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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
29 September 2023
 
Commission File Number:  001-10691
 
DIAGEO plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
16 Great Marlborough Street, London, United Kingdom, W1F 7HS  
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F   X                                                                  Form 40-F  
 
 
 
Diageo PLC – Result of AGM
Dated 29 September 2023
 
 
Diageo plc
 
LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
 
Result of Annual General Meeting
 
At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 28 September 2023 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 (the "Notice") were passed.
 
The results of the poll held at the AGM are as follows:
 
 
 
VOTES FOR
 
% FOR
 
VOTES AGAINST
 
% AGAINST
 
VOTES WITHHELD
 
1)     
 
Report and accounts 2023
 
1,730,313,214
 
99.73
 
4,675,943
 
0.27
 
9,230,861
 
2)     
 
Directors' remuneration report 2023
 
1,640,705,024
 
95.51
 
77,090,228
 
4.49
 
26,428,462
 
3)     
 
Directors' remuneration policy 2023
 
1,663,080,546
 
95.41
 
80,098,370
 
4.59
 
1,023,145
 
4)     
 
Adoption of Diageo 2023 Long term Incentive Plan
 
1,702,003,773
 
97.69
 
40,327,324
 
2.31
 
1,885,984
 
5)     
 
Declaration of final dividend
 
1,742,731,449
 
99.94
 
1,004,353
 
0.06
 
482,772
 
6)     
 
Appointment of Debra Crew as a director
 
1,740,161,980
 
99.95
 
956,387
 
0.05
 
3,050,687
 
7)     
 
Re-appointment of Javier Ferrán as a director
 
1,717,222,413
 
98.88
 
19,379,866
 
1.12
 
7,562,267
 
8)     
 
Re-appointment of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director
 
1,740,257,345
 
99.81
 
3,280,390
 
0.19
 
625,314
 
9)     
 
Re-appointment of Susan Kilsby as a director
 
1,737,894,805
 
99.68
 
5,653,382
 
0.32
 
603,450
 
10)  
 
Re-appointment of Melissa Bethell as a director
 
1,736,154,378
 
99.83
 
2,914,088
 
0.17
 
5,087,207
 
11)   
 
Re-appointment of Karen Blackett as a director
 
1,739,136,112
 
99.75
 
4,411,744
 
0.25
 
623,277
 
12)  
 
Re-appointment of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director
 
1,740,526,270
 
99.83
 
3,000,256
 
0.17
 
613,347
 
13)  
 
Re-appointment of Sir John Manzoni as a director
 
1,741,323,203
 
99.87
 
2,220,490
 
0.13
 
619,648
 
14)  
 
Re-appointment of Alan Stewart as a director
 
1,730,760,959
 
99.28
 
12,484,575
 
0.72
 
908,352
 
15)  
 
Re-appointment of Ireena Vittal as a director
 
1,682,465,409
 
96.63
 
58,632,878
 
3.37
 
3,064,144
 
16)  
Appointment of Auditor
 
1,739,506,989
 
99.76
 
4,190,816
 
0.24
 
474,002
 
17)  
 
Remuneration of Auditor
 
1,741,851,647
 
99.92
 
1,440,055
 
0.08
 
896,305
 
18)  
 
Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure
 
1,711,364,017
 
98.23
 
30,886,112
 
1.77
 
2,005,462
 
19)  
 
Authority to allot shares
 
1,697,293,273
 
97.36
 
46,005,710
 
2.64
 
839,491
 
20)  
 
Disapplication of pre-emption rights*
 
1,713,329,779
 
98.50
 
26,060,871
 
1.50
 
4,793,929
 
21)  
 
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares*
 
1,728,897,783
 
99.25
 
13,141,953
 
0.75
 
2,065,539
 
22)  
 
Adoption of new articles of association
 
1,741,699,203
 
99.92
 
1,404,634
 
0.08
 
1,080,750
 
23)  
 
Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM*
 
1,658,637,518
 
95.14
 
84,649,259
 
4.86
 
925,454
 
 
On 28 September 2023, there were 2,249,727,789 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions passed as special business at the AGM have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
 
 
James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary
29 September 2023
 
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Diageo plc
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: 29 September 2023
 
 
 
 
 
By:___/s/ James Edmunds
 
 
 
 
James Edmunds
 
 
Deputy Company Secretary