Kerry Group PLC Result of AGM (7032W)

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RNS Number : 7032W

Kerry Group PLC

28 April 2016

REGULATORY Announcement

28 April 2016

Kerry Group plc

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that all resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company, held on Wednesday 27 April 2016, were passed.

All resolutions were approved on a show of hands at the meeting. The results of the proxy votes received in advance of the meeting are reported below.

 
RESOLUTION                                      FOR      AGAINST    WITHHELD 
-------------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
 1      Reports and Accounts            100,150,590       19,284       3,150 
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 2      Declaration of Dividend         100,168,020        1,854       3,150 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Michael 
 3(a)    Ahern                           67,636,374   31,829,410     707,240 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Gerry 
 3(b)    Behan                           97,707,792    2,305,390     159,842 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Dr Hugh 
 3(c)    Brady                           99,979,403      187,779       5,842 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Patrick 
 3(d)    Casey                           64,660,619   34,805,165     707,240 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr James 
 3(e)    Devane                          64,828,399   34,637,385     707,240 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Dr Karin 
 3(f)    Dorrepaal                       99,699,062      357,964     115,998 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Michael 
 3(g)    Dowling                         94,560,709    5,305,525     306,790 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Ms Joan 
 3(h)    Garahy                         100,025,318      141,864       5,842 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Flor 
 3(i)    Healy                           97,867,585    2,300,173       5,266 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr James 
 3(j)    Kenny                           99,986,549      180,633       5,842 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Stan 
 3(k)    McCarthy                        99,058,813    1,108,945       5,266 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Brian 
 3(l)    Mehigan                         97,599,912    2,413,846     159,266 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Tom 
 3(m)    Moran                           99,981,992      185,190       5,842 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr John 
 3(n)    Joseph O'Connor                 65,338,403   34,127,381     707,240 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        To re-elect Mr Philip 
 3(o)    Toomey                         100,031,477      135,705       5,842 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
 4      Appointment of Auditors          99,957,220      212,131       3,673 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
 5      Remuneration of Auditors         99,133,063    1,034,491       5,470 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        Directors Remuneration 
 6       Report                          96,591,185    2,351,106   1,230,733 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority to issue 
 7       Ordinary Shares                 99,996,043      173,481       3,500 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        Disapplication of pre-emption 
 8       rights                          90,969,281    9,194,795       8,948 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
        Authority to make market 
         purchases of the Company's 
 9       Ordinary Shares                 99,541,326      626,840       4,858 
-----  ------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ---------- 
 

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the AGM circulated to shareholders on 29 March 2016.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions passed at the AGM have been forwarded to both the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at the following locations:

Companies Announcement Office

Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

And

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

-ENDS-

 
         For further information please contact: 
 
 
         Brian Durran, Company Secretary, Kerry Group 
          plc. 
          Tel no: [phone] 
          Email: [e-mail] 
          Kerry Web Site: www.kerrygroup.com 
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