6-K 1 a5888d.htm RESULT OF 2017 AGM Blueprint
 
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
For the month of April, 2017
UNILEVER PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
UNILEVER HOUSE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F 
 
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes   No .X..
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______
 
  
Exhibit 99 attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
Signatures
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
UNILEVER PLC
 
/S/ T.E. LOVELL
By T.E. LOVELL
SECRETARY
 
 
 
 
Date: 27th April, 2017
 
 
 
 
                                         EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NUMBER
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99
Notice to London Stock Exchange dated 27th April 2017
 
Result of 2017 AGM
 
 
 
Exhibit 99
 
 
 
UNILEVER PLC
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
 
ALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
 
 
Unilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the 2017 Annual General Meeting in London. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.
 
 
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
 
The following directors stood for re-election and were duly re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC:
Nils Andersen, Laura Cha, Vittorio Colao, Marijn Dekkers, Ann Fudge, Judith Hartmann, Mary Ma, Strive Masiyiwa, Youngme Moon, Graeme Pitkethly, Paul Polman, John Rishton and Feike Sijbesma.
 
Each proposed candidate for re-election was also proposed and all resolutions were passed approving his or her appointment as an Executive or Non-Executive Director at the Unilever N.V. AGM on 26 April 2017.
 
Louise Fresco retired as a Non-Executive Director at the close of the Unilever PLC Annual General Meeting.
 
 
POLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 27 APRIL 2017
 
 
TOTAL VOTES FOR
 
%
 
TOTAL VOTES AGAINST
 
%
 
TOTAL VOTES CAST
 
% OF SHARE CAPITAL VALIDLY CAST VOTED FOR AND AGAINST
 
VOTES WITHHELD
 
1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016
 
852,865,033
 
98.83
 
10,111,338
 
1.17
 
862,976,371
 
67.24%
 
391,164
 
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
839,684,040
 
98.14
 
15,895,964
 
1.86
 
855,580,004
 
66.66%
 
7,780,454
 
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
 
825,768,774
 
95.83
 
35,953,515
 
4.17
 
861,722,289
 
67.14%
 
1,634,396
 
4. To approve the Unilever Share Plan 2017
 
817,769,502
 
94.88
 
44,151,172
 
5.12
 
861,920,674
 
67.16%
 
1,431,093
 
5. To re-elect Mr N S Andersen as a Director
 
861,892,789
 
99.91
 
800,669
 
0.09
 
862,693,458
 
67.22%
 
664,427
 
6. To re-elect Mrs L M Cha as a Director
 
862,075,078
 
99.93
 
632,293
 
0.07
 
862,707,371
 
67.22%
 
648,719
 
7. To re-elect Mr V Colao as a Director
 
860,764,358
 
99.78
 
1,913,155
 
0.22
 
862,677,513
 
67.22%
 
678,578
 
8. To re-elect Dr M Dekkers as a Director
 
856,629,631
 
99.30
 
6,055,591
 
0.70
 
862,685,222
 
67.22%
 
669,281
 
9. To re-elect Ms A M Fudge as a Director
 
850,568,937
 
98.59
 
12,137,949
 
1.41
 
862,706,886
 
67.22%
 
653,195
 
10. To re-elect Dr J Hartmann as a Director
 
860,931,373
 
99.80
 
1,751,986
 
0.20
 
862,683,359
 
67.22%
 
672,531
 
11. To re-elect Ms M Ma as a Director
 
861,911,011
 
99.91
 
786,119
 
0.09
 
862,697,130
 
67.22%
 
658,959
 
12. To re-elect Mr S Masiyiwa as a Director
 
860,714,135
 
99.77
 
1,963,411
 
0.23
 
862,677,546
 
67.22%
 
678,363
 
13. To re-elect Professor Y Moon as a Director
 
861,860,815
 
99.91
 
813,069
 
0.09
 
862,673,884
 
67.21%
 
681,181
 
14. To re-elect Mr G Pitkethly as a Director
 
860,331,272
 
99.73
 
2,349,424
 
0.27
 
862,680,696
 
67.22%
 
662,136
 
15. To re-elect Mr P G J M Polman as a Director
 
862,104,204
 
99.93
 
601,162
 
0.07
 
862,705,366
 
67.22%
 
643,338
 
16. To re-elect Mr J Rishton as a Director
 
861,624,159
 
99.88
 
1,035,402
 
0.12
 
862,659,561
 
67.21%
 
696,249
 
17. To re-elect Mr F Sijbesma as a Director
 
861,307,653
 
99.84
 
1,364,036
 
0.16
 
862,671,689
 
67.21%
 
684,236
 
18. To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Company
 
862,150,195
 
99.91
 
744,212
 
0.09
 
862,894,407
 
67.23%
 
467,094
 
19. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditor
 
861,887,600
 
99.89
 
956,635
 
0.11
 
862,844,235
 
67.23%
 
515,372
 
20. To authorise Political Donations and Expenditure
 
847,062,833
 
98.71
 
11,078,842
 
1.29
 
858,141,675
 
66.86%
 
5,212,550
 
21. To renew the authority to Directors to issue shares
 
857,426,858
 
99.39
 
5,241,991
 
0.61
 
862,668,849
 
67.21%
 
692,872
 
22. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights
 
858,564,519
 
99.56
 
3,782,633
 
0.44
 
862,347,152
 
67.19%
 
1,011,915
 
23. To renew the authority to Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or capital investments
 
824,678,712
 
95.62
 
37,765,446
 
4.38
 
862,444,158
 
67.20%
 
915,446
 
24. To renew the authority to the Company to purchase its own shares
 
852,677,347
 
98.86
 
9,804,327
 
1.14
 
862,481,674
 
67.20%
 
874,487
 
25. To shorten the Notice period for General Meetings
 
779,355,691
 
90.81
 
78,917,286
 
9.19
 
858,272,977
 
66.87%
 
5,083,906
 
 
 
 
NOTES:
- The 'For' vote includes votes given at the Chairman's discretion and details of proxy votes cast are included to in the table above.
- The total number of Unilever PLC Ordinary shares with voting rights in issue at 10.00am on Thursday 27 April 2017 was 1,283,459,367. 26,696,994 Ordinary shares are held in treasury and do not have voting rights attached.
 
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 and available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do A copy of the resolutions can also be found in the Chairman's Letter and Notice of Meeting which is available on our website: www.unilever.com/AGM
 
 
27 April 2017
 
 
Safe Harbour:
 
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