Mitchells & Butlers plc (the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
Mitchells & Butlers plc announces that the following resolution was approved at the Company's General Meeting held at 2.30pm on Tuesday 26 October 2010 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL:
Resolution |
For1 |
Against |
Number of votes witheld2 |
Total Capital Instructed |
||
Approval of disposal of 333 public houses and certain associated assets to Stonegate Pub Company Limited |
No. of shares1 |
% |
No. of shares |
% |
No. of shares |
No. of shares |
279,544,974 |
99.85% |
408,977 |
0.15% |
9,116,336 |
289,070,287 |
NOTES:
1The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
2A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
3Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
4Voting was conducted by poll.
5The number of shares in issue at 2.30pm on Sunday, 24 October 2010 was 409,018,675 excluding shares held in Treasury. 70.67% of voting capital was instructed.
The full text of the resolution can be found in the Notice of General Meeting contained within Part VIII of the circular, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and also on the Company's website at www.mbplc.com/circular. A copy of the resolution passed will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will also be available for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do