Result of 2015 AGM

UNILEVER PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

ALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED

 

 

Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the 2015 Annual General Meeting in Leatherhead. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.

 

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

 

The following directors stood for re-election and were duly re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC: Laura Cha, Louise Fresco, Ann Fudge, Mary Ma, Jean-Marc Huët, Hixonia Nyasulu, Paul Polman, John Rishton, Feike Sijbesma and Michael Treschow. 

 

Nils Andersen and Judith Hartmann were proposed for election for the first time and were duly elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC with effect from 30 April 2015. Vittorio Colao was proposed for election for the first time and was duly elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC with effect from 1 July 2015.

 

Each proposed candidate for election or re-election was also proposed and all resolutions were passed approving his or her appointment as an Executive or Non-Executive Director at the Unilever N.V. AGM on 29 April 2015.

 

Byron Grote, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Kees Storm and Paul Walsh retired as Non-Executive Directors at the close of the Unilever PLC Annual General Meeting.

 

 

 

POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 30 APRIL 2015

 

 

	TOTAL VOTES FOR	%	TOTAL VOTES AGAINST	%	TOTAL VOTES CAST	% OF SHARE CAPITAL VALIDLY CAST VOTED FOR AND AGAINST	VOTES WITHHELD
1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014	894,163,102	99.03	8,800,768	0.97	902,963,870	70.35%	1,178,486
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2014	862,094,916	96.28	33,315,864	3.72	895,410,780	69.77%	8,729,239
3. To re-elect Mr P G J M Polman as a Director	901,865,284	99.91	817,833	0.09	902,683,117	70.33%	1,460,481
4. To re-elect Mr R J-M S Huët as a Director	892,545,569	98.88	10,110,034	1.12	902,655,603	70.33%	1,486,142
5. To re-elect Mrs L M Cha as a Director	901,931,599	99.92	697,914	0.08	902,629,513	70.33%	1,516,369
6. To re-elect Professor L O Fresco as a Director	901,937,342	99.92	677,562	0.08	902,614,904	70.33%	1,525,741
7. To re-elect Ms A M Fudge as a Director	901,659,850	99.91	820,397	0.09	902,480,247	70.32%	1,659,894
8. To re-elect Ms M Ma as a Director	900,575,835	99.77	2,060,030	0.23	902,635,865	70.33%	1,508,255
9. To re-elect Ms H Nyasulu as a Director	901,971,551	99.93	663,804	0.07	902,635,355	70.33%	1,510,051
10. To re-elect Mr J Rishton as a Director	901,915,835	99.92	701,872	0.08	902,617,707	70.33%	1,519,937
11. To re-elect Mr F Sijbesma as a Director	897,749,580	99.46	4,829,718	0.54	902,579,298	70.32%	1,561,347
12. To re-elect Mr M Treschow as a Director	897,837,839	99.47	4,745,254	0.53	902,583,093	70.32%	1,560,223
13. To elect Mr N S Andersen as a Director	899,746,170	99.69	2,818,939	0.31	902,565,109	70.32%	1,575,673
14. To elect Mr V Colao as a Director	901,644,212	99.90	906,864	0.10	902,551,076	70.32%	1,588,576
15. To elect Dr J Hartmann as a Director	901,617,997	99.90	939,225	0.10	902,557,222	70.32%	1,587,020
16. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company	901,749,167	99.88	1,043,418	0.12	902,792,585	70.34%	1,350,631
17. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors	900,149,268	99.95	474,972	0.05	900,624,240	70.17%	3,519,214
18. To renew the authority to Directors to issue shares	887,932,535	98.40	14,483,137	1.60	902,415,672	70.31%	1,728,104
19. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	875,513,461	97.06	26,508,124	2.94	902,021,585	70.28%	2,120,655
20. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own shares	901,901,652	99.92	683,550	0.08	902,585,202	70.32%	1,550,392
21. To authorise Political Donations and Expenditure	884,468,614	98.59	12,667,539	1.41	897,136,153	69.90%	6,993,411
22. To shorten the Notice period for General Meetings	791,916,019	87.76	110,474,000	12.24	902,390,019	70.31%	1,751,897

 

 

NOTES:

- The 'For' vote includes votes given at the Chairman's discretion and details of proxy votes cast are included to in the table above.

- The total number of Unilever PLC Ordinary shares with voting rights in issue at 1.30pm on Thursday 30 April 2015 was 1,283,459,367. 26,696,994 Ordinary shares are held in treasury and do not have voting rights attached.

 

A 'Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to and available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do  A copy of the resolutions can also be found in the Chairman's Letter and Notice of Meeting which is available on our website: www.unilever.com/AGM

 

 

30 April 2015

 

 

 

Safe Harbour:

 

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