Last checked at 4 May 2017 15:32
4 May 2017
Kerry Group
Regulatory Announcement
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Thursday 4 May 2017, were passed.
All resolutions were approved on a show of hands at the meeting. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below.
Resolution | For | Against | Withheld | |
1 | Report & Accounts | 101,166,162 | 39,528 | 383,364 |
2 | Declaration of Dividend | 101,569,797 | 1,040 | 18,217 |
3 (a) | To re-elect Mr Gerry Behan | 100,605,590 | 963,352 | 20,112 |
3 (b) | To re-elect Dr Hugh Brady | 101,056,763 | 513,007 | 19,284 |
3 (c) | To re-elect Dr Karin Dorrepaal | 101,061,063 | 371,196 | 156,795 |
3 (d) | To re-elect Mr Michael Dowling | 99,591,864 | 1,977,729 | 19,461 |
3 (e) | To re-elect Ms Joan Garahy | 101,361,294 | 208,158 | 19,602 |
3 (f) | To re-elect Mr Flor Healy | 100,625,292 | 944,301 | 19,461 |
3 (g) | To re-elect Mr James Kenny | 101,090,722 | 479,048 | 19,284 |
3 (h) | To re-elect Mr Stan McCarthy | 100,678,230 | 871,488 | 39,336 |
3 (i) | To re-elect Mr Brian Mehigan | 100,658,680 | 910,913 | 19,461 |
3 (j) | To re-elect Mr Tom Moran | 101,154,727 | 415,043 | 19,284 |
3 (k) | To re-elect Mr Philip Toomey | 101,203,334 | 366,436 | 19,284 |
4 | Remuneration of Auditors | 101,438,510 | 132,155 | 18,389 |
5 | Directors Remuneration Report | 98,216,695 | 3,216,421 | 155,938 |
6 | Authority to issue Ordinary Shares | 101,403,693 | 161,184 | 24,177 |
7 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 94,565,502 | 6,999,231 | 24,321 |
8 | Authority to make market purchases of the Company's Ordinary Shares | 101,488,969 | 57,300 | 42,785 |
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.
The full text of each resolution was included in the Notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 4 April 2017.
In accordance with Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at the following locations:
Companies Announcement Office
Irish Stock Exchange
28 Anglesea Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
and
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Contact Information
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Brian Durran | Company Secretary | +353 66 7182000 | brian.durran@kerry.ie | |
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