Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6763D

Associated British Foods PLC

07 December 2009

 



Associated British Foods plc

7 December 2009

Result of AGM

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 4 December 2009. All resolutions were passed by the required majority.

Resolution		Votes  For (i)	%  For	Votes Against	% Against	Votes Total	% of Issued Share Capital voted (ii)	Votes Withheld  (iii)
1	Report and accounts 2009	612,305,396	99.94	350,798	0.06	612,656,194	77.39	8,868
2	Directors' remuneration report 2009	607,468,643	99.16	5,161,952	0.84	612,630,595	77.38	35,076
3	Declaration of final dividend	612,630,050	99.99	32,389	0.01	612,662,439	77.39	2,495
4	Re-election of Willard Gordon Galen Weston as a director	544,543,864	89.54	63,596,747	10.46	608,140,611	76.82	4,522,440
5	Re-election of Lord Jay of Ewelme as a director	611,044,127	99.74	1,587,612	0.26	612,631,739	77.38	27,889
6	Re-election of Javier Ferrán as a director	611,181,437	99.76	1,460,922	0.24	612,642,359	77.39	22,609
7	Re-election of Timothy Clarke as a director	611,094,559	99.75	1,549,129	0.25	612,643,688	77.39	22,655
8	Re-appointment and remuneration of auditors	603,817,914	99.23	4,667,061	0.77	608,484,975	76.86	4,175,210
9	Authority to allot shares	599,053,447	99.27	4,417,876	0.73	603,471,323	76.23	9,188,769
10	Disapplication of pre-emption rights  (special resolution)	612,407,759	99.97	165,173	0.03	612,572,932	77.38	83,656
11	Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an annual general meeting (special resolution)	608,897,322	99.40	3,691,142	0.60	612,588,464	77.38	70,422
12	Adoption of new articles of association (special resolution)	608,786,670	99.83	1,053,527	0.17	609,840,197	77.03	2,813,401

Notes:

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

ii.    Issued ordinary share capital at 2 December 2009: 791,674,183 shares.

iii.    A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 two copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM are being submitted today to the Financial Services Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority

 25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS 

(Tel: [phone])

 

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