Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3273F

Glanbia PLC

22 May 2013

 



Glanbia plc ("the Company")

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 21 May 2013 were passed, results of which are set out below. The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company circulated to Shareholders on 19 April 2013 and made available on the Company's website www.glanbia.com.

In accordance with the Listing Rules two copies of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:-

Companies Announcements Office,

Irish Stock Exchange,

28 Anglesea Street,

Dublin 2,

Ireland

and

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

RESULTS OF AGM

Each of resolutions 1 to 10 proposed at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 21 May 2013 were carried on a show of hands. Results of the proxy votes received for each of resolutions 1-10 are outlined below.

Each of resolutions 11 to 13 proposed at the Annual General Meeting of Glanbia plc held on 21 May 2013 were duly passed on a poll. The results of the voting on each of resolutions 11- 13 are outlined below.

Resolution 1:

To receive and consider the financial statements for the year ended 29 December 2012

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
194,226,366	100.00%	603	0.00%	194,226,969	100%	60,689	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 2:

Declaration of Dividend

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
194,228,331	100.00%	1,104	0.00%	194,229,435	100%	58,223	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 3:

Re-appointment of Directors:

3a - John Callaghan

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
169,102,177	87.22%	24,788,869	12.78%	193,891,046	100%	396,612	0.20%	194,287,658	100.00%

3b - William Carroll

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,844,103	94.65%	10,382,965	5.35%	194,227,068	100%	60,590	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3c - Henry Corbally

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
159,889,795	82.46%	33,999,603	17.54%	193,889,398	100%	398,260	0.20%	194,287,658	100.00%

3d - Jer Doheny

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,838,952	94.65%	10,388,116	5.35%	194,227,068	100%	60,590	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3e - David Farrell

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,836,015	94.65%	10,391,053	5.35%	194,227,068	100%	60,590	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3f - Donard Gaynor

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
193,389,570	99.57%	837,398	0.43%	194,226,968	100%	60,690	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3g - Patrick Gleeson

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
160,442,486	82.75%	33,447,460	17.25%	193,889,946	100%	397,712	0.20%	194,287,658	100.00%

3h - Paul Haran

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
193,637,667	99.70%	589,301	0.30%	194,226,968	100%	60,690	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3i - Liam Herlihy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
163,855,149	84.36%	30,375,052	15.64%	194,230,201	100%	57,457	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3j - Martin Keane

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
159,894,302	82.47%	33,997,777	17.53%	193,892,079	100%	395,579	0.20%	194,287,658	100.00%

3k - Michael Keane

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,839,894	94.65%	10,387,074	5.35%	194,226,968	100%	60,690	0.03%	194,287,658	100.00%

3l - Jerry Liston

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
169,967,829	87.66%	23,922,117	12.34%	193,889,946	100%	397,712	0.20%	194,287,658	100%

3m - Matthew Merrick

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
160,441,919	82.75%	33,448,027	17.25%	193,889,946	100%	397,712	0.20%	194,287,658	100%

3n - John Moloney

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
193,214,176	99.48%	1,015,925	0.52%	194,230,101	100%	57,557	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

3o - John Murphy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,840,655	94.65%	10,385,765	5.35%	194,226,420	100%	61,238	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

3p - Patrick Murphy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,842,511	94.65%	10,384,606	5.35%	194,227,117	100%	60,541	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

3q - William Murphy

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,223,819	96.39%	7,003,249	3.61%	194,227,068	100%	60,590	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

3r - Brian Phelan

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
191,631,062	98.66%	2,595,358	1.34%	194,226,420	100%	61,238	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

3s - Eamon Power

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,836,625	94.65%	10,390,443	5.35%	194,227,068	100%	60,590	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

3t - Siobhan Talbot

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
191,635,822	98.66%	2,594,379	1.34%	194,230,201	100%	57,457	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 4:

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors for the 2013 financial year

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
191,797,660	98.75%	2,428,300	1.25%	194,225,960	100%	61,698	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 5:

To receive and consider the Remuneration Committee Report

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
188,418,157	97.16%	5,505,527	2.84%	193,923,684	100%	363,974	0.19%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 6:

Authorisation to allot equity securities shares for cash

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
194,207,809	99.99%	16,412	0.01%	194,224,221	100%	63,437	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 7:

 Authorisation to allot equity securities otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre‑emption rights

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
194,184,670	99.98%	31,641	0.02%	194,216,311	100%	71,347	0.04%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 8:

Authorisation of market purchases of the Company's own shares

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
194,126,267	100.00%	7,926	0.00%	194,134,193	100%	153,465	0.08%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 9:

 Determination of the price range for the re-issue of treasury shares off-market

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
190,899,866	98.29%	3,321,222	1.71%	194,221,088	100%	66,570	0.03%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 10:

Authorisation to retain the power to hold EGMs on 14 days' notice

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
190,345,239	98.01%	3,873,910	1.99%	194,219,149	100%	68,509	0.04%	194,287,658	100%

Resolution 11:

Rule 37 waiver resolution in respect of market purchases of the Company's own shares

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
41,918,207	59.61%	28,408,233	40.39%	70,326,440	100%	125,418,646	64.07%	195,745,086	100%

Resolution 12:

Rule 9 waiver resolution in respect of share acquisitions by Directors

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
41,890,362	59.57%	28,426,804	40.43%	70,317,166	100%	125,427,920	64.08%	195,745,086	100%

Resolution 13:

 Rule 9 waiver resolution in respect of the Company's employee share schemes

For		Against		Total excluding withheld		Withheld		Total including Withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
41,897,013	59.59%	28,417,282	40.41%	70,314,295	100%	125,425,947	64.08%	195,740,242	100%

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

22 May 2013

For further information contact:

Michael Horan, Group Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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