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Results of AGM
SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
SABMILLER PLC
21 July 2016 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 87.31% to 99.98%. 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 % Total Shares % Of Votes
For (i) For Against Against Voted Issued Withheld
Share (iii)
Capital
Voted (ii)
1 To receive the financial
statements of the
Company and the
reports of the directors
and auditors for the
year ended 31 March
2016. 1,130,413,222 99.20 9,092,115 0.80 1,139,505,337 70.22% 407,543
2 To approve the
Directors’ Remuneration
Report 2016, other than
the Directors’
Remuneration Policy,
contained in the Annual
Report for the year 78,014,43
ended 31 March 2016. 927,112,095 87.31 134,786,560 12.69 1,061,898,655 65.44% 0
3 To re-elect Mr J P du
Plessis as a director of
the Company. 1,119,226,445 98.77 13,913,135 1.23 1,133,139,580 69.83% 6,773,406
4 To re-elect Mr A J Clark
as a director of the
Company. 1,122,207,023 98.48 17,293,450 1.52 1,139,500,473 70.22% 412,307
5 To elect Mr D J De
Lorenzo as a director of
the Company. 1,114,472,740 97.80 25,027,308 2.20 1,139,500,048 70.22% 412,732
6 To re-elect Mr M H
Armour as a director of
the Company. 1,078,991,137 94.69 60,464,405 5.31 1,139,455,542 70.22% 457,238
7 To re-elect Mr D R
Beran as a director of
the Company. 1,104,472,680 97.26 31,116,788 2.74 1,135,589,468 69.98% 4,319,112
8 To re-elect Mr G C Bible
as a director of the
Company. 1,103,773,476 97.24 31,292,346 2.76 1,135,065,822 69.95% 4,842,758
9 To re-elect Mr D S
Devitre as a director of
the Company. 1,076,306,345 94.78 59,282,995 5.22 1,135,589,340 69.98% 4,319,240
10 To re-elect Mr G R
Elliott as a director of
the Company. 1,080,317,176 94.81 59,177,531 5.19 1,139,494,707 70.22% 413,873
11 To re-elect Ms L M S 1,077,139,950 94.53 62,288,962 5.47 1,139,428,912 70.22% 479,668
Knox as a director of
the Company.
12 To re-elect Mr T A
Manuel as a director of
the Company. 1,136,944,188 99.78 2,549,914 0.22 1,139,494,102 70.22% 414,478
13. To re-elect Dr D F Moyo
as a director of the
Company. 1,136,403,078 99.73 3,080,262 0.27 1,139,483,340 70.22% 415,240
14 To re-elect Mr C A
Pérez Dávila as a
director of the
Company. 1,103,828,205 97.20 31,761,437 2.80 1,135,589,642 69.98% 4,318,928
15 To re-elect Mr A Santo
Domingo Dávila as a
director of the
Company. 1,102,962,533 97.13 32,626,564 2.87 1,135,589,097 69.98% 4,319,483
16 To re-elect Ms H A Weir
as director of the
Company. 1,137,138,410 99.79 2,356,254 0.21 1,139,494,664 70.22% 413,916
17 To declare a final
dividend of 93.75 US
cents per share. 1,139,292,594 99.98 210,167 0.02 1,139,502,761 70.22% 405,819
18 To re-appoint
PricewaterhouseCooper
s LLP as auditors of the
Company, to hold office
until the conclusion of
the next general
meeting at which
accounts are laid. 1,130,000,649 99.17 9,494,774 0.83 1,139,495,423 70.22% 413,157
19 To authorise the
directors to determine
the remuneration of the
auditors. 1,136,924,383 99.77 2,576,619 0.23 1,139,501,002 70.22% 407,578
20 To give a general power
and authority to the
directors to allot shares. 1,115,676,269 97.91 23,813,861 2.09 1,139,490,130 70.22% 418,450
21 To give a general power
and authority to the
directors to allot shares
for cash otherwise than
pro rata to all
shareholders. 1,113,073,945 97.68 26,419,384 2.32 1,139,493,329 70.22% 415,251
22 To give a general
authority to the directors
to make market
purchases of ordinary
shares of US$0.10 each
in the capital of the
Company. 1,109,787,556 97.86 24,310,615 2.14 1,134,098,171 69.89% 5,810,409
23 To approve the calling
of general meetings,
other than an annual
general meeting, on not
less than 14 clear days’
notice. 1,064,250,275 93.79 70,503,114 6.21 1,134,753,389 69.93% 5,155,190
Notes:
(i) Votes ‘For’ include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 19 July 2016 there were 1,622,678,941 shares in issue with the right to vote.
(iii) The votes ‘Withheld’ are not counted towards the votes cast ‘For’ or ‘Against’ at the Annual General
Meeting.
Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, dated 10 June 2016.
Resolutions 1 to 20 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders’ votes to be cast for
the resolutions.
Resolutions 21 to 23 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 National
Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Stephen Shapiro, Group Company Secretary.
ENDS
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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