Greene King PLC Result of AGM (4856J)

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RNS Number : 4856J

Greene King PLC

09 September 2016

GREENE KING PLC

RESULTS OF AGM

The annual general meeting of Greene King plc was held at the Millennium Grandstand, Rowley Mile Racecourse Conference Centre, Newmarket on Friday 9 September 2016. All resolutions put to the members were passed on a show of hands, resolutions 1 to 12 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13, 15 and 16 as special resolutions.

Copies of all resolutions passed at the meeting, other than those resolutions concerning ordinary business, are being submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

The results of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out below.

 
 Resolution                      Votes         Percentage   Votes        Percentage   Votes 
                                  for                        Against                   Withheld 
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 To receive and 
  adopt the report 
  of the accounts                214,386,963     99.19%     1,317,986      0.61%       427,032 
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 To approve the 
  directors' remuneration 
  report                         193,335,535     89.45%     6,687,191      3.09%      16,109,255 
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 To declare a dividend           215,686,002     99.79%       35,131       0.02%       410,848 
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 To re-elect Rooney 
  Anand as a director            213,653,700     98.85%     2,050,529      0.95%       427,752 
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 To re-elect Mike 
  Coupe as a director            214,061,074     99.04%      427,843       0.20%      1,643,064 
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 To re-elect Rob 
  Rowley as a director           215,062,312     99.51%      625,893       0.29%       443,776 
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 To re-elect Lynne 
  Weedall as a director          215,301,337     99.62%      379,598       0.18%       451,046 
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 To re-elect Kirk 
  Davis as a director            213,536,397     98.80%     2,161,642      1.00%       433,942 
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 To elect Philip 
  Yea as a director              205,188,651     94.94%     3,531,011      1.63%      7,412,319 
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 To re-appoint Ernst 
  & Young LLP as 
  auditors                       212,438,448     98.29%     3,246,221      1.50%       446,352 
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 To authorise the 
  directors to determine 
  the remuneration 
  of the auditors                215,020,953     99.49%      667,580       0.31%       442,488 
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 To renew the directors' 
  allotment authority            160,024,354     74.04%     55,653,739     25.75%      452,928 
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 To authorise non-pre-emptive 
  issues of ordinary 
  shares up to 5% 
  of share capital*              215,238,131     99.59%      422,378       0.20%       470,512 
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 Resolution 14 was withdrawn and not put to the vote 
  at the AGM. 
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 To renew the authority 
  for market purchases*          213,818,819     98.93%     1,873,850      0.87%       438,352 
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 To allow the company 
  to hold general 
  meetings on 14 
  days' notice*                  204,211,777     94.49%     11,493,431     5.32%       425,813 
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* Special resolutions

Note: Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the chairman have been included in the "For" total.

For further information please contact:

Lindsay Keswick

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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