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2023 AGM
At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 28 September 2023 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 (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 2023 |
1,730,313,214 |
99.73 |
4,675,943 |
0.27 |
9,230,861 |
2) |
Directors' remuneration report 2023 |
1,640,705,024 |
95.51 |
77,090,228 |
4.49 |
26,428,462 |
3) |
Directors' remuneration policy 2023 |
1,663,080,546 |
95.41 |
80,098,370 |
4.59 |
1,023,145 |
4) |
Adoption of Diageo 2023 Long term Incentive Plan |
1,702,003,773 |
97.69 |
40,327,324 |
2.31 |
1,885,984 |
5) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,742,731,449 |
99.94 |
1,004,353 |
0.06 |
482,772 |
6) |
Appointment of Debra Crew as a director |
1,740,161,980 |
99.95 |
956,387 |
0.05 |
3,050,687 |
7) |
Re-appointment of Javier Ferrán as a director |
1,717,222,413 |
98.88 |
19,379,866 |
1.12 |
7,562,267 |
8) |
Re-appointment of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director |
1,740,257,345 |
99.81 |
3,280,390 |
0.19 |
625,314 |
9) |
Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby as a director |
1,737,894,805 |
99.68 |
5,653,382 |
0.32 |
603,450 |
10) |
Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell as a director |
1,736,154,378 |
99.83 |
2,914,088 |
0.17 |
5,087,207 |
11) |
Re-appointment of Karen Blackett as a director |
1,739,136,112 |
99.75 |
4,411,744 |
0.25 |
623,277 |
12) |
Re-appointment of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director |
1,740,526,270 |
99.83 |
3,000,256 |
0.17 |
613,347 |
13) |
Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a director |
1,741,323,203 |
99.87 |
2,220,490 |
0.13 |
619,648 |
14) |
Re-appointment of Alan Stewart as a director |
1,730,760,959 |
99.28 |
12,484,575 |
0.72 |
908,352 |
15) |
Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal as a director |
1,682,465,409 |
96.63 |
58,632,878 |
3.37 |
3,064,144 |
16) |
Appointment of Auditor |
1,739,506,989 |
99.76 |
4,190,816 |
0.24 |
474,002 |
17) |
Remuneration of Auditor |
1,741,851,647 |
99.92 |
1,440,055 |
0.08 |
896,305 |
18) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure |
1,711,364,017 |
98.23 |
30,886,112 |
1.77 |
2,005,462 |
19) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,697,293,273 |
97.36 |
46,005,710 |
2.64 |
839,491 |
20) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
1,713,329,779 |
98.50 |
26,060,871 |
1.50 |
4,793,929 |
21) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* |
1,728,897,783 |
99.25 |
13,141,953 |
0.75 |
2,065,539 |
22) |
Adoption of new articles of association* |
1,741,699,203 |
99.92 |
1,404,634 |
0.08 |
1,080,750 |
23) |
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM* |
1,658,637,518 |
95.14 |
84,649,259 |
4.86 |
925,454 |
*Special Resolution
2022 AGM
The 2022 AGM of Diageo plc was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 6 October 2022 at etc.venues St Paul’s, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.
