AGM Poll Votes
01 May 2003 - 2:24AM
UK Regulatory
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AstraZeneca PLC
30 April 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ASTRAZENECA PLC
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : 30 APRIL 2003
AstraZeneca PLC announced the results of the polls taken at its Annual General
Meeting today in respect of Items 5(e), 9 and 10 on the Agenda, as follows:
Item 5(e): Ordinary Resolution to re-elect Sir Peter Bonfield as a Director:
VOTES FOR: 830,994,339 (95.57%)
VOTES AGAINST: 38,475,456 (4.43%)
This Resolution was passed as an Ordinary Resolution at the AGM.
Percy Barnevik, Chairman of AstraZeneca PLC, said "My Board colleagues and I are
delighted that Sir Peter Bonfield has been re-elected as a Director with such
overwhelming support following the poll held at today's Annual General Meeting.
Sir Peter is making a key contribution to AstraZeneca in his role both as the
senior Non-Executive Director and also as Chairman of the Remuneration
Committee."
Item 9: Special Resolution to authorise the Directors to allot unissued shares:
VOTES FOR: 813,215,344 (95.90%)
VOTES AGAINST: 34,776,305 (4.10%)
This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM.
Item 10: Special Resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares:
VOTES FOR: 890,748,684 (99.86%)
VOTES AGAINST: 1,261,770 (0.14%)
This Resolution was passed as a Special Resolution at the AGM.
Under the Company's Articles of Association, voting on all Special Resolutions
is conducted by poll.
G H R Musker
Company Secretary
30 April 2003
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