Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4692D
Glanbia PLC
26 April 2017
 

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 26 April 2017 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 14 March 2017 and made available on the Company's website www.glanbia.com

 

In accordance with the Listing Rules 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 9 proposed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 26 April 2017 (save as provided otherwise herein) were carried on a show of hands. Results of the proxy votes received for each resolution are outlined below. 

 

Resolutions 3(m) to 3(p) were passed on a poll both by all the shareholders present and voting and all the independent shareholders present and voting (that is the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote on the election of the Directors who are not controlling shareholders (i.e. those shareholder(s) that exercise or control more than 30% of the voting rights of the Company). The results of the voting, on each resolution on each basis, are outlined below.

 

Resolution 1:

To review the Company's affairs and receive and consider the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 together with the reports of the Directors and the Auditors thereon

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

198,307,910

99.96%

76,180

0.04%

198,384,090

100.00%

16,800

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

Resolution 2:

Declaration of Dividend

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

198,383,775

100.00%

315

0.00%

198,384,090

100.00%

16,800

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

Resolution 3:

Re-appointment of Directors:

3a - Patsy Ahern

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

186,132,762

96.07%

7,606,724

3.93%

193,739,486

100.00%

4,661,404

2.35%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3b - Henry Corbally

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

150,406,132

75.84%

47,922,242

24.16%

198,328,374

100.00%

72,516

0.04%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

3c - Jer Doheny

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

186,132,120

96.07%

7,607,366

3.93%

193,739,486

100.00%

4,661,404

2.35%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3d - Mark Garvey

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

196,464,333

99.03%

1,918,757

0.97%

198,383,090

100.00%

17,800

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3e - Vincent Gorman

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

186,136,620

96.08%

7,602,866

3.92%

193,739,486

100.00%

4,661,404

2.35%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3f - Martin Keane

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

149,910,815

75.59%

48,412,559

24.41%

198,323,374

100.00%

77,516

0.04%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3g - Michael Keane

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

186,127,458

96.07%

7,607,028

3.93%

193,734,486

100.00%

4,666,404

2.35%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3h - Hugh McGuire

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

196,678,471

99.14%

1,704,619

0.86%

198,383,090

100.00%

17,800

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3i - John Murphy

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

186,131,916

96.07%

7,607,570

3.93%

193,739,486

100.00%

4,661,404

2.35%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

3j - Patrick Murphy

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

149,917,294

75.59%

48,411,080

24.41%

198,328,374

100.00%

72,516

0.04%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3k - Brian Phelan

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

196,677,863

99.14%

1,705,227

0.86%

198,383,090

100.00%

17,800

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

3l - Siobhán Talbot

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

197,161,296

99.38%

1,222,794

0.62%

198,384,090

100.00%

16,800

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

3m - Patrick Coveney

(All Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

198,458,215

99.63%

733,026

0.37%

199,191,241

100.00%

16,800

0.01%

199,208,041

100.00%

 

 

(Independent Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

90,017,065

99.19%

733,026

0.81%

90,750,091

100.00%

16,800

0.02%

90,766,891

100.00%

 

 

3n - Donard Gaynor

 

(All Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

193,297,091

97.05%

5,883,824

2.95%

199,180,915

100.00%

22,126

0.01%

199,203,041

100.00%

 

 

(Independent Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

84,855,941

93.52%

5,883,824

6.48%

90,739,765

100.00%

22,126

0.02%

90,761,891

100.00%

 

 

3o - Paul Haran

 

(All Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

188,504,709

96.90%

6,034,012

3.10%

194,538,721

100.00%

4,664,320

2.34%

199,203,041

100.00%

 

 

 (Independent Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

80,063,559

92.99%

6,034,012

7.01%

86,097,571

100.00%

4,664,320

5.14%

90,761,891

100.00%

 

 

 

3p - Dan O'Connor

 

(All Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

193,298,645

97.05%

5,881,645

2.95%

199,180,290

100.00%

22,751

0.01%

199,203,041

100.00%

 

 

 (Independent Shareholders)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

84,857,495

93.52%

5,881,645

6.48%

90,739,140

100.00%

22,751

0.03%

90,761,891

100.00%

 

Matt Merrick and Jim Gilsenan retired at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting and accordingly did not offer themselves for re-election.

Resolution 4:

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors for the 2017 financial year

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

197,904,301

99.76%

469,754

0.24%

198,374,055

100.00%

26,835

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

Resolution 5:

To receive and consider the Remuneration Committee report for the year ended 31 December 2016 (excluding the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy)

 

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

188,674,128

97.43%

4,986,103

2.57%

193,660,231

100.00%

4,740,659

2.39%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

Resolution 6:

 

Authorisation to allot relevant securities

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

198,367,050

99.99%

20,113

0.01%

198,387,163

100.00%

13,727

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

Resolution 7:

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

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

194,274,266

97.93%

4,106,516

2.07%

198,380,782

100.00%

20,108

0.01%

198,400,890

100.00%

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 8:

Special resolution: Authority to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis and for cash up to a further 5% of the issued share capital in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

181,763,739

91.62%

16,616,017

8.38%

198,379,756

100.00%

21,134

0.01%

198,400,890

200.00%

 

Resolution 9:

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

For

Against

Total

Withheld

Total including withheld

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares


Votes/Shares

%

Votes/Shares

%

194,668,433

98.13%

3,708,933

1.87%

198,377,366

100.00%

23,524

0.01%

198,400,890

300.00%

 

 

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.

 

26 April 2017

For further information contact:

Michael Horan, Group Secretary

Tel: 056 7772200


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