Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8073I
Bunzl PLC
20 April 2022
 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Bunzl plc (the "Company") confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 20 April 2022 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, at the AGM   have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

 

The AGM voting results are as follows:

 

Company name:

Bunzl plc

Meeting date:

20 April 2022

Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date:

4,792

Issued share capital at voting record date:

337,407,574

Number of votes per share:

1

 

Resolution (No. as noted on the Form of Proxy)

Votes For

(including votes at Chairman's discretion)

% of shares voted

Votes Against

% of shares voted

Votes Withheld*

Ordinary resolutions:


1

Consideration of accounts

280,829,103

99.40%

1,695,458

0.60%

187,652

2

Declaration of a final dividend

281,808,931

99.68%

901,463

0.32%

1,819

3

Re-appointment of Peter Ventress as a director

250,174,500

90.37%

26,657,845

9.63%

5,879,868

4

Re-appointment of Frank van Zanten as a director

282,660,246

99.98%

42,516

0.02%

9,451

5

Re-appointment of Richard Howes as a director

281,684,168

99.64%

1,017,488

0.36%

10,557

6

Re-appointment of Vanda Murray as a director

269,991,715

95.50%

12,710,791

4.50%

9,707

7

Re-appointment of Lloyd Pitchford as a director

269,461,569

95.32%

13,239,699

4.68%

10,557

8

Re-appointment of Stephan Nanninga as a director

266,076,722

94.12%

16,624,434

5.88%

10,557

9

Re-appointment of Vin Murria as a director

256,359,981

90.68%

26,341,675

9.32%

10,557

10

Re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors

280,973,332

99.39%

1,730,933

0.61%

7,948

11

Remuneration of auditors

282,597,757

99.96%

115,743

0.04%

6,858

12

Approval of remuneration report

261,072,563

93.39%

18,471,275

6.61%

3,176,520

13

Authority to allot shares

260,191,780

92.03%

22,522,100

7.97%

6,478

Special resolutions:


14

General authority to disapply pre-emption rights

279,078,605

98.94%

3,002,489

1.06%

639,264

15

Specific authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment

275,110,349

97.53%

6,969,471

2.47%

640,538

16

Authority for the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares

281,507,601

99.58%

1,183,689

0.42%

28,094

17

Notice of general meetings

255,773,717

90.47%

26,938,548

9.53%

7,119

 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

 

Suzanne Jefferies

General Counsel & Company Secretary

20 April 2022

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