30th Apr 2009 16:30
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.
RESULTS OF VOTING AT 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. was held on 30 April 2009.
The table below sets out the results of the poll on the 16 Resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 30 March 2009. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.
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Resolutions |
For(b) |
% |
Against |
% |
Votes Withheld(c) |
Votes Total (Ex Votes Withheld) |
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Resolution 1: |
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Receipt of 2008 Report and Accounts |
1,354,732,380 |
99.76 |
3,220,437 |
0.24 |
35,306,895 |
1,393,259,712 |
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Resolution 2: |
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|
Approval of 2008 Remuneration Report |
1,351,311,774 |
97.43 |
35,591,845 |
2.57 |
6,360,642 |
1,393,264,261 |
|
Resolution 3: |
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|
Declaration of final dividend for 2008 of 61.6p per share |
1,393,155,607 |
99.997 |
41,757 |
0.003 |
59,648 |
1,393,257,012 |
|
Resolution 4: |
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Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors |
1,350,185,379 |
98.02 |
27,341,364 |
1.98 |
15,801,420 |
1,393,328,163 |
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Resolution 5: |
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Authority for the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration |
1,382,680,608 |
99.61 |
5,470,138 |
0.39 |
5,114,766 |
1,393,265,512 |
|
Resolution 6a: |
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|
Reappointment of Paul Adams as a Director |
1,387,386,073 |
99.93 |
906,530 |
0.07 |
3,698,479 |
1,391,991,082 |
|
Resolution 6b: |
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|
Reappointment of Jan du Plessis as a Director |
1,377,971,444 |
99.17 |
11,579,695 |
0.83 |
3,714,373 |
1,393,265,512 |
|
Resolution 6c: |
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Reappointment of Robert Lerwill as a Director |
1,388,408,826 |
99.92 |
1,135,475 |
0.08 |
3,721,211 |
1,393,265,512 |
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Resolution 6d: |
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Reappointment of Sir Nicholas Scheele as a Director |
1,388,312,100 |
99.91 |
1,199,133 |
0.09 |
3,742,266 |
1,393,253,499 |
|
Resolution 7: |
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Reappointment of Gerry Murphy as a Director |
1,391,688,947 |
99.92 |
1,045,999 |
0.08 |
521,034 |
1,393,255,980 |
|
Resolution 8: |
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Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares |
1,304,625,024 |
93.89 |
84,838,077 |
6.11 |
3,799,057 |
1,393,262,158 |
|
Resolution 9:(d) |
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Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights |
1,315,654,157 |
94.54 |
76,002,952 |
5.46 |
1,606,249 |
1,393,263,358 |
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Resolution 10:(d) |
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Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares |
1,388,749,663 |
99.94 |
790,870 |
0.06 |
3,722,610 |
1,393,263,143 |
|
Resolution 11: |
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Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure |
1,291,218,860 |
96.45 |
47,458,524 |
3.55 |
54,582,931 |
1,393,260,315 |
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Resolution 12:(d) |
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|
Notice period for General Meetings |
1,323,418,595 |
95.21 |
66,593,899 |
4.79 |
3,251,822 |
1,393,264,316 |
|
Resolution 13:(d) |
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|
Adoption of new articles of association |
1,389,367,207 |
99.80 |
2,808,471 |
0.20 |
1,074,938 |
1,393,250,616 |
Notes:
(a) The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on 29 April 2009 was 1,996,316,533.
(b) Includes discretionary votes.
(c) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
(d) Indicates a Special Resolution.
(e) In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, two copies of each of the resolutions numbered 9, 10, 12 and 13 will be forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the FSA. A copy of the resolutions may also be obtained from the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.bat.com/agm
(f) Further, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, two copies of the Company's newly adopted articles of association (Resolution 13) will be forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility at the FSA. A copy of the Company's new articles of association may also be found on the Company's website at www.bat.com/agm
G C W Cunnington
Deputy Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
30 April 2009
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