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SAB - Sabmiller Plc - Sabmiller Plc 2009 poll results
SABMILLER PLC
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
SABMILLER PLC 2009 POLL RESULTS
31 July 2009 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
85.66% 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 1,337,183,908 97.47 34,720,378 2.53 2,572,142
adopt the
financial
statements for
the year ended
31 March 2009,
together with
the reports of
the directors
and auditors.
2 To approve the 1,156,584,846 85.66 193,603,736 14.34 24,287,532
Directors`
Remuneration
Report 2009
contained in the
Annual Report
for the year
ended 31 March
2009.
3 To elect Dr D F 1,372,600,331 99.91 1,235,143 0.09 639,657
Moyo as a
director of the
Company.
4 To re-elect Mr J 1,346,560,964 99.06 12,765,316 0.94 15,148,710
M Kahn as a
director of the
Company.
5 To re-elect Lord 1,347,229,584 98.38 22,168,909 1.62 5,076,042
Fellowes as a
director of the
Company.
6 To re-elect Mr G 1,352,904,706 98.79 16,588,832 1.21 4,980,720
C Bible as a
director of the
Company.
7 To re-elect Ms M 1,372,292,309 99.89 1,545,662 0.11 637,644
E Doherty as a
director of the
Company.
8 To re-elect Mr M 1,347,209,858 98.38 22,182,268 1.62 5,083,197
Q Morland as a
director of the
Company.
9 To re-elect Mr C 1,354,861,230 98.85 15,720,380 1.15 3,892,148
A Perez Davila
as a director of
the Company.
10 To re-elect Mr M 1,346,971,862 98.36 22,491,256 1.64 5,011,421
C Ramaphosa as a
director of the
Company.
11 To re-elect Mr A 1,352,903,069 98.79 16,586,755 1.21 4,985,499
Santo Domingo
Davila as a
director of the
Company.
12 To declare a 1,373,839,410 99.99 8,745 0.01 627,760
final dividend
of 42 US cents
per share.
13 To re-appoint 1,344,605,450 97.91 28,716,063 2.09 1,154,396
PricewaterhouseC
oopers LLP as
auditors of the
Company, to hold
office until the
conclusion of
the next general
meeting at which
accounts are
laid.
14 To authorise the 1,348,886,336 98.48 20,760,376 1.52 4,829,198
directors to fix
the remuneration
of the auditors.
15 To give a 1,340,282,643 97.66 32,106,654 2.34 2,086,613
general power
and authority to
the directors
under Section 80
of the Companies
Act 1985 to
allot relevant
securities.
16 To give a 1,251,351,941 91.11 122,128,262 8.89 995,707
general 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 1,372,009,196 99.95 717,163 0.05 1,749,550
general
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 1,261,212,666 91.81 112,557,767 8.19 705,475
calling of
general
meetings, other
than an annual
general meeting,
on not less than
14 clear days`
notice.
19 To approve the 1,369,731,132 99.93 991,851 0.07 3,752,115
adoption of new
articles of
association of
the Company with
effect from 1
October 2009.
*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 1 June 2009.
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
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