14/05/2008 : Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting in London. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.
Unilever NVAll resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting for Unilever N.V. in Rotterdam on 15 May 2007 were also approved.
Board appointmentsAll continuing directors stood for election and were duly re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC. These were Patrick Cescau, Genevieve Berger, Leon Brittan, Wim Dik, Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Narayana Murthy, Hixonia Nyasulu, David Simon, Kees Storm, Michael Treschow and Jeroen van der Veer.
James Lawrence was proposed for election for the first time and was duly elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC.
Kees van der Graaf and Ralph Kugler will retire as Executive Directors at the close of the Unilever N.V. Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 15 May 2008.
Resolutions 4 and 5 and 7 to 17 inclusive shall be subject to and become effective on the passing of the resolutions at the Unilever N.V. Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 15 May 2008 (or at any adjournment thereof).
Poll results Annual General MeetingResolution
For
Against
Vote withheld
1. To receive the Report and Accounts for
the year ended 31 December 2007
734 795 958
746 916
555 407
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration
Report for the year ended 31 December 2007
639 138 537
88 370 179
8 585 889
3. To declare a dividend on the ordinary shares
735 697 733
83 904
311 904
4. To re-elect Mr P J Cescau as
a Director
735 083 323
754 358
277 083
5. To re-elect Mr J A Lawrence as
a Director
734 820 942
835 147
452 401
6. To increase GSIP award and bonus
limits for Mr J A Lawrence
643 283 032
89 087 913
3 713 100
7. To re-elect Professor G Berger as
a Director
735 183 376
559 270
368 683
8. To re-elect The Rt Hon The Lord Brittan of
Spennithorne QC, DL as a Director
732 628 112
2 997 800
474 905
9. To re-elect Professor W Dik as
a Director
733 364 984
2 252 992
484 984
10. To re-elect Mr C E Golden as
a Director
734 560 550
1 119 150
424 992
11. To re-elect Dr B Grote as
a Director
735 096 189
590 406
402 580
12. To re-elect Mr N Murthy as
a Director
734 997 189
613 589
467 283
13. To re-elect Ms H Nyasulu as
a Director
733 207 976
2 349 350
500 077
14. To re-elect The Lord Simon of
Highbury CBE as a Director
732 981 601
2 598 853
296 380
15. To re-elect Mr K J Storm as
a Director
733 479 584
2 158 558
362 146
16. To re-elect Mr M Treschow as
a Director
715 695 373
19 986 899
384 767
17. To re-elect Mr J van der Veer as
a Director
734 204 193
1 492 949
359 329
18. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as Auditors of the Company
729 056 260
992 359
5 995 237
19. To authorise the Directors to fix the
remuneration of the Auditors
728 773 000
1 007 514
6 266 636
20. To renew the authority to Directors
to allot shares
723 744 700
11 927 416
372 454
21. To renew the authority to Directors
to disapply pre-emption rights
728 911 567
6 211 837
916 406
22. To renew the authority to the
Company to purchase its own shares
731 816 198
3 264 043
980 334
23. To adopt the new the Articles
of Association of the Company
727 704 908
7 293 526
1 058 172
Votes cast as a percentage of the issued share capital was approximately 56.07%
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.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available for inspection at the UKLA’s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.
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