All resolutions were voted on by way of poll and were passed. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
| VOTES FOR | % FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ||
1) |
Report and accounts 2022 |
1,722,433,481 |
99.92 |
1,383,479 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2022 |
1,612,245,424 |
94.79 |
88,630,650 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,727,049,733 |
99.93 |
1,197,584 |
4) |
Appointment of Karen Blackett |
1,718,998,448 |
99.91 |
1,553,193 |
5) |
Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell |
1,726,121,558 |
99.89 |
1,973,238 |
6) |
Re-appointment of Lavanya Chandrashekar |
1,724,788,455 |
99.83 |
2,926,038 |
7) |
Re-appointment of Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet |
1,725,297,914 |
99.84 |
2,738,656 |
8) |
Re-appointment of Javier Ferran |
1,712,858,169 |
99.16 |
14,451,564 |
9) |
Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby |
1,707,310,119 |
99.36 |
10,956,962 |
10) |
Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni |
1,725,411,579 |
99.84 |
2,687,319 |
11) |
Re-appointment of Lady Mendelsohn |
1,725,441,023 |
99.85 |
2,676,528 |
12) |
Re-appointment of Ivan Menezes |
1,727,448,317 |
99.96 |
644,965 |
13) |
Re-appointment of Alan Stewart |
1,726,140,599 |
99.89 |
1,917,274 |
14) |
Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal |
1,405,068,323 |
89.00 |
173,708,201 |
15) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,719,491,894 |
99.48 |
8,963,090 |
16) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,726,886,165 |
99.91 |
1,490,964 |
17) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure |
1,685,596,194 |
97.53 |
42,653,986 |
18) |
Amendment of the Diageo plc 2017 Irish Share Ownership Plan |
1,713,097,301 |
99.27 |
12,647,467 |
19) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,678,952,161 |
97.16 |
49,009,542 |
20) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
1,712,331,105 |
99.13 |
15,101,933 |
21) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* |
1,710,880,358 |
99.03 |
16,693,265 |
22) |
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM* |
1,612,899,966 |
93.35 |
114,906,837 |
*Special Resolution
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2021 AGM
The 2021 AGM of Diageo plc was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 30 September 2021 at etc.venues St Paul’s, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.
All resolutions were voted on by way of poll and were passed. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
| VOTES FOR | % FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ||
1) |
Report and accounts 2021 |
1,744,473,475 |
99.81 |
3,272,009 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2021 |
1,661,293,734 |
96.04 |
68,483,076 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,749,775,174 |
99.82 |
3,194,816 |
4) |
Election of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director |
1,749,008,414 |
99.79 |
3,672,609 |
5) |
Election of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director |
1,749,671,363 |
99.90 |
1,775,357 |
6) |
Election of Sir John Manzoni as a director |
1,749,494,008 |
99.89 |
1,902,528 |
7) |
Election of Ireena Vittal as a director |
1,491,809,494 |
93.04 |
111,615,760 |
8) |
Re-election of Melissa Bethell as a director |
1,746,853,982 |
99.74 |
4,587,190 |
9) |
Re-election of Javier Ferràn as a director |
1,742,259,593 |
99.48 |
9,157,035 |
10) |
Re-election of Susan Kilsby as a director |
1,666,851,846 |
95.17 |
84,525,765 |
11) |
Re-election of Lady Mendelsohn as a director |
1,749,495,412 |
99.89 |
1,887,429 |
12) |
Re-election of Ivan Menezes as a director |
1,751,542,776 |
99.95 |
892,147 |
13) |
Re-election of Alan Stewart as a director |
1,749,646,201 |
99.90 |
1,728,328 |
14) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,742,879,604 |
99.43 |
9,956,533 |
15) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,750,303,428 |
99.86 |
2,409,690 |
16) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure |
1,680,953,677 |
97.34 |
45,979,318 |
17) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,663,055,573 |
96.83 |
54,522,624 |
18) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
1,685,837,432 |
98.39 |
27,667,078 |
19) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* |
1,725,162,526 |
98.62 |
24,071,769 |
20) |
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM* |
1,581,026,394 |
91.47 |
147,380,203 |
*Special Resolution
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2020 AGM
The 2020 AGM of Diageo plc was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 28 September 2020 at the Company’s registered office at Lakeside Drive, Park Royal, London NW10 7HQ.
