REG - Assoc.British Foods - Result of AGM

Associated British FoodsAnnouncement

04/12/2020 16:10

RNS Number : 6607H
  
Associated British Foods PLC
  
04 December 2020
  
 

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




Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent non-executive directors




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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