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RNS Number : 8711Y
Associated British Foods PLC
08 December 2017
Associated British Foods plc
8 December 2017
Result of AGM
Associated British Foods plc announces the results of the voting
by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the
Company held on Friday 8 December 2017. All resolutions were passed
by the members entitled to vote.
Resolution Votes % Votes % Against Votes % of Votes
For For Against Total Issued Withheld
Share
Capital
voted
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Annual
report
1 and accounts 672,166,962 99.94 423,251 0.06 672,590,213 84.96% 31,302
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Directors'
remuneration
2 report 650,153,761 96.91 20,758,533 3.09 670,912,294 84.75% 1,756,554
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Declaration
of final
3 dividend 672,602,616 100.00 2,535 0.00 672,605,151 84.96% 93,976
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Re-election
of Emma
Adamo as
4 a director 664,726,139 98.83 7,875,624 1.17 672,601,763 84.96% 97,704
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Re-election
of John
Bason as
5 a director 671,584,286 99.85 1,016,323 0.15 672,600,609 84.96% 96,601
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Re-election
of Ruth
Cairnie
6 as a director 662,753,903 98.54 9,846,875 1.46 672,600,778 84.96% 97,375
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Re-election
of Javier
Ferrán
7 as a director 615,888,482 92.25 51,729,699 7.75 667,618,181 84.33% 4,981,835
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Re-election
of Wolfhart
Hauser
8 as a director 662,373,186 98.48 10,227,033 1.52 672,600,219 84.96% 97,900
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Election
of Michael
9 McLintock 672,310,123 99.96 277,545 0.04 672,587,668 84.96% 109,489
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Election
of Richard
Reid as
10 a director 666,359,282 99.07 6,240,201 0.93 672,599,483 84.96% 98,445
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Re-election
of Charles
Sinclair
11 as a director 630,943,584 97.41 16,778,426 2.59 647,722,010 81.82% 24,998,544
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Re-election
of George
Weston
12 as a director 671,900,346 99.90 697,100 0.10 672,597,446 84.96% 98,263
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Reappointment
13 of auditor 669,094,537 99.48 3,505,446 0.52 672,599,983 84.96% 99,405
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Auditor's
14 remuneration 669,412,693 99.53 3,180,724 0.47 672,593,417 84.96% 99,617
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Political
donations
15 or expenditure 668,412,155 99.40 4,068,089 0.60 672,480,244 84.94% 169,385
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Directors'
authority
to allot
16 shares 589,556,069 87.65 83,034,513 12.35 672,590,582 84.96% 106,583
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Disapplication
of pre-emption
rights
17 * 671,373,061 99.89 749,735 0.11 672,122,796 84.90% 110,319
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Notice
of general
meetings
18 * 660,844,663 98.24 11,835,701 1.76 672,680,364 84.97% 18,971
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* Special resolution
====================================================================================================================
Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions
concerning the election or re-election of the independent
non-executive directors
Resolution Votes % Votes % Against Votes % of Votes
For For Against Total Issued Withheld
Share
Capital
voted
(excluding
controlling
share-holders)
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Re-election
of Ruth
Cairnie
6 as a director 222,513,764 95.76 9,846,875 4.24 232,360,639 71.84% 97,375
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Re-election
of Javier
Ferrán
7 as a director 175,648,343 77.25 51,729,699 22.75 227,378,042 70.30% 4,981,835
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Re-election
of Wolfhart
Hauser
8 as a director 222,133,047 95.60 10,227,033 4.40 232,360,080 71.84% 97,900
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Election
of Michael
9 McLintock 232,069,984 99.88 277,545 0.12 232,347,529 71.83% 109,489
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Election
of Richard
Reid as
10 a director 226,119,143 97.31 6,240,201 2.69 232,359,344 71.84% 98,445
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Notes:
1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman
have been included in the 'For' total.
2. Total number of ordinary shares in issue at 6 December 2017 was 791,674,183.
3. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the
controlling shareholders at 6 December 2017 was
323,455,984.
4. A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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