Associated British Foods PLC

AGM Information • Dec 10, 2021

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Associated British Foods PLC

10 December 2021

Associated British Foods plc

10 December 2021

Result of AGM

Associated British Foods plc ("the Company") announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Friday 10 December 2021.  All resolutions were passed.

Resolution		Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Votes Total	% of Issued Share Capital voted	Votes Withheld
1	Annual report and accounts	683,678,491	100.00	2,821	0.00	683,681,312	86.36	287,949
2	Directors' Remuneration report	604,806,298	88.64	77,512,539	11.36	682,318,837	86.19	1,650,382
3	Declaration of final dividend	683,793,756	100.00	33,336	0.00	683,827,092	86.38	142,169
4	Re-election of Emma Adamo as a director	682,528,436	99.81	1,270,726	0.19	683,799,162	86.37	170,099
5	Re-election of Graham Allan as a director	682,746,448	99.85	1,053,234	0.15	683,799,682	86.37	169,579
6	Re-election of John Bason as a director	681,083,778	99.60	2,718,009	0.40	683,801,787	86.37	167,474
7	Re-election of Ruth Cairnie as a director	676,809,485	98.98	6,991,337	1.02	683,800,822	86.37	168,439
8	Re-election of Wolfhart Hauser as a director	682,739,352	99.85	1,056,067	0.15	683,795,419	86.37	173,792
9	Re-election of Michael McLintock as a director	680,252,257	99.48	3,549,261	0.52	683,801,518	86.37	167,743
10	Election of Dame Heather Rabbatts as a director.	683,656,370	99.98	140,982	0.02	683,797,352	86.37	171,909
11	Re-election of Richard Reid as a director	682,748,696	99.85	1,053,698	0.15	683,802,394	86.37	166,867
12	Re-election of George Weston as a director	682,537,666	99.81	1,267,620	0.19	683,805,286	86.37	163,887
13	Reappointment of auditor	682,378,559	99.79	1,425,191	0.21	683,803,750	86.37	165,511
14	Auditor's remuneration	683,051,128	99.89	754,508	0.11	683,805,636	86.37	163,625
15	Political donations or expenditure	679,338,293	99.35	4,449,009	0.65	683,787,302	86.37	175,959
16	Directors' authority to allot shares	669,146,068	97.85	14,697,697	2.15	683,843,765	86.38	125,424
17	Disapplication of pre-emption rights*	681,095,519	99.74	1,768,211	0.26	682,863,730	86.26	1,105,531
18	Authority to purchase own shares*	683,021,658	99.88	807,754	0.12	683,829,412	86.38	140,876
19	Notice of general meetings *	662,113,115	96.83	21,698,878	3.17	683,811,993	86.38	156,048
* Special resolution
Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent non-executive directors
Resolution		Votes For	% For	Votes Against	% Against	Votes Total	% of Issued Share Capital voted (excluding controlling share-holders)	Votes Withheld
5	Re-election of Graham Allan as a director	233,253,263	99.55	1,053,234	0.45	234,306,497	71.02	169,579
7	Re-election of Ruth Cairnie as a director	227,316,300	97.02	6,991,337	2.98	234,307,637	71.02	168,439
8	Re-election of Wolfhart Hauser as a director	233,246,167	99.55	1,056,067	0.45	234,302,234	71.02	173,792
10	Election of Dame Heather Rabbatts as a director.	234,163,185	99.94	140,982	0.06	234,304,167	71.02	171,909
11	Re-election of Richard Reid as a director	233,255,511	99.55	1,053,698	0.45	234,309,209	71.02	166,867

Notes:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the 'For' total. 

2. Total number of ordinary shares in issue at 8 December 2021 was 791,674,183.

3. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholders at 8 December 2021 was 329,930,592.

4. A 'Vote Withheld' is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

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