Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8647D

Kerry Group PLC

02 May 2013

 



REGULATORY Announcement

2 May, 2013

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 Wednesday 1 May 2013, 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	Reports & Accounts	96,663,177	45,699	1,709,474
2	Declaration of Dividend	98,331,982	45,699	40,669
3	To re-elect Mr Sean Bugler	75,651,569	20,710,280	2,056,501
4(a)	To re-elect Mr Denis Buckley	78,566,426	19,810,523	41,401
4(b)	To re-elect Mr Gerry Behan	94,729,494	3,648,542	40,314
4(c)	To re-elect Mr Kieran Breen	89,618,739	6,742,023	2,057,588
4(d)	To re-elect Mr Denis Carroll	77,020,043	19,341,806	2,056,501
4(e)	To re-elect Mr Michael Dowling	77,067,690	21,309,259	41,401
4(f)	To re-elect Mr Patrick Flahive	89,609,524	6,735,054	2,057,588
4(g)	To re-elect Ms Joan Garahy	96,280,436	2,096,513	41,401
4(h)	To re-elect Mr Flor Healy	94,741,759	3,636,277	40,314
4(i)	To re-elect Mr James Kenny	97,662,285	715,751	40,314
4(j)	To re-elect Mr Stan McCarthy	94,332,019	3,431,549	654,782
4(k)	To re-elect Mr Brian Mehigan	94,791,828	3,586,208	40,314
4(l)	To re-elect Mr Gerard O'Hanlon	89,683,408	6,678,441	2,056,501
4(m)	To re-elect Mr Michael Teahan	89,629,159	6,732,690	2,056,501
4(n)	To re-elect Mr Philip Toomey	96,289,536	2,088,500	40,314
4(o)	To re-elect Mr Denis Wallis	76,992,774	19,364,813	2,060,763
5	Remuneration of Auditors	93,846,444	4,525,677	46,229
6	Ordinary Resolution (Remuneration Report)	95,794,172	2,582,436	41,742
7	Ordinary Resolution (Section 20 Authority)	97,493,405	876,636	48,309
8	Special Resolution (Disapplication of Section 23)	97,397,082	286,057	735,211
9	Special Resolution (To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares)	97,635,317	742,356	40,677
10	Ordinary Resolution (Adoption of Kerry Group plc 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan)	95,458,077	2,917,886	42,387
11	Special Resolution (To approve the proposed amendment to the Articles of Association)	97,518,854	71,503	827,993

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 4 April 2013.

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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