AGM Statement

RNS Number : 1202A

Diageo PLC

24 September 2015

 

TO:	Regulatory Information Service
RE:	CHAPTER 9 PARAGRAPHS 9.6.3(1) and 9.6.18 OF THE LISTING RULES

 Diageo plc (the "Company") announces that:

1.   in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3 (1), copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 23 September 2015 have been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

2.   voting on the resolutions put to the Company's AGM was as follows (all the resolutions were passed):

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%*	VOTES AGAINST	%*	VOTES WITHELD
1) Report and Accounts	1,846,690,194	99.67%	6,099,447	0.33%	15,096,009
2)  Directors' Remuneration Report	1,767,690,112	96.45%	64,973,516	3.55%	35,221,124
3) Declaration of final dividend	1,863,786,778	99.98%	352,969	0.02%	3,746,767
4) Re-election of P B Bruzelius	1,813,022,327	97.86%	39,636,888	2.14%	15,227,039
5) Re-election of Lord Davies	1,839,703,872	98.76%	23,032,742	1.24%	5,149,036
6) Re-election of Ho KwonPing	1,738,268,438	93.84%	114,203,358	6.16%	15,414,706
7) Re-election of B D Holden	1,849,296,785	99.28%	13,441,199	0.72%	5,148,530
8) Re-election of Dr F B Humer	1,839,533,687	98.76%	23,069,087	1.24%	5,282,876
9) Re-election of D Mahlan	1,839,641,614	98.77%	22,974,912	1.23%	5,269,112
10) Re-election of N S Mendelsohn	1,832,835,607	98.96%	19,269,514	1.04%	15,781,193
11) Re-election of I Menezes	1,849,044,368	99.27%	13,595,375	0.73%	5,246,771
12) Re-election of P G Scott	1,849,606,631	99.30%	13,096,124	0.70%	5,183,759
13) Re-election of A J H Stewart	1,834,565,571	98.97%	19,023,869	1.03%	14,297,074
14) Appointment of Auditor	1,861,635,702	99.89%	2,105,205	0.11%	4,144,743
15) Remuneration of auditor	1,860,018,490	99.81%	3,537,683	0.19%	4,329,477
16) Authority to allot shares	1,832,801,237	98.36%	30,588,576	1.64%	4,495,835
17) Disapplication of pre-emption rights	1,806,482,691	98.12%	34,702,168	1.88%	26,700,048
18) Authority to purchase own ordinary shares	1,860,746,021	99.90%	1,880,538	0.10%	5,256,820
19) Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political  expenditure in the EU**	1,780,829,589	96.87%	57,455,365	3.13%	29,599,846

C Matthews

Assistant Company Secretary

24 September 2015

Notes

*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld).

**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.

 

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