2012
The 2012 AGM was held on Thursday 26 July 2012 at The Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House, City Road, London, EC1Y 2BQ.
Notice of AGM
Annual Report 2012
Result of Annual General Meeting 2012
The results of the poll held at the meeting are as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld(2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
325,981,654 |
100.00 |
11,906 |
0.00 |
418,342 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
312,826,784 |
96.20 |
12,350,477 |
3.80 |
644,710 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
325,410,493 |
100.00 |
7,861 |
0.00 |
403,618 |
4. Re-elect
Sir Peter Gershon |
320,337,422 |
99.31 |
2,230,176 |
0.69 |
3,254,373 |
5. Re-elect
Javed Ahmed |
315,607,992 |
97.01 |
9,730,389 |
2.99 |
483,591 |
6. Re-elect
Tim Lodge |
325,265,903 |
99.98 |
72,677 |
0.02 |
483,392 |
7. Re-elect
Liz Airey |
324,926,413 |
99.87 |
407,835 |
0.13 |
487,724 |
8. Re-elect
William Camp |
324,911,611 |
99.87 |
418,032 |
0.13 |
492,329 |
9. Re-elect
Evert Henkes |
321,912,876 |
99.78 |
706,895 |
0.22 |
3,202,200 |
10. Re-elect
Douglas Hurt |
324,932,199 |
99.88 |
399,903 |
0.12 |
489,870 |
11. Re-elect
Dr Ajai Puri |
324,912,900 |
99.87 |
420,499 |
0.13 |
488,573 |
| 12. Re-elect Robert Walker |
321,346,856 |
99.66 |
1,096,403 |
0.34 |
3,378,712 |
13. Re-appoint
auditors |
322,708,340 |
99.84 |
510,172 |
0.16 |
3,193,389 |
14. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
325,885,722 |
99.98 |
73,650 |
0.02 |
452,530 |
15. Authority to make
political donations and
incur political
expenditure |
322,625,309 |
98.91 |
3,546,302 |
1.09 |
240,291 |
| 16. Approve new Performance Share Plan |
319,577,636 |
98.09 |
6,214,558 |
1.91 |
619,707 |
17. Authority to
allot shares |
310,989,736 |
97.06 |
9,422,992 |
2.94 |
5,999,174 |
18. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
325,492,587 |
99.89 |
368,934 |
0.11 |
550,381 |
19. Authority
to purchase
own shares |
321,599,610 |
99.55 |
1,443,738 |
0.45 |
3,368,553 |
20. Notice period
for general meetings |
294,600,333 |
91.58 |
27,100,829 |
8.42 |
4,710,740 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.
2011
The 2011 AGM was held on Thursday 28 July 2011 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE.
Notice of AGM
Annual Report 2011
Result of Annual General Meeting 2011
The results of the poll held at the meeting are as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld (2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
330,316,855 |
99.41 |
1,959,338 |
0.59 |
2,228,631 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
288,858,042 |
98.19 |
5,331,779 |
1.81 |
39,728,705 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
331,747,830 |
100.00 |
3,546 |
0.00 |
2,167,311 |
4. Re-elect
Sir Peter Gershon |
326,369,678 |
99.38 |
2,025,862 |
0.62 |
5,521,459 |
5. Re-elect
Javed Ahmed |
327,289,872 |
98.66 |
4,440,088 |
1.34 |
2,187,040 |
6. Re-elect
Tim Lodge |
331,684,146 |
99.98 |
52,734 |
0.02 |
2,180,120 |
7. Re-elect
Liz Airey |
330,879,014 |
99.75 |
842,467 |
0.25 |
2,195,519 |
8. Re-elect
William Camp |
331,588,161 |
99.96 |
142,732 |
0.04 |
2,186,107 |
9. Re-elect
Evert Henkes |
329,380,863 |
99.75 |
810,200 |
0.25 |
3,725,936 |
10. Re-elect
Douglas Hurt |
323,286,177 |
97.91 |
6,894,421 |
2.09 |
3,736,401 |
11. Re-elect
Robert Walker |
331,633,456 |
99.97 |
61,960 |
0.03 |
2,190,104 |
12. Re-elect
Dr Barry Zoumas |
331,636,619 |
99.97 |
90,277 |
0.03 |
2,190,104 |
13. Re-appoint
auditors |
324,925,200 |
99.23 |
5,861,869 |
1.77 |
3,717,578 |
14. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
326,852,584 |
98.36 |
5,456,859 |
1.64 |
2,193,518 |
15. Authority to make
political donations and
incur political
expenditure |
326,033,580 |
99.07 |
3,074,686 |
0.93 |
5,396,222 |
| 16. Approve new Sharesave Plan |
330,643,630 |
99.52 |
1,595,877 |
0.48 |
2,264,981 |
17. Authority to
allot shares |
322,089,759 |
98.10 |
6,245,275 |
1.90 |
6,167,627 |
18. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
328,106,091 |
99.69 |
1,034,511 |
0.31 |
5,362,059 |
19. Authority
to purchase
own shares |
332,000,172 |
99.90 |
338,404 |
0.10 |
2,165,372 |
20. Notice period
for general meetings |
306,543,775 |
92.24 |
25,772,389 |
7.76 |
2,188,324 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.
