REGULATORY Announcement
11 May, 2011
The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Tuesday 10 May 2011, 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 |
100,195,717 |
2,263,606 |
1,169,417 |
2 |
Declaration of Dividend |
103,626,622 |
590 |
1,528 |
3(a)(i) |
Re-election of Mr Kieran Breen (in accordance with Article 102) |
84,273,420 |
19,353,568 |
1,752 |
3(a)(ii) |
Re-election of Mr Patrick Flahive (in accordance with Article 102) |
84,273,420 |
19,353,568 |
1,752 |
3(b)(i) |
Re-election of Mr Denis Buckley (in accordance with Combined Code) |
80,359,018 |
20,625,527 |
2,644,195 |
3(b)(ii) |
Re-election of Mr Gerry Behan (in accordance with Combined Code) |
101,910,753 |
1,716,081 |
1,906 |
3(b)(iii) |
Re-election of Mr Denis Carroll (in accordance with Combined Code) |
75,971,469 |
25,097,024 |
2,560,247 |
3(b)(iv) |
Re-election of Mr Michael Dowling (in accordance with Combined Code) |
76,973,540 |
23,488,976 |
3,166,224 |
3(b)(v) |
Re-election of Mr Michael Fleming (in accordance with Combined Code) |
84,214,797 |
19,412,033 |
1,910 |
3(b)(vi) |
Re-election of Mr Noel Greene (in accordance with Combined Code) |
84,758,611 |
18,868,177 |
1,952 |
3(b)(vii) |
Re-election of Mr Flor Healy (in accordance with Combined Code) |
102,455,249 |
1,171,539 |
1,952 |
3(b)(viii) |
Re-election of Mr Kevin Kelly (in accordance with Combined Code) |
77,336,572 |
22,478,287 |
3,813,881 |
3(b)(ix) |
Re-election of Mr Stan McCarthy (in accordance with Combined Code) |
102,470,749 |
1,155,039 |
2,952 |
3(b)(x) |
Re-election of Mr Brian Mehigan (in accordance with Combined Code) |
101,800,763 |
1,825,025 |
2,952 |
3(b)(xi) |
Re-election of Mr Gerard O'Hanlon (in accordance with Combined Code) |
84,768,987 |
18,856,701 |
3,052 |
3(b)(xii) |
Re-election of Mr Denis Wallis (in accordance with Combined Code) |
76,251,844 |
24,815,993 |
2,560,903 |
4 |
Remuneration of Auditors |
92,706,522 |
8,347,606 |
2,574,612 |
5 |
Ordinary Resolution (Remuneration Report) |
79,422,633 |
18,330,535 |
5,875,572 |
6 |
Ordinary Resolution (Section 20 Authority) |
68,150,217 |
31,554,810 |
3,923,713 |
7 |
Special Resolution (Disapplication of Section 23) |
102,953,120 |
668,691 |
6,929 |
8 |
Special Resolution (To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares) |
103,610,874 |
15,644 |
2,222 |
The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 11 April 2011.
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 UK's National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at the following locations:
Companies Announcement Office
Irish Stock Exchange
28 Anglesea Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
And
http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
-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 |