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Result of AGM

21st Jul 2016 14:50

RNS Number : 8922E
SABMiller PLC
21 July 2016
 

SABMILLER PLC

 

21 July 2016 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 87.31% to 99.98%. 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 (i)

%

For

Votes

Against

%

Against

Total Shares Voted

% Of Issued Share Capital

Voted (ii)

Votes

Withheld (iii)

1

To receive the financial statements of the Company and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 March 2016.

1,130,413,222

99.20

9,092,115

0.80

1,139,505,337

70.22%

407,543

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2016, other than the Directors' Remuneration Policy, contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2016.

927,112,095

87.31

134,786,560

12.69

1,061,898,655

65.44%

78,014,430

3

To re-elect Mr J P du Plessis as a director of the Company.

1,119,226,445

98.77

13,913,135

1.23

1,133,139,580

69.83%

6,773,406

4

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

1,122,207,023

98.48

17,293,450

1.52

1,139,500,473

70.22%

412,307

5

To elect Mr D J De Lorenzo as a director of the Company.

1,114,472,740

97.80

25,027,308

2.20

1,139,500,048

70.22%

412,732

6

To re-elect Mr M H Armour as a director of the Company.

1,078,991,137

94.69

60,464,405

5.31

1,139,455,542

70.22%

457,238

7

To re-elect Mr D R Beran as a director of the Company.

1,104,472,680

97.26

31,116,788

2.74

1,135,589,468

69.98%

4,319,112

8

To re-elect Mr G C Bible as a director of the Company.

1,103,773,476

97.24

31,292,346

2.76

1,135,065,822

69.95%

4,842,758

9

To re-elect Mr D S Devitre as a director of the Company.

1,076,306,345

94.78

59,282,995

5.22

1,135,589,340

69.98%

4,319,240

10

To re-elect Mr G R Elliott as a director of the Company.

1,080,317,176

94.81

59,177,531

5.19

1,139,494,707

70.22%

413,873

11

To re-elect Ms L M S Knox as a director of the Company.

1,077,139,950

94.53

62,288,962

5.47

1,139,428,912

70.22%

479,668

12

To re-elect Mr T A Manuel as a director of the Company.

1,136,944,188

99.78

2,549,914

0.22

1,139,494,102

70.22%

414,478

13.

To re-elect Dr D F Moyo as a director of the Company.

1,136,403,078

99.73

3,080,262

0.27

1,139,483,340

70.22%

415,240

14

To re-elect Mr C A Pérez Dávila as a director of the Company.

1,103,828,205

97.20

31,761,437

2.80

1,135,589,642

69.98%

4,318,928

15

To re-elect Mr A Santo Domingo Dávila as a director of the Company.

1,102,962,533

97.13

32,626,564

2.87

1,135,589,097

69.98%

4,319,483

16

To re-elect Ms H A Weir as director of the Company.

1,137,138,410

99.79

2,356,254

0.21

1,139,494,664

70.22%

413,916

17

To declare a final dividend of 93.75 US cents per share.

1,139,292,594

99.98

210,167

0.02

1,139,502,761

70.22%

405,819

18

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid.

1,130,000,649

99.17

9,494,774

0.83

1,139,495,423

70.22%

413,157

19

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

1,136,924,383

99.77

2,576,619

0.23

1,139,501,002

70.22%

407,578

20

To give a general power and authority to the directors to allot shares.

1,115,676,269

97.91

23,813,861

2.09

1,139,490,130

70.22%

418,450

21

To give a general power and authority to the directors to allot shares for cash otherwise than pro rata to all shareholders.

1,113,073,945

97.68

26,419,384

2.32

1,139,493,329

70.22%

415,251

22

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.

1,109,787,556

97.86

24,310,615

2.14

1,134,098,171

69.89%

5,810,409

23

To approve the calling of general meetings, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

1,064,250,275

93.79

70,503,114

6.21

1,134,753,389

69.93%

5,155,190

 

Notes:

(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(ii) At 19 July 2016 there were 1,622,678,941 shares in issue with the right to vote.

(iii) The votes 'Withheld' are not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' at the Annual General Meeting.

 

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, dated 10 June 2016.

Resolutions 1 to 20 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.

Resolutions 21 to 23 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 National Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

 

Stephen Shapiro, Group Company Secretary.

 

ENDS

 

 

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