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Diageo PLC (DEO)

6-K 2023-09-29 For: 2023-09-29
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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<br>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<br>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:<br>29 September 2023
By:___/s/<br>James Edmunds
James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary