The Board of Directors of East African Breweries PLC is pleased to announce the results of voting for the resolutions that were put forward for determination by Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held virtually on Thursday, 11th September 2025.
The Poll was conducted by Image Registrars and audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP.
RESOLUTION | Voted in Favour | % In Favour | Voted Against | % Against | Abstained | Verdict | |
1 | To receive, consider and if thought fit, adopt the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2025 together with the Directors' Report and Auditors' Reports thereon. | 563,964,544 | 99.9999% | 3 | 0.0000% | 905 | PASSED |
2 | Dividend
| 563,965,097 | 99.9999% | 352 | 0.0000% | 3 | PASSED |
3 | Election of Directors:
| 549,215,654 | 97.3850% | 14,747,074 | 2.6149% | 2,724 | PASSED |
b) Ms. Ory Okolloh retires by rotation in accordance with the provisions of Articles 117 of the Company's Articles of Association, and being eligible, offers herself for re-election. | 563,941,022 | 99.9959% | 22,698 | 0.0040% | 1,732 | PASSED | |
c) Ms. Lorna Benton was appointed during the year to fill a casual vacancy on the Board. She retires in accordance with the provisions of Article 116 of the Company's Articles of Association, and being eligible, offers herself for re-election. | 562,858,123 | 99.8039% | 1,105,435 | 0.1960% | 1,894 | PASSED | |
d) Ms. Hina Nagarajan was appointed during the year to fill a casual vacancy on the Board. She retires in accordance with the provisions of Article 116 of the Company's Articles of Association, and being eligible, offers herself for re-election. | 549,333,039 | 97.4057% | 14,630,588 | 2.5942% | 1,825 | PASSED | |
e) Mr. Andrew Ross was appointed during the year to fill a casual vacancy on the Board. He retires in accordance with the provisions of Article 116 of the Company's Articles of Association, and being eligible, offers himself for re-election. | 549,299,842 | 97.4000% | 14,662,495 | 2.5999% | 3,115 | PASSED | |
4 | In accordance with the provisions of Section 769 of the Companies Act, Chapter 486 of the Laws of Kenya, the following Directors being members of the Board Audit & Risk Management Committee, be elected to continue serving as members of the said Committee, subject to the re-election of the Directors who are named in Agenda 3 above:
| 562,742,132 | 99.7833% | 1,221,690 | 0.2166% | 1,630 | PASSED |
5 | To receive, consider and if thought fit approve the Directors' Remuneration Report and the remuneration paid to the Directors for the year ended 30th June 2025. | 562,470,039 | 99.7929% | 1,167,100 | 0.2070% | 328,313 | PASSED |
6 | To re-appoint Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP as auditor of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 721(2) of the Companies Act, 2015 and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration for the ensuing financial year. | 562,724,821 | 99.7814% | 1,232,490 | 0.2185% | 8,141 | PASSED |
7 | To consider and if thought fit pass the following ordinary resolution as recommended by the Directors: "That pursuant to the provisions of clause 8.21 of the Thirteenth Schedule of the Capital Markets [Public Offers, Listings and Disclosures] Regulations, 2023, the following policies be and are hereby approved.
| 563,538,875 | 99.9264% | 414,526 | 0.0735% | 12,051 | PASSED |
The resolutions as presented to the Shareholders were approved having garnered a majority of the votes cast.
The Board of Directors wishes to thank all our Shareholders who registered and participated in the concluded virtual Annual General Meeting.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANGELA NAMWAKIRACOMPANY SECRETARY