All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
| VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | ||
1) |
Report and accounts 2020 |
1,761,428,946 |
99.95 |
851,817 |
0.05 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2020 |
1,715,489,143 |
97.09 |
51,495,925 |
2.91 |
3) |
Directors’ remuneration policy 2020 |
1,644,443,671 |
93.12 |
121,538,951 |
6.88 |
4) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,737,638,689 |
98.27 |
30,600,311 |
1.73 |
5) |
Election of Melissa Bethell as a director |
1,763,078,178 |
99.76 |
4,206,013 |
0.24 |
6) |
Re-election of Javier Ferrán as a director |
1,760,319,660 |
99.70 |
5,362,671 |
0.30 |
7) |
Re-election of Susan Kilsby as a director |
1,748,846,919 |
98.95 |
18,492,689 |
1.05 |
8) |
Re-election of Lady Mendelsohn as a director |
1,762,553,199 |
99.73 |
4,762,375 |
0.27 |
9) |
Re-election of Ivan Menezes as a director |
1,765,033,066 |
99.87 |
2,298,658 |
0.13 |
10) |
Re-election of Kathryn Mikells as a director |
1,760,230,864 |
99.60 |
7,095,914 |
0.40 |
11) |
Re-election of Alan Stewart as a director |
1,762,095,862 |
99.71 |
5,125,124 |
0.29 |
12) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,766,361,524 |
99.90 |
1,817,726 |
0.10 |
13) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,764,413,632 |
99.80 |
3,622,515 |
0.20 |
14) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure |
1,724,952,557 |
97.58 |
42,771,686 |
2.42 |
15) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,713,128,219 |
97.36 |
46,468,443 |
2.64 |
16) |
Amendment of the Diageo 2001 Share Incentive Plan |
1,758,314,080 |
99.58 |
7,498,306 |
0.42 |
17) |
Adoption of the Diageo 2020 Sharesave Plan |
1,759,270,830 |
99.62 |
6,759,004 |
0.38 |
18) |
Adoption of the Diageo Deferred Bonus Share Plan |
1,757,720,847 |
99.55 |
8,028,911 |
0.45 |
19) |
Authority to establish international share plans |
1,758,872,532 |
99.59 |
7,174,992 |
0.41 |
20) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
1,744,197,765 |
99.22 |
13,771,848 |
6.13 |
21) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* |
1,739,631,441 |
98.51 |
26,287,153 |
1.49 |
22) |
Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM* |
1,601,283,588 |
90.67 |
164,736,228 |
9.33 |
23) |
Approval and adoption of new articles of association* |
1,731,338,506 |
98.38 |
28,587,555 |
1.62 |
24) |
2019 Share buy-backs and employee benefit and share ownership trust transactions* |
1,754,592,351 |
99.81 |
3,395,509 |
0.19 |
*Special Resolution
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2019 AGM
The 2019 AGM of Diageo plc was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 19 September 2019 at etc.venues, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.
All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
| VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | ||
1) |
Report and accounts 2019 |
1,751,080,621 |
99.82 |
3,167,328 |
0.18 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2019 |
1,694,726,156 |
96.88 |
54,505,285 |
3.12 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,759,349,182 |
99.95 |
885,756 |
0.05 |
4) |
Election of D Crew as a director |
1,750,285,859 |
99.45 |
9,639,086 |
0.55 |
5) |
Re-election of Lord Davies as a director |
1,751,339,509 |
99.51 |
8,614,590 |
0.49 |
6) |
Re-election of J Ferrán as a director |
1,751,857,528 |
99.54 |
8,127,981 |
0.46 |
7) |
Re-election of S Kilsby as a director |
1,737,329,385 |
98.80 |
21,124,739 |
1.20 |
8) |
Re-election of H KwonPing as a director |
1,557,452,435 |
88.66 |
199,120,023 |
11.34 |
9) |
Re-election of N Mendelsohn as a director |
1,754,372,724 |
99.88 |
2,169,235 |
0.12 |
10) |
Re-election of I Menezes as a director |
1,758,810,233 |
99.93 |
1,206,397 |
0.07 |
11) |
Re-election of K Mikells as a director |
1,753,526,244 |
99.63 |
6,424,283 |
0.37 |
12) |
Re-election of A Stewart as a director |
1,756,750,625 |
99.82 |
3,226,244 |
0.18 |
13) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,758,293,787 |
99.89 |
1,852,093 |
0.11 |
14) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,755,796,779 |
99.81 |
3,351,818 |
0.19 |
15) |
Authority to make political donations and/or incur political expenditure |
1,709,874,147 |
97.65 |
41,238,130 |
2.35 |
16) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,727,277,967 |
98.22 |
31,361,516 |
1.78 |
17) |
Approval of the Irish Sharesave Scheme |
1,743,406,158 |
99.20 |
14,083,443 |
0.80 |
18) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,749,753,190 |
99.55 |
7,983,575 |
0.45 |
19) |
Authority to purchase own shares* |
1,732,891,809 |
98.59 |
24,761,775 |
1.41 |
20) |
Reduced notice of general meeting other than an AGM* |
1,631,406,327 |
93.18 |
119,328,898 |
6.82 |
21) |
Approval and adoption of new articles of association |
1,755,052,456 |
99.82 |
3,103,133 |
0.18 |
*Special Resolution
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2018 AGM
The 2018 AGM of Diageo plc was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 20 September 2018 at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB.
