Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0258D

Unilever PLC

09 May 2012

 



UNILEVER PLC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

ALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED

Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the 2012 Annual General Meeting in London. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

The following continuing directors stood for election and were duly re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC: Louise Fresco, Ann Fudge, Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Jean-Marc Huët, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Hixonia Nyasulu, Paul Polman, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Kees Storm, Michael Treschow, and Paul Walsh.

Each proposed candidate for re-election was also proposed and all resolutions were passed approving his or her appointment as an Executive or Non-Executive Director at the Unilever N.V. AGM on 9 May 2012.

POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 9 MAY 2012

	TOTAL VOTES FOR	%	TOTAL VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES CAST	% OF SHARE CAPITAL VALIDLY CAST VOTED FOR AND AGAINST	VOTES WITHHELD
1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011	913,977,603	99.98	191,338	0.02	914,168,941	71.23%	510,032
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2011	829,123,792	93.88	54,080,467	6.12	883,204,259	68.81%	31,530,263
3. To re-elect Mr P G J M Polman as a Director	913,528,650	99.93	612,151	0.07	914,140,801	71.22%	604,589
4. To re-elect Mr R J-M S Huët as a Director	913,544,053	99.94	581,563	0.06	914,125,616	71.22%	618,765
5. To re-elect Professor L O Fresco as a Director	911,085,019	99.67	2,983,183	0.33	914,068,202	71.22%	640,451
6. To re-elect Ms A M Fudge as a Director	905,380,281	99.05	8,707,654	0.95	914,087,935	71.22%	653,233
7. To re-elect Mr C E Golden as a Director	910,816,487	99.67	2,970,695	0.33	913,787,182	71.20%	855,857
8. To re-elect Dr B Grote as a Director	912,822,747	99.86	1,261,520	0.14	914,084,267	71.22%	637,435
9. To re-elect Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal as a Director	909,544,164	99.65	3,199,568	0.35	912,743,732	71.12%	1,981,043
10. To re-elect Ms H Nyasulu as a Director	911,445,606	99.71	2,638,512	0.29	914,084,118	71.22%	628,580
11. To re-elect The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP as a Director	911,968,279	99.77	2,095,061	0.23	914,063,340	71.22%	652,588
12. To re-elect Mr K J Storm as a Director	902,621,474	98.85	10,523,776	1.15	913,145,250	71.15%	1,583,519
13. To re-elect Mr M Treschow as a Director	906,232,939	99.14	7,853,994	0.86	914,086,933	71.22%	643,324
14. To re-elect Mr P Walsh as a Director	813,649,681	89.01	100,462,066	10.99	914,111,747	71.22%	622,247
15. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the Company	906,475,591	99.53	4,297,033	0.47	910,772,624	70.96%	3,970,417
16. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors	907,010,716	99.58	3,829,894	0.42	910,840,610	70.97%	3,888,763
17. To renew the authority to Directors to issue shares	895,681,610	97.99	18,418,763	2.01	914,100,373	71.22%	577,006
18. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	907,280,809	99.28	6,565,982	0.72	913,846,791	71.20%	867,769
19. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own shares	913,399,041	99.91	818,044	0.09	914,217,085	71.23%	488,098
20. To authorise Political Donations and Expenditure	895,694,255	98.32	15,334,977	1.68	911,029,232	70.98%	3,638,954
21. To shorten the Notice period for General Meetings	842,243,636	92.14	71,798,890	7.86	914,042,526	71.22%	687,283
22. Adoption of new Articles of Association	912,884,302	99.91	860,090	0.09	913,744,392	71.19%	979,561

NOTES:

- The 'For' vote includes votes given at the Chairman's discretion and details of proxy votes cast are referred to in the table above.

- The total number of Unilever PLC shares with voting rights in issue at 3pm on Wednesday 9 May 2012 was 1,283,459,367. 26,696,994 shares are held in treasury and do not have voting rights attached.

A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to and available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do  A copy of the resolutions can also be found in the Chairman's Letter and Notice of Meeting which is available on our website: www.unilever.com/AGM

9 May 2012

Safe Harbour

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