28th Apr 2011 16:09
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.
RESULTS OF VOTING AT 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. held at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB on 28 April 2011 at 11.30am.
The tables below set out the results of the poll on each of the total of 21 Resolutions as stated in the Notice of Meeting dated 28 March 2011. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.
Resolution 1 | |
Receipt of 2010 Report and Accounts | |
For - Note (b) | 1,384,416,114 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.128% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.542% |
Against | 12,184,517 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.872% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.612% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,396,600,631 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.154% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 4,739,372 |
Resolution 2 | |
Approval of Remuneration Report | |
For - Note (b) | 1,302,721,430 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 96.063% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 65.438% |
Against | 53,388,395 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 3.937% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 2.682% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,356,109,825 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.120% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 45,232,352 |
Resolution 3 | |
Declaration of final dividend for 2010 of 81.0p per share | |
For - Note (b) | 1,399,074,053 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.997% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.278% |
Against | 41,766 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.003% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.002% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,115,819 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.280% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 2,224,891 |
Resolution 4 | |
Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors | |
For - Note (b) | 1,339,695,520 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 98.041% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 67.296% |
Against | 26,775,849 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 1.959% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 1.345% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,366,471,369 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.641% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 34,876,031 |
Resolution 5 | |
Authority for the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration | |
For - Note (b) | 1,388,411,256 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.242% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.743% |
Against | 10,605,356 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.758% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.533% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,016,612 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.276% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 2,330,161 |
Resolution 6 | |
Re-election of Richard Burrows as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,361,109,137 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.445% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.371% |
Against | 7,590,832 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.555% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.381% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,368,699,969 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.752% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 32,647,008 |
Resolution 7 | |
Re-election of Karen de Segundo as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,374,506,261 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 98.204% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.044% |
Against | 25,144,322 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 1.796% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 1.263% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,650,583 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.307% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 1,698,719 |
Resolution 8 | |
Re-election of Nicandro Durante as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,399,488,888 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.990% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.299% |
Against | 138,594 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.010% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.007% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,627,482 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.306% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 1,709,821 |
Resolution 9 | |
Re-election of Robert Lerwill as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,364,137,153 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 97.546% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.523% |
Against | 34,318,241 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 2.454% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 1.724% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,398,455,394 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.247% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 2,894,889 |
Resolution 10 | |
Re-election of Christine Morin-Postel as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,356,105,198 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 98.255% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.120% |
Against | 24,085,471 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 1.745% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 1.210% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,380,190,669 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.330% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 21,146,935 |
Resolution 11 | |
Re-election of Gerry Murphy as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,399,478,123 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.989% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.299% |
Against | 157,912 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.011% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.008% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,636,035 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.307% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 1,714,240 |
Resolution 12 | |
Re-election of Anthony Ruys as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,378,805,566 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.896% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.260% |
Against | 1,428,889 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.104% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.072% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,380,234,455 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.332% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 21,115,817 |
Resolution 13 | |
Re-election of Sir Nicholas Scheele as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,379,091,461 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.918% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.275% |
Against | 1,126,976 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.082% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.057% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,380,218,437 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.332% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 21,131,151 |
Resolution 14 | |
Re-election of Ben Stevens as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,399,524,015 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.992% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.301% |
Against | 106,089 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.008% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.005% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,630,104 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.306% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 1,718,909 |
Resolution 15 | |
Election of John Daly as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,399,485,161 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.991% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.299% |
Against | 127,143 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.009% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.006% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,612,304 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.305% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 1,712,136 |
Resolution 16 | |
Election of Kieran Poynter as a Director | |
For - Note (b) | 1,366,908,812 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 99.872% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.663% |
Against | 1,748,560 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 0.128% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 0.088% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,368,657,372 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.751% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 32,677,630 |
Resolution 17 | |
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares | |
For - Note (b) | 1,186,678,085 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 84.807% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 59.609% |
Against | 212,599,031 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 15.193% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 10.679% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,277,116 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.288% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 2,057,887 |
Resolution 18 - Note (d) | |
Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights | |
For - Note (b) | 1,274,754,991 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 91.087% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 64.034% |
Against | 124,738,870 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 8.913% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 6.266% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,399,493,861 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.300% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 1,840,942 |
Resolution 19 - Note (d) | |
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares | |
For - Note (b) | 1,354,181,202 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 98.347% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 68.023% |
Against | 22,761,606 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 1.653% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 1.143% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,376,942,808 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 69.166% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 24,390,649 |
Resolution 20 | |
Authority to amend the British American Tobacco 2007 LTIP | |
For - Note (b) | 943,704,706 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 71.142% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 47.404% |
Against | 382,812,487 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 28.858% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 19.229% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,326,517,193 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 66.633% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 74,816,813 |
Resolution 21 - Note (d) | |
Notice period for General Meetings | |
For - Note (b) | 1,264,364,990 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 90.403% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 63.512% |
Against | 134,228,628 |
Percent of Votes Cast | 9.597% |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 6.743% |
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) | 1,398,593,618 |
Percent of Issued Share Capital | 70.255% |
Votes Withheld - Note (c) | 2,734,665 |
Notes:
(a) The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on 27 April 2011 was 1,990,758,182.
(b) Includes discretionary votes.
(c) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
(d) Indicates a Special Resolution.
(e) In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, two copies of each of the resolutions numbered 18, 19 and 21 (inclusive) will be will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. A copy of the resolutions may also be obtained from the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.bat.com/agm
G C W Cunnington
Deputy Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
28 April 2011
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