Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7003J

Associated British Foods PLC

08 December 2008

 



Associated British Foods plc

2008 Annual General Meeting voting results

8 December 2008

Associated British Foods plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 December 2008. All resolutions were passed by the required majority.

Resolution		Votes for (i)	% (ii)	Votes against	% (ii)	Vote withheld (iii)
1	To receive the accounts and reports	627,107,001	99.96	259,800	0.04	11,355
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report	572,419,238	91.88	50,616,182	8.12	4,340,114
3	To approve the dividend payment of 13.5p per ordinary share	627,145,862	100.00	5,332	0.00	229,266
4	To elect Charles James Francis Sinclair as a director	625,698,035	99.85	915,416	0.15	766,159
5	To re-elect Willard Gordon Galen Weston as a director	578,946,614	92.65	45,929,591	7.35	2,503,370
6	To re-elect Martin Gardiner Adamson as a director	546,206,187	91.40	51,365,472	8.60	29,807,611
7	To re-elect John George Bason as a director	626,319,591	99.86	869,090	0.14	178,078
8	To re-elect George Garfield Weston as a director	626,337,487	99.86	865,228	0.14	176,490
9	To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration	619,744,664	98.85	7,200,982	1.15	428,513
10	To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities	625,585,616	99.84	1,012,911	0.16	772,139
11	To authorise the directors to allot equity securities for cash  (special resolution)	626,131,515	99.92	475,324	0.08	769,276
12	To approve and adopt amendments to the Articles of Association (special resolution)	625,814,251	99.92	529,952	0.08	1,011,820

Notes:

(i)     Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in
        the 'for' total.  

(ii)    As a percentage of the aggregate of votes 'for' plus votes 'against'.

         (iii)    A 'vote withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

 

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