Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1687S
Kerry Group PLC
13 May 2009
 





 

 

REGULATORY Announcement

13 May, 2009


 

 

Kerry Group plc Result of Annual General Meeting

 

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Tuesday 12 May 2009, were passed.  

 

All resolutions were approved on a show of hands at the meeting. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below.



RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

WITHHELD

1

Reports & Accounts

78,086,629

199,951

107,017

2

Declaration of Dividend

78,205,206

187,664

727

3(a)(i)

Re-election of Mr Denis Buckley § 

(in accordance with Combined Code)

72,014,518

5,335,071

1,044,008

3(a)(ii)

Re-election of Mr Michael Dowling § ± (in accordance with Combined Code)

71,761,722

5,520,502

1,111,373

3(b)(i)

Re-election of Mr Gerry Behan 

(in accordance with Article 102)

77,892,497

445,107

55,993

3(c)(i)

Re-election of Mr Noel Greene 

(in accordance with Article 97)

72,389,773

5,049,967

953,857

3(c)(ii)

Re-election of Mr Flor Healy 

(in accordance with Article 97)

78,010,678

381,668

1,251

3(c)(iii)

Re-election of Mr Kevin Kelly § ±  

(in accordance with Article 97)

78,185,384

156,662

51,551

3(c)(iv)

Re-election of Mr Brian Mehigan 

(in accordance with Article 97)

77,979,291

412,910

1,396

4

Remuneration of Auditors

78,337,727

49,649

6,221

5

Ordinary Resolution 

(section 20 Authority)

67,263,589

11,125,161

4,847

6

Special Resolution 

(Disapplication of Section 23)

78,355,060

16,471

22,066

7

Special Resolution 

(To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares)

78,247,053

123,163

23,381

 

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 15 April 2009.

 

In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the Financial Services Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:



Company Announcement Office,

Financial Services Authority,

Irish Stock Exchange,

25 The North Colonnade,

28 Anglesea Street,

Canary Wharf,

Dublin 2, 

London E14 5HS, 

Ireland.

United Kingdom.




-ENDS-



For further information please contact:


Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc.

Tel no: +353 66 7182000

Email: brian.durran@kerry.ie

Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com



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