

4,027,902

10.

Re-appoint Ernst and Young LLP as Auditor

144,851,662

99.77%

328,941

0.23%

145,180,603

74.13%

4,019,796

11.

Authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration

144,971,487

99.86%

202,799

0.14%

145,174,286

74.12%

4,026,113

12.

Authorise political donations and political expenditure

143,497,115

98.85%

1,665,467

1.15%

145,162,582

74.12%

4,037,817

13.

Authorise the Directors to allot shares

142,950,738

98.58%

2,055,582

1.42%

145,006,320

74.04%

4,194,079

Special Resolutions

14.

Dis-application of pre-emption rights

129,477,238

89.30%

15,508,648

10.70%

144,985,886

74.03%

4,214,513

15.

Additional dis-application of pre-emption rights

99,676,489

68.75%

45,308,796

31.25%

144,985,285

74.03%

4,215,114

16.

Authorise the Company to make on-market purchases of its own shares

144,770,009

99.71%

423,961

0.29%

145,193,970

74.13%

4,006,429

17.

Shortened notice of general meetings

106,903,265

95.29%

5,286,114

4.71%

112,189,379

57.28%

37,011,020

Ordinary Resolution

18.

Approve the De La Rue Investor Returns Plan

139,634,767

96.27%

5,408,866

3.73%

145,043,633

74.06%

4,156,766

1. The percentages voted 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a proportion of the total votes cast, which does not include votes withheld since for legal purposes a vote withheld is not a vote cast.

2. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the meeting have been included in the 'For' totals.

The results of the Annual General Meeting held on 7 September 2023 will be available to view on the Company's website at www.delarue.com.

Jon Messent, Company Secretary

Contact Number: 01256 605212

7 September 2023

De La Rue plc's LEI code is 213800DH741LZWIJXP78

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Date	7 Sept 2023
Time	13:59:11
Category	AGMs and other meetings
ID	7596L

Date	7 Sept 2023
Time	13:59:11
Category	AGMs and other meetings
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