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RNS Number : 9188F  Bunzl PLC  23 April 2025

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Bunzl plc (the "Company") confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual
General Meeting ("AGM") held on 23 April 2025 were duly passed by shareholders
on a poll.

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of the resolutions passed,
other than resolutions constituting ordinary business, at the AGM have been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for
inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

The AGM voting results are as follows:

 

 Company name:                                          Bunzl plc
 Legal Entity Identifier:                               213800Q1Q9DV4L78UM09
 Meeting date:                                          23 April 2025
 Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date:  3,995
 Issued share capital at voting record date:            327,590,523
 Number of votes per share:                             1

 

 Resolution (No. as noted on the Form of Proxy)                                                          Votes For                                    % of shares voted  Votes Against  % of shares voted  Votes Withheld*

                                                                                                         (including votes at Chairman's discretion)
 Ordinary resolutions:
 1                         To receive and consider the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024      271,262,070                                  99.95%             145,984        0.05%              507,051
                           together with the reports of the directors and auditors.
 2                         To declare a final dividend.                                                  269,264,616                                  99.05%             2,584,820      0.95%              65,669
 3                         To re-appoint Peter Ventress as a director.                                   262,561,877                                  97.03%             8,039,431      2.97%              1,313,797
 4                         To re-appoint Frank van Zanten as a director.                                 271,680,106                                  99.96%             110,452        0.04%              124,547
 5                         To re-appoint Richard Howes as a director.                                    270,871,384                                  99.64%             976,318        0.36%              67,403
 6                         To re-appoint Stephan Nanninga as a director.                                 269,853,769                                  99.27%             1,994,759      0.73%              66,577
 7                         To re-appoint Vin Murria as a director.                                       269,752,388                                  99.23%             2,094,167      0.77%              68,550
 8                         To re-appoint Pam Kirby as a director.                                        270,660,733                                  99.56%             1,185,583      0.44%              68,789
 9                         To re-appoint Jacky Simmonds as a director.                                   270,443,717                                  99.48%             1,404,811      0.52%              66,577
 10                        To appoint Daniela Barone Soares as a director.                               271,832,955                                  100.00%            13,378         0.00%              68,688
 11                        To appoint Julia Wilson as a director.                                        271,834,145                                  99.99%             14,245         0.01%              66,715
 12                        To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors.                         266,666,812                                  98.09%             5,189,549      1.91%              58,743
 13                        To authorise the directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine  270,611,453                                  99.54%             1,237,407      0.46%              66,244
                           the remuneration of the auditors.
 14                        Approval of the remuneration report.                                          261,570,967                                  96.22%             10,268,753     3.78%              75,384
 15                        Authority to allot ordinary shares.                                           258,669,479                                  95.15%             13,178,391     4.85%              67,235
 Special resolutions:
 16                        General authority to disapply pre-emption rights.                             245,773,332                                  90.41%             26,071,065     9.59%              70,708
 17                        Specific authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an       234,587,739                                  86.44%             36,806,367     13.56%             520,999
                           acquisition or specified capital

                           investment.
 18                        To renew the authority to purchase own shares.                                269,081,612                                  98.99%             2,747,947      1.01%              85,546
 19                        Authority that a general meeting other than an AGM may be called on not less  259,578,429                                  95.48%             12,278,378     4.52%              58,297
                           than 14 clear days' notice.

 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes
cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

 

Suzanne Jefferies

General Counsel & Company Secretary

23 April 2025

 

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