Result of AGM
TO: Regulatory Information Service
PR Newswire
RE: CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPHS 9.6.3(1) and 9.6.18 OF
THE LISTING RULES
Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:
1. in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1), copies of the resolutions (other
than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company
at its Annual General Meeting (`AGM') held on 19 October 2011 have been
uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available
for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
2. voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the
resolutions were passed):
Resolution VOTES FOR %* VOTES %* VOTE
AGAINST WITHELD
1) Report and Accounts 1,820,248,630 99.09% 16,632,493 0.91% 18,468,194
2) Directors' 1,462,775,714 80.00% 365,773,869 20.00% 26,799,734
Remuneration Report
3) Declaration of final 1,854,495,642 99.98% 284,075 0.02% 569,601
dividend
4) Re-election of P B 1,809,178,804 97.98% 37,205,972 2.02% 8,943,981
Bruzelius
5) Re-election of L M 1,849,461,098 99.72% 5,121,996 0.28% 748,073
Danon
6) Re-election of Lord 1,831,891,631 99.11% 16,381,789 0.89% 7,057,726
Davies
7) Re-election of B D 1,842,642,917 99.75% 4,573,119 0.25% 8,115,130
Holden
8) Re-election of Dr F B 1,837,117,258 99.06% 17,495,719 0.94% 736,041
Humer
9) Re-election of D 1,846,627,550 99.57% 7,998,496 0.43% 722,574
Mahlan
10) Re-election of P G 1,842,981,220 99.71% 5,306,585 0.29% 7,060,802
Scott
11) Re-election of H T 1,850,827,753 99.80% 3,761,957 0.20% 759,296
Stitzer
12) Re-election of P S 1,845,364,873 99.50% 9,276,287 0.50% 707,760
Walsh
13) Re-appointment of 1,836,622,693 99.51% 8,978,871 0.49% 9,747,753
Auditor
14) Remuneration of 1,850,741,193 99.81% 3,480,870 0.19% 1,127,205
Auditor
15) Authority to allot 1,719,321,425 92.75% 134,473,724 7.25% 1,555,366
shares
16) Disapplication of 1,828,805,662 98.80% 22,181,247 1.20% 4,358,513
pre-emption rights
17) Authority to purchase 1,838,372,683 99.49% 9,395,012 0.51% 7,579,643
own ordinary shares
18) Authority to make 1,793,912,976 96.89% 57,530,027 3.11% 3,903,146
political donations/
expenditure in the EU**
19) Reduced notice for a 1,671,535,592 90.15% 182,568,302 9.85% 1,237,188
general meeting other
than an annual general
meeting**
J Nicholls
Deputy Company Secretary
20 October 2011
Notes
*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding
votes Withheld).
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.