AGM Statement

RNS Number : 5151G

Tesco PLC

29 June 2012

 



Tesco PLC

29 June 2012

Tesco PLC - Results of AGM

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 29 June 2012 were passed by shareholders.

Tesco PLC Annual General Meeting Poll Results

		VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1	To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 25 February 2012	4,695,904,643	99.91	4,418,506	0.09	4,700,323,149	58.46%	25,110,484
2	To approve the Remuneration Report	4,487,237,321	96.85	145,908,134	3.15	4,633,145,455	57.62%	92,278,876
3	To declare a final dividend	4,706,921,854	100.00	208,169	0.00	4,707,130,023	58.55%	18,339,735
4	To elect Sir Richard Broadbent as a director	4,671,467,498	99.27	34,237,350	0.73	4,705,704,848	58.53%	19,750,786
5	To elect Deanna Oppennheimer as a director	4,688,573,569	99.64	16,914,080	0.36	4,705,487,649	58.52%	19,934,733
6	To re-elect Philip Clarke as a director	4,667,600,869	99.18	38,520,529	0.82	4,706,121,398	58.53%	19,335,685
7	To re-elect Gareth Bullock as a director	4,675,522,165	99.36	29,978,318	0.64	4,705,500,483	58.52%	19,969,370
8	To re-elect Patrick Cescau as a director	4,675,512,158	99.36	30,072,763	0.64	4,705,584,921	58.53%	19,790,129
9	To re-elect Stuart Chambers as a director	4,678,624,599	99.43	26,973,621	0.57	4,705,598,220	58.53%	19,870,317
10	To re-elect Karen Cook as a director	4,677,641,292	99.43	26,878,659	0.57	4,704,519,951	58.51%	19,811,831
11	To re-elect Ken Hanna as a director	4,595,683,743	98.57	66,824,019	1.43	4,662,507,762	57.99%	62,925,295
12	To re-elect Andrew Higginson as a director	4,642,806,080	98.66	63,003,820	1.34	4,705,809,900	58.53%	19,655,304
13	To re-elect Ken Hydon as a director	4,670,799,325	99.26	34,912,503	0.74	4,705,711,828	58.53%	19,749,630
14	To re-elect Tim Mason as a director	4,629,970,288	98.39	75,982,404	1.61	4,705,952,692	58.53%	19,457,761
15	To re-elect Laurie Mcllwee as a director	4,630,961,461	98.41	75,021,947	1.59	4,705,983,408	58.53%	19,483,323
16	To re-elect Lucy Neville-Rolfe as a director	4,630,744,793	98.41	75,005,806	1.59	4,705,750,599	58.53%	19,679,263
17	To re-elect JacquelineTammenoms Bakker as a director	4,678,719,416	99.43	26,745,489	0.57	4,705,464,905	58.52%	19,968,161
18	To re-appoint the auditors	4,542,772,726	97.62	110,584,337	2.38	4,653,357,063	57.88%	72,103,869
19	To set the auditors' remuneration	4,594,022,629	98.05	91,448,863	1.95	4,685,471,492	58.28%	39,982,254
20	To authorise the directors to allot shares	4,330,507,093	92.72	339,792,343	7.28	4,670,299,436	58.09%	55,042,724
21	To disapply pre-emption rights	4,599,477,317	98.29	79,873,955	1.71	4,679,351,272	58.20%	46,112,944
22	To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	4,650,270,495	99.54	21,363,106	0.46	4,671,633,601	58.10%	53,784,282
23	To authorise political donations by the Company and its subsidiaries	4,436,379,145	95.25	221,349,486	4.75	4,657,728,631	57.93%	67,733,973
24	To authorise short notice general meetings	4,249,279,794	90.29	457,055,479	9.71	4,706,335,273	58.54%	19,133,441

Results of the poll can also be viewed on the Company's website: http://www.tescoplc.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm

*Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

The total number of shares in issue as at 28 June 2012 was 8,040,169,426

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Enquiries:                      J Lloyd

                                    Company Secretary

                                    Tesco plc

                                    Delamare Road

                                    Cheshunt

                                    Hertfordshire

                                    EN8 9SL

                                    Tel. [phone]

 

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