Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
October 01 2021 - 8:15AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
1 October 2021
Commission File Number: 001-10691
DIAGEO plc
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Lakeside Drive, Park Royal, London NW10 7HQ
(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
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by check mark whether the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1):
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Diageo plc
LEI: 213800ZVIELEA55JMJ32
Result of Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of Diageo plc held on Thursday, 30
September 2021 (the "AGM"), all resolutions contained in the Notice
of Annual General Meeting 2021 (the "Notice") were
passed.
The results of the poll held at the AGM are as
follows:
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VOTES FOR
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% FOR
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VOTES AGAINST
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% AGAINST
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VOTES WITHHELD
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1)
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Report and accounts 2021
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1,744,473,475
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99.81
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3,272,009
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0.19
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5,683,139
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2)
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Directors' remuneration report 2021
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1,661,293,734
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96.04
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68,483,076
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3.96
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23,650,135
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3)
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Declaration of final dividend
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1,749,775,174
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99.82
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3,194,816
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0.18
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434,525
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4)
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Election of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director
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1,749,008,414
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99.79
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3,672,609
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0.21
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648,938
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5)
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Election of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a
director
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1,749,671,363
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99.90
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1,775,357
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0.10
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1,879,449
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6)
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Election of Sir John Manzoni as a director
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1,749,494,008
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99.89
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1,902,528
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0.11
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1,912,261
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7)
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Election of Ireena Vittal as a director
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1,491,809,494
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93.04
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111,615,760
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6.96
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149,882,366
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8)
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Re-election of Melissa Bethell as a director
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1,746,853,982
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99.74
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4,587,190
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0.26
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1,866,405
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9)
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Re-election of Javier Ferràn as a director
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1,742,259,593
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99.48
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9,157,035
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0.52
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1,877,409
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10)
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Re-election of Susan Kilsby as a director
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1,666,851,846
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95.17
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84,525,765
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4.83
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1,879,485
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11)
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Re-election of Lady Mendelsohn as a director
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1,749,495,412
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99.89
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1,887,429
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0.11
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1,893,536
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12)
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Re-election of Ivan Menezes as a director
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1,751,542,776
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99.95
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892,147
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0.05
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645,104
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13)
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Re-election of Alan Stewart as a director
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1,749,646,201
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99.90
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1,728,328
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0.10
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1,882,052
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14)
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Re-appointment of auditor
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1,742,879,604
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99.43
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9,956,533
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0.57
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530,634
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15)
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Remuneration of auditor
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1,750,303,428
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99.86
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2,409,690
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0.14
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591,966
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16)
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Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political
expenditure
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1,680,953,677
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97.34
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45,979,318
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2.66
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26,519,144
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17)
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Authority to allot shares
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1,663,055,573
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96.83
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54,522,624
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3.17
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35,767,516
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18)
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Disapplication of pre-emption rights
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1,685,837,432
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98.39
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27,667,078
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1.61
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39,788,572
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19)
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Authority to purchase own ordinary shares
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1,725,162,526
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98.62
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24,071,769
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1.38
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4,129,263
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20)
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Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM
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1,581,026,394
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91.47
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147,380,203
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8.53
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24,964,149
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On 28 September 2021, there were 2,332,333,633 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
1 October 2021
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.
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Diageo plc
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(Registrant)
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Date:
01 October 2021
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By:___/s/
James Edmunds
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James Edmunds
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Deputy Company Secretary
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