Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4175L

C&C Group Plc

03 July 2014

 

C&C GROUP PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 3 JULY 2014

C&C Group plc (the 'Company') announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Wednesday, 3 July 2014 were passed.

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company, circulated to shareholders on 3 June 2014.  

All resolutions were passed by a show of hands. Proxies received were as follows:

Number	Resolution	Type	For / Discretion1,3		Against1		Total Votes*	Votes Withheld*	Total (incl Withheld) 1,2,3
			No.	%	No.	%
1	To approve the Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 February 2014.	Ordinary	245,877,954	99.99	1,948	0.01	245,879,902	255,840	246,140,750
2	To confirm and declare dividends.	Ordinary	245,878,145	99.99	1,948	0.01	245,880,093	255,649	246,140,750
	Election of Directors
3(a)	To elect Emer Finnan.	Ordinary	244,142,157	99.3	1,728,976	0.7	245,871,133	264,609	246,140,750
3(b)	To re-elect Sir Brian Stewart.	Ordinary	244,894,882	99.6	976,251	0.4	245,871,133	264,609	246,140,750
3(c)	To re-elect Stephen Glancey.	Ordinary	245,237,669	99.74	633,432	0.26	245,871,101	264,641	246,140,750
3(d)	To re-elect Kenny Neison.	Ordinary	245,232,442	99.74	638,691	0.26	245,871,133	264,609	246,140,750
3(e)	To re-elect Joris Brams.	Ordinary	245,240,783	99.74	629,350	0.26	245,870,133	265,609	246,140,750
3(f)	To re-elect Stewart Gilliland.	Ordinary	242,510,089	98.84	2,841,040	1.16	245,351,129	784,613	246,140,750
3(g)	To re-elect John Hogan.	Ordinary	243,606,150	99.08	2,264,771	0.92	245,870,921	264,821	246,140,750
3(h)	To re-elect Richard Holroyd.	Ordinary	243,613,119	99.08	2,258,014	0.92	245,871,133	264,609	246,140,750
3(i)	To re-elect Breege O'Donoghue.	Ordinary	245,027,873	99.66	843,260	0.34	245,871,133	264,609	246,140,750
3(j)	To re-elect Anthony Smurfit.	Ordinary	244,131,403	99.29	1,737,539	0.71	245,868,942	266,800	246,140,750
4	To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.	Ordinary	242,796,797	99.04	2,352,782	0.96	245,149,579	986,163	246,140,750
5(a)	To receive and consider the Report of the Remuneration Committee on Directors' Remuneration (other than the Directors' Remuneration Policy) as set out on pages 63 to 83 of the annual report for the year ended  28 February 2014.	Ordinary	245,639,049	99.98	43,837	0.02	245,682,886	452,856	246,140,750
5(b)	To receive and consider the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 65 to 73 of the annual report for the year ended 28 February 2014.	Ordinary	226,983,320	92.72	17,832,254	7.28	244,815,574	1,320,168	246,140,750
6	To authorise the allotment of shares.	Ordinary	244,697,810	99.75	625,474	0.25	245,323,284	812,458	246,140,750
7	To authorise the limited disapplication of  pre-emption rights in certain circumstances.	Special	244,802,918	99.79	513,043	0.21	245,315,961	819,781	246,140,750
8	To authorise the purchase by the Company of  its own shares.	Special	241,451,584	98.28	4,232,285	1.72	245,683,869	451,873	246,140,750
9	To authorise the re-issue by the Company of its shares off-market.	Special	238,182,852	97.17	6,944,567	2.83	245,127,419	1,008,323	246,140,750
10	To authorise that a general meeting of the Company may be called on 14 days' notice.	Special	225,093,710	91.55	20,778,453	8.45	245,872,163	263,579	246,140,750

¹ The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 3 July 2014 was 347,076,906.

² 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.

³"For" includes proxies appointing the Chairman to vote at his discretion.   Proxies in respect of 5,008 shares appointing third parties where no indication of votes cast have been excluded from voting totals.

Contact

Paul Walker

Company Secretary

C&C Group plc

Block 71

The Plaza

Parkwest Business Park

Dublin 12

Ireland

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