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Results of AGM
SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
Results of AGM
25 July 2013 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 92.08% 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 % Total Shares % Of Votes
For (i) For Against Against Voted Issued Withheld
Share (iii)
Capital
Voted
(ii)
1 To receive and adopt the 1,362,551,241 99.39 8,314,375 0.61 1,370,865,616 85.51 3,723,002
financial statements for
the year ended 31 March
2013, together with the
reports of the directors
and auditors therein
2 To receive and, if thought 1,301,680,199 95.43 62,310,444 4.57 1,363,990,643 85.09 10,598,021
fit, to approve the
Directors’ Remuneration
Report 2013 contained in
the Annual Report for the
year ended 31 March
2013.
3 To elect Mr G R Elliott as 1,366,723,104 99.58 5,826,713 0.42 1,372,549,817 85.62 2,038,567
a director of the
Company.
4 To re-elect Mr M H 1,370,347,577 99.78 3,017,530 0.22 1,373,365,107 85.67 1,223,067
Armour as a director of
the Company.
5 To re-elect Mr G C Bible 1,322,465,149 96.46 48,521,423 3.54 1,370,986,572 85.52 3,601,307
as a director of the
Company.
6 To re-elect Mr A J Clark 1,348,830,034 98.33 22,909,926 1.67 1,371,739,960 85.57 2,848,424
as a director of the
Company.
7 To re-elect Mr D S 1,300,878,217 94.89 70,108,934 5.11 1,370,987,151 85.52 3,601,090
Devitre as a director of
the Company.
8 To re-elect Ms L M S 1,369,956,390 99.75 3,409,134 0.25 1,373,365,524 85.67 1,222,767
Knox as a director of the
Company.
9 To re-elect Mr E A G 1,314,069,407 95.94 55,620,733 4.06 1,369,690,140 85.44 4,898,301
Mackay as a director of
the Company.
10 To re-elect Mr P J 1,327,244,625 96.74 44,793,953 3.26 1,372,038,578 85.59 2,549,806
Manser as a director of
the Company.
11 To re-elect Mr J A 1,360,380,575 99.05 12,982,556 0.95 1,373,363,131 85.67 1,225,043
Manzoni as a director of
the Company.
12 To re-elect Mr M Q 1,321,530,450 96.41 49,138,546 3.59 1,370,668,996 85.50 3,919,337
Morland as a director of
the Company.
13 To re-elect Dr D F Moyo 1,371,009,595 99.83 2,357,417 0.17 1,373,367,012 85.67 1,221,317
as a director of the
Company.
14 To re-elect Mr C A Pérez 1,329,163,753 96.95 41,828,823 3.05 1,370,992,576 85.52 3,594,126
Dávila as a director of
the Company.
15 To re-elect Mr A Santo 1,323,359,482 96.53 47,626,960 3.47 1,370,986,442 85.52 3,601,367
Domingo Dávila as a
director of the Company.
16 To re-elect Ms H A Weir 1,356,727,797 98.79 16,636,831 1.21 1,373,364,628 85.67 1,221,917
as director of the
Company.
17 To re-elect Mr H A 1,329,695,160 96.99 41,296,361 3.01 1,370,991,521 85.52 3,596,266
Willard as a director of
the Company.
18 To re-elect Mr J S Wilson 1,345,204,741 97.94 28,239,511 2.06 1,373,444,252 85.68 1,143,534
as a director of the
Company.
19 To declare a final 1,373,539,723 99.99 1,639 0.01 1,373,541,362 85.68 1,046,372
dividend of 77 US cents
per share.
20 To re-appoint 1,361,062,004 99.77 3,174,710 0.23 1,364,236,714 85.10 10,350,813
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditors of the
Company, to hold office
until the conclusion of the
next general meeting at
which accounts are laid.
21 To authorise the 1,367,571,715 99.92 1,072,041 0.08 1,368,643,756 85.38 5,943,821
directors to determine
the remuneration of the
auditors.
22 To give a general power 1,298,225,137 94.52 75,302,935 5.48 1,373,528,072 85.68 1,059,665
and authority to the
directors to allot shares.
23 To give a general power 1,296,979,177 94.43 76,528,487 5.57 1,373,507,664 85.68 1,080,073
and authority to the
directors to allot shares
for cash otherwise than
pro rata to all
shareholders.
24 To give a general 1,364,329,818 99.46 7,372,538 0.54 1,371,702,356 85.57 2,885,369
authority to the directors
to make market
purchases of ordinary
shares of US$0.10 each
in the capital of the
Company.
25 To approve the calling of 1,264,503,838 92.08 108,825,63 7.92 1,373,329,471 85.67 1,257,317
general meetings, other 3
than an annual general
meeting, on not less than
14 clear days’ notice
Notes:
(i) Votes ‘For’ include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 23 July 2013 there were 1,603,082,377 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 5 June 2013.
Resolutions 1 to 22 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders’ votes to be cast
for the resolutions.
Resolutions 23 to 25 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.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
John Davidson, General Counsel and Group Company Secretary.
25 July 2013
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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