Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3087E
Imperial Brands PLC
08 February 2018
 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULT

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The 2018 Annual General Meeting of Imperial Brands PLC was held at the

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

3AD on Wednesday 7 February 2018 at 2.30 pm.

 

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

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

 

762,239,845

99.99

56,266

762,296,111

278,871

2

 

Directors' Remuneration Report

 

750,467,025

98.48

11,547,680

762,014,705

560,276

3

 

Directors' Remuneration Policy

 

728,923,965

95.66

33,080,528

762,004,493

570,488

4

 

To declare a final dividend

 

761,294,287

99.86

1,031,361

762,325,648

249,334

5

 

Re-elect A J Cooper

 

736,576,751

98.71

9,596,116

746,172,867

16,402,115

6

Re-elect T M Esperdy

 

745,840,791

99.96

331,092

746,171,883

16,403,099

7

 

Re-elect D J Haines

 

744,550,800

99.78

1,617,923

746,168,723

16,406,259

8

Elect S A C Langelier

 

746,065,528

99.99

103,246

746,168,774

16,406,208

9

 

Re-elect M R Phillips

743,528,063

99.65

2,640,693

746,168,756

16,406,226

10

Re-elect S P Stanbrook

 

745,704,954

99.94

465,798

746,170,752

16,404,230

11

 

Re-elect O R Tant

727,595,762

97.51

18,572,235

746,167,997

16,406,985

12

 

Re-elect M D Williamson

 

710,330,106

95.27

35,269,218

745,599,324

16,975,657

13

Re-elect K Witts

739,550,172

99.11

6,618,987

746,169,159

16,405,822

14

 

Re-elect M I Wyman

745,609,638

99.93

558,311

746,167,949

16,407,033

15

 

Re-appointment of Auditors

 

709,111,773

93.02

53,201,866

762,313,639

261,342

16

 

Remuneration of    Auditors

 

756,142,145

99.19

6,145,694

762,287,839

287,142

17

 

Political donations/expenditure

 

752,333,200

99.13

6,578,844

758,912,044

3,662,938

18

 

Authority to allot      securities

757,569,832

99.37

4,817,592

762,387,424

187,558

19

 

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

 

758,354,717

99.47

4,022,641

762,377,358

197,624

20

 

Purchase of own shares

 

753,647,623

98.86

8,673,407

762,321,030

253,951

21

 

Notice period for general meetings

 

708,429,275

93.30

50,864,461

759,293,736

3,281,244

 

 

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 19 to 21 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 6 February  2018 were 953,736,947. 

 

 

Trevor Williams

Deputy Company Secretary

 

 

Copies of our announcements are available on our website:  www.imperialbrandsplc.com/Investors/Stock-Exchange-announcements

 


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