Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8196V

Bunzl PLC

20 April 2016

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Bunzl plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 20 April 2016 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.

A copy of the resolution 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:	20 April 2016
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date:	5,129
Issued share capital at voting record date:	335,250,646
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	273,769,888	99.94	151,828	0.06	29,288
2	Declaration of a final dividend	273,933,832	100.00	1,828	0.00	15,344
3	Re-appointment of Philip Rogerson as a director	270,416,654	98.72	3,516,300	1.28	18,050
4	Re-appointment of Frank van Zanten as a director	273,342,770	99.78	590,783	0.22	17,451
5	Re-appointment of Patrick Larmon as a director	273,351,548	99.79	583,379	0.21	16,077
6	Re-appointment of Brian May as a director	273,332,578	99.78	602,349	0.22	16,077
7	Re-appointment of David Sleath as a director	271,457,875	99.84	434,818	0.16	2,058,311
8	Re-appointment of Eugenia Ulasewicz as a director	273,525,486	99.85	407,468	0.15	18,050
9	Re-appointment of Jean-Charles Pauze as a director	273,080,634	99.69	854,293	0.31	16,077
10	Re-appointment of Meinie Oldersma as a director	272,859,317	99.61	1,074,236	0.39	17,451
11	Re-appointment of Vanda Murray as a director	273,232,179	99.74	702,748	0.26	16,077
12	Re-appointment of auditors	273,708,142	99.92	227,207	0.08	15,655
13	Remuneration of auditors	273,913,471	100.00	8,715	0.00	28,818
14	Approval of remuneration report	201,947,243	73.80	71,707,087	26.20	296,109
15	Authority to allot shares	271,835,848	99.24	2,082,723	0.76	32,433
16	Authority to allot shares for cash	272,958,597	99.65	957,831	0.35	34,576
17	Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares	271,765,685	99.22	2,148,558	0.78	36,761
18	Notice of general meetings	240,148,556	87.67	33,766,722	12.33	35,726

Resolutions 16, 17 and 18 were considered and passed as Special Resolutions.

The Board notes that, although the resolution to approve the remuneration report was passed with the requisite majority, some 26% of votes were cast against the resolution.  We have already engaged with certain shareholders relating to the remuneration report and we will continue to engage with the Company's major shareholders in order to understand fully their concerns in this regard.

Paul Hussey

Company Secretary

20 April 2016

 

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