28th Jul 2006 16:15
SABMiller PLC28 July 2006 SABMILLER PLC 28 July 2006 The board of SABMiller plc announces the results of the polls takenon all resolutions at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, held earliertoday. All resolutions were approved by substantial majorities ranging from97.25% to 99.99%. Full details of the poll results are set out below and willalso be available on the Company's website: www.sabmiller.com Resolution VOTES FOR % FOR* VOTES AGAINST % AGAINST VOTES WITHHELD** 1 To receive and adopt the financial statements 1,183,414,363 97.75 27,216,725 2.25 10,479,776 for the year ended 31 March 2006, together with the reports of the directors and auditors therein. 2 To receive and, if thought fit, to approve the 1,172,381,996 97.70 27,553,942 2.30 21,174,926 Directors' Remuneration Report 2006 contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2006. 3 To elect Mr C A Perez Davila as a 1,188,020,487 99.67 3,883,188 0.33 29,207,189 director of the Company, following his appointment by the directors. 4 To elect Mr A Santo Domingo Davila, as a 1,188,021,804 99.67 3,875,888 0.33 29,212,966 director of the Company, following his appointment by the directors. 5 To elect Ms ME Doherty, as a director of the 1,214,954,937 99.84 1,922,310 0.16 4,233,311 Company, following her appointment by the directors. 6 To re-elect Mr G C Bible, who retires by 1,188,507,154 99.72 3,382,800 0.28 29,220,910 rotation, as a director of the Company. 7 To re-elect Ms N J De Lisi, who retires by 1,106,295,759 98.25 19,669,551 1.75 95,145,554 rotation, as a director of the Company. 8 To re-elect Lord Fellowes, who retires by 1,196,649,274 99.80 2,440,620 0.20 22,020,760 rotation, as a director of the Company. 9 To re-elect Lord Renwick, who retires by 1,182,136,845 99.18 9,764,296 0.82 29,208,610 rotation, as a director of the Company. 10 To declare a final dividend of 31 US cents per 1,219,882,636 99.99 53,416 0.01 1,174,812 share. 11 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 1,190,046,105 97.94 25,045,020 2.06 6,019,539 auditors of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting. 12 To authorise the directors to determine the 1,212,582,789 99.75 3,094,149 0.25 5,433,706 remuneration of the auditors. 13 To give a general power and authority to the 1,182,615,370 97.25 33,475,805 2.75 5,018,941 directors under section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 to allot relevant securities. 14 To give a general power and authority to the 1,186,464,889 97.49 30,567,767 2.51 4,077,230 directors under Section 89 of the Companies Act 1985 to allot ordinary shares for cash otherwise than pro rata to all shareholders. 15 To give a general authority to the directors to 1,219,416,446 99.98 234,722 0.02 1,458,743 make market purchases of ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company. 16 To approve the Contingent Purchase Contract. 1,216,667,536 99.98 246,743 0.02 4,195,632 *Votes 'FOR' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion ** The votes 'Withheld' are not counted towards the votes cast at the Annual General Meeting. Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting, dated 5 June 2006. Resolutions 1 to 13 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% ofshareholders' votes to be for the resolutions. Resolutions 14, 15 and 16 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% ofshareholders' votes to be for the resolutions. Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have beensubmitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will soon be available forinspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated atFinancial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London. E145HS A.O.C. Tonkinson, Group Secretary:Tel: 020 7659 0118 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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