All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:
| VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | ||
1) |
Report and accounts 2018 |
1,921,702,371 |
99.26 |
14,340,943 |
0.74 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2018 |
1,873,234,182 |
96.54 |
67,057,068 |
3.46 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,950,731,576 |
99.97 |
532,970 |
0.03 |
4) |
Election of SS Kilsby as a director |
1,896,667,650 |
99.23 |
14,647,558 |
0.77 |
5) |
Re-election of Lord Davies as a director |
1,927,087,124 |
98.79 |
23,515,072 |
1.21 |
6) |
Re-election of J Ferrán as a director |
1,937,094,077 |
99.29 |
13,936,984 |
0.71 |
7) |
Re-election of Ho KwonPing as a director |
1,787,202,926 |
92.41 |
146,729,564 |
7.59 |
8) |
Re-election of NS Mendelsohn as a director |
1,931,185,325 |
98.98 |
19,835,169 |
1.02 |
9) |
Re-election of IM Menezes as a director |
1,943,554,110 |
99.62 |
7,471,547 |
0.38 |
10) |
Re-election of KA Mikells as a director |
1,924,991,302 |
98.67 |
26,043,758 |
1.33 |
11) |
Re-election of AJH Stewart as a director |
1,929,694,565 |
99.53 |
9,087,155 |
0.47 |
12) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,946,977,057 |
99.78 |
4,326,823 |
0.22 |
13) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,944,541,028 |
99.66 |
6,627,374 |
0.34 |
14) |
Authority to make political donations and/or incur political expenditure |
1,889,327,460 |
97.26 |
53,152,373 |
2.74 |
15) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,929,486,704 |
98.91 |
21,177,808 |
1.09 |
16) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
1,943,050,599 |
99.64 |
6,950,565 |
0.36 |
17) |
Authority to purchase own shares* |
1,928,899,479 |
98.96 |
20,318,136 |
1.04 |
18) |
Adoption of new articles of association* |
1,920,473,056 |
98.95 |
20,463,096 |
1.05 |
19) |
Notice of a general meeting* |
1,816,091,673 |
93.46 |
127,123,986 |
6.54 |
*Special Resolution
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2017 AGM
The 2017 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Wednesday, 20 September 2017 at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB.
The company's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,754,467,515 Ordinary Shares carrying one vote each, excluding any Ordinary Shares held as treasury shares. As at the Latest Practicable Date, the company held 236,734,257 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares).
As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore 2,517,733,258.
| VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | ||
1) |
Report and Accounts |
1,958,571,162 |
99.70 |
5,794,986 |
0.30 |
2) |
Directors’ Remuneration Report |
1,915,370,899 |
97.22 |
54,745,724 |
2.78 |
3) |
Directors’ Remuneration Policy |
1,905,251,510 |
96.19 |
75,507,013 |
3.81 |
4) |
Final Dividend |
1,981,742,644 |
99.99 |
273,999 |
0.01 |
5) |
Re-election of PB Bruzelius |
1,973,532,772 |
99.89 |
2,220,707 |
0.11 |
6) |
Re-election of Lord Davies |
1,967,235,676 |
99.57 |
8,519,122 |
0.43 |
7) |
Re-election of J Ferrán |
1,964,253,132 |
99.12 |
17,526,131 |
0.88 |
8) |
Re-election of Ho KwonPing |
1,854,107,434 |
93.98 |
118,831,276 |
6.02 |
9) |
Re-election of BD Holden |
1,979,083,549 |
99.86 |
2,755,067 |
0.14 |
10) |
Re-election of NS Mendelsohn |
1,980,445,358 |
99.94 |
1,215,260 |
0.06 |
11) |
Re-election of IM Menezes |
1,980,941,490 |
99.96 |
863,949 |
0.04 |
12) |
Re-election of KA Mikells |
1,964,648,715 |
99.14 |
17,130,099 |
0.86 |
13) |
Re-election of AJH Stewart |
1,979,524,219 |
99.89 |
2,258,443 |
0.11 |
14) |
Re-appointment of Auditor |
1,965,261,038 |
99.15 |
16,784,488 |
0.85 |
15) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,967,388,727 |
99.27 |
14,505,656 |
0.73 |
16) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,954,361,007 |
98.64 |
27,040,866 |
1.36 |
17) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,964,232,954 |
99.15 |
16,782,975 |
0.85 |
18) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,951,867,737 |
98.59 |
27,914,923 |
1.41 |
19) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU** |
1,919,454,738 |
97.21 |
55,181,875 |
2.79 |
20) |
Adoption of Diageo 2017 Share Value Plan** |
1,859,608,157 |
93.87 |
121,449,532 |
6.13 |
*As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld).
