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AGM Results
SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISIN CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
SABMiller plc (the “Company”)
Results of AGM
24 July 2014 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 91.82% 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 Issued Votes
For (i) For Against Against Voted Share Withheld (iii)
Capital
Voted (ii)
1 To receive and adopt the financial
statements for the year ended 31 March
2014, together with the reports of the
directors and auditors therein. 1,363,032,509 98.83 16,086,881 1.17 1,379,119,390 85.76% 2,846,434
2 To receive and, if thought fit, approve the
Directors’ Remuneration Report 2014, other
than the Directors’ Remuneration Policy,
contained in the Annual Report for the year
ended 31 March 2014. 1,306,944,944 95.35 63,792,082 4.65 1,370,737,026 85.23% 11,228,741
3 To receive and, if thought fit, approve the
Directors’ Remuneration Policy contained in
the Annual Report for the year ended 31
March 2014. 1,111,025,026 92.32 92,388,744 7.68 1,203,413,770 74.83% 178,551,996
4 To re-elect Mr M H Armour as a director of
the Company. 1,375,119,956 99.63 5,137,058 0.37 1,380,257,014 85.83% 1,708,591
5 To re-elect Mr G C Bible as a director of the
Company. 1,315,506,589 95.75 58,447,190 4.25 1,373,953,779 85.43% 8,011,989
6 To re-elect Mr A J Clark as a director of the 1,348,528,186 97.94 28,402,998 2.06 1,376,931,184 85.62% 5,034,586
Company.
7 To re-elect Mr D S Devitre as a director of
the Company. 1,276,112,169 92.88 97,824,759 7.12 1,373,936,928 85.43% 8,028,840
8 To re-elect Mr G R Elliott as a director of the
Company. 1,375,735,956 99.67 4,520,585 0.33 1,380,256,541 85.83% 1,709,013
9 To re-elect Ms L M S Knox as a director of
the Company. 1,374,279,727 99.57 5,977,562 0.43 1,380,257,289 85.83% 1,708,480
10 To re-elect Mr P J Manser as a director of
the Company. 1,355,246,955 98.76 16,987,346 1.24 1,372,234,301 85.33% 9,731,313
11 To re-elect Mr J A Manzoni as a director of
the Company. 1,355,358,422 98.66 18,468,187 1.34 1,373,826,609 85.43% 8,139,005
12 To re-elect Dr D F Moyo as a director of the
Company. 1,378,145,455 99.85 2,111,140 0.15 1,380,256,595 85.83% 1,709,175
13 To re-elect Mr C A Pérez Dávila as a
director of the Company. 1,316,476,389 95.82 57,475,750 4.18 1,373,952,139 85.43% 8,013,476
14 To re-elect Mr A Santo Domingo Dávila as a
director of the Company. 1,315,707,492 95.76 58,244,825 4.24 1,373,952,317 85.43% 8,013,452
15 To re-elect Ms H A Weir as director of the
Company. 1,375,919,590 99.69 4,337,029 0.31 1,380,256,619 85.83% 1,709,151
16 To re-elect Mr H A Willard as a director of
the Company. 1,315,846,065 95.77 58,102,936 4.23 1,373,949,001 85.43% 8,016,614
17 To re-elect Mr J S Wilson as a director of
the Company. 1,345,160,855 97.46 35,095,964 2.54 1,380,256,819 85.83% 1,708,797
18 To declare a final dividend of 80 US cents
per share. 1,380,200,986 99.99 56,760 0.01 1,380,257,746 85.83% 1,708,022
19 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as auditors of the Company, to hold office
until the conclusion of the next general
meeting at which accounts are laid. 1,359,009,939 98.83 16,116,369 1.17 1,375,126,308 85.51% 6,839,460
20 To authorise the directors to determine the
remuneration of the auditors. 1,370,008,762 99.26 10,232,620 0.74 1,380,241,382 85.83% 1,724,387
21 To give a general power and authority to the 1,315,957,216 95.34 64,263,697 4.66 1,380,220,913 85.82% 1,744,857
directors to allot shares.
22 To adopt the SABMiller plc Employee Share
Purchase Plan. 1,379,187,784 99.93 915,358 0.07 1,380,103,142 85.82% 1,862,628
23 To adopt the SABMiller plc Sharesave Plan. 1,363,276,315 98.78 16,856,417 1.22 1,380,132,732 85.82% 1,833,038
24 To authorise the directors to establish
supplements or appendices to the
SABMiller plc Employee Share Purchase
Plan or the SABMiller plc Sharesave Plan. 1,376,324,744 99.72 3,810,078 0.28 1,380,134,822 85.82% 1,830,948
25 To give a general power and authority to the
directors to allot shares for cash otherwise
than pro rata to all shareholders. 1,313,991,522 95.20 66,225,043 4.80 1,380,216,565 85.82% 1,749,205
26 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. 1,368,497,585 99.15 11,706,672 0.85 1,380,204,257 85.82% 1,761,513
27 To approve the calling of general meetings,
other than an annual general meeting, on
not less than 14 clear days’ notice 1,267,369,881 91.82 112,869,146 8.18 1,380,239,027 85.83% 1,726,741
Notes:
(i) Votes ‘For’ include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 22 July 2014 there were 1,608,190,693 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 2 June 2014.
Resolutions 1 to 24 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders’ votes to be cast for the resolutions.
Resolutions 25 to 27 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.
24 July 2014
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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