Kerry Group plc Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0050M

Kerry Group PLC

01 May 2015

 



REGULATORY Announcement

1 May, 2015

Kerry Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Thursday 30 April 2015, were passed. 

All resolutions were approved on a show of hands at the meeting. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below.

RESOLUTION		FOR	AGAINST	WITHHELD
1	Report and Accounts	98,399,289	18,780	92,880
2	Declaration of Dividend	98,406,557	11,512	92,880
3(a)	To re-elect Mr Patrick Casey	68,280,927	30,032,243	197,779
3(b)	To re-elect Dr Karin Dorrepaal	97,991,960	419,397	99,592
4(a)	To re-elect Mr Michael Ahern	69,126,974	29,187,346	196,629
4(b)	To re-elect Mr Gerry Behan	96,585,939	1,826,928	98,082
4(c)	To re-elect Dr Hugh Brady	98,017,858	399,947	93,144
4(d)	To re-elect Mr James Devane	69,141,521	29,177,473	191,955
4(e)	To re-elect Mr Michael Dowling	94,859,629	3,166,708	484,612
4(f)	To re-elect Ms Joan Garahy	97,969,322	448,078	93,549
4(g)	To re-elect Mr Flor Healy	96,584,823	1,828,044	98,082
4(h)	To re-elect Mr James Kenny	98,019,569	387,972	93,408
4(i)	To re-elect Mr Stan McCarthy	96,964,950	1,159,934	386,065
4(j)	To re-elect Mr Brian Mehigan	96,551,687	1,865,508	93,754
4(k)	To re-elect Mr John Joseph O'Connor	69,075,236	29,243,148	192,565
4(l)	To re-elect Mr Philip Toomey	97,995,096	422,304	93,549
5	Ordinary Resolution (Remuneration of Auditors)	97,199,831	1,213,793	97,325
6	Ordinary Resolution (Remuneration Report)	96,635,217	1,489,171	386,561
7	Ordinary Resolution (Section 20 Authority)	97,939,529	284,107	287,313
8	Special Resolution (Disapplication of Section 23)	96,463,505	1,754,946	292,498
9	Special Resolution (To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares)	98,026,219	84,575	400,155

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.

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 1 April 2015.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at the following locations:

Companies Announcement Office

Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

And

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

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For further information please contact:

Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. Tel no:  [phone] Email:  [e-mail] Kerry Web Site:  www.kerrygroup.com

 

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