Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8647D
Kerry Group PLC
02 May 2013
 



REGULATORY Announcement

2 May, 2013

 

 

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 Wednesday 1 May 2013, 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

96,663,177

45,699

1,709,474

2

Declaration of Dividend

98,331,982

45,699

40,669

3

To re-elect Mr Sean Bugler

75,651,569

20,710,280

2,056,501

4(a)

To re-elect Mr Denis Buckley

78,566,426

19,810,523

41,401

4(b)

To re-elect Mr Gerry Behan

94,729,494

3,648,542

40,314

4(c)

To re-elect Mr Kieran Breen

89,618,739

6,742,023

2,057,588

4(d)

To re-elect Mr Denis Carroll

77,020,043

19,341,806

2,056,501

4(e)

To re-elect Mr Michael Dowling

77,067,690

21,309,259

41,401

4(f)

To re-elect Mr Patrick Flahive

89,609,524

6,735,054

2,057,588

4(g)

To re-elect Ms Joan Garahy

96,280,436

2,096,513

41,401

4(h)

To re-elect Mr Flor Healy

94,741,759

3,636,277

40,314

4(i)

To re-elect Mr James Kenny

97,662,285

715,751

40,314

4(j)

To re-elect Mr Stan McCarthy

94,332,019

3,431,549

654,782

4(k)

To re-elect Mr Brian Mehigan

94,791,828

3,586,208

40,314

4(l)

To re-elect Mr Gerard O'Hanlon

89,683,408

6,678,441

2,056,501

4(m)

To re-elect Mr Michael Teahan

89,629,159

6,732,690

2,056,501

4(n)

To re-elect Mr Philip Toomey

96,289,536

2,088,500

40,314

4(o)

To re-elect Mr Denis Wallis

76,992,774

19,364,813

2,060,763

5

Remuneration of Auditors

93,846,444

4,525,677

46,229

6

Ordinary Resolution

(Remuneration Report)

95,794,172

2,582,436

41,742

7

Ordinary Resolution

(Section 20 Authority)

97,493,405

876,636

48,309

8

Special Resolution

(Disapplication of Section 23)

97,397,082

286,057

735,211

9

Special Resolution

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

97,635,317

742,356

40,677

10

Ordinary Resolution

(Adoption of Kerry Group plc 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan)

95,458,077

2,917,886

42,387

11

Special Resolution

(To approve the proposed amendment to the Articles of Association)

97,518,854

71,503

827,993

 

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.

 

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 4 April 2013.

 

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 UK's National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at the following locations:

 

Companies Announcement Office

Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

 

and

 

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

 

-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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