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Result of AGM

31st Jul 2008 15:30

RNS Number : 3680A
SABMiller PLC
31 July 2008
 



SABMILLER PLC

31 July 2008 The board of SABMiller plc announces the results of the polls taken on all resolutions at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, held earlier today. All resolutions were approved by substantial majorities, ranging from 93.57% to 99.99%. Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also 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 for the year ended 31 March 2008, together with the reports of the directors and auditors.

1,268,148,960

98.58

18,220,592

1.42

1,268,597

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2008 contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2008.

1,233,522,853

98.73

15,886,421

1.27

38,228,914

3

To elect Mr R Pieterse as a director of the Company.

1,284,550,092

99.80

2,603,623

0.20

483,873

4

To elect Ms M Ramos as a director of the Company.

1,284,461,670

99.79

2,678,411

0.21

497,523

5

To re-elect Lord Fellowes as a directors of the Company.

1,260,185,190

99.14

10,969,846

0.86

16,475,652

6

To re-elect Mr E A G Mackay as a director of the Company.

1,283,297,982

99.70

3,854,460

0.30

483,840

7

To re-elect Mr J A Manzoni as a director of the Company.

1,284,549,622

99.80

2,603,020

0.20

483,840

8

To re-elect Mr M Q Morland as a director of the Company.

1,257,724,652

98.94

13,435,918

1.06

16,475,852

9

To re-elect Mr M C Ramaphosa as a director of the Company.

1,247,182,736

98.11

23,978,139

1.89

16,476,057

10

To re-elect Mr J M Kahn as a director of the Company.

1,267,349,406

99.10

11,508,008

0.90

8,779,518

11

To declare a final dividend of 42 US cents per share.

1,287,141,275

99.99

11,101

0.01

483,601

12

To re-appoint Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as auditors of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting.

1,266,202,048

98.53

18,850,689

1.47

2,584,475

13

To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors.

1,277,405,450

99.55

5,764,946

0.45

4,466,271

14

To approve the renewal of the Company's share incentive plans.

1,235,064,168

98.55

18,190,422

1.45

34,381,777

15

To give a general power and authority to the directors under Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 to allot relevant securities. 

1,276,800,332

99.20

10,271,937

0.80

564,148

16

To give a general power and authority to the directors under Section 89 of the Companies Act 1985 to allot ordinary shares for cash otherwise than pro rata to all shareholders.

1,201,327,534

93.57

82,552,448

6.43

3,750,933

17

To give a general authority to the directors to make market purchases of ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company.

1,284,488,311

99.79

2,664,722

0.21

483,984

18

To approve the unwinding of the Safari structure.

1,287,087,096

99.99

20,186

0.01

529,435

19

To approve the adoption of new articles of association of the Company.

1,267,910,490

99.02

12,499,586

0.98

7,226,941

*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 General Meeting, dated 2 June 2008.

Resolutions 1 to 15 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.

Resolutions 16 to 19 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.

Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will soon be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS

John Davidson, General Counsel and Group Company Secretary.

ENDS

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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