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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9251X Unilever PLC 02 May 2019 \n\nUNILEVER PLC\n \nANNUAL GENERAL MEETING\n \nALL RESOLUTIONS APPROVED\n \n \nUnilever PLC shareholders today approved all resolutions put to the 2019 Annual General Meeting in Leatherhead. Voting was by poll on each resolution and the results are set out below.\n \n \nBOARD APPOINTMENTS\n \nThe following directors stood for re-election and were duly re-elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC: \nNils Andersen, Laura Cha, Vittorio Colao, Marijn Dekkers, Judith Hartmann, Andrea Jung, Mary Ma, Strive Masiyiwa, Youngme Moon, Graeme Pitkethly, John Rishton and Feike Sijbesma.\n \nAlan Jope and Susan Kilsby were proposed for election for the first time and were duly elected by the shareholders of Unilever PLC. Susan Kilsby's appointment will take effect from 1 August 2019.\n \n \nPOLL RESULTS - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2 MAY 2019\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTOTAL VOTES FOR\n\n\n%\n\n\nTOTAL VOTES AGAINST\n\n\n%\n\n\nTOTAL VOTES CAST\n\n\n% OF SHARE CAPITAL VALIDLY CAST VOTED FOR AND AGAINST\n\n\nVOTES WITHHELD\n\n\n\n\n1. To receive the Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018\n\n\n858,831,215\n\n\n99.34\n\n\n5,739,348\n\n\n0.66\n\n\n864,570,563\n\n\n73.99%\n\n\n1,914,082\n\n\n\n\n2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report \n\n\n818,402,509\n\n\n95.62\n\n\n37,494,360\n\n\n4.38\n\n\n855,896,869\n\n\n73.25%\n\n\n10,581,922\n\n\n\n\n3. To re-elect Mr N S Andersen as a Director\n\n\n857,679,790\n\n\n99.76\n\n\n2,072,349\n\n\n0.24\n\n\n859,752,139\n\n\n73.58%\n\n\n6,733,700\n\n\n\n\n4. To re-elect Mrs L M Cha as a Director\n\n\n861,834,871\n\n\n99.63\n\n\n3,232,140\n\n\n0.37\n\n\n865,067,011\n\n\n74.03%\n\n\n1,418,830\n\n\n\n\n5.To re-elect Mr V Colao as a Director\n\n\n835,784,082\n\n\n98.11\n\n\n16,126,019\n\n\n1.89\n\n\n851,910,101\n\n\n72.90%\n\n\n14,575,618\n\n\n\n\n6. To re-elect Dr M Dekkers as a Director\n\n\n836,388,257\n\n\n96.69\n\n\n28,665,243\n\n\n3.31\n\n\n865,053,500\n\n\n74.03%\n\n\n1,432,239\n\n\n\n\n7.To re-elect Dr J Hartmann as a Director\n\n\n839,769,945\n\n\n97.08\n\n\n25,275,506\n\n\n2.92\n\n\n865,045,451\n\n\n74.03%\n\n\n1,440,388\n\n\n\n\n8. To re-elect Ms A Jung as a Director\n\n\n851,049,037\n\n\n98.44\n\n\n13,518,783\n\n\n1.56\n\n\n864,567,820\n\n\n73.99%\n\n\n1,916,848\n\n\n\n\n9.&n...