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Result of AGM

24th Jul 2014 14:15

RNS Number : 2512N
SABMiller PLC
24 July 2014
 



SABMILLER PLC

 

24 July 2014 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 91.82% 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 and adopt the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2014, together with the reports of the directors and auditors therein.

1,363,032,509

98.83

16,086,881

1.17

1,379,119,390

85.76%

2,846,434

2

To receive and, if thought fit, approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2014, other than the Directors' Remuneration Policy, contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2014.

1,306,944,944

95.35

63,792,082

4.65

1,370,737,026

85.23%

11,228,741

3

To receive and, if thought fit, approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2014.

1,111,025,026

92.32

92,388,744

7.68

1,203,413,770

74.83%

178,551,996

4

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

1,375,119,956

99.63

5,137,058

0.37

1,380,257,014

85.83%

1,708,591

5

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

1,315,506,589

95.75

58,447,190

4.25

1,373,953,779

85.43%

8,011,989

6

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

1,348,528,186

97.94

28,402,998

2.06

1,376,931,184

85.62%

5,034,586

7

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

1,276,112,169

92.88

97,824,759

7.12

1,373,936,928

85.43%

8,028,840

8

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

1,375,735,956

99.67

4,520,585

0.33

1,380,256,541

85.83%

1,709,013

9

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

1,374,279,727

99.57

5,977,562

0.43

1,380,257,289

85.83%

1,708,480

10

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

1,355,246,955

98.76

16,987,346

1.24

1,372,234,301

85.33%

9,731,313

11

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

1,355,358,422

98.66

18,468,187

1.34

1,373,826,609

85.43%

8,139,005

12

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

1,378,145,455

99.85

2,111,140

0.15

1,380,256,595

85.83%

1,709,175

13

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

1,316,476,389

95.82

57,475,750

4.18

1,373,952,139

85.43%

8,013,476

14

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

1,315,707,492

95.76

58,244,825

4.24

1,373,952,317

85.43%

8,013,452

15

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

1,375,919,590

99.69

4,337,029

0.31

1,380,256,619

85.83%

1,709,151

16

To re-elect Mr H A Willard as a director of the Company.

1,315,846,065

95.77

58,102,936

4.23

1,373,949,001

85.43%

8,016,614

17

To re-elect Mr J S Wilson as a director of the Company.

1,345,160,855

97.46

35,095,964

2.54

1,380,256,819

85.83%

1,708,797

18

To declare a final dividend of 80 US cents per share.

1,380,200,986

99.99

56,760

0.01

1,380,257,746

85.83%

1,708,022

19

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.

1,359,009,939

98.83

16,116,369

1.17

1,375,126,308

85.51%

6,839,460

20

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

1,370,008,762

99.26

10,232,620

0.74

1,380,241,382

85.83%

1,724,387

21

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

1,315,957,216

95.34

64,263,697

4.66

1,380,220,913

85.82%

1,744,857

22

To adopt the SABMiller plc Employee Share Purchase Plan.

1,379,187,784

99.93

915,358

0.07

1,380,103,142

85.82%

1,862,628

23

To adopt the SABMiller plc Sharesave Plan.

1,363,276,315

98.78

16,856,417

1.22

1,380,132,732

85.82%

1,833,038

24

To authorise the directors to establish supplements or appendices to the SABMiller plc Employee Share Purchase Plan or the SABMiller plc Sharesave Plan.

1,376,324,744

99.72

3,810,078

0.28

1,380,134,822

85.82%

1,830,948

25

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

1,313,991,522

95.20

66,225,043

4.80

1,380,216,565

85.82%

1,749,205

26

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.

1,368,497,585

99.15

11,706,672

0.85

1,380,204,257

85.82%

1,761,513

27

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

1,267,369,881

91.82

112,869,146

8.18

1,380,239,027

85.83%

1,726,741

 

Notes:

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

(ii) At 22 July 2014 there were 1,608,190,693 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 2014.

Resolutions 1 to 24 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.

Resolutions 25 to 27 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.

 

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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