Kerry Group PLC Result of AGM (2399E)

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RNS Number : 2399E

Kerry Group PLC

04 May 2017

4 May 2017

Kerry Group

Regulatory Announcement

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 Thursday 4 May 2017, 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      Report & Accounts          101,166,162      39,528    383,364 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 2      Declaration of Dividend    101,569,797       1,040     18,217 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Gerry 
  (a)    Behan                     100,605,590     963,352     20,112 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Dr Hugh 
  (b)    Brady                     101,056,763     513,007     19,284 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Dr Karin 
  (c)    Dorrepaal                 101,061,063     371,196    156,795 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Michael 
  (d)    Dowling                    99,591,864   1,977,729     19,461 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Ms Joan 
  (e)    Garahy                    101,361,294     208,158     19,602 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Flor 
  (f)    Healy                     100,625,292     944,301     19,461 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr James 
  (g)    Kenny                     101,090,722     479,048     19,284 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Stan 
  (h)    McCarthy                  100,678,230     871,488     39,336 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Brian 
  (i)    Mehigan                   100,658,680     910,913     19,461 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Tom 
  (j)    Moran                     101,154,727     415,043     19,284 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 3      To re-elect Mr Philip 
  (k)    Toomey                    101,203,334     366,436     19,284 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 4      Remuneration of Auditors   101,438,510     132,155     18,389 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
        Directors Remuneration 
 5       Report                     98,216,695   3,216,421    155,938 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
        Authority to issue 
 6       Ordinary Shares           101,403,693     161,184     24,177 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
        Disapplication of 
 7       pre-emption rights         94,565,502   6,999,231     24,321 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
        Authority to make 
         market purchases of 
         the Company's Ordinary 
 8       Shares                    101,488,969      57,300     42,785 
-----  -------------------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
 

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 4 April 2017.

In accordance with 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

Contact Information

 
 Company Secretarial 
 Brian Durran   Company Secretary     [phone]   [e-mail] 
 Website 
 www.kerrygroup.com 
 
 

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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