28th Apr 2005 16:55
AstraZeneca PLC28 April 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ASTRAZENECA PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : 28 APRIL 2005 AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the voting at its Annual GeneralMeeting today. As proposed in the Notice of AGM, all Resolutions were decidedby poll vote. Resolution 1: Ordinary Resolution to receive the Company's Accounts and the Reports of the Directors and Auditor for the year ended 31 December 2004: VOTES FOR: 873,031,244 (99.51%) VOTES AGAINST: 4,257,688 (0.49%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 2: Ordinary Resolution to confirm dividends: VOTES FOR: 937,709,945 (99.99%) VOTES AGAINST: 74,287 (0.01%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 3: Ordinary Resolution to re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc, London as Auditor: VOTES FOR: 926,972,277 (99.60%) VOTES AGAINST: 3,696,073 (0.40%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 4: Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor: VOTES FOR: 936,624,068 (99.85%) VOTES AGAINST: 1,406,275 (0.15%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(a): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Louis Schweitzer as a Director: VOTES FOR: 924,631,833 (99.31%) VOTES AGAINST: 6,423,939 (0.69%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(b): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Hakan Mogren as a Director: VOTES FOR: 899,672,968 (98.23%) VOTES AGAINST: 16,216,453 (1.77%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(c): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Tom McKillop as a Director: VOTES FOR: 929,646,493 (99.27%) VOTES AGAINST: 6,827,088 (0.73%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(d): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jonathan Symonds as a Director: VOTES FOR: 931,173,277 (99.43%) VOTES AGAINST: 5,334,090 (0.57%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(e): Ordinary Resolution to elect John Patterson as a Director: VOTES FOR: 931,197,427 (99.43%) VOTES AGAINST: 5,296,636 (0.57%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(f): Ordinary Resolution to elect David R Brennan as a Director: VOTES FOR: 931,020,554 (99.44%) VOTES AGAINST: 5,217,080 (0.56%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(g): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as a Director: VOTES FOR: 916,239,994 (99.33%) VOTES AGAINST: 6,152,000 (0.67%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Item 5(h): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect John Buchanan as a Director: VOTES FOR: 934,419,882 (99.81%) VOTES AGAINST: 1,751,260 (0.19%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(i): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Jane Henney as a Director: VOTES FOR: 934,840,524 (99.82%) VOTES AGAINST: 1,673,320 (0.18%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(j): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Michele Hooper as a Director: VOTES FOR: 934,831,960 (99.82%) VOTES AGAINST: 1,681,189 (0.18%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(k): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Joe Jimenez as a Director: VOTES FOR: 927,440,873 (99.81%) VOTES AGAINST: 1,804,049 (0.19%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(l): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Erna Moller as a Director: VOTES FOR: 917,440,168 (99.47%) VOTES AGAINST: 4,884,711 (0.53%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(m): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Dame Bridget Ogilvie as a Director: VOTES FOR: 934,660,569 (99.80%) VOTES AGAINST: 1,840,452 (0.20%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 5(n): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director: VOTES FOR: 731,241,309 (80.74%) VOTES AGAINST: 174,378,097 (19.26%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 6: Ordinary Resolution to approve the Directors' Remuneration Reportfor the year ended 31 December 2004: VOTES FOR: 873,578,574 (93.64%) VOTES AGAINST: 59,346,291 (6.36%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 7: Ordinary Resolution to approve the AstraZeneca Performance SharePlan: VOTES FOR: 879,318,037 (96.14%) VOTES AGAINST: 35,312,192 (3.86%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 8: Ordinary Resolution to authorise limited EU political donations: VOTES FOR: 918,271,672 (98.53%) VOTES AGAINST: 13,724,698 (1.47%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 9: Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares: VOTES FOR: 918,895,155 (98.23%) VOTES AGAINST: 16,533,339 (1.77%) The Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Resolution 10: Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights: VOTES FOR: 931,126,544 (99.24%) VOTES AGAINST: 7,165,828 (0.76%) The Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution. Resolution 11: Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares: VOTES FOR: 934,858,897 (99.94%) VOTES AGAINST: 559,704 (0.06%) The Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution. G H R MuskerCompany Secretary28 April 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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