21st Jul 2011 15:45
SABMILLER PLC
21 July 2011 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 84.05% 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 2011, together with the reports of the directors and auditors therein. | 1,394,701,455 | 99.87 | 1,869,995 | 0.13 | 1,396,571,450 | 87.92 | 1,164,378 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report 2011 contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2011. | 1,154,766,871 | 84.05 | 219,058,173 | 15.95 | 1,373,825,044 | 86.49 | 23,910,955 |
3 | To elect Ms L M S Knox as a director of the Company. | 1,395,161,795 | 99.85 | 2,065,245 | 0.15 | 1,397,227,040 | 87.96 | 508,859 |
4 | To elect Ms H A Weir as a director of the Company. | 1,395,443,630 | 99.87 | 1,783,301 | 0.13 | 1,397,226,931 | 87.96 | 508,908 |
5 | To elect Mr J S Wilson as a director of the Company. | 1,386,834,950 | 99.26 | 10,392,170 | 0.74 | 1,397,227,120 | 87.96 | 508,878 |
6 | To re-elect Mr M H Armour as a director of the Company. | 1,375,690,980 | 98.47 | 21,432,597 | 1.53 | 1,397,123,577 | 87.95 | 612,371 |
7 | To re-elect Mr G C Bible as a director of the Company. | 1,357,381,276 | 97.43 | 35,760,811 | 2.57 | 1,393,142,087 | 87.70 | 4,593,680 |
8 | To re-elect Mr D S Devitre as a director of the Company. | 1,348,102,547 | 96.77 | 44,952,289 | 3.23 | 1,393,054,836 | 87.70 | 4,681,022 |
9 | To re-elect Mr E A G Mackay as a director of the Company. | 1,385,934,493 | 99.20 | 11,229,001 | 0.80 | 1,397,163,494 | 87.96 | 572,374 |
10 | To re-elect Mr P J Manser as a director of the Company. | 1,348,240,151 | 96.54 | 48,366,263 | 3.46 | 1,396,606,414 | 87.92 | 1,129,332 |
11 | To re-elect Mr J A Manzoni as a director of the Company. | 1,377,869,012 | 98.62 | 19,239,292 | 1.38 | 1,397,108,304 | 87.95 | 627,444 |
12 | To re-elect Mr M Q Morland as a director of the Company. | 1,206,504,759 | 87.20 | 177,063,069 | 12.80 | 1,383,567,828 | 87.10 | 14,167,833 |
13 | To re-elect Dr D F Moyo as a director of the Company. | 1,395,034,847 | 99.84 | 2,192,143 | 0.16 | 1,397,226,990 | 87.96 | 508,868 |
14 | To re-elect Mr C A Pérez Dávila as a director of the Company. | 1,369,472,301 | 98.31 | 23,582,900 | 1.69 | 1,393,055,201 | 87.70 | 4,680,646 |
15 | To re-elect Mr R Pieterse as a director of the Company. | 1,394,723,658 | 99.82 | 2,501,512 | 0.18 | 1,397,225,170 | 87.96 | 510,577 |
16 | To re-elect Mr M C Ramaphosa as a director of the Company. | 1,355,730,763 | 97.64 | 32,807,369 | 2.36 | 1,388,538,132 | 87.41 | 9,197,625 |
17 | To re-elect Mr A Santo Domingo Dávila as a director of the Company. | 1,355,467,563 | 97.30 | 37,670,294 | 2.70 | 1,393,137,857 | 87.70 | 4,593,690 |
18 | To re-elect Mr H A Willard as a director of the Company. | 1,369,473,214 | 98.31 | 23,581,761 | 1.69 | 1,393,054,975 | 87.70 | 4,680,872 |
19 | To re-elect Mr J M Kahn as a director of the Company. | 1,261,592,547 | 98.33 | 21,479,482 | 1.67 | 1,283,072,029 | 80.77 | 114,663,787 |
20 | To declare a final dividend of 61.5 US cents per share. | 1,397,175,244 | 99.99 | 515 | 0.01 | 1,397,175,759 | 87.96 | 560,183 |
21 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid. | 1,384,084,203 | 99.54 | 6,343,752 | 0.46 | 1,390,427,955 | 87.53 | 7,307,673 |
22 | To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. | 1,389,556,226 | 99.56 | 6,125,319 | 0.44 | 1,395,681,545 | 87.86 | 2,054,272 |
23 | To give a general power and authority to the directors to allot shares. | 1,274,194,138 | 91.19 | 123,106,001 | 8.81 | 1,397,300,139 | 87.96 | 435,796 |
24 | To give a general power and authority to the directors to allot shares for cash otherwise than pro rata to all shareholders. | 1,271,658,819 | 91,01 | 125,638,942 | 8.99 | 1,397,297,761 | 87.96 | 436,099 |
25 | 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. | 1,391,163,907 | 99.81 | 2,650,485 | 0.19 | 1,393,814,392 | 87.75 | 3,921,504 |
26 | To approve the calling of general meetings, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice. | 1,355,824,914 | 97.03 | 41,449,729 | 2.97 | 1,397,274,643 | 87.96 | 461,154 |
Notes:
(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 19 July 2011 there were 1,588,480,588 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 3 June 2011.
Resolutions 1 to 23 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.
Resolutions 24 to 26 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
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