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.
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2016 AGM
The 2016 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Wednesday 21 September 2016 at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB. The company's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,517,817,255 Ordinary Shares carrying one vote each, excluding any Ordinary Shares held as treasury shares.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the company held 236,567,023 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at that date. As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore 2,517,817,255.
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | |
1) |
Report and Accounts |
1,923,101,205 |
99.71 |
5,625,466 |
0.29 |
2) |
Directors’ Remuneration Report |
1,847,226,415 |
94.82 |
100,963,321 |
5.18 |
3) |
Final Dividend |
1,948,845,491 |
99.98 |
322,844 |
0.02 |
4) |
Re-election of PB Bruzelius |
1,934,006,300 |
99.45 |
10,683,091 |
0.55 |
5) |
Re-election of Lord Davies |
1,934,831,150 |
99.49 |
9,858,576 |
0.51 |
6) |
Re-election of Ho KwonPing |
1,757,416,495 |
91.57 |
161,893,045 |
8.43 |
7) |
Re-election of BD Holden |
1,940,846,662 |
99.59 |
8,080,999 |
0.41 |
8) |
Re-election of Dr FB Humer |
1,908,164,211 |
98.65 |
26,037,168 |
1.35 |
9) |
Re-election of NS Mendelsohn |
1,923,225,868 |
99.30 |
13,616,275 |
0.70 |
10) |
Re-election of IM Menezes |
1,947,944,432 |
99.95 |
979,594 |
0.05 |
11) |
Re-election of PG Scott |
1,939,828,125 |
99.54 |
9,061,215 |
0.46 |
12) |
Re-election of AJH Stewart |
1,926,580,528 |
99.47 |
10,277,651 |
0.53 |
13) |
Election of J Ferrán |
1,938,175,973 |
99.45 |
10,666,056 |
0.55 |
14) |
Election of KA Mikells |
1,946,080,107 |
99.86 |
2,795,519 |
0.14 |
15) |
Election of EN Walmsley*** |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16) |
Re-appointment of Auditor |
1,945,591,463 |
99.82 |
3,570,418 |
0.18 |
17) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,944,225,526 |
99.76 |
4,627,412 |
0.24 |
18) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,912,660,305 |
98.16 |
35,765,952 |
1.84 |
19) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,933,853,877 |
99.28 |
13,972,491 |
0.72 |
20) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,924,604,689 |
98.76 |
24,173,573 |
1.24 |
21) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU** |
1,876,158,573 |
96.52 |
67,600,256 |
3.48 |
* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld).
** Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.
*** Resolution 15 was withdrawn with the consent of the meeting as Ms Walmsley indicated that she wished to stand down from the board.
2015 AGM
The 2015 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB.
Diageo's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,515,148,847 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, excluding any ordinary shares held as treasury shares.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the company held 239,159,553 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at that date. As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore, 2,515,148,847.
