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REGULATORY Announcement
2 May, 2014
Kerry Group plc 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 1 May 2014, 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 and Accounts | 93,682,044 | 15,050 | 113,512 |
2 | Declaration of Dividend | 93,697,298 | 650 | 112,658 |
3(a) | To re-elect Mr Michael Ahern | 68,637,917 | 25,052,962 | 119,727 |
3(b) | To re-elect Dr Hugh Brady | 92,696,318 | 994,561 | 119,727 |
3(c) | To re-elect Mr James Devane | 68,682,369 | 25,008,510 | 119,727 |
3(d) | To re-elect Mr John Joseph O Connor | 69,272,140 | 24,412,523 | 125,943 |
4(a) | To re-elect Mr Denis Buckley | 87,532,789 | 6,158,590 | 119,227 |
4(b) | To re-elect Mr Gerry Behan | 90,642,922 | 3,048,257 | 119,427 |
4(c) | To re-elect Mr Michael Dowling | 70,032,637 | 23,117,693 | 660,276 |
4(d) | To re-elect Ms Joan Garahy | 93,388,198 | 303,181 | 119,227 |
4(e) | To re-elect Mr Flor Healy | 90,649,898 | 3,041,281 | 119,427 |
4(f) | To re-elect Mr James Kenny | 93,446,410 | 244,469 | 119,727 |
4(g) | To re-elect Mr Stan McCarthy | 91,287,642 | 1,726,402 | 796,562 |
4(h) | To re-elect Mr Brian Mehigan | 90,652,804 | 3,037,765 | 120,037 |
4(i) | To re-elect Mr Philip Toomey | 93,394,658 | 296,721 | 119,227 |
5 | Remuneration of Auditors | 92,834,789 | 857,543 | 118,274 |
6 | Ordinary Resolution (Remuneration Report) | 90,324,626 | 1,550,528 | 1,935,452 |
7 | Ordinary Resolution (Section 20 Authority) | 92,142,603 | 1,112,380 | 555,623 |
8 | Special Resolution (Disapplication of Section 23) | 92,363,736 | 889,529 | 557,341 |
9 | Special Resolution (To authorise the company to make market purchases of its own shares) | 90,192,898 | 3,395,743 | 221,965 |
10 | Special Resolution (To approve the proposed amendment to the Articles of Association) | 93,110,698 | 142,131 | 557,777 |
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 3 April 2014.
In accordance with the 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
-ENDS-
For further information please contact: |
Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group plc. Tel no: +353 66 7182000 Email: brian.durran@kerry.ie Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com |