RNS Number:9217G
SABMiller PLC
28 July 2006
SABMILLER PLC
28 July 2006 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
97.25% 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 FOR % FOR* VOTES AGAINST % AGAINST VOTES
WITHHELD**
1 To receive and adopt the financial statements 1,183,414,363 97.75
27,216,725 2.25 10,479,776
for the year ended 31 March 2006, together with
the reports of the directors and auditors
therein.
2 To receive and, if thought fit, to approve the 1,172,381,996 97.70
27,553,942 2.30 21,174,926
Directors' Remuneration Report 2006 contained in
the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March
2006.
3 To elect Mr C A Perez Davila as a 1,188,020,487 99.67 3,883,188 0.33 29,207,189
director of the Company, following his
appointment by the directors.
4 To elect Mr A Santo Domingo Davila, as a 1,188,021,804 99.67
3,875,888 0.33 29,212,966
director of the Company, following his
appointment by the directors.
5 To elect Ms ME Doherty, as a director of the 1,214,954,937 99.84
1,922,310 0.16 4,233,311
Company, following her appointment by the
directors.
6 To re-elect Mr G C Bible, who retires by 1,188,507,154 99.72
3,382,800 0.28 29,220,910
rotation, as a director of the Company.
7 To re-elect Ms N J De Lisi, who retires by 1,106,295,759 98.25
19,669,551 1.75 95,145,554
rotation, as a director of the Company.
8 To re-elect Lord Fellowes, who retires by 1,196,649,274 99.80
2,440,620 0.20 22,020,760
rotation, as a director of the Company.
9 To re-elect Lord Renwick, who retires by 1,182,136,845 99.18
9,764,296 0.82 29,208,610
rotation, as a director of the Company.
10 To declare a final dividend of 31 US cents per 1,219,882,636 99.99
53,416 0.01 1,174,812
share.
11 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as 1,190,046,105 97.94
25,045,020 2.06 6,019,539
auditors of the Company, to hold office until
the conclusion of the next general meeting.
12 To authorise the directors to determine the 1,212,582,789 99.75
3,094,149 0.25 5,433,706
remuneration of the auditors.
13 To give a general power and authority to the 1,182,615,370 97.25
33,475,805 2.75 5,018,941
directors under section 80 of the Companies Act
1985 to allot relevant securities.
14 To give a general power and authority to the 1,186,464,889 97.49
30,567,767 2.51 4,077,230
directors under Section 89 of the Companies Act
1985 to allot ordinary shares for cash otherwise
than pro rata to all shareholders.
15 To give a general authority to the directors to 1,219,416,446 99.98
234,722 0.02 1,458,743
make market purchases of ordinary shares of
US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company.
16 To approve the Contingent Purchase Contract. 1,216,667,536 99.98
246,743 0.02 4,195,632
*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 5 June 2006.
Resolutions 1 to 13 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of
shareholders' votes to be for the resolutions.
Resolutions 14, 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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