Last checked at 17 Apr 2013 14:26
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bunzl plc confirms that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 17 April 2013 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.
A copy of the resolution passed at today's Annual General Meeting which is required to be made available for inspection in accordance with LR 9.6.2 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
The AGM voting results are as follows:-
Company name: | Bunzl plc |
Meeting date: | 17 April 2013 |
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date: | 5,317 |
Issued share capital at voting record date: | 332,347,608 (excluding 23,325,000 shares held in treasury) |
Number of votes per share: | 1 |
Resolution (No. as noted on the Form of Proxy) | Votes For (including votes at Chairman's discretion) | % of shares voted | Votes Against | % of shares voted | Votes Withheld | |
1. | Consideration of accounts | 262,313,672 | 100.00 | 6,580 | 0.00 | 548,701 |
2. | Declaration of final dividend | 262,317,093 | 100.00 | 6,395 | 0.00 | 545,465 |
3. | Re-appointment of Mr P G Rogerson as a director | 257,284,547 | 99.75 | 649,689 | 0.25 | 4,934,717 |
4. | Re-appointment of Mr M J Roney as a director | 254,163,119 | 96.89 | 8,149,368 | 3.11 | 556,466 |
5. | Re-appointment of Mr P L Larmon as a director | 261,834,114 | 99.82 | 482,712 | 0.18 | 552,127 |
6. | Re-appointment of Mr B M May as a director | 261,830,717 | 99.81 | 486,770 | 0.19 | 551,466 |
7. | Re-appointment of Mr P W Johnson as a director | 261,661,870 | 99.75 | 647,662 | 0.25 | 559,421 |
8. | Re-appointment of Mr D J R Sleath as a director | 261,670,640 | 99.76 | 641,847 | 0.24 | 556,466 |
9. | Re-appointment of Ms E M Ulasewicz as a director | 261,686,270 | 99.76 | 625,381 | 0.24 | 557,302 |
10. | Re-appointment of Mr J-C Pauze as a director | 261,733,881 | 99.78 | 575,156 | 0.22 | 559,916 |
11. | Re-appointment of Mr M Oldersma as a director | 261,739,376 | 99.78 | 569,039 | 0.22 | 560,538 |
12. | Re-appointment of auditor | 257,349,308 | 99.65 | 898,061 | 0.35 | 4,621,584 |
13. | Remuneration of auditor | 260,605,407 | 99.77 | 597,144 | 0.23 | 1,666,402 |
14. | Approval of remuneration report | 256,760,966 | 98.37 | 4,256,988 | 1.63 | 1,837,707 |
15. | Authority to allot shares | 253,061,306 | 96.48 | 9,234,295 | 3.52 | 573,352 |
16. | Authority to allot shares for cash | 262,152,388 | 99.95 | 141,219 | 0.05 | 575,346 |
17. | Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares | 259,000,957 | 99.87 | 331,875 | 0.13 | 3,536,121 |
18. | Notice of general meetings | 244,285,753 | 93.13 | 18,025,207 | 6.87 | 557,993 |
Resolutions 16, 17 and 18 were considered and passed as Special Resolutions.
Paul Hussey
Company Secretary
17 April 2013