REGULATORY Announcement
13 May, 2009
Kerry Group plc Result of Annual General Meeting
The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Tuesday 12 May 2009, were passed.
All resolutions were approved on a show of hands at the meeting. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below.
RESOLUTION |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
|
1 |
Reports & Accounts |
78,086,629 |
199,951 |
107,017 |
2 |
Declaration of Dividend |
78,205,206 |
187,664 |
727 |
3(a)(i) |
Re-election of Mr Denis Buckley § (in accordance with Combined Code) |
72,014,518 |
5,335,071 |
1,044,008 |
3(a)(ii) |
Re-election of Mr Michael Dowling § ± (in accordance with Combined Code) |
71,761,722 |
5,520,502 |
1,111,373 |
3(b)(i) |
Re-election of Mr Gerry Behan (in accordance with Article 102) |
77,892,497 |
445,107 |
55,993 |
3(c)(i) |
Re-election of Mr Noel Greene (in accordance with Article 97) |
72,389,773 |
5,049,967 |
953,857 |
3(c)(ii) |
Re-election of Mr Flor Healy (in accordance with Article 97) |
78,010,678 |
381,668 |
1,251 |
3(c)(iii) |
Re-election of Mr Kevin Kelly § ± (in accordance with Article 97) |
78,185,384 |
156,662 |
51,551 |
3(c)(iv) |
Re-election of Mr Brian Mehigan (in accordance with Article 97) |
77,979,291 |
412,910 |
1,396 |
4 |
Remuneration of Auditors |
78,337,727 |
49,649 |
6,221 |
5 |
Ordinary Resolution (section 20 Authority) |
67,263,589 |
11,125,161 |
4,847 |
6 |
Special Resolution (Disapplication of Section 23) |
78,355,060 |
16,471 |
22,066 |
7 |
Special Resolution (To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares) |
78,247,053 |
123,163 |
23,381 |
The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 15 April 2009.
In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the Financial Services Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:
Company Announcement Office, |
Financial Services Authority, |
Irish Stock Exchange, |
25 The North Colonnade, |
28 Anglesea Street, |
Canary Wharf, |
Dublin 2, |
London E14 5HS, |
Ireland. |
United Kingdom. |
-ENDS-
For further information please contact: |
Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. Tel no: +353 66 7182000 Email: brian.durran@kerry.ie Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com |