Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6024B

Bunzl PLC

18 April 2012

 



RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Bunzl plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 18 April 2012 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.

A copy of the resolution passed at today's Annual General Meeting which is required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 9.6.2 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

The AGM voting results are as follows:-

Company name:	Bunzl plc
Meeting date:	18 April 2012
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date:	5,559
Issued share capital at voting record date:	330,931,231 (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
1.	Consideration of accounts	254,791,731	100.00	493	0.00	18,198
2.	Declaration of final dividend	254,795,379	100.00	0	0.00	15,043
3.	Re-appointment of Mr P G Rogerson as a director	247,661,799	99.44	1,382,403	0.56	5,766,219
4.	Re-appointment of Mr M J Roney as a director	246,779,820	96.85	8,013,554	3.15	17,048
5.	Re-appointment of Mr P L Larmon as a director	254,175,559	99.76	617,321	0.24	17,542
6.	Re-appointment of Mr B M May as a director	254,172,688	99.76	620,192	0.24	17,542
7.	Re-appointment of Dr U Wolters as a director	246,760,636	96.85	8,032,209	3.15	17,577
8.	Re-appointment of Mr P W Johnson as a director	246,772,217	96.85	8,014,048	3.15	24,157
9.	Re-appointment of Mr D J R Sleath as a director	246,743,298	96.84	8,048,925	3.16	18,199
10.	Re-appointment of Ms E M Ulasewicz as a director	246,783,677	96.86	8,004,270	3.14	22,475
11.	Re-appointment of auditor	250,316,035	98.25	4,464,192	1.75	30,194
12.	Remuneration of auditor	254,297,990	99.81	489,474	0.19	22,958
13.	Approval of remuneration report	192,243,260	89.96	21,451,520	10.04	41,115,639
14.	Authority to allot shares	232,548,324	93.44	16,338,821	6.56	5,922,987
15.	Authority to allot shares for cash	254,608,246	99.94	155,173	0.06	46,313
16.	Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares	250,850,794	99.82	443,343	0.18	3,516,284
17.	Notice of general meetings	231,588,464	90.89	23,203,777	9.11	18,181

Resolutions 15, 16 and 17 were considered and passed as Special Resolutions.

Paul Hussey

Company Secretary

18 April 2012

 

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