Vergadering aandeelhouders Unilever keurt alle besluiten goed
12-05-2011 : Tijdens de jaarlijkse algemene aandeelhoudersvergadering van Unilever N.V. op 12 mei 2011 hebben de aandeelhouders alle voorgestelde besluiten goedgekeurd. (Bericht alleen uitgegeven in het Engels.)
UNILEVER N.V. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ROTTERDAM ,
12 MAY 2011 - ALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED
Unilever N.V. 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.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
All continuing directors stood for election and were duly re-appointed. These were Paul Polman, Jean-Marc Huët, Louise Fresco, Ann Fudge, Charles Golden, Byron Grote, Hixonia Nyasulu, The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind, MP, Kees Storm, Michael Treschow and Paul Walsh.
Jeroen van der Veer retired as non-executive director at the meeting.
POLL RESULTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2011
RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST | VOTE WITHHELD | ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL PRESENT |
2. Adoption Annual Accounts and appropriation of the profit for the 2010 financial year | 1,922,138,991 | 165,535 | 335,527 | 1,922,838,484 |
3. Discharge Executive Directors | 1,909,460,215 | 3,784,107 | 9,400,730 | 1,922,838,484 |
4. Discharge Non-Executive Directors | 1,909,504,654 | 3,757,385 | 9,386,845 | 1,922,838,484 |
5. Re-appointment Paul Polman | 1,921,143,139 | 1,169,224 | 327,403 | 1,922,838,484 |
6. Re-appointment Jean Marc-Huët | 1,921,001,371 | 1,181,910 | 352,132 | 1,922,838,484 |
7. Re-appointment Louise Fresco | 1,921,669,619 | 357,248 | 615,498 | 1,922,838,484 |
8. Re-appointment Ann Fudge | 1,920,286,453 | 907,997 | 659,960 | 1,922,838,484 |
9. Re-appointment Charles Golden | 1,920,177,643 | 1,809,790 | 650,844 | 1,922,838,484 |
10. Re-appointment Byron Grote | 1,921,604,342 | 388,352 | 646,286 | 1,922,838,484 |
11. Re-appointment Hixonia Nyasulu | 1,921,163,563 | 785,067 | 677,348 | 1,922,838,484 |
12. Re-appointment The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP | 1,918,414,690 | 3,544,193 | 649,621 | 1,922,838,484 |
13. Re-appointment Kees Storm | 1,914,771,900 | 7,219,112 | 608,622 | 1,922,838,484 |
14. Re-appointment Michael Treschow | 1,919,729,932 | 2,266,268 | 613,705 | 1,922,838,484 |
15. Re-appointment Paul Walsh | 1,908,746,275 | 9,491,491 | 4,372,603 | 1,922,838,484 |
16. Appointment Sunil Bharti Mittal as Non-Executive Director | 1,919,986,517 | 1,770,571 | 776,114 | 1,922,838,484 |
17. Authorisation of the Board to purchase ordinary shares and depositary receipts thereof | 1,917,256,933 | 4,940,957 | 417,746 | 1,922,838,484 |
18. Capital reduction with respect to shares and depositary receipts thereof | 1,921,329,891 | 700,052 | 585,109 | 1,922,838,484 |
19. Designation of the Board as the company body authorised to issue shares in the Company | 1,805,081,749 | 116,831,779 | 699,777 | 1,922,838,484 |
20. Appointment of Auditors charged with the auditing of the Annual Accounts for the 2011 financial year | 1,914,840,082 | 3,170,525 | 4,593,143 | 1,922,838,484 |
The shares represented were good for 1,922,838,484 votes, which is 86,22% of our issued share capital.
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