Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5788W

Glanbia PLC

27 April 2016

 

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 27 April 2016 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 22 March 2016 and made available on the Company's website www.glanbia.com.

In accordance with the Listing Rules 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 27 April 2016 (save as provided otherwise herein) were carried on a show of hands. Results of the proxy votes received for each resolution are outlined below. 

Resolutions 3(s) to 3(v) were passed on a poll both by all the shareholders present and voting and all the independent shareholders present and voting (that is the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote on the election of the Directors who are not controlling shareholders (i.e. those shareholder(s) that exercise or control more than 30% of the voting rights of the Company). The results of the voting, on each resolution on each basis, are outlined below.

Resolution 1:

To review the Company's affairs and receive and consider the financial statements for the year ended 2 January 2016 together with the reports of the Directors and the Auditors thereon.

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
188,217,894	100.00%	1,841	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%	0	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 2:

Declaration of Dividend

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
188,218,707	100.00%	625	0.00%	188,219,332	100.00%	403	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 3:

Re-appointment of Directors:

3a - Patsy Ahern

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,601,499	97.55%	4,613,692	2.45%	188,215,191	100.00%	4,644	0.00%	188,219,835	100.00%

3b - Henry Corbally

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
155,545,931	85.32%	26,763,079	14.68%	182,309,010	100.00%	5,910,725	3.14%	188,219,735	100.00%

3c - Jer Doheny

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,044,889	97.78%	4,169,799	2.22%	188,214,688	100.00%	5,047	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3d - Mark Garvey

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
186,207,194	98.93%	2,007,494	1.07%	188,214,688	100.00%	5,047	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3e - Jim Gilsenan

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,599,766	97.55%	4,618,178	2.45%	188,217,944	100.00%	1,791	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3f - Vincent Gorman

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,046,093	97.78%	4,169,623	2.22%	188,215,716	100.00%	4,019	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3g - Tom Grant

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,592,758	97.55%	4,617,638	2.45%	188,210,396	100.00%	9,339	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3h - Brendan Hayes

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,946,306	97.78%	4,169,475	2.22%	188,115,781	100.00%	103,954	0.06%	188,219,735	100.00%

3i - Patrick Hogan

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,592,559	97.55%	4,616,838	2.45%	188,209,397	100.00%	10,338	0.01%	188,219,735	100.00%

3j - Martin Keane

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
155,658,554	82.81%	32,318,192	17.19%	187,976,746	100.00%	242,989	0.13%	188,219,735	100.00%

3k - Michael Keane

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,795,539	98.24%	3,319,646	1.76%	188,115,185	100.00%	104,550	0.06%	188,219,735	100.00%

3l - Hugh McGuire

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
186,137,256	98.90%	2,076,835	1.10%	188,214,091	100.00%	5,644	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3m - Matthew Merrick

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,897,902	98.24%	3,321,042	1.76%	188,218,944	100.00%	791	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3n - John Murphy

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,797,879	98.24%	3,318,930	1.76%	188,116,809	100.00%	102,926	0.05%	188,219,735	100.00%

3o - Patrick Murphy

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
154,799,051	82.35%	33,169,147	17.65%	187,968,198	100.00%	251,537	0.13%	188,219,735	100.00%

3p - Brian Phelan

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
186,205,641	98.93%	2,007,580	1.07%	188,213,221	100.00%	6,514	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3q - Eamon Power

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,891,125	98.24%	3,319,271	1.76%	188,210,396	100.00%	9,339	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3r - Siobhán Talbot

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
186,547,550	99.11%	1,665,991	0.89%	188,213,541	100.00%	6,194	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

3s - Patrick Coveney

(All Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,933,058	99.81%	360,223	0.19%	188,293,281	100.00%	11,720	0.01%	188,305,001	100.00%

(Independent Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
79,326,880	99.55%	360,223	0.45%	79,687,103	100.00%	11,720	0.01%	79,698,823	100.00%

3t - Donard Gaynor

(All Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,834,595	99.82%	347,395	0.18%	188,181,990	100.00%	116,241	0.06%	188,298,231	100.00%

(Independent Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
79,228,417	99.56%	347,395	0.44%	79,575,812	100.00%	116,241	0.15%	79,692,053	100.00%

3u - Paul Haran

(All Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,702,499	99.70%	570,483	0.30%	188,272,982	100.00%	22,830	0.01%	188,295,812	100.00%

 (Independent Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
79,096,321	99.28%	570,483	0.72%	79,666,804	100.00%	22,830	0.03%	79,689,634	100.00%

3v - Dan O'Connor

(All Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
181,955,521	96.65%	6,316,193	3.35%	188,271,714	100.00%	21,330	0.01%	188,293,044	100.00%

 (Independent Shareholders)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
73,349,343	92.07%	6,316,193	7.93%	79,665,536	100.00%	21,330	0.03%	79,686,866	100.00%

Resolution 4:

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors for the 2016 financial year

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
175,093,482	95.10%	9,029,082	4.90%	184,122,564	100.00%	4,097,171	2.18%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 5:

To receive and consider the Remuneration Committee report for the year ended 2 January 2016 (excluding the part containing the Directors' remuneration policy)

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,867,070	99.93%	125,406	0.07%	187,992,476	100.00%	227,259	0.12%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 6:

To consider the appointment of Deloitte as Auditors of the Company

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,391,999	99.56%	820,912	0.44%	188,212,911	100.00%	6,824	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 7:

Authorisation to allot relevant securities shares

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
188,206,919	100.00%	4,454	0.00%	188,211,373	100.00%	8,362	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 8:

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

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
183,266,477	97.38%	4,933,594	2.62%	188,200,071	100.00%	19,664	0.01%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 9:

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

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
184,324,968	97.95%	3,853,311	2.05%	188,178,279	100.00%	41,456	0.02%	188,219,735	100.00%

Resolution 10:

Special resolution: To amend the Articles of Association

For		Against		Total		Withheld		Total including withheld
Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares		Votes/Shares	%	Votes/Shares	%
187,982,948	99.88%	229,303	0.12%	188,212,251	100.00%	7,484	0.00%	188,219,735	100.00%

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.

27 April 2016

For further information contact:

Michael Horan, Group Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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