The Annual General Meeting of Mitchells & Butlers was held on Thursday 28 January 2010 at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham at 11am with all the Directors of the Board in attendance. There was a high degree of participation, some 82.47% of shares in issue, at the AGM.

Each of the resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and the results of each resolution are shown below. Resolutions 1, 2, 3c, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d and 13 were approved, resolutions 3a, 3b, 7 and 10 were not approved.

ResolutionFor1Against% of Share capital VotedAbstain2Votes Total% of total share capital participated
Resolution
1. Receipt of financial statements
For1
249,082,454
Against
96.81%
% of Share capital Voted
8,198,147
Abstain2
3.19%
Votes Total
63.09%
% of total share capital participated
79,045,448
336,326,049
82.47%
Resolution
2. Approval of remuneration report
For1
142,142,996
Against
61.51%
% of Share capital Voted
88,955,539
Abstain2
38.49%
Votes Total
56.67%
% of total share capital participated
105,228,114
336,326,649
82.47%
Resolution
3a. Reappointment of Tony Bates
For1
126,942,525
Against
39.00%
% of Share capital Voted
198,581,771
Abstain2
61.00%
Votes Total
79.82%
% of total share capital participated
10,802,990
336,327,286
82.47%
Resolution
3b. Reappointment of Simon Laffin
For1
111,782,426
Against
34.34%
% of Share capital Voted
213,763,064
Abstain2
65.66%
Votes Total
79.83%
% of total share capital participated
10,781,796
336,327,286
82.47%
Resolution
3c. Reappointment of Ron Robson
For1
281,049,930
Against
84.67%
% of Share capital Voted
50,879,650
Abstain2
15.33%
Votes Total
81.39%
% of total share capital participated
4,397,706
336,327,286
82.47%
Resolution
4. Reappointment of auditors
For1
243,047,624
Against
99.95%
% of Share capital Voted
124,505
Abstain2
0.05%
Votes Total
59.63%
% of total share capital participated
93,154,520
336,326,649
82.47%
Resolution
5. Auditors' Remuneration
For1
242,946,082
Against
99.94%
% of Share capital Voted
140,621
Abstain2
0.06%
Votes Total
59.61%
% of total share capital participated
93,239,946
336,326,649
82.47%
Resolution
6. Authority to allot equity securities
For1
230,927,188
Against
70.24%
% of Share capital Voted
97,848,549
Abstain2
29.76%
Votes Total
80.62%
% of total share capital participated
7,550,312
336,326,049
82.47%
Resolution
7. Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights3
For1
230,348,037
Against
69.56%
% of Share capital Voted
100,804,675
Abstain2
30.44%
Votes Total
81.20%
% of total share capital participated
5,173,213
336,325,925
82.47%
Resolution
8. Authority to Purchase Own Shares3
For1
238,297,226
Against
75.39%
% of Share capital Voted
77,768,824
Abstain2
24.61%
Votes Total
77.50%
% of total share capital participated
20,260,599
336,326,649
82.47%
Resolution
9. Political Donations
For1
144,319,580
Against
87.00%
% of Share capital Voted
21,573,954
Abstain2
13.00%
Votes Total
40.68%
% of total share capital participated
170,433,389
336,326,923
82.47%
Resolution
10. Amendments to Articles of Association3
For1
229,579,436
Against
70.89%
% of Share capital Voted
94,293,167
Abstain2
29.11%
Votes Total
79.42%
% of total share capital participated
12,453,446
336,326,049
82.47%
Resolution
11. Notice of Meetings3
For1
237,625,270
Against
76.33%
% of Share capital Voted
73,686,142
Abstain2
23.67%
Votes Total
76.34%
% of total share capital participated
25,014,637
336,326,049
82.47%
Resolution
12a. Appointment of John Lovering
For1
284,397,576
Against
84.75%
% of Share capital Voted
51,158,908
Abstain2
15.25%
Votes Total
82.28%
% of total share capital participated
770,802
336,327,286
82.47%
Resolution
12b. Appointment of Michael Balfour
For1
213,953,520
Against
65.82%
% of Share capital Voted
111,110,892
Abstain2
34.18%
Votes Total
79.71%
% of total share capital participated
11,264,970
336,329,382
82.47%
Resolution
12c. Appointment of Jeremy Blood
For1
222,475,822
Against
68.43%
% of Share capital Voted
102,640,853
Abstain2
31.57%
Votes Total
79.72%
% of total share capital participated
11,212,707
336,329,382
82.47%
Resolution
12d. Appointment of Simon Burke
For1
202,495,981
Against
76.74%
% of Share capital Voted
61,365,427
Abstain2
23.26%
Votes Total
64.70%
% of total share capital participated
72,465,878
336,327,286
82.47%
Resolution
13. Removal of Drummond Hall
For1
222,655,450
Against
68.51%
% of Share capital Voted
102,357,851
Abstain2
31.49%
Votes Total
79.70%
% of total share capital participated
11,315,481
336,328,782
82.47%

Following the results of the poll the new Board will make an announcement in due course.

The number of shares in issue at 11am on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 was 407,817,367 excluding shares held in Treasury.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting and supplementary letters of 23 December 2009 and 4 January 2010 which are available for viewing at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, the address of which is shown below, and also on the Company's website www.mbplc.com. A copy of the resolutions passed under special business (as defined by the listing rules of the UK Listing Authority) will shortly be submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility at the address below.

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Telephone 020-7066-1000

Further to the poll results today, John Lovering, Jeremy Blood, Michael Balfour and Simon Burke have today been appointed Directors of the Company. Biographical details for each of them are set out below. There is no further information requiring disclosure in relation to each of the new Directors under paragraphs 9.6.13 (2) to (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.