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Associated British Foods plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 December 2008. All resolutions were passed by the required majority.
Resolution
Votes for (i)
% (ii)
Votes against
Vote withheld (iii)
1
To receive the accounts and reports
627,107,001
99.96
259,800
0.04
11,355
2
To approve the directors’ remuneration report
572,419,238
91.88
50,616,182
8.12
4,340,114
3
To approve the dividend payment of 13.5p per ordinary share
627,145,862
100.00
5,332
0.00
229,266
4
To elect Charles James Francis Sinclair as a director
625,698,035
99.85
915,416
0.15
766,159
5
To re-elect Willard Gordon Galen Weston as a director
578,946,614
92.65
45,929,591
7.35
2,503,370
6
To re-elect Martin Gardiner Adamson as a director
546,206,187
91.40
51,365,472
8.60
29,807,611
7
To re-elect John George Bason as a director
626,319,591
99.86
869,090
0.14
178,078
8
To re-elect George Garfield Weston as a director
626,337,487
865,228
176,490
9
To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration
619,744,664
98.85
7,200,982
1.15
428,513
10
To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities
625,585,616
99.84
1,012,911
0.16
772,139
11
To authorise the directors to allot equity securities for cash (special resolution)
626,131,515
99.92
475,324
0.08
769,276
12
To approve and adopt amendments to the Articles of Association (special resolution)
625,814,251
529,952
1,011,820
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