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Annual General Meeting, Rotterdam, 15 May 2013

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Rotterdam, 15 May 2013.- 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.

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Board appointments

The following 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.

Sunil Bharti Mittal did not offer himself for re-appointment and will retire as a Non-Executive Director at the close of the Unilever PLC annual general meeting.

Laura Cha, Mary Ma and John Rishton were proposed for appointment as non-executive directors for the first time and were duly appointed by the shareholders of Unilever N.V.

Poll results annual general meeting 2013

Resolution

For

Against

Vote withheld

Issued share capital present

2. Adoption Annual Accounts and appropriation of the profit for the 2012 financial year

1,866,051,821

1,744,728

6,438,117

1,874,268,200

3. Discharge Executive Directors

1,855,904,175

7,888,096

10,405,981

1,874,268,200

4. Discharge Non-Executive Directors

1,854,715,134

9,064,540

10,417,661

1,874,268,200

5. Re-appointment Paul Polman *

1,867,398,178

375,298

6,419,117

1,874,268,200

6. Re-appointment Jean Marc-Huët *

1,866,144,249

1,584,182

6,457,857

1,874,268,200

7. Re-appointment Louise Fresco *

1,867,294,104

415,747

6,478,374

1,874,268,200

8. Re-appointment Ann Fudge *

1,866,406,637

861,274

6,920,301

1,874,268,200

9. Re-appointment Charles Golden *

1,867,200,722

416,869

6,570,625

1,874,268,200

10. Re-appointment Byron Grote *

1,867,184,371

516,820

6,487,035

1,874,268,200

11. Re-appointment Hixonia Nyasulu *

1,866,930,304

402,935

6,850,928

1,874,268,200

12. Re-appointment The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP *

1,867,232,869

480,129

6,475,229

1,874,268,200

13. Re-appointment Kees Storm *

1,842,238,951

23,945,681

8,003,595

1,874,268,200

14. Re-appointment Michael Treschow *

1,866,691,918

1,037,573

6,458,401

1,874,268,200

15. Re-appointment Paul Walsh *

1,778,430,697

89,159,968

6,595,632

1,874,268,200

16. Appointment Laura Cha as Non-Executive Director *

1,867,181,356

515,451

6,486,975

1,874,268,200

17. Appointment Mary Ma as Non-Executive Director *

1,867,229,960

481,400

6,482,009

1,874,268,200

18. Appointment John Rishton as Non-Executive Director *

1,867,235,918

373,598

6,583,242

1,874,268,200

19. Appointment of the Auditor charged with the auditing of the Annual Accounts for the 2013 financial year

1,853,058,982

11,198,553

9,944,797

1,874,268,200

20. Designation of the Board of Directors as the company body authorised in respect of the issue of shares in the share capital of the Company

1,746,683,798

120,902,133

6,177,586

1,874,268,200

21. Authorisation of the Board of Directors to purchase ordinary shares and depositary receipts thereof in the share capital of the Company

1,854,582,365

12,787,497

6,828,149

1,874,268,200

22. Capital reduction with respect to shares and depositary receipts thereof held by the Company in its own share capital

1,866,475,956

1,177,013

6,542,759

1,874,268,200

The shares represented were good for 1,874,268,200 votes, which is 84.04% of our issued share capital.

*The resolution, if passed, will only become effective if a similar resolution as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Unilever PLC to be held on 15 May 2013 in London, United Kingdom or any adjournment thereof is approved.



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