Bunzl PLC Result of AGM

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Bunzl PLC

24 April 2024

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Bunzl plc (the "Company") confirms that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 24 April 2024 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions constituting ordinary 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.

 

The AGM voting results are as follows:

 

Company name:	Bunzl plc
Meeting date:	24 April 2024
Number of cards (shareholders) at voting record date:	4,259
Issued share capital at voting record date:	338,035,561
Number of votes per share:	1

 

Resolution (No. as noted on the Form of Proxy)		Votes For (including votes at Chairman's discretion)	% of shares voted	Votes Against	% of shares voted	Votes Withheld*
Ordinary resolutions:
1	To receive and consider the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 together with the reports of the directors and auditors.	290,294,995	99.59%	1,199,820	0.41%	289,502
2	To declare a final dividend.	290,391,207	99.53%	1,372,825	0.47%	18,600
3	To re-appoint Peter Ventress as a director.	273,831,885	94.27%	16,637,405	5.73%	1,315,026
4	To re-appoint Frank van Zanten as a director.	291,616,141	99.95%	137,823	0.05%	30,353
5	To re-appoint Richard Howes as a director.	290,454,655	99.55%	1,298,457	0.45%	31,205
6	To re-appoint Lloyd Pitchford as a director.	281,602,922	96.95%	8,866,354	3.05%	1,315,041
7	To re-appoint Stephan Nanninga as a director.	277,821,983	95.23%	13,931,045	4.77%	31,289
8	To re-appoint Vin Murria as a director.	266,668,852	91.40%	25,084,175	8.60%	31,290
9	To re-appoint Pam Kirby as a director.	283,465,168	97.16%	8,287,944	2.84%	31,205
10	To re-appoint Jacky Simmonds as a director.	280,422,724	96.54%	10,053,234	3.46%	1,308,359
11	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors.	289,559,030	99.24%	2,203,867	0.76%	21,420
12	To authorise the directors, acting through the Audit Committee, to determine the remuneration of the auditors.	291,736,636	99.99%	18,896	0.01%	28,785
13	Approval of the remuneration policy.	264,037,122	90.50%	27,714,210	9.50%	32,984
14	Approval of the remuneration report.	277,729,411	95.19%	14,020,907	4.81%	33,998
15	Approval of the Long Term Incentive Plan 2024.	275,047,652	94.27%	16,703,972	5.73%	32,692
16	Authority to allot ordinary shares.	272,136,307	93.27%	19,625,723	6.73%	22,287
Special resolutions:
17	General authority to disapply pre-emption rights.	289,206,841	99.33%	1,957,904	0.67%	619,572
18	Specific authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.	288,131,264	98.96%	3,032,017	1.04%	621,036
19	To renew the authority to purchase own shares.	290,426,886	99.55%	1,310,556	0.45%	46,875
20	Authority that a general meeting other than an AGM may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	271,209,795	92.96%	20,552,244	7.04%	22,274

 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

 

 

Suzanne Jefferies

General Counsel & Company Secretary

24 April 2024

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