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Diageo PLC (DEO)

6-K 2022-10-07 For: 2022-10-07
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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

07 October 2022

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

Diageo plc

LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 6 October 2022 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2022 (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<br>and accounts 2022 1,722,433,481 99.92 1,383,479 0.08 5,104,461
2) Directors'<br>remuneration report 2022 1,612,245,424 94.79 88,630,650 5.21 28,285,201
3) Declaration<br>of final dividend 1,727,049,733 99.93 1,197,584 0.07 888,536
4) Appointment<br>of Karen Blackett as a director 1,718,998,448 99.91 1,553,193 0.09 8,491,512
5) Re-appointment<br>of Melissa Bethell as a director 1,726,121,558 99.89 1,973,238 0.11 959,729
6) Re-appointment<br>of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director 1,724,788,455 99.83 2,926,038 0.17 1,344,624
7) Re-appointment<br>of Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director 1,725,297,914 99.84 2,738,656 0.16 954,467
8) Re-appointment of Javier Ferran as a director 1,712,858,169 99.16 14,451,564 0.84 1,720,132
9) Re-appointment<br>of Susan Kilsby as a director 1,707,310,119 99.36 10,956,962 0.64 10,759,564
10) Re-appointment<br>of Sir John Manzoni as a director 1,725,411,579 99.84 2,687,319 0.16 962,703
11) Re-appointment<br>of Lady Mendelsohn as a director 1,725,441,023 99.85 2,676,528 0.15 960,834
12) Re-appointment<br>of Ivan Menezes as a director 1,727,448,317 99.96 644,965 0.04 956,015
13) Re-appointment<br>of Alan Stewart as a director 1,726,140,599 99.89 1,917,274 0.11 961,448
14) Re-appointment<br>of Ireena Vittal as a director 1,405,068,323 89.00 173,708,201 11.00 150,424,167
15) Re-appointment<br>of auditor 1,719,491,894 99.48 8,963,090 0.52 832,061
16) Remuneration<br>of auditor 1,726,886,165 99.91 1,490,964 0.09 915,472
17) Authority<br>to make political donations and/or to incur political<br>expenditure 1,685,596,194 97.53 42,653,986 2.47 1,123,365
18) Amendment<br>of the Diageo plc 2017 Irish Share Ownership Plan 1,713,097,301 99.27 12,647,467 0.73 3,572,396
19) Authority<br>to allot shares 1,678,952,161 97.16 49,009,542 2.84 1,363,589
20) Disapplication<br>of pre-emption rights* 1,712,331,105 99.13 15,101,933 0.87 5,406,387
21) Authority<br>to purchase own ordinary shares* 1,710,880,358 99.03 16,693,265 0.97 1,736,182
22) Reduced<br>notice of a general meeting other than an AGM* 1,612,899,966 93.35 114,906,837 6.65 1,444,973

On 04 October 2022, there were  2,277,881,111 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

7 October 2022

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>07 October 2022
By:___/s/<br>James Edmunds
James Edmunds
Deputy Company Secretary