Result of 2016 AGM

UNILEVER PLC

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

ALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED

 

 

Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the 2016 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:

Nils Andersen, Laura Cha, Vittorio Colao, Louise Fresco, Ann Fudge, Judith Hartmann, Mary Ma, Paul Polman, John Rishton and Feike Sijbesma.

 

Merijn Dekkers, Strive Masiyiwa, Youngme Moon and Graeme Pitkethly were proposed for election for the first time and were duly elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC.

 

Each proposed candidate for election or re-election is also being proposed for election or re-election to the Board of Unilever N.V. and therefore the resolution to elect or re-elect a proposed candidate as an Executive or Non-Executive Director shall be subject to the passing of the resolution approving his or her appointment as an Executive or Non-Executive Director at the Unilever N.V. AGM on 21 April 2016 (or at any adjournment thereof) and become effective on the conclusion of the Unilever N.V. 2016 AGM or at any adjournment thereof.

 

Hixonia Nyasulu and Michael Treschow will retire as Non-Executive Directors at the close of the Unilever N.V. AGM on 21 April 2016.

 

 

POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 20 APRIL 2016

 

 

	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 2015	925,100,083	99.03	9,027,328	0.97	934,127,411	72.78%	635,528
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2015	881,544,466	94.49	51,443,685	5.51	932,988,151	72.69%	1,772,026
3. To re-elect Mr N S Andersen as a Director	923,811,750	99.71	2,685,148	0.29	926,496,898	72.19%	8,271,914
4. To re-elect Mrs L M Cha as a Director	930,115,775	99.58	3,931,882	0.42	934,047,657	72.78%	720,453
5. To re-elect Mr V Colao as a Director	924,304,364	99.76	2,178,047	0.24	926,482,411	72.19%	8,286,300
6. To re-elect Professor L O Fresco as a Director	933,316,908	99.92	732,554	0.08	934,049,462	72.78%	719,351
7. To re-elect Ms A M Fudge as a Director	930,900,252	99.66	3,154,907	0.34	934,055,159	72.78%	713,942
8. To re-elect Dr J Hartmann as a Director	932,758,746	99.86	1,277,633	0.14	934,036,379	72.77%	732,155
9. To re-elect Ms M Ma as a Director	932,603,152	99.85	1,425,822	0.15	934,028,974	72.77%	731,171
10. To re-elect Mr P G J M Polman as a Director	933,288,015	99.92	771,336	0.08	934,059,351	72.78%	711,819
11. To re-elect Mr J Rishton as a Director	933,476,984	99.93	637,744	0.07	934,114,728	72.78%	657,991
12. To re-elect Mr F Sijbesma as a Director	929,810,428	99.57	4,038,642	0.43	933,849,070	72.76%	919,285
13. To elect Dr M Dekkers as a Director	933,169,386	99.93	610,221	0.07	933,779,607	72.75%	992,855
14. To elect Mr S Masiyiwa as a Director	932,984,312	99.91	837,277	0.09	933,821,589	72.76%	947,946
15. To elect Professor Y Moon as a Director	933,195,656	99.91	832,048	0.09	934,027,704	72.77%	745,679
16. To elect Mr G Pitkethly as a Director	922,373,727	98.75	11,655,369	1.25	934,029,096	72.77%	744,393
17. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company	933,648,291	99.96	378,015	0.04	934,026,306	72.77%	745,826
18. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditor	933,493,165	99.95	487,721	0.05	933,980,886	72.77%	788,947
19. To authorise Political Donations and Expenditure	912,203,196	98.33	15,462,065	1.67	927,665,261	72.28%	7,095,055
20. To renew the authority to Directors to issue shares	920,543,323	98.53	13,724,133	1.47	934,267,456	72.79%	496,708
21. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights	874,818,380	95.60	40,290,143	4.40	915,108,523	71.30%	19,660,558
22. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own shares	925,568,621	99.12	8,200,683	0.88	933,769,304	72.75%	999,905
23. To shorten the Notice period for General Meetings	797,105,798	85.34	136,957,327	14.66	934,063,125	72.78%	707,407

 

 

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 Wednesday 20 April 2016 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

 

 

20 April 2016

 

 

Safe Harbour:

 

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