Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5734K

Bunzl PLC

21 April 2010

 



RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Bunzl plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 April 2010 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.

Two copies of the resolutions passed at today's Annual General Meeting which are required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 9.6.2 have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:  Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel no. [phone]).

The AGM voting results are as follows:-

Company Name:	Bunzl plc
Meeting Date:	21 April 2010
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date:	5,634
Issued share capital at voting record date:	328,549,316 (excluding 23,325,000 shares held in treasury)
Number of votes per share:	1

Resolution (No. as noted on the Form of Proxy)	Votes For (including votes at Chairman's discretion)	% of shares voted	Votes Against	% of shares voted	Votes withheld	Total votes validly cast (excluding votes withheld)	% of issued share capital
1.  Consideration of accounts	239,872,349	99.97	61,212	0.03	154,480	239,933,561	73.03
2.  Declaration of final dividend	239,990,431	100.00	142	0.00	97,434	239,990,573	73.05
3.  Re-appointment of Mr M J Roney as a director	239,412,284	99.76	577,411	0.24	98,346	239,989,695	73.05
4.  Re-appointment of Dr U Wolters  as a director	239,642,807	99.86	345,878	0.14	99,356	239,988,685	73.04
5.  Re-appointment of Mr P G Rogerson as a director	239,382,165	99.75	607,297	0.25	98,579	239,989,462	73.05
6.  Re-appointment and remuneration of auditors	235,920,972	99.64	854,166	0.36	3,312,903	236,775,138	72.07
7.  Approval of remuneration report	232,728,272	97.94	4,894,688	2.06	2,465,241	237,622,960	72.32
8.  Authority to allot shares	217,623,266	93.22	15,829,131	6.78	6,635,685	233,452,397	71.06
9.  Authority to allot shares for cash	239,902,712	99.97	65,556	0.03	119,770	239,968,268	73.04
10.  Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares	239,934,132	99.98	38,346	0.02	115,560	239,972,478	73.04
11.  Notice of general meetings	231,357,981	96.41	8,618,460	3.59	111,597	239,976,441	73.04
12.  Amendments to articles of association	236,135,189	99.81	457,824	0.19	3,495,025	236,593,013	72.01

Resolutions 9, 10, 11 and 12 were considered and passed as Special Resolutions.

Paul Hussey

Company Secretary

21 April 2010

 

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