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Result of AGM
Associated British Foods plc announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on December 5, 2025, with strong shareholder support. The annual report and accounts received 99.99% of votes in favour, the declaration of final dividend achieved 100%, and the re-election of most directors saw over 98.5% approval. Notably, the resolution for the directors' authority to allot shares received 95.95% in favour, and the adoption of the 2025 Restricted Share Plan garnered 99.32% support. The total number of ordinary shares in issue was 714,455,261. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nAssociated British Foods plc\n \n5 December 2025\n \nResult of AGM\n \nAssociated British Foods plc (\"the Company\") announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Friday 5 December 2025. All resolutions were passed.\n \n\n\n\n\n Resolution\n\n\nVOTES\nFOR\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES\nAGAINST\n\n\n%\n\n\nVOTES\nTOTAL\n\n\n% of ISC VOTED\n\n\nVOTES\nWITHHELD\n\n\n\n\n1. Annual report and accounts\n\n\n626,994,300\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n37,699\n\n\n0.01\n\n\n627,031,999\n\n\n87.76%\n\n\n793,658\n\n\n\n\n2. Directors' Remuneration Report\n\n\n625,959,586\n\n\n99.85\n\n\n917,913\n\n\n0.15\n\n\n626,877,499\n\n\n87.74%\n\n\n949,406\n\n\n\n\n3. Directors' Remuneration Policy\n\n\n617,905,219\n\n\n98.57\n\n\n8,972,835\n\n\n1.43\n\n\n626,878,054\n\n\n87.74%\n\n\n948,851\n\n\n\n\n4. Declaration of final dividend\n\n\n627,403,718\n\n\n100.00\n\n\n3,025\n\n\n0.00\n\n\n627,406,743\n\n\n87.82%\n\n\n420,762\n\n\n\n\n5. Re-election of Michael McLintock as a director\n\n\n620,365,229\n\n\n98.88\n\n\n7,032,171\n\n\n1.12\n\n\n627,397,400\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n429,155\n\n\n\n\n6. Re-election of George Weston as a director\n\n\n626,983,068\n\n\n99.93\n\n\n415,595\n\n\n0.07\n\n\n627,398,663\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n427,892\n\n\n\n\n7. Re-election of Eoin Tonge as a director\n\n\n627,311,099\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n85,901\n\n\n0.01\n\n\n627,397,000\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n429,555\n\n\n\n\n8. Re-election of Emma Adamo as a director\n\n\n624,429,163\n\n\n99.53\n\n\n2,966,714\n\n\n0.47\n\n\n627,395,877\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n430,678\n\n\n\n\n9. Re-election of Graham Allan as a director\n\n\n604,455,966\n\n\n96.34\n\n\n22,937,843\n\n\n3.66\n\n\n627,393,809\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n432,746\n\n\n\n\n10. Re-election of Kumsal Bayazit Besson as a director\n\n\n621,347,002\n\n\n99.04\n\n\n6,044,370\n\n\n0.96\n\n\n627,391,372\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n435,183\n\n\n\n\n11. Re-election of Annie Murphy as a director\n\n\n621,352,350\n\n\n99.04\n\n\n6,041,179\n\n\n0.96\n\n\n627,393,529\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n433,026\n\n\n\n\n12. Re-election of Dame Heather Rabbatts as a director\n\n\n620,817,652\n\n\n98.95\n\n\n6,576,298\n\n\n1.05\n\n\n627,393,950\n\n\n87.81%\n\n\n432,605\n\n\n\n\n13. Re-election of Loraine Woodhouse as a director\n\n\n621,132,548\n\n\n99.00\n\n\n6,262,061\n\n...