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Result of AGM

23rd Jul 2015 14:30

RNS Number : 9285T
SABMiller PLC
23 July 2015
 



SABMILLER PLC

 

23 July 2015 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 92.27% 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 (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 2015.

1,338,162,457

99.49

6,894,889

0.51

1,345,057,346

83.16%

7,212,578

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2015, other than the Directors' Remuneration Policy, contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2015.

1,262,211,914

93.79

83,528,932

6.21

1,345,740,846

83.20%

6,529,077

3

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

1,343,239,683

99.43

7,644,901

0.57

1,350,884,584

83.52%

1,385,340

4

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

1,330,252,442

98.79

16,331,359

1.21

1,346,583,801

83.25%

5,686,123

5

To elect Mr F J Ferrán as a director of the Company.

1,350,426,750

99.97

444,185

0.03

1,350,870,935

83.52%

1,398,989

6

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

1,350,035,722

99.94

834,541

0.06

1,350,870,263

83.52%

1,399,661

7

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

1,341,101,422

99.28

9,732,462

0.72

1,350,833,884

83.52%

1,436,040

8

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

1,329,261,051

98.40

21,593,324

1.60

1,350,854,375

83.52%

1,415,548

9

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

1,345,691,541

99.62

5,197,438

0.38

1,350,888,979

83.52%

1,380,950

10

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

1,303,187,963

96.47

47,675,009

3.53

1,350,862,972

83.52%

1,406,952

11

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

1,343,584,059

99.46

7,304,675

0.54

1,350,888,734

83.52%

1,381,190

12

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

1,334,946,837

99.14

11,551,412

0.86

1,346,498,249

83.25%

5,771,675

13.

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

1,348,787,386

99.85

2,082,977

0.15

1,350,870,363

83.52%

1,399,561

14

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

1,341,975,616

99.34

8,911,470

0.66

1,350,887,086

83.52%

1,382,788

15

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

1,329,235,058

98.40

21,652,079

1.60

1,350,887,137

83.52%

1,382,737

16

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

1,343,449,742

99.77

3,066,688

0.23

1,346,516,430

83.25%

5,753,444

17

To declare a final dividend of 87 US cents per share.

1,350,690,026

99.99

202,590

0.01

1,350,892,616

83.52%

1,377,258

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.

1,332,616,184

98.65

18,261,364

1.35

1,350,877,548

83.52%

1,392,325

19

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

1,344,339,148

99.52

6,546,969

0.48

1,350,886,117

83.52%

1,383,757

20

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

1,299,848,143

96.23

50,988,940

3.77

1,350,837,083

83.52%

1,432,791

21

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

1,297,355,564

96.04

53,486,484

3.96

1,350,842,048

83.52%

1,427,826

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.

1,343,424,266

99.45

7,418,743

0.55

1,350,843,009

83.52%

1,426,885

23

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

1,246,370,866

92.27

104,486,284

7.73

1,350,857,150

83.52%

1,412,723

 

Notes:

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

(ii) At 21 July 2015 there were 1,617,442,078 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 2 June 2015.

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.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

 

Stephen Shapiro, Group Company Secretary.

 

ENDS

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
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