Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0547S

C&C Group Plc

02 July 2015

 

C&C GROUP PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 2 JULY 2015

C&C Group plc (the 'Company') announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Thursday, 2 July 2015 were passed.

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company, circulated to shareholders on 2 June 2015.  

All resolutions were passed by a show of hands. Proxies received were as follows:

Number	Resolution	For/Discretion1,3	Against1	Total Votes*	Votes Withheld	Total (incl Withheld) 1,2,3
1	To consider the financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2015 and the reports of the Directors and the auditors thereon.	238,331,036	2,765	238,333,801	2,236	238,336,037
2	To confirm and declare dividends.	238,333,063	1,237	238,334,300	1,737	238,336,037
3	Re-election of Directors
(a)	To re-elect Sir Brian Stewart	233,688,735	4,645,565	238,334,300	1,737	238,336,037
(b)	To re-elect Stephen Glancey	236,856,696	1,477,029	238,333,725	2,312	238,336,037
(c)	To re-elect Kenny Neison	236,857,271	1,477,029	238,334,300	1,737	238,336,037
(d)	To re-elect Joris Brams	236,859,236	1,475,064	238,334,300	1,737	238,336,037
(e)	To re-elect Emer Finnan	235,613,797	2,719,718	238,333,515	2,522	238,336,037
(f)	To re-elect Stewart Gilliland	237,222,293	1,110,647	238,332,940	3,097	238,336,037
(g)	To re-elect John Hogan	234,045,845	3,471,517	237,517,362	818,675	238,336,037
(h)	To re-elect Richard Holroyd	234,252,894	3,264,468	237,517,362	818,675	238,336,037
(i)	To re-elect Breege O'Donoghue	236,169,556	1,347,806	237,517,362	818,675	238,336,037
(j)	To re-elect Anthony Smurfit	235,598,562	2,733,342	238,331,904	4,133	238,336,037
4	To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration.	235,089,613	3,235,937	238,325,550	10,487	238,336,037
5 (a)	To receive and consider the Report of the Remuneration Committee on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 28 February 2015.	234,669,846	3,141,652	237,811,498	524,539	238,336,037
(b)	To receive and consider the Directors' Remuneration Policy.	226,998,199	11,331,528	238,329,727	6,310	238,336,037
6	To authorise the allotment of shares.	231,892,174	6,441,309	238,333,483	2,554	238,336,037
7	Special Resolution: To authorise the limited disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights.	228,571,787	9,761,213	238,333,000	3,037	238,336,037
8	Special Resolution: To authorise the purchase by the Company of its own shares.	235,032,763	3,181,769	238,214,532	121,505	238,336,037
9	Special Resolution: To determine the price range at which Treasury Shares may be re-issued off-market.	231,279,014	6,717,598	237,996,612	339,425	238,336,037
10	Ordinary Resolution: Approval of Scrip dividend scheme.	238,331,654	1,138	238,332,792	3,245	238,336,037
11	Special Resolution: That a general meeting of the Company may be called on 14 days' notice.	186,695,149	51,633,889	238,329,038	6,999	238,336,037
12	Ordinary Resolution: Approval and adoption of the C&C 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan.	217,065,023	15,032,612	232,097,635	6,238,402	238,336,037
13	Ordinary Resolution: Approval and adoption of the C&C 2015 Executive Share Option Scheme.	218,435,915	13,662,465	232,098,380	6,237,657	238,336,037
14	Ordinary Resolution: Amend the rules of the C&C Long Term Incentive Plan (Part 1).	218,345,507	13,751,801	232,097,308	6,238,729	238,336,037
15	Special Resolution: Amendment of the Memorandum of Association.	232,090,651	9,050	232,099,701	6,236,336	238,336,037
16	Special Resolution: Approval and adoption of new Articles of Association to reflect the commencement of the Companies Act 2014.	232,091,887	8,421	232,100,308	6,235,729	238,336,037

¹ The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 2 July 2014 was 348,563,538.

² A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.

³"For" includes proxies appointing the Chairman to vote at his discretion.   Proxies in respect of shares appointing third parties where no indication of votes cast have been excluded from voting totals.

Contact

David Johnston

Company Secretary

C&C Group plc

Bulmers House

Keeper Road

Crumlin

Dublin 12

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