Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0930O

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

04 February 2016

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULT

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The 2016 Annual General Meeting of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC was held at the

Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre, 2 Lower Castle Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS1

3AD on Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 2.30 pm.

All resolutions were decided on a poll and all resolutions proposed at the Meeting

were passed.

The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting

and the number of votes withheld were as follows:

Resolution		Votes For	Percentage For	Votes Against	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1	Annual Report and Accounts	743,158,794	99.99	42,191	743,200,985	2,705,471
2	Directors' Remuneration Report	693,449,508	94.80	38,042,663	731,492,171	14,414,282
3	To declare a final dividend	743,201,759	100.00	14,225	743,215,984	2,690,572
4	Re-elect A J Cooper	739,974,240	99.60	3,001,517	742,975,757	2,930,698
5	Re-elect D J Haines	736,557,236	99.11	6,610,171	743,167,407	2,739,049
6	Re-elect M H C Herlihy	742,203,921	99.87	961,309	743,165,230	2,741,226
7	Re-elect M R Phillips	736,796,862	99.14	6,368,992	743,165,854	2,740,300
8	Re-elect O R Tant	733,884,452	98.75	9,280,375	743,164,827	2,741,628
9	Re-elect M D Williamson	740,226,619	99.61	2,932,846	743,159,465	2,746,990
10	Re-elect K Witts	742,199,066	99.87	963,337	743,162,403	2,743,731
11	Re-elect M I Wyman	741,913,154	99.83	1,254,511	743,167,665	2,738,791
12	Re-appointment of Auditors	718,125,245	97.32	19,779,798	737,905,043	8,001,412
13	Remuneration of    Auditors	726,783,382	98.52	10,924,917	737,708,299	8,198,156
14	Donations to political organisations	728,932,098	98.91	8,032,821	736,964,919	8,941,635
15	Authority to allot      securities	737,620,871	99.28	5,320,286	742,941,157	2,965,299
16	Disapplication of pre-emption rights	737,603,677	99.26	5,529,396	743,133,073	2,773,383
17	Purchase of own shares	740,972,835	99.71	2,144,483	743,117,318	2,789,238
18	Change of Company name	742,279,381	99.89	781,973	743,061,354	2,845,202
19	Notice period for general meetings	667,779,539	89.88	75,176,617	742,956,156	2,950,262

Notes

a. The 'for' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion and the percentage is

     rounded to two decimal places.

b. 'Votes withheld' are not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is

     carried.

c.  Resolutions 16 to 19 are special resolutions.

d.  The total number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each, in issue, excluding shares held in treasury as at 6.00pm on 3 February 2016 were 958,710,863. 

T M Williams

Deputy Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

Copies of our announcements are available on our website:  www.imperial-tobacco.com

 

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