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RNS Number : 8665J
Associated British Foods PLC
07 December 2018
Associated British Foods plc
7 December 2018
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 7 December 2018. 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 652,053,220 100.00 2,358 0.00 652,055,578 82.36% 6,512,539
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Directors'
remuneration
2 report 632,195,283 96.25 24,613,823 3.75 656,809,106 82.96% 1,759,476
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Declaration
of final
3 dividend 658,485,837 100.00 25,421 0.00 658,511,258 83.18% 57,164
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Re-election
of Emma Adamo
4 as a director 655,515,106 99.55 2,990,716 0.45 658,505,822 83.18% 62,490
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Election
of Graham
Allan as
5 a director 658,384,898 99.98 120,483 0.02 658,505,381 83.18% 62,481
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Re-election
of John Bason
6 as a director 656,807,534 99.76 1,580,927 0.24 658,388,461 83.16% 59,483
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Re-election
of Ruth
Cairnie
7 as a director 656,527,231 99.70 1,964,207 0.30 658,491,438 83.18% 76,088
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Re-election
of Wolfhart
Hauser as
8 a director 657,082,779 99.78 1,421,706 0.22 658,504,485 83.18% 62,947
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Re-election
of Michael
9 McLintock 653,921,297 99.30 4,587,604 0.70 658,508,901 83.18% 59,521
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Re-election
of Richard
Reid as a
10 director 651,322,296 98.91 7,185,071 1.09 658,507,367 83.18% 60,159
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Re-election
of George
Weston as
11 a director 657,403,144 99.83 1,105,545 0.17 658,508,689 83.18% 59,733
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Reappointment
12 of auditor 654,085,402 99.33 4,418,331 0.67 658,503,733 83.18% 63,711
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Auditor's
13 remuneration 654,194,004 99.35 4,312,112 0.65 658,506,116 83.18% 62,196
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Political
donations
14 or expenditure 650,418,393 98.78 8,018,329 1.22 658,436,722 83.17% 110,813
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Directors'
authority
to allot
15 shares 618,253,029 93.89 40,246,631 6.11 658,499,660 83.18% 64,652
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Disapplication
of pre-emption
16 rights * 658,374,830 99.98 115,878 0.02 658,490,708 83.18% 73,058
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Notice of
general
meetings
17 * 645,883,536 98.08 12,625,181 1.92 658,508,717 83.18% 59,705
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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)
Election
of Graham
Allan as
5 a director 203,523,551 99.94 120,483 0.06 203,644,034 62.96% 62,481
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Re-election
of Ruth
Cairnie
7 as a director 201,665,884 99.04 1,964,207 0.96 203,630,091 62.96% 76,088
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Re-election
of Wolfhart
Hauser as
8 a director 202,221,432 99.30 1,421,706 0.70 203,643,138 62.96% 62,947
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Re-election
of Richard
Reid as a
10 director 196,460,949 96.47 7,185,071 3.53 203,646,020 62.96% 60,159
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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 5 December 2018 was 791,674,183.
3. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the
controlling shareholders at 5 December 2018 was
323,435,769.
4. A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
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