18th Oct 2012 13:19
TO: Regulatory Information Service PR Newswire RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPHS 9.6.3(1) and 9.6.18 OF THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1. in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), copies of the resolutions (other
than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 17 October 2012 have been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
resolutions were passed):
RESOLUTION VOTES FOR %* VOTES %* VOTES AGAINST WITHELD 1) Report and Accounts 1,786,124,018 99.27% 13,060,463 0.73% 30,907,326 2) Directors' 1,690,276,063 92.54% 136,267,048 7.46% 3,544,158Remuneration Report
3) Declaration of final 1,827,866,279 99.99% 209,659 0.01% 2,015,870 dividend
4) Re-election of P B 1,805,914,176 99.43% 10,314,237 0.57% 13,862,356 Bruzelius
5) Re-election of L M 1,806,655,107 99.45% 10,006,519 0.55% 13,429,143 Danon
6) Re-election of Lord 1,815,533,124 99.33% 12,336,326 0.67% 2,221,320 Davies
7) Re-election of B D 1,819,628,954 99.59% 7,487,750 0.41% 2,974,066 Holden
8) Re-election of Dr F B 1,815,881,118 99.34% 12,013,567 0.66% 2,196,548 Humer
9) Re-election of D 1,814,430,668 99.26% 13,488,919 0.74% 2,171,183 Mahlan
10) Re-election of P G 1,820,260,120 99.58% 7,656,354 0.42% 2,174,296 Scott
11) Re-election of H T 1,819,161,376 99.53% 8,660,016 0.47% 2,269,378 Stitzer
12) Re-election of P S 1,733,199,633 95.39% 83,838,712 4.61% 13,052,424 Walsh
12) Election of Ho 1,820,188,354 99.58% 7,589,030 0.42% 2,313,563 KwonPing
14) Election of I M 1,815,452,670 99.32% 12,451,859 0.68% 2,185,685 Menezes
15) Re-appointment of 1,800,222,755 99.33% 12,166,171 0.67% 17,702,482Auditor 16) Remuneration of 1,818,820,311 99.52% 8,706,549 0.48% 2,564,087Auditor
17) Authority to allot 1,806,823,718 98.87% 20,697,453 1.13% 2,570,239 shares
18) Disapplication of 1,817,192,547 99.47% 9,699,738 0.53% 3,193,969 pre-emption rights
19) Authority to 1,812,010,686 99.75% 4,567,743 0.25% 13,508,621 purchase own ordinary
shares
20) Authority to make 1,779,427,059 97.54% 44,954,247 2.46% 5,709,939 political donations/
expenditure in the EU** 21) Reduced notice for a 1,634,721,704 89.45% 192,755,800 10.55% 2,610,309general meeting other than an annual general meeting** J NichollsDeputy Company Secretary18 October 2012Notes
*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld).
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.
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