Result of AGM
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPHS 9.6.3(1) and 9.6.18 OF
THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1. in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), copies of the resolutions (other
than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company
at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 19 September 2013 have been
uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available
for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
resolutions were passed):
RESOLUTION VOTES FOR %* VOTES %* VOTES
AGAINST WITHELD
1) Report and Accounts 1,742,239,856 99.44% 9,854,951 0.56% 75,440,459
2) Directors' 1,595,322,555 88.17% 214,086,018 11.83% 18,126,693
Remuneration Report
3) Declaration of final 1,824,379,472 99.98% 309,750 0.02% 2,845,879
dividend
4) Re-election of P B 1,794,814,507 99.01% 18,003,956 0.99% 14,713,465
Bruzelius
5) Re-election of L M 1,802,545,154 99.43% 10,383,782 0.57% 14,602,242
Danon
6) Re-election of Lord 1,811,580,166 99.29% 12,946,765 0.71% 3,005,031
Davies
7) Re-election of Ho 1,811,082,417 99.26% 13,438,037 0.74% 3,007,857
KwonPing
8) Re-election of B D 1,817,458,135 99.61% 7,106,226 0.39% 2,967,601
Holden
9) Re-election of Dr F B 1,797,511,475 98.51% 27,149,032 1.49% 2,870,673
Humer
10) Re-election of D 1,820,038,310 99.75% 4,475,916 0.25% 3,016,986
Mahlan
11) R-election of I M 1,823,526,963 99.94% 1,045,006 0.06% 2,959,211
Menezes
12) Re-election of P G 1,817,398,560 99.61% 7,150,070 0.39% 2,981,822
Scott
13) Appointment of 1,792,514,193 99.28% 12,976,320 0.72% 22,039,027
Auditor
14) Remuneration of 1,814,097,980 99.63% 6,764,256 0.37% 6,661,753
Auditor
15) Authority to allot 1,793,133,244 98.31% 30,810,779 1.69% 3,588,455
shares
16) Disapplication of 1,811,825,368 99.38% 11,390,955 0.62% 4,316,155
pre-emption rights
17) Authority to purchase 1,817,170,234 99.61% 7,120,788 0.39% 3,237,400
own ordinary shares
18) Authority to make 1,751,702,358 96.37% 65,983,954 3.63% 9,842,108
political donations/
expenditure in the EU**
19) Reduced notice for a 1,558,422,111 85.44% 265,471,485 14.56% 3,634,824
general meeting other
than an annual general
meeting**
J Nicholls
Deputy Company Secretary
20 September 2013
Notes
*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding
votes Withheld).
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.