Associated British Foods PLC

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Dec 9, 2022

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Associated British Foods PLC

09 December 2022

Associated British Foods plc

9 December 2022

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 9 December 2022.  All resolutions were passed.

Resolution	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED	VOTES WITHHELD
1. Annual report and accounts	693,860,360	100.00	25,273	0.00	693,885,633	87.88%	168,831
2. Directors' Remuneration Report	686,958,267	99.11	6,168,155	0.89	693,126,422	87.78%	928,042
3. Directors' Remuneration Policy	638,749,317	92.37	52,765,749	7.63	691,515,066	87.58%	2,539,398
4. Declaration of final dividend	694,014,171	100.00	23,173	0.00	694,037,344	87.90%	17,120
5. Re-election of Emma Adamo as a director	692,302,947	99.75	1,727,878	0.25	694,030,825	87.90%	23,639
6. Re-election of Graham Allan as a director	685,776,602	98.81	8,254,201	1.19	694,030,803	87.90%	23,661
7. Re-election of John Bason as a director	685,397,132	98.76	8,633,582	1.24	694,030,714	87.90%	23,750
8. Re-election of Ruth Cairnie as a director	677,335,680	97.95	14,189,424	2.05	691,525,104	87.58%	2,529,360
9. Re-election of Wolfhart Hauser as a director	685,771,084	98.81	8,255,071	1.19	694,026,155	87.89%	28,309
10. Re-election of Michael McLintock as a director	681,030,184	98.50	10,387,594	1.50	691,417,778	87.56%	2,636,686
11. Re-election of Dame Heather Rabbatts as a director	684,740,078	99.02	6,778,928	0.98	691,519,006	87.58%	2,531,468
12. Re-election of Richard Reid as a director	683,263,282	98.81	8,256,760	1.19	691,520,042	87.58%	2,530,432
13. Re-election of George Weston as a director	693,862,778	99.98	165,668	0.02	694,028,446	87.89%	22,028
14. Reappointment of auditor	693,318,609	99.90	709,271	0.10	694,027,880	87.89%	22,594
15. Auditor's remuneration	693,911,631	99.98	115,268	0.02	694,026,899	87.89%	23,575
16. Political donations or expenditure	690,340,090	99.47	3,684,006	0.53	694,024,096	87.89%	26,378
17. Directors' authority to allot shares	676,951,973	97.89	14,564,373	2.11	691,516,346	87.58%	2,534,128
18. Disapplication of pre-emption rights*	692,139,654	99.86	992,700	0.14	693,132,354	87.78%	918,120
19. Authority to purchase own shares*	693,356,215	99.91	650,187	0.09	694,006,402	87.89%	44,072
20. Notice of general meetings*	671,874,973	97.16	19,649,455	2.84	691,524,428	87.58%	2,526,046
21. Adoption of the Restricted Share Plan 2022	649,051,271	93.86	42,456,832	6.14	691,508,103	87.58%	2,546,361

* Special resolution

VOTES EXCLUDING CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS ON THE RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE RE-ELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Resolution	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES TOTAL	% of ISC VOTED (excluding controlling s/holders	VOTES WITHHELD
6. Re-election of Graham Allan as a director	227,776,857	96.50	8,254,201	3.50	236,031,058	72.04%	23,661
8. Re-election of Ruth Cairnie as a director	219,335,935	93.92	14,189,424	6.08	233,525,359	71.28%	2,529,360
9. Re-election of Wolfhart Hauser as a director	227,771,339	96.50	8,255,071	3.50	236,026,410	72.04%	28,309
11. Re-election of Dame Heather Rabbatts as a director	226,740,333	97.10	6,778,928	2.90	233,519,261	71.28%	2,531,468
12. Re-election of Richard Reid as a director	225,263,537	96.46	8,256,760	3.54	233,520,297	71.28%	2,530,432

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 was 789,612,902.

3. Total ordinary shares held by shareholders excluding the controlling shareholders was 327,624,355.

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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