C&C GROUP PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD 3 JULY 2013
C&C Group plc (the "Company") announces that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Wednesday, 3 July 2013 were passed.
The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company, circulated to shareholders on 4 June 2013.
All resolutions were passed by a show of hands. Proxies received were as follows:
Number |
Resolution |
Type |
For / Discretion1 |
Against1 |
Vote Withheld 1,2 |
1 |
To approve the Report and Accounts for the year ended 28 February 2013 |
Ordinary |
239,011,742 |
124,864 |
485 |
2 |
To confirm and declare dividends |
Ordinary |
239,133,192 |
303 |
3,596 |
3 |
Election of Directors |
|
|
|
|
(a) To elect Joris Brams |
Ordinary |
235,624,951 |
3,508,266 |
3,874 |
|
(b) To re-elect Sir Brian Stewart |
Ordinary |
236,369,374 |
2,763,764 |
3,953 |
|
(c) To re-elect Stephen Glancey |
Ordinary |
236,903,740 |
2,229,477 |
3,874 |
|
(d) To re-elect Kenny Neison |
Ordinary |
235,619,332 |
3,513,885 |
3,874 |
|
(e) To re-elect Stewart Gilliland |
Ordinary |
237,465,201 |
1,668,016 |
3,874 |
|
(f) To re-elect John Hogan |
Ordinary |
232,986,853 |
6,146,364 |
3,874 |
|
(g) To re-elect Richard Holroyd |
Ordinary |
232,985,294 |
6,147,923 |
3,874 |
|
(h) To re-elect Breege O'Donoghue |
Ordinary |
235,261,259 |
3,871,958 |
3,874 |
|
(i) To re-elect Anthony Smurfit |
Ordinary |
229,941,797 |
3,938,676 |
5,256,618 |
|
4 |
To authorise the Directors to fix the auditors' remuneration |
Ordinary |
234,882,614 |
4,252,186 |
2,291 |
5 |
To fix the Directors' ordinary remuneration |
Ordinary |
238,924,288 |
210,512 |
2,291 |
6 |
To receive and consider the Report of the Remuneration Committee on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 28 February 2013 |
Ordinary |
236,630,748 |
2,504,907 |
1,436 |
7 |
To authorise the allotment of shares |
Ordinary |
238,494,919 |
639,483 |
2,689 |
8 |
To authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights in certain circumstances |
Special |
233,833,617 |
5,298,813 |
4,661 |
9 |
To authorise the purchase by the Company of its own shares |
Special |
237,522,420 |
1,614,202 |
469 |
10 |
To authorise the re-issue by the Company of its shares off-market |
Special |
220,421,634 |
758,516 |
17,956,941 |
11 |
To authorise that a general meeting of the Company may be called on 14 days' notice |
Special |
216,209,955 |
22,924,977 |
2,159 |
12 |
To amend the rules and conditions of, and extend the operation of, the Employee Share Option Plan |
Ordinary |
225,623,905 |
13,510,030 |
3,156 |
13 |
To amend the rules and conditions of, and extend the operation of, the Long Term Incentive Plan (Part 1) |
Ordinary |
237,885,111 |
1,247,788 |
4,192 |
14 |
To amend the rules and conditions of, and extend the operation of, the SAYE saving-related share option scheme |
Ordinary |
236,577,753 |
2,556,710 |
2,628 |
1 The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 3 July 2013 was 344,396,316.
2 A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.
Contact Paul Walker Company Secretary C&C Group plc Block 71 The Plaza Parkwest Business Park Dublin 12 Ireland |