RNS Number:3898B
SABMiller PLC
29 July 2004
SABMILLER PLC
The following replaces the 'Result of AGM' announcement made today at 14.10
under RNS number 3722B. The date of the announcement is 29 July 2004 and not
August 2004. All other details remain unchanged and the full announcement
appears below.
29 July 2004 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
93.20% to 100%.. Full details of the poll results are set out below and will
also be available on the Company's website: www.sabmiller.com
RESOLUTIONS. VOTES FOR % FOR* VOTES AGAINST % AGAINST VOTES WITHHELD**
1. To receive the financial 767,765,781 98.60% 10,650,169 1.40% 6,982,367
statements for the year ended 31
March 2004
2. To approve the Director's 748,295,341 97.50% 18,936,336 2.50% 18,166,640
Remuneration Report 2004
3.To re-elect Mr. J M Kahn 768,043,138 99.20% 6,547,147 0.80% 10,808,032
4. To re-elect Mr. P J Manser 780,779,253 99.70% 2,107,013 0.30% 2,511,773
5. To re-elect Mr. M.Q. Morland 780,776,206 99.70% 2,109,738 0.30% 2,511,773
6. To re-elect Mr. M.I. Wyman 781,606,574 99.60% 3,192,515 0.40% 437,023
7. To confirm the final dividend of 785,217,635 100% 3,419 0.00% 15,558
22.5 US cents per share
8. To re-appoint 765,010,218 99.00% 7,920,256 1.00% 12,469,144
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
auditors
9. To authorise the directors to 768,896,189 98.70% 9,965,104 1.30% 6,538,325
determine the remuneration of the
auditors
10. Authority to the directors to 782,946,409 99.70% 2,055,716 0.30% 445,073
allot ordinary shares on conversion
of convertible bonds due 2006.
11. To authorise the allotment of 731,362,961 93.20% 53,282,450 6.80% 801,787
securities for cash up to a nominal
amount
12 Disapplication of pre-emption 757,089,044 96.50% 27,508,646 3.50% 801,722
rights
13 Renewal of authority to purchase 784,945,543 100% 11,638 0.00% 442,437
own ordinary shares
14 To authorise the use of Treasury 782,262,132 99.70% 2,692,309 0.30% 445,175
shares for employee share schemes
15. To approve the Contingent 784,873,159 100% 10,435 0.00% 515,524
Purchase contract
16 To amend the articles of 785,295,340 100% 17,460 0.00% 86,818
association of the Company in
respect of treasury shares
*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 7 June 2004-
Resolutions1 to 11 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of
shareholders' votes to be for the resolutions.
Resolutions 12, 13, 15 and 16 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75%
of shareholders' votes to be 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 UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
A.O.C. Tonkinson, Group Secretary:
Tel: 020 7659 0118
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