2010
The 2010 Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 22 July 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
2010 online Annual Report
Result of Annual General Meeting 2010
The results of the poll held at the meeting are as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld (2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
308,625,533 |
99.85 |
463,681 |
0.15 |
511,752 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
300,488,039 |
97.44 |
7,896,462 |
2.56 |
1,196,157 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
308,334,733 |
99.86 |
418,469 |
0.14 |
827,458 |
4. Re-elect
Liz Airey |
308,758,631 |
99.92 |
257,334 |
0.08 |
564,695 |
5. Re-elect
Evert Henkes |
308,722,969 |
99.91 |
280,191 |
0.09 |
577,500 |
6. Re-elect
Sir Peter Gershon |
302,883,243 |
99.12 |
2,699,310 |
0.88 |
3,998,106 |
7. Re-elect
Javed Ahmed |
305,504,903 |
98.89 |
3,416,853 |
1.11 |
658,904 |
8. Re-elect
William Camp |
308,752,456 |
99.92 |
251,281 |
0.08 |
576,923 |
9. Re-elect
Douglas Hurt |
308,761,457 |
99.92 |
240,067 |
0.08 |
579,136 |
10. Re-appoint
auditors |
308,995,511 |
99.98 |
61,093 |
0.02 |
544,362 |
11. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
308,998,937 |
99.98 |
53,239 |
0.02 |
548,790 |
12. Authority to make
political donations and
incur political
expenditure |
305,386,778 |
98.94 |
3,261,783 |
1.06 |
952,405 |
13. Amendment
to the rules of the
Performance
Share Plan |
285,185,926 |
97.24 |
8,103,291 |
2.76 |
16,311,747 |
14. Authority to
allot shares |
302,652,655 |
98.73 |
3,883,570 |
1.27 |
3,064,741 |
15. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
307,151,768 |
99.63 |
1,125,710 |
0.37 |
1,323,488 |
16. Authority
to purchase
own shares |
308,693,173 |
99.89 |
353,534 |
0.11 |
554,259 |
17. Notice period
for general meetings |
292,088,222 |
94.89 |
15,722,900 |
5.11 |
1,789,844 |
18. New Articles
of Association |
308,391,621 |
99.95 |
145,154 |
0.05 |
1,064,191 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.
2009
Tate & Lyle’s 2009 Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 23 July 2009.
Notice of Annual General Meeting2009 online Annual Report
Result of Annual General Meeting 2009
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution prior to the meeting was as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld (2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
281,850,647 |
99.98 |
69,646 |
0.02 |
100,241 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
263,011,550 |
95.22 |
13,199,912 |
4.78 |
5,220,930 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
280,887,628 |
99.84 |
449,284 |
0.16 |
95,480 |
4. Re-elect
Iain Ferguson |
277,193,920 |
98.54 |
4,095,151 |
1.46 |
143,321 |
5. Re-elect
Robert Walker |
280,294,155 |
99.64 |
999,604 |
0.36 |
138,633 |
6. Re-elect
Sir Peter Gershon |
269,167,319 |
99.17 |
2,262,748 |
0.83 |
10,002,325 |
7. Re-elect
Tim Lodge |
280,323,013 |
99.66 |
969,673 |
0.34 |
139,706 |
8. Re-appoint
auditors |
281,588,457 |
99.89 |
320,338 |
0.11 |
111,739 |
9. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
281,860,850 |
99.98 |
47,942 |
0.02 |
111,742 |
10. Authority to
make political
donations
and incur
political
expenditure |
274,215,382 |
97.90 |
5,873,503 |
2.10 |
1,931,649 |
11. Authority to
allot shares |
274,324,605 |
98.17 |
5,112,015 |
1.83 |
2,583,914 |
12. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
280,239,780 |
99.89 |
295,119 |
0.11 |
1,485,635 |
13. Authority
to purchase
own shares |
281,475,111 |
99.92 |
221,140 |
0.08 |
324,283 |
14. Notice period
for general meeting |
274,915,928 |
97.52 |
6,986,017 |
2.48 |
118,589 |
15. Scrip dividend
authority |
281,785,004 |
99.96 |
106,004 |
0.04 |
129,526 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.
2008
Tate & Lyle’s 2008 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 23 July 2008.