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | |
1) |
Report and Accounts |
1,846,690,194 |
99.67 |
6,099,447 |
0.33 |
2) |
Directors’ Remuneration Report |
1,767,690,112 |
96.45 |
64,973,516 |
3.55 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,863,786,778 |
99.98 |
352,969 |
0.02 |
4) |
Re-election of P B Bruzelius |
1,813,022,327 |
97.86 |
39,636,888 |
2.14 |
5) |
Re-election of Lord Davies |
1,839,703,872 |
98.76 |
23,032,742 |
1.24 |
6) |
Re-election of Ho Kwon Ping |
1,738,268,438 |
93.84 |
114,203,358 |
6.16 |
7) |
Re-election of B D Holden |
1,849,296,785 |
99.28 |
13,441,199 |
0.72 |
8) |
Re-election of Dr F B Humer |
1,839,533,687 |
98.76 |
23,069,087 |
1.24 |
9) |
Re-election of D Mahlan |
1,839,641,614 |
98.77 |
22,974,912 |
1.23 |
10) |
Re-election of N S Mendelsohn |
1,832,835,607 |
98.96 |
19,269,514 |
1.04 |
11) |
Re-election of I Menezes |
1,849,044,368 |
99.27 |
13,595,375 |
0.73 |
12) |
Re-election of P G Scott |
1,849,606,631 |
99.30 |
13,096,124 |
0.70 |
13) |
Re-election of A J H Stewart |
1,834,565,571 |
98.97 |
19,023,869 |
1.03 |
14) |
Appointment of auditor |
1,861,635,702 |
99.89 |
2,105,205 |
0.11 |
15) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,860,018,490 |
99.81 |
3,537,683 |
0.19 |
16) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,832,801,237 |
98.36 |
30,588,576 |
1.64 |
17) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,806,482,691 |
98.12 |
34,702,168 |
1.88 |
18) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,860,746,021 |
99.90 |
1,880,538 |
0.10 |
19) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU** |
1,780,829,589 |
96.87 |
57,455,365 |
3.13 |
* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld).
** Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.
2014 AGM
The 2014 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday 18 September 2014 at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB.
Diageo's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,512,152,622 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, excluding any ordinary shares held as treasury shares.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the company held 242,068,532 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at that date. As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore, 2,512,152,622.
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | |
1) |
Report and Accounts |
1,687,654,417 |
98.85 |
19,579,184 |
1.15 |
2) |
Directors' Remuneration Report |
1,643,966,601 |
97.01 |
50,619,135 |
2.99 |
3) |
Directors' Remuneration policy |
1,663,866,061 |
97.47 |
43,275,688 |
2.53 |
4) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,720,749,983 |
99.97 |
447,317 |
0.03 |
5) |
Re-election of P B Bruzelius |
1,684,816,956 |
98.63 |
23,416,625 |
1.37 |
6) |
Re-election of L M Danon |
1,714,008,749 |
99.59 |
7,000,260 |
0.41 |
7) |
Re-election of Lord Davies |
1,711,595,642 |
99.45 |
9,421,755 |
0.55 |
8) |
Re-election of Ho Kwon Ping |
1,643,743,598 |
95.52 |
77,142,639 |
4.48 |
9) |
Re-election of B D Holden |
1,708,478,204 |
99.27 |
12,530,159 |
0.73 |
10) |
Re-election of Dr F B Humer |
1,713,538,330 |
99.57 |
7,477,896 |
0.43 |
11) |
Re-election of D Mahlan |
1,714,384,207 |
99.61 |
6,640,510 |
0.39 |
12) |
Re-election of I Menezes |
1,720,266,183 |
99.96 |
759,321 |
0.04 |
13) |
Re-election of P G Scott |
1,715,430,491 |
99.68 |
5,584,871 |
0.32 |
14) |
Election of N S Mendelsohn |
1,715,345,952 |
99.67 |
5,624,051 |
0.33 |
15) |
Election of A J H Stewart |
1,715,402,733 |
99.68 |
5,572,772 |
0.32 |
16) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,697,179,543 |
99.51 |
8,310,998 |
0.49 |
17) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,716,683,937 |
99.83 |
2,881,832 |
0.17 |
18) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,682,592,630 |
97.84 |
37,072,189 |
2.16 |
19) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,690,332,494 |
98.30 |
29,264,613 |
1.70 |
20) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,719,468,050 |
99.91 |
1,486,477 |
0.09 |
21) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU |
1,672,041,493 |
97.25 |
47,250,741 |
2.75 |
22) |
Adoption of the Diageo 2014 long-term Incentive Plan |
1,636,407,308 |
96.79 |
54,236,833 |
3.21 |
* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (excluding votes Withheld).
** Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.
2013 AGM
The 2013 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday 19 September 2013 at The Hilton London Paddington Hotel, 146 Praed Street, London W2 1EE.
Diageo's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,510,398,085 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, excluding any ordinary shares held as treasury shares.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the company held 243,773,696 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at that date. As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore, 2,510,398,085.
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | |
1) |
Report and accounts 2013 |
1,742,239,856 |
99.44 |
9,854,951 |
0.56 |
2) |
Directors' remuneration report 2013 |
1,595,322,555 |
88.17 |
214,086,018 |
11.83 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,824,379,472 |
99.98 |
309,750 |
0.02 |
4) |
Re-election of PB Bruzelius as a director |
1,794,814,507 |
99.01 |
18,003,956 |
0.99 |
5) |
Re-election of LM Danon as a director |
1,802,545,154 |
99.43 |
10,383,782 |
0.57 |
6) |
Re-election of Lord Davies as a director |
1,811,580,166 |
99.29 |
12,946,765 |
0.71 |
7) |
Re-election of Ho Kwon Ping as a director |
1,811,082,417 |
99.26 |
13,438,037 |
0.74 |
8) |
Re-election of BD Holden as a director |
1,817,458,135 |
99.61 |
7,106,226 |
0.39 |
9) |
Re-election of Dr FB Humer as a director |
1,797,511,475 |
98.51 |
27,149,032 |
1.49 |
10) |
Re-election of D Mahlan as a director |
1,820,038,310 |
99.75 |
4,475,916 |
0.25 |
11) |
Re-election of IM Menezes as a director |
1,823,526,963 |
99.94 |
1,045,006 |
0.06 |
12) |
Re-election of PG Scott as a director |
1,817,398,560 |
99.61 |
7,150,070 |
0.39 |
13) |
Appointment of auditor |
1,792,514,193 |
99.28 |
12,976,320 |
0.72 |
14) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,814,097,980 |
99.63 |
6,764,256 |
0.37 |
15) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,793,133,244 |
98.31 |
30,810,779 |
1.69 |
16) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,811,825,368 |
99.38 |
11,390,955 |
0.62 |
17) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,817,170,234 |
99.61 |
7,120,788 |
0.39 |
18) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU** |
1,751,702,358 |
96.37 |
65,983,954 |
3.63 |
19) |
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an annual general meeting** |
1,558,422,111 |
85.44 |
265,471,485 |
14.56 |
* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (i.e. excluding votes Withheld).
**Resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business.
2012 AGM
The 2012 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Wednesday 17 October 2012 at Church House Conference Centre, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 3NZ.
Diageo's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,506,110,063 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, excluding any ordinary shares held as treasury shares.
As at the Latest Practicable Date, the company held 248,005,922 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at that date. As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore, 2,506,110,063.
