15/05/2008 : Unilever NV shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting in Rotterdam. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.
Unilever PLCAll resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting for Unilever PLC in London on 14 May 2008 were also approved.
Board appointmentsAll continuing directors stood for election and were duly re-appointed. These were Patrick Cescau, Geneviève Berger, Leon Brittan, Wim Dik, Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Narayana Murthy, Hixonia Nyasulu, David Simon, Kees Storm, Michael Treschow and Jeroen van der Veer.
Jim Lawrence was proposed for election as executive director for the first time and was duly elected.
Kees van der Graaf and Ralph Kugler retired as executive directors at the meeting.
Poll results Annual General MeetingResolution
For
Against
Vote withheld
2. Adoption Annual Accounts 2007
1 868 288 966
568 571
16 306 832
3. Discharge Executive Directors
1 855 237 002
8 082 817
21 849 653
4. Discharge Non-Executive Directors
1 855 651 667
7 909 147
21 608 649
5. Re-appointment Patrick Cescau
1 867 695 712
253 333
16 294 763
6. Appointment Jim Lawrence
1 867 243 661
1 661 840
16 209 701
7. To increase GSIP award and bonus
limits for Jim Lawrence
1 814 296 068
51 937 882
18 915 952
8. Re-appointment Geneviève Berger
1 867 234 548
1 704 503
16 155 534
9. Re-appointment Leon Brittan
1 866 774 420
2 106 767
16 280 230
10. Re-appointment Wim Dik
1 865 706,037
3 352 900
16 111 118
11. Re-appointment Charles Golden
1 866 399 664
2 545 402
16 201 517
12. Re-appointment Byron Grote
1 866 275 509
2 319 782
16 237 686
13. Re-appointment Narayana Murthy
1 865 910 468
2 547 775
16 234 935
14. Re-appointment Hixonia Nyasulu
1 865 709 026
2 844 345
16 140 688
15. Re-appointment David Simon
1 860 014 864
3 497 793
21 223 241
16. Re-appointment Kees Storm
1 865 476 001
3 161 422
16 071 475
17. Re-appointment Michael Treschow
1 865 597 721
2 869 470
16 174 481
18. Re-appointment Jeroen van der Veer
1 867 851 148
669 207
16 104 396
19. Appointment of Auditors
1 868 200 206
389 224
16 148 833
20. Proposal to change the reporting
language
1 865 242 689
3 111 863
16 396 856
21. Authorisation of the Board to issue
shares
1 776 215 714
92 195 357
16 315 108
22. Authorisation of the Board to purchase
shares
1 865 548 973
3 064 604
16 137 516
23. Proposal to reduce the capital through
cancellation of shares
1 867 072 611
1 463 159
16 270 048
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.
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