6-K
Diageo PLC (DEO)
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 |