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | |
1) |
Reports and accounts 2012 |
1,786,124,018 |
99.27 |
13,060,463 |
0.73 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2012 |
1,690,276,063 |
92.54 |
136,267,048 |
7.46 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,827,866,279 |
99.99 |
209,659 |
0.01 |
4) |
Re-election of PB Bruzelius as a director |
1,805,914,176 |
99.43 |
10,314,237 |
0.57 |
5) |
Re-election of LM Danon as a director |
1,806,655,107 |
99.45 |
10,006,519 |
0.55 |
6) |
Re-election of Lord Davies as a director |
1,815,533,124 |
99.33 |
12,336,326 |
0.67 |
7) |
Re-election of BD Holden as a director |
1,819,628,954 |
99.59 |
7,487,750 |
0.41 |
8) |
Re-election of Dr FB Humer as a director |
1,815,881,118 |
99.34 |
12,013,567 |
0.66 |
9) |
Re-election of D Mahlan as a director |
1,814,430,668 |
99.26 |
13,488,919 |
0.74 |
10) |
Re-election of PG Scott as a director |
1,820,260,120 |
99.58 |
7,656,354 |
0.42 |
11) |
Re-election of HT Stitzer as a director |
1,819,161,376 |
99.53 |
8,660,016 |
0.47 |
12) |
Re-election of PS Walsh as a director |
1,733,199,633 |
95.39 |
83,838,712 |
4.61 |
13) |
Election of Ho Kwong Ping as director |
1,820,188,354 |
99.58 |
7,589,030 |
0.42 |
14) |
Election of IM Menezes as director |
1,815,452,670 |
99.32 |
12,451,859 |
0.68 |
15) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,800,222,755 |
99.33 |
12,166,171 |
0.67 |
16) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,818,820,311 |
99.52 |
8,706,549 |
0.48 |
17) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,806,823,718 |
98.87 |
20,697,453 |
1.13 |
18) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,817,192,547 |
99.47 |
9,699,738 |
0.53 |
19) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,812,010,686 |
99.75 |
4,567,743 |
0.25 |
20) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU** |
1,779,427,059 |
97.54 |
44,954,247 |
2.46 |
21) |
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an annual general meeting** |
1,634,721,704 |
89.45 |
192,755,800 |
10.55 |
* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (i.e. excluding votes Withheld).
**Resolutions passed other than those concerning ordinary business.
2011 AGM
The 2011 Diageo AGM was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 19 October 2011 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL.
Diageo's issued share capital at the latest practicable time before the date on which notice of meeting was given ('the Latest Practicable Date') was 2,503,994,684 ordinary shares carrying one vote each, excluding any ordinary shares held as treasury shares.
As at the Latest Practicable Date , the company held 250,006,411 treasury shares representing 10% of the company's issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) as at that date. As at the Latest Practicable Date the total number of voting rights in the company was, therefore, 2,503,994,684.
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | %* | VOTES AGAINST | %* | |
1) |
Reports and accounts 2011 |
1,820,248,630 |
99.09 |
16,632,493 |
0.91 |
2) |
Directors’ remuneration report 2011 |
1,462,775,714 |
80.00 |
365,773,869 |
20.00 |
3) |
Declaration of final dividend |
1,854,495,642 |
99.98 |
284,075 |
0.02 |
4) |
Re-election of PB Bruzelius as a director |
1,809,178,804 |
97.98 |
37,205,972 |
2.02 |
5) |
Re-election of LM Danon as a director |
1,849,461,098 |
99.72 |
5,121,996 |
0.28 |
6) |
Re-election of Lord Davies as a director |
1,831,891,631 |
99.11 |
16,381,789 |
0.89 |
7) |
Re-election of BD Holden as a director |
1,842,642,917 |
99.75 |
4,573,119 |
0.25 |
8) |
Re-election of Dr FB Humer as a director |
1,837,117,258 |
99.06 |
17,495,719 |
0.94 |
9) |
Re-election of DA Mahlan as a director |
1,846,627,550 |
99.57 |
7,998,496 |
0.43 |
10) |
Re-election of PG Scott as a director |
1,842,981,220 |
99.71 |
5,306,585 |
0.29 |
11) |
Re-election of HT Stitzer as a director |
1,850,827,753 |
99.80 |
3,761,957 |
0.20 |
12) |
Re-election of PS Walsh as a director |
1,845,364,873 |
99.50 |
9,276,287 |
0.50 |
13) |
Re-appointment of auditor |
1,836,622,693 |
99.51 |
8,978,871 |
0.49 |
14) |
Remuneration of auditor |
1,850,741,193 |
99.81 |
3,480,870 |
0.19 |
15) |
Authority to allot shares |
1,719,321,425 |
92.75 |
134,473,724 |
7.25 |
16) |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,828,805,662 |
98.80 |
22,181,247 |
1.20 |
17) |
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
1,838,372,683 |
99.49 |
9,395,012 |
0.51 |
18) |
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure in the EU |
1,793,912,976 |
96.89 |
57,530,027 |
3.11 |
19) |
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an annual general meeting |
1,671,535,592 |
90.15 |
182,568,302 |
9.85 |
* As a percentage of the aggregate of votes For plus votes Against (i.e. excluding votes Withheld).
**Resolutions passed other than those concerning ordinary business.