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RNS Number : 8578U De La Rue PLC 31 March 2023
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated by the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) No.596/2014, as it forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"). Upon the publication of this announcement, this
inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
31 March 2023
GENERAL MEETING REQUISITION NOTICE
De La Rue plc (LSE: DLAR) ("De La Rue", the "Group" or the "Company")
announces that on 30 March 2023 it received a notice from Crystal Amber Fund
Limited requisitioning a general meeting of the Company's shareholders (the
"Requisition Notice").
The Requisition Notice proposes a resolution to remove the current Chairman,
Kevin Loosemore, as a Director of the Company with immediate effect, and a
resolution to appoint Pepyn Dinandt as a non-executive Director of the
Company, and Chairman of the Board.
Shareholders will recall that:
· At a general meeting called in December last year in response to a
request by Crystal Amber for Kevin Loosemore to resign, 94.9% of the votes
cast, excluding the votes cast by Crystal Amber, were in favour of Mr
Loosemore continuing to serve as a Director of the Company and as Chairman of
the Board.
· In July last year, 97.8% of voting Shareholders voted to
re-elect Kevin Loosemore as Chairman at the Company's Annual General
Meeting.
The Board is considering the contents and legality of the Requisition Notice
and further announcements will be made as appropriate. Shareholders are
advised to take no action with respect to the Requisition Notice at this time.
De La Rue plc's LEI code is 213800DH741LZWIJXP78.
The person responsible for the release of this announcement on behalf of De La
Rue for the purposes of MAR is Rob Bellhouse (Company Secretary).
Enquiries:
De La Rue plc +44 (0) 7990 337707
Clive Vacher Chief Executive Officer
Rob Harding Chief Financial Officer
Louise Rich Head of Investor Relations
Brunswick +44 (0)207 404 5959
Stuart Donnelly
Ed Brown
About De La Rue
De La Rue plc's purpose is to secure trust between people, businesses and
governments. As a trusted partner of governments, central banks and commercial
organisations seeking to secure their global supply chains and cash
cycles, De La Rue provides highly secure physical and digital solutions that
underpin the integrity of economies and trade.
De La Rue's Currency division provides market-leading end-to-end currency
solutions, from finished banknotes to secure polymer substrate and banknote
security features to over half the central banks and issuing authorities
around the world.
Our Authentication division protects revenues and reputations through the
provision of physical and digital solutions to governments and commercial
organisations. We also manufacture ID security components.
As at 31 December 2022 De La Rue had 1,900 employees who work with
organisations in more than 140 countries, leveraging the group's manufacturing
facilities in the UK, US, Malta, Sri Lanka and Kenya.
De La Rue's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:DLAR). For
further information please visit www.delarue.com
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industry in which it operates.
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