REG - Imperial Brands PLC - Result of AGM

Imperial BrandsAnnouncement

06/02/2019 17:45

RNS Number : 3051P
Imperial Brands PLC
06 February 2019
 


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULT
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The 2019 Annual General Meeting of Imperial Brands PLC was held at the
Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre, 2 Lower Castle Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS1
3AD on Wednesday 6 February 2019 at 2.30 pm.
 
All resolutions proposed at the Meeting were decided on a poll and all resolutions
were passed.
 
The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting
and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
 
 



 
Resolution
 


 
Votes For
 


 
Percentage
For


 
Votes
Against
 


 
Votes Total
 


 
Votes
Withheld
 




1
 


Annual Report and Accounts
 


745,632,223


99.99


72,243


745,704,466


527,778




2
 


Directors' Remuneration Report
 


663,281,220


89.75


75,728,142


739,009,362


7,222,879




3
 


To declare a final dividend
 


744,083,034


99.74


1,955,323


746,038,357


193,886




4
 


Elect S M Clark


735,896,210


99.01


7,393,383


743,289,593


2,942,649




5


Re-elect A J Cooper
 


720,784,897


96.62


25,204,070


745,988,967


243,276




6
 


Re-elect T M Esperdy
 


743,009,608


99.60


2,956,044


745,965,652


266,589




7


Re-elect S A C Langelier
 


745,711,992


99.97


260,464


745,972,456


259,787




8
 


Re-elect M R Phillips


704,106,342


94.39


41,852,891


745,959,233


273,009




9


Re-elect S P Stanbrook
 


744,038,662


99.74


1,938,330


745,976,992


255,251




10
 


Re-elect O R Tant


713,235,631


95.61


32,741,698


745,977,329


254,914




11
 


Re-elect M D Williamson
 


604,641,440


82.18


131,129,183


735,770,623


10,461,618




12


Re-elect K Witts


704,469,517


95.01


36,973,568


741,443,085


4,789,156




13
 


Re-elect M I Wyman


714,101,509


95.73


31,862,613


745,964,122


268,120




14
 


Re-appointment of Auditors
 


701,468,164


94.04


44,421,669


745,889,833


342,409




15
 


Remuneration of    Auditors
 


719,262,148


96.43


26,645,202


745,907,350


324,892




16
 


Political donations/expenditure
 


736,193,570


99.18


6,118,713


742,312,283


3,919,959




17
 


Authority to allot      securities


740,013,941


99.19


6,043,276


746,057,217


175,026




18
 


Disapplication of pre-emption rights
 


739,295,428


99.11


6,632,248


745,927,676


304,566




19
 


Purchase of own shares
 


741,159,684


99.39


4,523,490


745,683,174


549,068




20
 


Notice period for general meetings
 


700,228,268


94.29


42,405,233


742,633,501


3,598,741



 
 
Notes
 
a. The 'for' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion and the percentage is
     rounded to two decimal places.
 
b. 'Votes withheld' are not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is
     carried.
 
c.  Resolutions 18 to 20 are special resolutions.
 
d.  The total number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each, in issue, excluding shares held in treasury as at 6.00pm on 5 February 2019 were 956,736,947. 
 
 
Trevor Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
 
 
Copies of our announcements are available on our website:  www.imperialbrandsplc.com/Investors/Stock-Exchange-announcements
 




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