16th Oct 2008 15:21
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 15 October 2008 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 % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES FOR WITHHELD 1) Report and Accounts 1,696,809,740 97.90 36,389,112 2.10 2,480,482 2) Directors 1,669,341,825 97.35 45,462,070 2.65 20,870,345Remuneration Report**
3) Declaration of final 1,733,473,195 99.98 328,287 0.02 1,876,401 dividend
4) Re-election of Mr F B 1,710,934,417 98.71 22,396,591 1.29 2,345,557 Humer
5) Re-election of Ms M 1,722,952,506 99.40 10,361,859 0.60 2,356,260 Lilja
6) Re-election of Mr W S 1,717,001,764 99.35 11,210,218 0.65 7,302,719 Shanahan
7) Re-election of Mr H T 1,722,873,462 99.42 10,031,421 0.58 2,608,266 Stitzer
8) Election of Mr P G 1,723,013,049 99.43 9,888,646 0.57 2,613,473 Scott
9) Re-appointment and 1,693,575,097 99.03 16,537,850 0.97 25,399,204 remuneration of auditor
10) Authority to allot 1,710,332,121 98.71 22,381,184 1.29 2,795,833 relevant securities
11) Disapplication of 1,696,763,123 97.94 35,606,546 2.06 3,144,611 pre-emption rights
12) Authority to 1,731,495,978 99.89 1,947,590 0.11 2,071,958 purchase own ordinary
shares
13) Authority to make 1,591,473,182 96.60 56,087,198 3.40 87,958,697 political donations/
expenditure**
14) Diageo plc 2008 1,601,938,103 94.27 97,408,071 5.73 36,160,171 Performance Share Plan**
15) Diageo plc 2008 1,646,112,795 96.27 63,777,381 3.73 25,615,150 Senior Executive Share
Option Plan**
16) Authority to 1,674,229,067 96.87 54,170,901 3.13 7,117,950 establish International
Share plans** 17) Amendments to 1,679,526,588 97.10 50,207,947 2.90 5,779,663articles 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
16 October 2008
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