Notice of Annual General Meeting2008 Annual ReportResult of Annual General Meeting 2008
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution prior to the meeting was as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld (2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
262,906,726 |
99.90 |
257,306 |
0.10 |
53,962 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
253,144,181 |
97.78 |
5,736,188 |
2.22 |
3,745,788 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
262,568,784 |
100.00 |
6,763 |
de minimis |
50,637 |
4. Re-elect
Dr Barry Zoumas |
261,071,256 |
99.42 |
1,530,309 |
0.58 |
24,592 |
5. Re-elect
Sir David Lees |
260,485,088 |
99.20 |
2,103,861 |
0.80 |
37,208 |
6. Re-appoint
auditors |
262,665,730 |
99.80 |
535,012 |
0.20 |
15,377 |
7. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
262,883,763 |
99.88 |
305,540 |
0.12 |
26,587 |
8. Authority
to purchase
own shares |
262,781,879 |
99.86 |
380,511 |
0.14 |
53,958 |
9. Authority to
allot shares |
262,577,102 |
99.77 |
608,338 |
0.23 |
30,679 |
10. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
262,782,992 |
99.86 |
361,113 |
0.14 |
72,014 |
11. Authority to
make political
donations
and incur
political
expenditure |
260,389,565 |
98.98 |
2,696,273 |
1.02 |
130,281 |
12. Adoption of
Amended Articles
of Association |
259,272,603 |
99.33 |
1,744,448 |
0.67 |
2,199,068 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.
2007
Tate & Lyle’s 2007 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 18 July 2007.
Notice of Annual General Meeting2007 online Annual ReportResult of Annual General Meeting 2007
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution prior to the meeting was as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld (2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
260,685,174 |
99.8 |
422,829 |
0.2 |
17,705 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
250,963,839 |
98.1 |
4,915,118 |
1.9 |
5,246,251 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
261,119,356 |
100.0 |
3,220 |
de minimis |
2,632 |
4. Re-elect
R Delbridge |
260,992,543 |
100.0 |
79,513 |
de minimis |
53,152 |
5. Re-elect
E Henkes |
260,995,821 |
100.0 |
74,768 |
de minimis |
54,619 |
6. Re-elect
Sir David Lees |
259,670,331 |
99.6 |
950,638 |
0.4 |
504,239 |
7. Re-elect
E Airey |
258,053,690 |
98.9 |
2,934,038 |
1.1 |
137,480 |
8. Re-elect
J Nicholas |
260,783,272 |
99.9 |
286,267 |
0.1 |
55,669 |
9. Re-appoint
auditors |
260,892,155 |
99.9 |
195,267 |
0.1 |
38,286 |
10. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
260,974,650 |
100.0 |
118,610 |
de minimis |
32,448 |
11. Authority to
purchase own
shares |
260,987,371 |
100.0 |
103,895 |
de minimis |
34,442 |
12. Authority to
allot shares |
259,965,677 |
99.6 |
1,107,417 |
0.4 |
52,614 |
13. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
260,733,592 |
99.9 |
293,645 |
0.1 |
98,471 |
14. Authority to
make political
donations
and incur
political
expenditure |
253,342,205 |
99.2 |
2,141,313 |
0.8 |
5,642,190 |
15. Authority to
use electronic
communications |
260,747,365 |
99.9 |
234,950 |
0.1 |
143,393 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.
2006
Tate & Lyle’s 2006 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 19 July 2006.
Notice of Annual General Meeting2006 online Annual ReportResult of Annual General Meeting 2006
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The number of proxy votes lodged for each resolution prior to the meeting was as follows:
|
Total For (1) |
Total Against |
Votes
withheld (2) |
| Resolution |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
% of
vote |
No. of
votes |
1. Report and
Accounts |
249,852,947 |
99.6 |
1,028,241 |
0.4 |
15,630,593 |
2. Remuneration
Report |
255,995,608 |
98.0 |
5,240,245 |
2.0 |
4,706,806 |
3. Approve
final dividend |
264,982,918 |
99.6 |
948,813 |
0.4 |
10,928 |
4. Re-elect
I G T Ferguson |
262,841,829 |
98.9 |
3,046,157 |
1.1 |
54,673 |
5. Re-elect
S Musesengwa |
265,820,717 |
100 |
56,784 |
0.0 |
65,158 |
6. Re-elect
S Strathdee |
265,842,722 |
100 |
47,150 |
0.0 |
52,787 |
7. Re-elect
R Walker |
264,590,861 |
99.5 |
1,301,141 |
0.5 |
50,684 |
8. Re-appoint
auditors |
266,240,807 |
99.9 |
237,529 |
0.1 |
33,445 |
9. Approve auditors'
remuneration |
265,955,201 |
99.8 |
508,914 |
0.2 |
47,666 |
10. Authority to
purchase own
shares |
265,400,224 |
99.6 |
1,059,112 |
0.4 |
52,445 |
11. Authority to
allot shares |
265,030,264 |
99.5 |
1,347,272 |
0.5 |
134,245 |
12. Dis-application
of pre-emption
rights |
265,807,939 |
99.9 |
255,593 |
0.1 |
448,593 |
13. Authority to
make political
donations
and incur
political
expenditure |
260,081,432 |
99.1 |
2,428,673 |
0.9 |
4,001,676 |
(1) Includes discretionary votes.
(2) A ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.