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27/01/2005
Result of General Meeting - January 2005
The Annual General Meeting of Mitchells & Butlers plc was held on Wednesday, 26 January 2005 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE at 11am.
All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes cast "for", "against" and "abstained" on the resolutions were as follows:-
| Resolution | “Votes For” (Note) | “Votes Against” | “Abstained” | |
| 1. | Report & Accounts | 298,152,211 | 132,341 | 7,964,669 |
| 2. | Remuneration Report | 296,595,258 | 2,612,795 | 7,041,168 |
| 3. | Final Dividend | 305,702,037 | 253,681 | 293,503 |
| 4(a) | Reappointment of M L Bramley | 305,164,542 | 737,264 | 347,415 |
| 4(b) | Reappointment of R M Carr | 298,945,748 | 3,512,510 | 3,790,963 |
| 4(c) | Reappointment of J W D Hall | 305,634,367 | 235,182 | 379,672 |
| 5. | Reappointment of Auditors | 300,759,249 | 1,479,755 | 4,010,217 |
| 6. | Auditors’ Remuneration | 305,627,863 | 522,470 | 98,888 |
| 7. | Allotment of Shares | 301,536,102 | 4,494,468 | 218,651 |
| 8. | Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights | 305,287,861 | 320,798 | 640,562 |
| 9. | Authority to Purchase Own Shares | 305,388,173 | 351,320 | 509,728 |
| 10. | Short Term Deferred Incentive Plan Rules | 295,861,747 | 2,199,189 | 8,188,285 |
| 11. | Political Donations | 298,555,063 | 5,547,679 | 2,146,479 |
The number of shares in issue at 11am on Monday, 24 January 2005 was 520,506,073, excluding shares held in Treasury.
Note :
The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.