Result of AGM

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Associated British Foods PLC
13 December 2010
 



Associated British Foods plc

 

13 December 2010

 

Result of AGM

 

 

Associated British Foods plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 10 December 2010.  All resolutions were passed by the required majority.

 

 

Resolution

Votes

For (i)

 

%

For

Votes Against

 

% Against

 

Votes Total

% of Issued Share Capital voted (ii)

 

Votes Withheld (iii)

Ordinary business

1

Report and accounts 2010

633,729,807

99.96

258,806

0.04

633,988,613

80.08%

206,828

2

Directors' remuneration report 2010

623,293,991

98.80

7,555,725

1.20

630,849,716

79.69

3,230,611

3

Declaration of final dividend

633,985,503

100.00

8,102

0.00

633,993,605

80.08%

80,380

4

Re-election of Willard Gordon Galen Weston as a director

576,356,496

91.53

53,345,479

8.47

629,701,975

79.54%

4,489,271

5

Re-election of Peter Alan Smith as a director

633,048,269

99.85

940,897

0.15

633,989,166

80.08%

86,756

6

Re-election of George Garfield Weston as a director

 

633,260,675

99.87

841,447

0.13

634,102,122

80.10%

86,892

7

Re-appointment and remuneration of auditors

 

622,960,088

99.10

5,663,970

0.90

628,624,058

79.40

5,450,464

Special business

8

Authority to allot shares

 

585,321,921

94.29

35,434,082

5.71

620,756,003

78.41

13,316,445

9

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

(special resolution)

631,079,751

99.55

2,856,554

0.45

633,936,305

80.08

135,466

10

Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an annual general meeting

(special resolution)

624,833,432

98.57

9,075,452

1.43

633,908,884

80.07

118,322

11

Amendment to Executive Share Incentive Plan 2003

590,679,793

93.45

41,377,067

6.55

632,056,860

79.84

2,009,063

 

Notes:

(i)       Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total. 

(ii)      Issued ordinary share capital at 8 December 2010: 791,674,183 shares.

(iii)     A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

(iv)      In order to meet technical requirements under the Companies Act 2006, interim accounts for the period ended 7 December 2010, which show the payment of a dividend of £115m to the Company by one of its subsidiary companies, increasing the distributable reserves of the Company. These accounts, which were the relevant accounts for the purpose of approving payment of the dividend, have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act and filed at Companies House.

 

 

A copy of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

 


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