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SAB - SABMILLER PLC - AGM 2008 poll results
JSEALPHA CODE : SAB
ISSUER CODE SOSAB
ISIN CODE GB0004835483
SABMILLER PLC
31 July 2008
The board of SABMiller plc announces the results of the polls taken on all
resolutions at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, held earlier today.
All resolutions were approved by substantial majorities, ranging from 93.57% to
99.99%. Full details of the poll results are set out below and will also be
available on the Company`s website: www.sabmiller.com
RESOLUTION VOTES % VOTES % VOTES
FOR FOR* AGAINST AGAINST WITHHELD**
1 To receive and 1,268,148,960 98.58 18,220,592 1.42 1,268,597
adopt the
financial
statements for the
year ended 31
March 2008,
together with the
reports of the
directors and
auditors.
2 To approve the 1,233,522,853 98.73 15,886,421 1.27 38,228,914
Directors`
Remuneration
Report 2008
contained in the
Annual Report for
the year ended 31
March 2008.
3 To elect Mr R 1,284,550,092 99.80 2,603,623 0.20 483,873
Pieterse as a
director of the
Company.
4 To elect Ms M 1,284,461,670 99.79 2,678,411 0.21 497,523
Ramos as a
director of the
Company.
5 To re-elect Lord 1,260,185,190 99.14 10,969,846 0.86 16,475,652
Fellowes as a
directors of the
Company.
6 To re-elect Mr E A 1,283,297,982 99.70 3,854,460 0.30 483,840
G Mackay as a
director of the
Company.
7 To re-elect Mr J A 1,284,549,622 99.80 2,603,020 0.20 483,840
Manzoni as a
director of the
Company.
8 To re-elect Mr M Q 1,257,724,652 98.94 13,435,918 1.06 16,475,852
Morland as a
director of the
Company.
9 To re-elect Mr M C 1,247,182,736 98.11 23,978,139 1.89 16,476,057
Ramaphosa as a
director of the
Company.
10 To re-elect Mr J M 1,267,349,406 99.10 11,508,008 0.90 8,779,518
Kahn as a director
of the Company.
11 To declare a final 1,287,141,275 99.99 11,101 0.01 483,601
dividend of 42 US
cents per share.
12 To re-appoint 1,266,202,048 98.53 18,850,689 1.47 2,584,475
PricewaterhouseCoo
pers LLP as
auditors of the
Company, to hold
office until the
conclusion of the
next general
meeting.
13 To authorise the 1,277,405,450 99.55 5,764,946 0.45 4,466,271
directors to fix
the remuneration
of the auditors.
14 To approve the 1,235,064,168 98.55 18,190,422 1.45 34,381,777
renewal of the
Company`s share
incentive plans.
15 To give a general 1,276,800,332 99.20 10,271,937 0.80 564,148
power and
authority to the
directors under
Section 80 of the
Companies Act 1985
to allot relevant
securities.
16 To give a general 1,201,327,534 93.57 82,552,448 6.43 3,750,933
power and
authority to the
directors under
Section 89 of the
Companies Act 1985
to allot ordinary
shares for cash
otherwise than pro
rata to all
shareholders.
17 To give a general 1,284,488,311 99.79 2,664,722 0.21 483,984
authority to the
directors to make
market purchases
of ordinary shares
of US$0.10 each in
the capital of the
Company.
18 To approve the 1,287,087,096 99.99 20,186 0.01 529,435
unwinding of the
Safari structure.
19 To approve the 1,267,910,490 99.02 12,499,586 0.98 7,226,941
adoption of new
articles of
association of the
Company.
*Votes `FOR` include those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** The votes `Withheld` are not counted towards the votes cast at the Annual
General Meeting.
Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting, dated 2 June 2008.
Resolutions 1 to 15 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of
shareholders` votes to be cast for the resolutions.
Resolutions 16 to 19 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of
shareholders` votes to be cast for the resolutions.
Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will soon be available for
inspection at the UK Listing Authority`s Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf,
London E14 5HS
John Davidson, General Counsel and Group Company Secretary.
ENDS
Date: 31/07/2008 16:41:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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