Last checked at 25 Feb 2022 15:26
GLANBIA PLC (the "Company")
RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Glanbia plc wishes to announce that at its Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM"), held today at Glanbia House, Kilkenny, R95 E866 and via live webcast facility, the following resolution (the "Resolution") was duly passed on a poll.
THAT the Proposed Transaction (as described and defined in the Circular to the Shareholders of the Company dated 1 February 2022) be and is hereby approved and the Directors (or a duly authorised committee of the Directors) be authorised to carry the same into effect (with such non-material amendments as they shall deem necessary or appropriate) and in connection therewith the Directors of the Company be and are hereby authorised and instructed to do or procure to be done all such acts and things on behalf of the Company and any of its subsidiaries as they consider necessary or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to the Proposed Transaction.
The Resolution, together with explanatory notes, was set out in the circular including the Notice of EGM which was circulated to shareholders on 1 February 2022 and made available on the Company's website at www.glanbia.com/egm.
The result of the voting on the Resolution was as follows:
VotesFor | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | % of Issued Share Capital Voted | Votes Withheld* |
106,890,314 | 99.40% | 642,751 | 0.60% | 107,533,065
| 38.13%
| 87,750,789 |
* The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited (the "Society") is a substantial shareholder in the Company for the purpose of the listing rules of Euronext Dublin and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the "Listing Rules") and accordingly the Society and the directors of Glanbia who are also directors of the Society abstained from voting on the Resolution as they are related parties.
For further information contact:
Glanbia plc +353 56 777 2200
Investors
Liam Hennigan, Group Director, Strategic Planning & Investor Relations: +353 86 046 8375
Media
Martha Kavanagh, Head of Corporate Communications: +353 87 646 2006