RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bunzl plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 16 April 2014 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.
A copy of the resolutions passed at today's Annual General Meeting which is required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 9.6.2 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
The AGM voting results are as follows:-
Company name: |
Bunzl plc |
Meeting date: |
16 April 2014 |
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date: |
5,313 |
Issued share capital at voting record date: |
333,896,912 |
Number of votes per share: |
1 |
Resolution (No. as noted on the Form of Proxy) |
Votes For (including votes at Chairman's discretion) |
% of shares voted |
Votes Against |
% of shares voted |
Votes Withheld |
|
1 |
Consideration of accounts |
264,337,041 |
99.99 |
21,002 |
0.01 |
592,134 |
2 |
Declaration of a final dividend |
264,357,452 |
99.99 |
16,487 |
0.01 |
576,238 |
3 |
Re-appointment of Mr P G Rogerson as a director |
251,395,976 |
95.93 |
10,670,809 |
4.07 |
2,883,392 |
4 |
Re-appointment of Mr M J Roney as a director |
248,284,010 |
93.91 |
16,088,701 |
6.09 |
577,466 |
5 |
Re-appointment of Mr P L Larmon as a director |
263,758,086 |
99.77 |
614,003 |
0.23 |
578,088 |
6 |
Re-appointment of Mr B M May as a director |
263,765,514 |
99.77 |
607,686 |
0.23 |
576,977 |
7 |
Re-appointment of Mr P W Johnson as a director |
263,819,520 |
99.79 |
553,191 |
0.21 |
577,466 |
8 |
Re-appointment of Mr D J R Sleath as a director |
263,825,092 |
99.79 |
547,619 |
0.21 |
577,466 |
9 |
Re-appointment of Ms E M Ulasewicz as a director |
263,866,657 |
99.81 |
504,756 |
0.19 |
578,764 |
10 |
Re-appointment of Mr J-C Pauze as a director |
263,821,490 |
99.79 |
549,434 |
0.21 |
579,253 |
11 |
Re-appointment of Mr M Oldersma as a director |
263,832,868 |
99.80 |
539,221 |
0.20 |
578,088 |
12 |
Re-appointment of auditors |
262,059,746 |
99.81 |
490,632 |
0.19 |
2,399,799 |
13 |
Remuneration of auditors |
264,221,609 |
99.98 |
39,941 |
0.02 |
688,627 |
14 |
Approval of remuneration policy |
258,510,901 |
97.79 |
5,838,396 |
2.21 |
600,455 |
15 |
Approval of remuneration report |
258,552,082 |
97.81 |
5,796,836 |
2.19 |
600,834 |
16 |
Authority to allot shares |
262,148,430 |
99.17 |
2,204,490 |
0.83 |
596,832 |
17 |
Authority to allot shares for cash |
263,445,603 |
99.66 |
906,617 |
0.34 |
597,532 |
18 |
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares |
263,743,342 |
99.77 |
611,364 |
0.23 |
595,471 |
19 |
Notice of general meetings |
242,614,090 |
91.77 |
21,755,052 |
8.23 |
581,035 |
20 |
Approval of the Long Term Incentive Plan (2014) |
254,558,125 |
96.30 |
9,791,750 |
3.70 |
593,655 |
Resolutions 17, 18 and 19 were considered and passed as Special Resolutions.
Paul Hussey
Company Secretary
16 April 2014