Associated British Foods plc
4 December 2020
Result of AGM
Associated British Foods plc ("the Company") announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Friday 4 December 2020. All resolutions were passed.
|
Resolution |
Votes For
|
% For |
Votes Against
|
% Against
|
Votes Total |
% of Issued Share Capital voted
|
Votes Withheld |
||
|
1 |
Annual report and accounts |
645,801,805 |
99.55 |
2,928,362 |
0.45 |
648,730,167 |
81.94% |
170,301 |
|
|
2 |
Directors' Remuneration report |
642,349,113 |
99.00 |
6,462,003 |
1.00 |
648,811,116 |
81.95% |
89,350 |
|
|
3 |
Re-election of Emma Adamo as a director |
646,094,920 |
99.58 |
2,735,218 |
0.42 |
648,830,138 |
81.96% |
70,330 |
|
|
4 |
Re-election of Graham Allan as a director |
646,525,832 |
99.64 |
2,308,125 |
0.36 |
648,833,957 |
81.96% |
66,511 |
|
|
5 |
Re-election of John Bason as a director |
644,574,862 |
99.36 |
4,169,160 |
0.64 |
648,744,022 |
81.95% |
156,446 |
|
|
6 |
Re-election of Ruth Cairnie as a director |
646,882,490 |
99.70 |
1,950,861 |
0.30 |
648,833,351 |
81.96% |
67,117 |
|
|
7 |
Re-election of Wolfhart Hauser as a director |
646,522,758 |
99.64 |
2,309,828 |
0.36 |
648,832,586 |
81.96% |
67,882 |
|
|
8 |
Re-election of Michael McLintock as a director |
639,767,781 |
98.60 |
9,052,751 |
1.40 |
648,820,532 |
81.96% |
79,935 |
|
|
9 |
Re-election of Richard Reid as a director |
646,522,376 |
99.64 |
2,309,450 |
0.36 |
648,831,826 |
81.96% |
68,642 |
|
|
10 |
Re-election of George Weston as a director |
645,939,254 |
99.55 |
2,892,525 |
0.45 |
648,831,779 |
81.96% |
68,689 |
|
|
11 |
Reappointment of auditor |
642,071,234 |
99.21 |
5,120,519 |
0.79 |
647,191,753 |
81.75% |
1,708,715 |
|
|
12 |
Auditor's remuneration |
643,846,682 |
99.23 |
4,984,501 |
0.77 |
648,831,183 |
81.96% |
69,285 |
|
|
13 |
Political donations or expenditure |
638,052,322 |
98.34 |
10,766,683 |
1.66 |
648,819,005 |
81.96% |
81,463 |
|
|
14 |
Directors' authority to allot shares |
624,541,445 |
96.26 |
24,287,637 |
3.74 |
648,829,082 |
81.96% |
71,384 |
|
|
15 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights * |
648,132,822 |
99.89 |
687,369 |
0.11 |
648,820,191 |
81.96% |
80,277 |
|
|
16 |
Notice of general meetings * |
632,130,669 |
97.43 |
16,701,385 |
2.57 |
648,832,054 |
81.96% |
68,413 |
|
|
17 |
Amendments to articles of association * |
648,800,482 |
100.00 |
16,628 |
0.00 |
648,817,110 |
81.96% |
83,358 |
|
|
* Special resolution |
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Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent non-executive directors |
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|
Resolution |
Votes For
|
% For |
Votes Against
|
% Against
|
Votes Total |
% of Issued Share Capital voted (excluding controlling share-holders)
|
Votes Withheld |
||
|
4 |
Re-election of Graham Allan as a director |
212,152,362 |
98.92 |
2,308,125 |
1.08 |
214,460,487 |
65.26% |
66,511 |
|
|
6 |
Re-election of Ruth Cairnie as a director |
212,509,020 |
99.09 |
1,950,861 |
0.91 |
214,459,881 |
65.26% |
67,117 |
|
|
7 |
Re-election of Wolfhart Hauser as a director |
212,149,288 |
98.92 |
2,309,828 |
1.08 |
214,459,116 |
65.26% |
67,882 |
|
|
9 |
Re-election of Richard Reid as a director |
212,148,906 |
98.92 |
2,309,450 |
1.08 |
214,458,356 |
65.26% |
68,642 |
|
Notes:
|
1. |
Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total. |
|
2. |
Total number of ordinary shares in issue at 2 December 2020 was 791,674,183. |
|
3. |
Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholders at 2 December 2020 was 328,603,376. |
|
4. |
A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution. |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . In addition, and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.2.6E, a copy of the Articles of Association of Associated British Foods plc has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.
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