15th Oct 2009 13:29
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), two copies of the resolutions
(other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 14 October 2009 have been lodged today with the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility.
2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
resolutions were passed):
Resolution VOTES FOR % VOTES % VOTE AGAINST WITHELD 1) Report and Accounts 1,668,904,081 98.02% 33,792,109 1.98% 4,810,804 2) Directors Remuneration 1,581,396,960 95.66% 71,810,694 4.34% 54,296,393Report** 3) Declaration of final 1,706,649,375 99.99% 222,982 0.01% 629,288dividend 4) Re-election of L M 1,694,246,089 99.28% 12,216,970 0.72% 1,030,161Danon 5) Re-election of Lord 1,693,899,711 99.27% 12,525,442 0.73% 1,070,640Hollick 6) Re-election of P S 1,686,792,407 98.84% 19,714,291 1.16% 994,444Walsh 7) Election of P B 1,618,936,726 96.20% 63,972,050 3.80% 24,591,116Bruzelius
8) Election of B D Holden 1,694,691,537 99.31% 11,696,495 0.69% 1,112,726
9) Re-appointment of 1,679,173,089 99.42% 9,841,253 0.58% 18,478,636Auditor 10) Remuneration of 1,697,218,572 99.69% 5,310,517 0.31% 4,966,704Auditor 11) Authority to allot 1,554,951,595 91.70% 140,668,382 8.30% 11,875,799shares 12) Disapplication of 1,669,881,505 97.98% 34,489,215 2.02% 3,124,373pre-emption rights 13) Authority to purchase 1,701,119,438 99.69% 5,353,551 0.31% 1,019,289own shares 14) Authority to make 1,554,182,369 93.21% 113,287,670 6.79% 40,022,239political donations/ expenditure** 15) Adoption of Diageo 1,569,394,907 93.06% 116,988,547 6.94% 21,105,362plc 2009 Discretionary Incentive Plan** 16) Adoption of Diageo 1,657,203,151 98.54% 24,487,823 1.46% 25,797,802plc2009 Executive Long Term Incentive Plan**
17) Adoption of 2009 1,693,008,530 99.53% 8,033,335 0.47% 6,446,911 International Sharematch
Plan**
18) Authority to 1,670,935,714 98.99% 17,107,170 1.01% 19,445,892 establish International
Share Plans**
19) Adoption of 2009 1,684,041,650 98.97% 17,489,617 1.03% 5,957,509 Irish Sharesave Scheme**
20) Amendments to the 1,630,613,477 96.67% 56,145,893 3.33% 20,729,406rules of Diageo plc Executive Share Option Plan**
21) Amendments to the 1,636,083,192 97.30% 45,415,289 2.70% 25,990,295 rules of Diageo plc 2008
Senior Executive Share Option Plan**
22) Amendments to the 1,628,851,779 96.90% 52,098,539 3.10% 26,538,458 rules of Diageo plc
Senior Executive Share Option Plan**
23) Reduced notice of a 1,611,008,102 94.43% 95,009,701 5.57% 1,470,973 general meeting other
than an annual general meeting**
24) Adoption of articles 1,702,487,157 99.79% 3,537,403 0.21% 1,464,216 of association**
Notes
*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld)
P D TunnacliffeCompany Secretary
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business
15 October 2009
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