15th Oct 2010 12:08
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), 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 2010 have been lodged today with the UK Listing for publication through the National Storage Mechanism Authority.
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 1,721,943,754 99.02% 16,972,621 0.98% 18,514,852 2) Directors' 1,525,196,519 88.26% 202,824,959 11.74% 29,409,749Remuneration Report** 3) Declaration of final 1,756,581,966 99.98% 326,440 0.02% 522,821 dividend 4) Re-election of P B 1,638,067,151 94.38% 97,451,444 5.62% 21,907,336Bruzelius 5) Re-election of L M 1,750,322,040 99.73% 4,822,228 0.27% 2,281,663 Danon 6) Re-election of P D 1,748,649,573 99.72% 4,839,858 0.28% 3,936,334 Holden 7) Re-election of Lord 1,751,081,726 99.70% 5,183,316 0.30% 1,166,185 Hollick 8) Re-election of F B 1,730,335,236 98.50% 26,299,166 1.50% 796,825 Humer 9) Re-election of P G 1,748,860,660 99.56% 7,776,847 0.44% 793,720 Scott 10) Re-election of H T 1,751,451,677 99.72% 4,872,566 0.28% 1,106,984 Stitzer 11) Re-election of P A 1,751,550,954 99.73% 4,775,710 0.27% 1,104,563 Walker 12) Re-election of P S 1,744,769,548 99.34% 11,595,104 0.66% 1,066,575 Walsh 13) Election of Lord 1,753,931,305 99.87% 2,339,316 0.13% 1,160,606 Davies 14) Election of D A 1,746,503,639 99.42% 10,116,662 0.58% 810,926 Mahlan 15) Re-appointment of 1,745,557,900 99.78% 3,793,343 0.22% 8,079,984 Auditor 16) Remuneration of 1,754,328,054 99.89% 2,002,423 0.11% 1,100,750 Auditor 17) Authority to allot 1,607,448,355 92.25% 135,053,079 7.75% 14,929,793shares 18) Disapplication of 1,674,878,518 95.43% 80,178,785 4.57% 2,373,924 pre-emption rights 19) Authority to purchase 1,754,948,421 99.90% 1,730,387 0.10% 751,649 own shares 20) Authority to make 1,682,930,461 96.54% 60,235,623 3.46% 14,264,373political donations/ expenditure** 21) Authority to amend 1,742,486,263 99.41% 10,369,108 0.59% 4,575,086 the Diageo 2001 Share Incentive Plan**
22) Adoption of the 1,740,237,845 99.11% 15,668,645 0.89% 1,523,967 Diageo plc 2010 Sharesave
Plan**
23) Authority to 1,740,330,419 99.10% 15,741,117 0.90% 1,358,921 establish International
Share Plans** 24) Reduced notice for a 1,619,834,535 92.23% 136,533,390 7.77% 1,062,532 general meeting other than an annual general meeting** Notes
*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld)
J NichollsCompany Secretary
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business
15 October 2010
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