Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0073H

Glanbia PLC

13 May 2014

 

Glanbia plc ("the Company")

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 13 May 2014 were passed, results of which are set out below. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company circulated to Shareholders on 7 April 2014 and made available on the Company's website www.glanbia.com.

In accordance with the Listing Rules two copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:-

Companies Announcements Office,

Irish Stock Exchange,

28 Anglesea Street,

Dublin 2,

Ireland

and

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

RESULTS OF AGM

Each of resolutions 1 to 11 proposed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 13 May 2014 were carried on a show of hands. Results of the proxy votes received for each resolution are outlined below.

Resolution 1:

To receive and consider the financial statements for the year ended 4 January 2014

		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
200,160,688	100.00%	3,400	0.00%	200,164,088	100.00%	108,000	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 2:

Declaration of Dividend

		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
200,164,088	100.00%	0	0.00%	200,164,088	100.00%	108,000	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 3:

Re-appointment of Directors:

3a - John Callaghan

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
168,982,628	84.96%	29,910,461	15.04%	198,893,089	100.00%	1,378,999	0.69%	200,272,088	100.00%

3b - William Carroll

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,625,507	92.24%	15,524,481	7.76%	200,149,988	100.00%	122,100	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

3c - Henry Corbally

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
164,394,091	82.27%	35,433,464	17.73%	199,827,555	100.00%	444,533	0.22%	200,272,088	100.00%

3d - Jer Doheny

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
188,013,289	93.93%	12,149,299	6.07%	200,162,588	100.00%	109,500	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

3e - David Farrell

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,635,878	92.24%	15,525,710	7.76%	200,161,588	100.00%	110,500	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

3f - Mark Garvey

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
198,229,126	99.03%	1,933,462	0.97%	200,162,588	100.00%	109,500	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

3g - Donard Gaynor

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
199,597,577	99.72%	563,386	0.28%	200,160,963	100.00%	111,125	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

3h - Patrick Gleeson

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
163,992,779	82.07%	35,834,776	17.93%	199,827,555	100.00%	444,533	0.22%	200,272,088	100.00%

3i - Vincent Gorman

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,637,714	92.24%	15,524,489	7.76%	200,162,203	100.00%	109,885	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

3j - Paul Haran

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
198,112,876	99.12%	1,757,690	0.88%	199,870,566	100.00%	401,522	0.20%	200,272,088	100.00%

3k - Liam Herlihy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
169,682,080	84.77%	30,479,883	15.23%	200,161,963	100.00%	110,125	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

3l - Martin Keane

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
164,393,291	82.27%	35,433,879	17.73%	199,827,170	100.00%	444,918	0.22%	200,272,088	100.00%

3m - Michael Keane

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,636,768	92.24%	15,524,435	7.76%	200,161,203	100.00%	110,885	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

3n - Hugh McGuire

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
198,231,547	99.04%	1,930,041	0.96%	200,161,588	100.00%	110,500	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

3o - Matthew Merrick

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
164,397,436	82.27%	35,430,119	17.73%	199,827,555	100.00%	444,533	0.22%	200,272,088	100.00%

3p - John Murphy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,406,051	92.23%	15,525,389	7.77%	199,931,440	100.00%	340,648	0.17%	200,272,088	100.00%

3q - Patrick Murphy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,279,590	92.07%	15,882,292	7.93%	200,161,882	100.00%	110,206	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

3r - Brian Phelan

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
198,231,601	99.04%	1,930,362	0.96%	200,161,963	100.00%	110,125	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

3s - Eamon Power

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,639,147	92.24%	15,523,441	7.76%	200,162,588	100.00%	109,500	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

3t - Siobhan Talbot

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
198,233,932	99.04%	1,928,656	0.96%	200,162,588	100.00%	109,500	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

Jerry Liston retired at the commencement of the Annual General Meeting and accordingly did not offer himself for re-appointment.

Resolution 4:

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors for the 2014 financial year

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
191,775,013	95.81%	8,387,450	4.19%	200,162,463	100.00%	109,625	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 5:

To receive and consider the Remuneration Committee Report

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
194,618,425	97.23%	5,543,778	2.77%	200,162,203	100.00%	109,885	0.05%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 6:

Ordinary resolution:  To increase the ordinary share capital of the Company.

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
200,140,418	99.99%	19,508	0.01%	200,159,926	100.00%	112,162	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 7:

Special resolution: To amend the Memorandum of Association to reflect the change in authorised share capital referred to in Resolution 6

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
200,138,088	99.99%	17,420	0.01%	200,155,508	100.00%	116,580	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 8:

Special resolution: To amend the Articles of Association to reflect the change in authorised share capital referred to in Resolution 6

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
200,141,420	99.99%	19,070	0.01%	200,160,490	100.00%	111,598	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 9:

Authorisation to allot equity securities shares for cash

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
200,143,397	99.99%	17,873	0.01%	200,161,270	100.00%	110,818	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 10:

Special resolution: Authorisation to allot equity securities otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre‑emption rights

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
199,922,666	99.94%	115,419	0.06%	200,038,085	100.00%	234,003	0.12%	200,272,088	100.00%

Resolution 11:

Special resolution: Authorisation to retain the power to hold EGMs on 14 days' notice

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
196,849,752	98.35%	3,308,730	1.65%	200,158,482	100.00%	113,606	0.06%	200,272,088	100.00%

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

13 May 2014

For further information contact:

Michael Horan, Group Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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