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RNS Number : 1015W
Associated British Foods PLC
06 December 2019
Associated British Foods plc
6 December 2019
Result of AGM
Associated British Foods plc ("the Company") announces the
results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on Friday 6 December 2019. All
resolutions were passed by the members entitled to vote.
Resolution Votes % Votes % Against Votes Total % of Issued Votes Withheld
For For Against Share
Capital
voted
Annual report
1 and accounts 632,663,325 99.20 5,092,148 0.80 637,755,473 80.56% 181,735
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Directors'
remuneration
2 report 615,541,472 96.74 20,741,864 3.26 636,283,336 80.37% 1,654,662
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Directors'
remuneration
3 policy 613,775,728 96.23 24,063,306 3.77 637,839,034 80.57% 98,600
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Declaration
of final
4 dividend 637,779,390 99.98 112,567 0.02 637,891,957 80.58% 44,478
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Re-election
of Emma Adamo
5 as a director 636,186,984 99.74 1,670,456 0.26 637,857,440 80.57% 80,558
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Re-election
of Graham
Allan as
6 a director 636,827,939 99.84 1,029,322 0.16 637,857,261 80.57% 80,373
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Re-election
of John Bason
7 as a director 635,665,775 99.66 2,193,087 0.34 637,858,862 80.57% 79,136
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Re-election
of Ruth
Cairnie
8 as a director 630,389,431 98.83 7,469,012 1.17 637,858,443 80.57% 79,189
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Re-election
of Wolfhart
Hauser as
9 a director 635,978,759 99.71 1,874,567 0.29 637,853,326 80.57% 83,470
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Re-election
of Michael
McLintock
10 as a director 633,695,879 99.35 4,163,475 0.65 637,859,354 80.57% 78,643
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Re-election
of Richard
Reid as a
11 director 631,004,657 98.93 6,852,591 1.07 637,857,248 80.57% 80,748
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Re-election
of George
Weston as
12 a director 636,138,174 99.73 1,722,712 0.27 637,860,886 80.57% 77,110
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Reappointment
13 of auditor 632,915,550 99.21 5,057,656 0.79 637,973,206 80.59% 77,590
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Auditor's
14 remuneration 632,773,573 99.20 5,092,105 0.80 637,865,678 80.57% 50,310
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Political
donations
15 or expenditure 619,292,861 97.30 17,195,119 2.70 636,487,980 80.40% 1,203,274
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Directors'
authority
to allot
16 shares 617,580,875 96.82 20,294,287 3.18 637,875,162 80.57% 60,141
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Disapplication
of pre-emption
17 rights * 636,698,597 99.89 711,242 0.11 637,409,839 80.51% 64,004
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Notice of
general
meetings
18 * 619,758,027 97.36 16,797,399 2.64 636,555,426 80.41% 1,166,291
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* Special resolution
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Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning
the election or re-election of the independent non-executive directors
Resolution Votes % Votes % Against Votes Total % of Issued Votes
For For Against Share Capital Withheld
voted
(excluding
controlling
share-holders)
Re-election
of Graham
Allan as
6 a director 205,008,615 99.50 1,029,322 0.50 206,037,937 64.31% 80,373
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Re-election
of Ruth
Cairnie
8 as a director 198,570,107 96.37 7,469,012 3.63 206,039,119 64.31% 79,189
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Re-election
of Wolfhart
Hauser as
9 a director 204,159,435 99.09 1,874,567 0.91 206,034,002 64.31% 83,470
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Re-election
of Richard
Reid as a
11 director 199,185,333 96.67 6,852,591 3.33 206,037,924 64.31% 80,748
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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 4 December 2019
was 791,674,183.
3. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling
shareholders at 4 December 2019 was 320,379,140.
4. A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For'
or 'Against' a resolution.
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