RNS Number : 0638G
Diageo PLC
27 September 2024
 

Diageo plc
 LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 26 September 2024 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2024 (the "Notice") were passed.

The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:

 

 

VOTES FOR

% FOR

VOTES AGAINST

% AGAINST

VOTES WITHHELD

1)     

Report and accounts 2024

1,730,931,508

99.96

705,282

0.04

7,789,052

2)     

Directors' remuneration report 2024

1,652,770,668

96.11

66,983,213

3.89

19,727,804

3)     

Declaration of final dividend

1,738,257,368

99.96

750,094

0.04

419,232

4)     

Appointment of Julie Brown as a director

1,736,947,488

99.90

1,770,868

0.10

665,994

5)     

Appointment of Nik Jhangiani as a director

1,735,736,572

99.83

2,904,612

0.17

718,934

6)     

Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell as a director

1,733,472,126

99.86

2,427,431

0.14

3,381,169

7)     

Re-appointment of Karen Blackett as a director

1,733,459,179

99.85

2,539,730

0.15

3,373,885

8)     

Re-appointment of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director

1,732,875,160

99.82

3,091,404

0.18

3,386,723

9)     

Re-appointment of Debra Crew as a director

1,737,206,836

99.92

1,413,253

0.08

746,518

10)  

Re-appointment of Javier Ferrán as a director

1,721,676,813

99.42

10,109,654

0.58

7,562,844

11)   

Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby as a director

1,727,230,743

99.50

8,756,036

0.50

3,360,132

12)  

Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a director

1,736,704,057

99.88

2,002,969

0.12

649,965

13)  

Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal as a director

1,559,141,103

89.81

176,853,361

10.19

3,372,511

14)  

Re-appointment of Auditor

 

1,730,483,955

99.51

8,446,856

0.49

512,207

15)  

Remuneration of Auditor

1,735,346,376

99.80

3,494,670

0.20

583,552

16)  

Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure

1,696,943,654

98.05

33,737,211

1.95

8,829,565

17)  

Authority to allot shares

1,668,947,204

95.99

69,652,756

4.01

852,654

18)  

Disapplication of pre-emption rights*

1,692,098,713

97.56

42,341,793

2.44

5,006,019

19)  

Authority to purchase own ordinary shares*

1,728,435,535

99.47

9,186,355

0.53

1,794,893

20)  

Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM*

1,650,471,013

95.00

86,877,522

5.00

2,091,388

 

On 26 September 2024, there were 2,225,088,636 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary
27 September 2024

 

 

 

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