Result of AGM
Updated : 09:32
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING RESULT
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The 2018 Annual General Meeting of Imperial Brands PLC was held at the
Bristol Marriott Hotel City Centre, 2 Lower Castle Street, Old Market, Bristol, BS1
3AD on Wednesday 7 February 2018 at 2.30 pm.
All resolutions proposed at the Meeting were decided on a poll and all resolutions
were passed.
The number of votes for and against each of the resolutions put before the Meeting
and the number of votes withheld were as follows:
Resolution
|
Votes For
|
Percentage For |
Votes Against
|
Votes Total
|
Votes Withheld
| |
1
| Annual Report and Accounts
| 762,239,845 | 99.99 | 56,266 | 762,296,111 | 278,871 |
2
| Directors' Remuneration Report
| 750,467,025 | 98.48 | 11,547,680 | 762,014,705 | 560,276 |
3
| Directors' Remuneration Policy
| 728,923,965 | 95.66 | 33,080,528 | 762,004,493 | 570,488 |
4
| To declare a final dividend
| 761,294,287 | 99.86 | 1,031,361 | 762,325,648 | 249,334 |
5
| Re-elect A J Cooper
| 736,576,751 | 98.71 | 9,596,116 | 746,172,867 | 16,402,115 |
6 | Re-elect T M Esperdy
| 745,840,791 | 99.96 | 331,092 | 746,171,883 | 16,403,099 |
7
| Re-elect D J Haines
| 744,550,800 | 99.78 | 1,617,923 | 746,168,723 | 16,406,259 |
8 | Elect S A C Langelier
| 746,065,528 | 99.99 | 103,246 | 746,168,774 | 16,406,208 |
9
| Re-elect M R Phillips | 743,528,063 | 99.65 | 2,640,693 | 746,168,756 | 16,406,226 |
10 | Re-elect S P Stanbrook
| 745,704,954 | 99.94 | 465,798 | 746,170,752 | 16,404,230 |
11
| Re-elect O R Tant | 727,595,762 | 97.51 | 18,572,235 | 746,167,997 | 16,406,985 |
12
| Re-elect M D Williamson
| 710,330,106 | 95.27 | 35,269,218 | 745,599,324 | 16,975,657 |
13 | Re-elect K Witts | 739,550,172 | 99.11 | 6,618,987 | 746,169,159 | 16,405,822 |
14
| Re-elect M I Wyman | 745,609,638 | 99.93 | 558,311 | 746,167,949 | 16,407,033 |
15
| Re-appointment of Auditors
| 709,111,773 | 93.02 | 53,201,866 | 762,313,639 | 261,342 |
16
| Remuneration of Auditors
| 756,142,145 | 99.19 | 6,145,694 | 762,287,839 | 287,142 |
17
| Political donations/expenditure
| 752,333,200 | 99.13 | 6,578,844 | 758,912,044 | 3,662,938 |
18
| Authority to allot securities | 757,569,832 | 99.37 | 4,817,592 | 762,387,424 | 187,558 |
19
| Disapplication of pre-emption rights
| 758,354,717 | 99.47 | 4,022,641 | 762,377,358 | 197,624 |
20
| Purchase of own shares
| 753,647,623 | 98.86 | 8,673,407 | 762,321,030 | 253,951 |
21
| Notice period for general meetings
| 708,429,275 | 93.30 | 50,864,461 | 759,293,736 | 3,281,244 |
Notes
a. The 'for' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion and the percentage is
rounded to two decimal places.
b. 'Votes withheld' are not counted when deciding whether or not a resolution is
carried.
c. Resolutions 19 to 21 are special resolutions.
d. The total number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each, in issue, excluding shares held in treasury as at 6.00pm on 6 February 2018 were 953,736,947.
Trevor Williams
Deputy Company Secretary
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