Mitchells & Butlers plc announces the results of the voting at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 January 2012 held at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham at 11am. All Board Directors were in attendance.
Each of the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and the results of each resolution are shown below. All resolutions were duly approved except resolution 10 which was not approved.
| Resolutions | VOTES FOR (a) | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD (b) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resolutions 1 Receipt of accounts | VOTES 223,801,128FOR (a) | % 99.98 | VOTES 41,607AGAINST | % 0.02 | VOTES 114,777,778WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 2 Approval of remuneration report | VOTES 315,666,436FOR (a) | % 95.01 | VOTES 16,570,771AGAINST | % 4.99 | VOTES 6,383,304WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 3 Elect Bob Ivell | VOTES 279,625,980FOR (a) | % 95.92 | VOTES 11,900,535AGAINST | % 4.08 | VOTES 47,096,550WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 4 Re-elect Tim Jones | VOTES 324,738,400FOR (a) | % 99.47 | VOTES 1,744,796AGAINST | % 0.53 | VOTES 12,139,870WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 5 Elect Doug Evans | VOTES 324,703,796FOR (a) | % 99.46 | VOTES 1,752,893AGAINST | % 0.54 | VOTES 12,166,377WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 6 Re-elect Ron Robson | VOTES 272,570,486FOR (a) | % 85.69 | VOTES 45,509,920AGAINST | % 14.31 | VOTES 20,541,649WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 7 Re-elect Douglas McMahon | VOTES 272,549,671FOR (a) | % 85.69 | VOTES 45,518,205AGAINST | % 14.31 | VOTES 20,554,179WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 8 Reappointment of auditor | VOTES 331,152,419FOR (a) | % 99.78 | VOTES 721,099AGAINST | % 0.22 | VOTES 6,746,994WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 9 Auditor's Remuneration | VOTES 332,346,718FOR (a) | % 99.90 | VOTES 322,012AGAINST | % 0.10 | VOTES 5,951,783WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 10 Authority to purchase own shares*** | VOTES 126,697,035FOR (a) | % 54.46 | VOTES 105,951,017AGAINST | % 45.54 | VOTES 105,970,248WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 11 Political donations | VOTES 328,525,374FOR (a) | % 98.78 | VOTES 4,045,728AGAINST | % 1.22 | VOTES 6,051,964WITHHELD (b) |
Resolutions 12 Notice of meetings*** | VOTES 329,007,454FOR (a) | % 98.89 | VOTES 3,682,795AGAINST | % 1.11 | VOTES 5,932,817WITHHELD (b) |
NOTES:
(a) The "For" vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
(b) A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.
Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
Voting was conducted by a poll.
The number of shares in issues at 11am on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 was 409,503,482 excluding shares held in Treasury.
*** denotes Special Resolutions
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and also on the Company's website at www.mbplc.com.
Denise Burton
Deputy Company Secretary