Last checked at 26 Apr 2023 16:34
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Bunzl plc (the "Company") confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 26 April 2023 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, 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 |
Meeting date: | 26 April 2023 |
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date: | 4,481 |
Issued share capital at voting record date: | 337,719,698 |
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* | |
Ordinary resolutions: | ||||||
1 | Consideration of accounts | 279,045,705 | 99.72% | 778,374 | 0.28% | 1,747,912 |
2 | Declaration of a final dividend | 281,566,354 | 100.00% | 251 | 0.00% | 5,386 |
3 | Re-appointment of Peter Ventress as a director | 268,361,773 | 95.31% | 13,191,026 | 4.69% | 19,192 |
4 | Re-appointment of Frank van Zanten as a director | 281,537,376 | 99.99% | 15,409 | 0.01% | 19,206 |
5 | Re-appointment of Richard Howes as a director | 280,530,927 | 99.64% | 1,021,873 | 0.36% | 19,191 |
6 | Re-appointment of Vanda Murray as a director | 278,273,028 | 98.84% | 3,277,649 | 1.16% | 21,314 |
7 | Re-appointment of Lloyd Pitchford as a director | 276,887,845 | 98.88% | 3,149,913 | 1.12% | 1,534,233 |
8 | Re-appointment of Stephan Nanninga as a director | 271,589,723 | 96.46% | 9,962,907 | 3.54% | 19,361 |
9 | Re-appointment of Vin Murria as a director | 276,467,647 | 98.19% | 5,084,983 | 1.81% | 19,361 |
10 | Appointment of Pam Kirby as a director | 281,368,990 | 99.94% | 182,292 | 0.06% | 20,708 |
11 | Appointment of Jacky Simmonds as a director | 280,014,518 | 99.99% | 21,182 | 0.01% | 1,536,291 |
12 | Re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors | 279,926,266 | 99.42% | 1,634,202 | 0.58% | 11,523 |
13 | Remuneration of auditors | 281,541,693 | 99.99% | 18,407 | 0.01% | 11,891 |
14 | Approval of remuneration report | 267,969,829 | 95.49% | 12,650,719 | 4.51% | 941,363 |
15 | Authority to allot shares | 260,729,230 | 92.60% | 20,828,129 | 7.40% | 14,632 |
Special resolutions: | ||||||
16 | General authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 277,747,098 | 98.98% | 2,871,648 | 1.02% | 953,245 |
17 | Specific authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment | 277,503,221 | 98.89% | 3,116,218 | 1.11% | 952,552 |
18 | Authority for the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares | 279,820,773 | 99.45% | 1,539,225 | 0.55% | 211,993 |
19 | Notice of general meetings | 259,991,123 | 92.34% | 21,569,519 | 7.66% | 11,348 |
* 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
26 April 2023