0001654954-22-013472.txt : 20221007 0001654954-22-013472.hdr.sgml : 20221007 20221007063503 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001654954-22-013472 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221007 FILED AS OF DATE: 20221007 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20221007 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DIAGEO PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000835403 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10691 FILM NUMBER: 221299266 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16 GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1F 7HS BUSINESS PHONE: 020 7947 9100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16 GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1F 7HS FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GRAND METROPOLITAN PUBLIC LIMITED CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971218 6-K 1 a1722c.htm RESULT OF AGM a1722c
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
07 October 2022
 
Commission File Number:  001-10691
 
DIAGEO plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
16 Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom, W1F 7HS  
(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  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):   
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):   
 
 
 
Diageo plc
 
LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
 
Result of Annual General Meeting
 
At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 6 October 2022 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2022 (the "Notice") were passed.
 
The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
 
% FOR
 
VOTES AGAINST
 
% AGAINST
 
VOTES WITHHELD
 
1)     
 
Report and accounts 2022
 
1,722,433,481
 
99.92
 
1,383,479
 
0.08
 
5,104,461
 
2)     
 
Directors' remuneration report 2022
 
1,612,245,424
 
94.79
 
88,630,650
 
5.21
 
28,285,201
 
3)     
 
Declaration of final dividend
 
1,727,049,733
 
99.93
 
1,197,584
 
0.07
 
888,536
 
4)     
 
Appointment of Karen Blackett as a director
 
1,718,998,448
 
99.91
 
1,553,193
 
0.09
 
8,491,512
 
5)     
 
Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell as a director
 
1,726,121,558
 
99.89
 
1,973,238
 
0.11
 
959,729
 
6)     
 
Re-appointment of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director
 
1,724,788,455
 
99.83
 
2,926,038
 
0.17
 
1,344,624
 
7)     
 
Re-appointment of Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director
 
1,725,297,914
 
99.84
 
2,738,656
 
0.16
 
954,467
 
8)     
 
Re-appointment of Javier Ferran as a director
 
1,712,858,169
 
99.16
 
14,451,564
 
0.84
 
1,720,132
 
9)     
 
Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby as a director
 
1,707,310,119
 
99.36
 
10,956,962
 
0.64
 
10,759,564
 
10)  
 
Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a director
 
1,725,411,579
 
99.84
 
2,687,319
 
0.16
 
962,703
 
11)   
 
Re-appointment of Lady Mendelsohn as a director
 
1,725,441,023
 
99.85
 
2,676,528
 
0.15
 
960,834
 
12)  
 
Re-appointment of Ivan Menezes as a director
 
1,727,448,317
 
99.96
 
644,965
 
0.04
 
956,015
 
13)  
 
Re-appointment of Alan Stewart as a director
 
1,726,140,599
 
99.89
 
1,917,274
 
0.11
 
961,448
 
14)  
 
Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal as a director
 
1,405,068,323
 
89.00
 
173,708,201
 
11.00
 
150,424,167
 
15)  
 
Re-appointment of auditor
 
1,719,491,894
 
99.48
 
8,963,090
 
0.52
 
832,061
 
16)  
 
Remuneration of auditor
 
1,726,886,165
 
99.91
 
1,490,964
 
0.09
 
915,472
 
17)  
 
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure
 
1,685,596,194
 
97.53
 
42,653,986
 
2.47
 
1,123,365
 
18)  
 
Amendment of the Diageo plc 2017 Irish Share Ownership Plan
 
1,713,097,301
 
99.27
 
12,647,467
 
0.73
 
3,572,396
 
19)  
 
Authority to allot shares
 
1,678,952,161
 
97.16
 
49,009,542
 
2.84
 
1,363,589
 
20)  
 
Disapplication of pre-emption rights*
 
1,712,331,105
 
99.13
 
15,101,933
 
0.87
 
5,406,387
 
21)  
 
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares*
 
1,710,880,358
 
99.03
 
16,693,265
 
0.97
 
1,736,182
 
22)  
 
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM*
 
1,612,899,966
 
93.35
 
114,906,837
 
6.65
 
1,444,973
 
 
On 04 October 2022, there were  2,277,881,111 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
 
 
James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary
7 October 2022
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
 
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.
 
 
Diageo plc
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: 07 October 2022
 
 
 
 
 
By:___/s/ James Edmunds
 
 
 
 
James Edmunds
 
 
Deputy Company Secretary