RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bunzl plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 15 April 2015 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: |
15 April 2015 |
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date: |
5,251 |
Issued share capital at voting record date: |
334,805,891 |
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 |
265,590,037 |
99.93 |
172,963 |
0.07 |
1,068,286 |
2 |
Declaration of a final dividend |
265,210,349 |
99.79 |
570,525 |
0.21 |
1,050,412 |
3 |
Re-appointment of Philip Rogerson as a director |
262,596,240 |
98.87 |
3,008,159 |
1.13 |
1,226,886 |
4 |
Re-appointment of Michael Roney as a director |
254,528,286 |
95.77 |
11,241,736 |
4.23 |
1,061,264 |
5 |
Re-appointment of Patrick Larmon as a director |
264,753,845 |
99.62 |
1,016,175 |
0.38 |
1,061,266 |
6 |
Re-appointment of Brian May as a director |
264,661,972 |
99.58 |
1,110,021 |
0.42 |
1,059,293 |
7 |
Re-appointment of David Sleath as a director |
262,930,271 |
99.69 |
804,507 |
0.31 |
3,096,507 |
8 |
Re-appointment of Eugenia Ulasewicz as a director |
265,330,407 |
99.83 |
438,678 |
0.17 |
1,062,201 |
9 |
Re-appointment of Jean-Charles Pauze as a director |
265,224,261 |
99.79 |
546,797 |
0.21 |
1,060,228 |
10 |
Re-appointment of Meinie Oldersma as a director |
265,349,222 |
99.84 |
430,708 |
0.16 |
1,051,356 |
11 |
Re-appointment of Vanda Murray as a director |
265,699,823 |
99.97 |
76,582 |
0.03 |
1,054,881 |
12 |
Re-appointment of auditors |
262,415,413 |
99.50 |
1,321,482 |
0.50 |
3,094,389 |
13 |
Remuneration of auditors |
264,916,649 |
99.68 |
863,426 |
0.32 |
1,051,211 |
14 |
Approval of remuneration report |
256,264,436 |
96.43 |
9,486,073 |
3.57 |
1,080,776 |
15 |
Authority to allot shares |
263,939,863 |
99.31 |
1,828,655 |
0.69 |
1,062,768 |
16 |
Authority to allot shares for cash |
264,899,546 |
99.67 |
868,849 |
0.33 |
1,062,891 |
17 |
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares |
264,964,933 |
99.74 |
690,971 |
0.26 |
1,175,382 |
18 |
Notice of general meetings |
244,217,969 |
91.89 |
21,561,981 |
8.11 |
1,051,336 |
Resolutions 16, 17 and 18 were considered and passed as Special Resolutions.
Paul Hussey
Company Secretary
15 April 2015